COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri Police Department has received 10 reports of extortion involving sexual pictures throughout this academic year. The scam — known as “sextortion” — often targets college students according to the Department and often happens over social media apps like Instagram and Snapchat. “Sextortion scammers often begin a conversation flirting
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man has been charged with five counts of first-degree making a terroristic threat after allegedly making threats on Facebook to the Columbia Police Department, a couple of area businesses and a celebrity. Clinton Lauby – whose address is listed as Columbia on Casenet, but is originally from Connecticut and has Connecticut
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police took a juvenile into custody for a shooting outside a north side business. The department said in a news release that it took the young person into custody around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 1400 block of Rangeline Street. The juvenile is accused of taking part in the shooting in
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Students for Change, a student-run group that hopes to prevent gun violence in Columbia Public Schools is planning a school walk-out to protest gun violence Tuesday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri faculty discussed advancements in advertising mental health resources for students at its General Faculty Meeting on Wednesday. In 2022, 69% of higher-education students reported the reason they considered stopping coursework was due to emotional stress, according to the 2023 Lumina State of Higher Education Mental Health Report. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Hallsville man who was accused of firing a gun at a building in November pleaded guilty to multiple charges on Monday. Nicholas Brunda, 40, pleaded guilty to second-degree assault and unlawful possession of a firearm. He was sentenced to seven years in the Missouri Department of Corrections. He was initially charged
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man accused in a November shots-fired incident pleaded guilty to two charges on Friday. Montrez Ricketts, 44, pleaded guilty to second-degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon. He was sentenced to four years in the Missouri Department of Corrections. He was initially charged with three counts of first-degree assault,
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A Columbia polling location was shut down briefly Tuesday while police dealt with a man with a knife who had hurt another person nearby, according to police.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former state representative gets fourth in the Columbia Board of Education race, just one place shy of winning a seat on the board. “If I had not of got in, the other candidates would not be talking about the stuff that I was pushing. Accountability, transparency, discipline problems in CPS and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Donald Waterman has won a seat on the Columbia City Council. Waterman won the race for Ward 5 over Gregg Bush on Tuesday by a margin of fewer than 150 votes out of close to 4,000 cast. Waterman joined Chuck Basye and John Potter — two candidates running for a spot on
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Residents across Boone County and in its cities voted to impose 3% taxes on marijuana sales in their political subdivisions.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education will have three new faces when it meets again. April Ferrao, John Lyman and Paul Harper took the top three spots in the field of seven. The group included only one incumbent — Chris Horn. Horn came in fifth place behind former state Rep. Chuck Basye. Ferrao
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A University of Missouri student is set to go to trial over his alleged role in a hazing incident that left Danny Santulli disabled. Ryan P. Delanty, 21, of Ballwin, is charged with hazing causing life endangerment – a felony – and supplying liquor to a minor, a misdemeanor. A hearing was held
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) For April 4, Election Day, the ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather team has issued a weather alert day for potential severe weather. Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon said there are plans in place to keep employees and voters safe. “One of the safety measures that we have as a county is that we
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A storm Friday left many homes and cars with hail damage in Columbia. Contractors both local and from out of town often come to areas hit by severe weather to try and sell their services to homeowners whose property is damaged. These are one of the many times scammers are prone to
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Columbia police have warned at least one apartment complex to be on the lookout for people stealing from unlocked cars.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged Friday in relation to the 2020 shooting death of Marqukis Hayes at a McDonald’s on Clark Lane in Columbia. Correy Greene, 33, is charged with second-degree murder, unlawful transfer of a weapon, unlawful possession of a gun and armed-criminal action. He is not in custody. No
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ.) On Monday, the Columbia City Council is set to meet with plans to discuss putting more money towards utility assistance. So far, the city appropriated a total of $600,000 to the new utility assistance program but council leaders say it’s already run out of all the money it had set aside for the year.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri has partnered with Red Cross to prepare for its 32nd annual “Spring Greek Week” blood drive. The drive is scheduled from 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Monday, April 3. – Wednesday, April 5. at Mizzou Rec. Red Cross says during the 2022 Spring Greek Week blood drive a little
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JEFFERON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City Police along with other law enforcement agencies are joining together to put more focus on youth driving safety in Mid- Missouri to help increase seat belt use among teens and to reduce deaths on the roads. The effort is a part of law enforcement’s “Youth Seat Belt Enforcement Campaign” that
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