COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 60-year-old man found unresponsive in the intake area of the Camden County Jail on Sunday was pronounced dead about an hour later, according to a sheriff’s office news release. Jailers notified emergency dispatchers after finding the man at about 10:30 p.m., the release says. The sheriff’s office says the man appeared
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By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — US stocks recovered losses Monday and oil prices plummeted after settling at their highest level since 2022, as the war with Iran continued to roil markets. It was a volatile 24 hours in markets. US crude oil prices soared to nearly $120 per barrel late Sunday before
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri Supreme Court judge is expected to hear arguments in a redistricting lawsuit on Tuesday that could give voters, politicians and election authorities a final answer as to which congressional map is currently in place. This lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of the law that enacts the map, House Bill 1. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Members of the Columbia Tenants Union rallied outside City Hall on Sunday, stating problems with their landlord have continued despite raising concerns publicly a month ago. Tenants said not only have their complaints gone unresolved, but some believe the situation has gotten worse. “I wish the mayor and the people in this
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two horses that were pulled out of mud near Harrisburg in late February are now back home, according to a social media post from the Boone County Fire Protection District. The post states firefighters involved in the rescue visited the farm and horses on Sunday. “It was a great opportunity to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No people were injured after a trailer caught fire in north Columbia on Saturday morning, according to a press release from the Columbia Fire Department. The release says crews were called to the 1500 block of Vandiver Drive just after 8 a.m. Crews arrived and found heavy fire in the interior of
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A Missouri House Bill abolishing the death penalty is set to head to committee Monday for a public hearing.
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A man and a woman were seriously injured in a crash in Morgan County early Sunday morning.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Despite a career effort from Tiger star Mark Mitchell, Mizzou could not come out with a win on senior day, as MU fell to No. 20 Arkansas 88-84 in overtime. You can watch the full postgame press conference with Mizzou head coach Dennis Gates, as well as forwards Mark Mitchell and Trent
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PULASKI COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Dixon woman is facing murder charges for her alleged involvement in a deadly shooting on Friday. According to a social media post from the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to Highway 28 near Dixon for a report of shots fired. Deputies found Steven L. Chapman, 66, of Dixon with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. The Columbia Regional Airport is expected to add hundreds of parking spots ahead of Allegiant Airlines starting services to Florida in June. Airport manager Michael Parks told ABC 17 News in an email that the project would add about 250 new parking spots and pave about 175 existing spots. The project would be
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Fewer girls are participating in high school basketball across the country. According to the National Federation of State High School Associations, participation in girls basketball has dropped about 21 percent over the past 25 years. Missouri is among several states seeing an even larger decline, with participation down 34 percent. There were
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By Kaanita Iyer, Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — A plaque honoring the heroism of police officers during the January 6, 2021, attack by a mob supportive of President Donald Trump has quietly been installed at the US Capitol after years of delay. The installation of the plaque early Saturday morning, which was first reported by
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CNN By Kevin Liptak, Natasha Bertrand, Zachary Cohen, Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — Inside the Oval Office this week, after a crowd of jostling reporters departed into the Rose Garden, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz tried to get an answer from President Donald Trump: how, exactly, did he envision the war with Iran ending? Despite some
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Power was reported to be fully restored Saturday after storms left hundreds of Mid-Missourians experiencing outages. Saturday morning, Cooper County crews were working to restore power to more than 400 Ameren customers. The number of those without power started to rise again around 10:30 p.m. on Friday night. Storms began entering the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Organizers of the annual True/False Film Fest said extensive safety measures are in place this weekend as thousands of people gather in downtown Columbia. To host the festival, the Ragtag Film Society was required to submit a detailed safety plan to the city outlining procedures for medical emergencies, severe weather, power outages
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Governor Mike Kehoe made opening remarks at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, on Friday for the 80th anniversary of the former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s speech “The Sinews of Peace.” “He [Churchill] warned of an Iron Curtain descending across Europe, but he also called for something far greater: unity among free
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man has been charged in Cole County with first-degree statutory rape and statutory sodomy of a child younger than 14 years old. Greggery Marshall, 44, of Jefferson City, is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. A court date has not been scheduled. The probable cause statement claims the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was shot by Columbia police on Christmas Day was indicted by a Boone County grand jury on Friday. Marc Lucas, 31, of the state of California, was charged with first-degree arson, misdemeanor first-degree trespassing, two counts of unlawful use of a weapon, a single count of armed criminal action and two
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County judge denied a bond amendment Friday for the first man arrested in connection with a deadly Columbia shooting earlier this week. Damarius Kavanaugh, 19, of Columbia, was charged with second-degree murder, armed criminal action, illegal gun possession and tampering with physical evidence after William Riechers, 20, of Columbia, was
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