COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Prosecutors filed an order on Thursday requesting a mental examination for a Columbia man accused of murder and arson. Steven M. Strumpf, 31, of Columbia was charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, second-degree arson and credit card fraud after firefighters discovered a body under debris Friday in a garage on Deerfoot Way.
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BENTON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sedalia man who is accused of killing his own child in 2022 will face a judge Thursday to see if prosecutors can get his bond removed. Danial Fitzgerald, 24, is charged with second-degree murder and first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. He was arrested back in Feb. of 2023,
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Gov. Mike Parson gave his final State of the State address in the House chamber Wednesday afternoon.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) During Wednesday’s State of the State address, Gov. Mike Parson touched on clearing the clemency backlog in Missouri. When Parson first took office in 2018, there was a backlog of nearly 4,000 people waiting for clemency. Some of the applications Parson inherited, dated back to 2009. Today, that total is down to
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FAYETTE, Mo. (KMIZ) A sunshine request made by ABC 17 News details inconsistencies in prior claims made by the Fayette Police Department. Dec. 26 meeting notes from the city’s Board of Alderman meeting describes Alderwoman Bekki Galloway questioning the city’s Police Chief David Ford about the department’s previous policy for disposing of evidence. The document
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry said the lack of affordable child care is costing the state more than $1 billion each year. Gov. Mike Parson delivered his final State of the State address on Wednesday afternoon. In the speech, he outlined his priorities for the next budget and this
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Room at the Inn recorded 85 people during the night of the Point In Time Count, a national event where authorities are required to record the number of homeless people living in an area. The Point in Time Count is a census of those who are unhoused on a single night. According
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than 600 Boone Electric Cooperative customers were without power on Wednesday afternoon. Five outages were reported around 4:18 p.m. on Boone Electric’s online outage map that affected 618 customers. The total number of outages was reduced to 511 by 6:30 p.m. and then it was completely resolved by 8:10 p.m., according
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The Missouri State Highway Patrol has added an Accelerated Academy this year that will not require residency relocation for Missouri applicants.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Starting on Thursday against Texas A&M, Mizzou Women’s Basketball is back at home for two consecutive games. After these next two matchups, Robin Pingeton’s crew will have officially reached the halfway point of its SEC season, setting up an important week for Mizzou. “There’s definitely some opportunities. I think taking care of
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Potholes are appearing and expanding after rounds of extreme temperatures and wintry precipitation hit Mid-Missouri over the past few weeks.
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Osage Beach police said Wednesday that one person died in a crash near a bridge.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged on Wednesday with domestic assault and other felonies after he allegedly tried to shoot a woman on Tuesday. Orlando Sayles, 30, was charged with first-degree domestic assault, three counts of armed criminal action, illegal gun possession, unlawful use of a weapon and two counts of
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Gov. Mike Parson wants the legislature to continue providing grants to increase teacher salaries.
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A Callaway County school was put on lockdown Wednesday morning because of a chase that ended nearby.
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AUXVASSE, Mo. (KMIZ) Auxvasse Police Chief Kevin Suedmeyer will be stepping down from his position as chief at the end of the month. According to an email from City Clerk Missy Hooks, Suedmeyer announced his resignation during the Jan. 16 City Council meeting. The last day of his 19-and-a-half-year career will be Wednesday, Jan. 31,
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A federal grand jury on Tuesday indicted a Columbia doctor on charges that he lied to Medicare by placing bogus orders for tests and medical equipment.
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The Missouri General Assembly has only been in session for a few weeks now and that short time has been marked by infighting among the Republican supermajority.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Sheriff’s deputies responded shots fired call on Tuesday night to the 200 block of North Rainbow Drive in Boone County. Captain Brian Leer with the department told ABC 17 News deputies found shell casings in the road and one home with damage from the shooting. No injuries were reported. Investigators
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FAYETTE, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Fayette has not given an update into the personnel issues within its police department, over a month after police evidence was found in a dumpster at a local grocery store. In December, the city’s Police Chief David Ford announced in a press release that the city had revised its
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