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Planned Parenthood says it will resume abortion clinic treatment ‘immediately’ after Jackson County judge’s decision

February 14, 2025 5:28 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Planned Parenthood said in a statement that it plans to restore abortion services to its clinics throughout the state “immediately” following a judge’s ruling on Friday. Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit in November in Jackson County challenging a Missouri law that required surgical center licensing for clinics that could provide abortion through

Columbia asks Tuesday trash customers to put out roll carts a day early ahead of possible snow

February 14, 2025 5:44 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Residents who have their trash and recycling normally picked up on Tuesday are being asked to have it ready on Monday this week, the City of Columbia Water & Light wrote on its Facebook page. The post says that the Solid Waste Division is asking customers to put out their trash a

Jefferson City Council to introduce bill eliminating DEI practices, programs

February 14, 2025 3:12 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A bill will be introduced at Tuesday’s Jefferson City Council to eliminate programs surrounding diversity, equity and inclusion from city government. The ordinance is being sponsored by Ward 3 Councilman Scott Spencer and Ward 4 Councilman Derrick Spicer, according to an email from a city spokesperson and the council agenda. The bill

Black Hawk helicopter’s altimeter may have been inaccurate, pilots may have missed some calls from control tower

February 14, 2025 2:38 PM CNN Newsource

By Pete Muntean, Alexandra Skores and Dalia Faheid, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — A preliminary analysis of the flight data and voice recorder on board a Black Hawk helicopter leading up to the collision with a commercial flight over Washington, DC, on January 29, indicated the helicopter’s altimeter may have been inaccurate and the pilots

Man killed in Macon County crash

February 14, 2025 2:38 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 52-year-old Anabel, Missouri, man was killed in a crash on Friday, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. According to the report, a 52-year-old man was driving a 2011 Kia Forte northbound from Route V over Highway 36. The report says the driver failed to yield to a 2024

The legal war on DEI begins: Missouri sues Starbucks over its diversity programs

February 14, 2025 4:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Missouri sued Starbucks this week, alleging the chain’s push to hire and promote more people of color and women violated anti-discrimination laws and slowed down coffee orders. The lawsuit, filed by Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, a Republican, opens up a new legal front in the war

Hartsburg man pleads guilty to killing his father in 2022

February 14, 2025 2:12 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Hartsburg man pleaded guilty on Friday to killing his father. Collin Knight, 25, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the September 2022 stabbing death in Ashland. He is being held at the Boone County Jail and will be sentenced at 8:30 a.m. Friday, April 25. He was previously charged with first-degree

Columbia house fire causes ‘severe’ damage

February 14, 2025 4:37 AM Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire caused major damage to a Columbia home on Friday morning. Firefighters were sent to the call on Lakeview Avenue a little before 4 a.m. Six fire companies responded, according to a Columbia Fire Department news release. The fire was knocked down in about 5 minutes but caused “severe damage,” the

Text exchange leads to Columbia shooting, court documents say

February 14, 2025 10:39 AM Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A shooting suspect texted insults to the man he is accused of shooting Wednesday before the incident took place, according to court documents. Michael Proctor Jr., 21, insulted his “friend” in the text, prompting the friend to drive to Proctor’s residence, the documents say. Proctor shot the victim while he was in

Police arrest suspect in Central Columbia shooting

February 13, 2025 5:40 PM Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police arrested a 21-year-old man Thursday on suspicion of shooting another man the night before. Michael Proctor Jr. was arrested by Columbia Police Department officers in connection with the Wednesday night shooting on Madison Street, a CPD news release states. Police arrested Proctor on suspicion of first-degree assault, armed criminal action

WATCH: Firefighters rescue dog from icy Boonville pond

February 14, 2025 9:29 AM Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Firefighters in Boonville rescued a pooch who had fallen through thin ice on a pond Thursday. According to a Cooper County Fire Protection District news release, the rescue happened at about 1:30 p.m. The dog, named Boone, had walked onto the ice and fallen away from the bank. Firefighters from the Cooper

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will RFK Jr. ‘make America healthy again’ like he promises?

February 14, 2025 4:14 AM ABC 17 News Team

Another member of the Donald Trump Cabinet is in place.

Fire burns house in southwest Columbia

February 13, 2025 2:52 PM Mitchell Kaminski

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire ripped through a Columbia home Thursday afternoon. Seven firetrucks were at the scene on Connery Court near Southampton Drive. Smoke was coming through the roof of the house. Emergency radio traffic indicated flames were showing from the garage when firefighters arrived and had spread to the attic. Two people —

Seven Mid-Missouri counties receive Wisconsin Amber Alert

February 12, 2025 4:57 PM Ryan Shiner, Erika McGuire

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Amber Alert was issued in several Mid-Missouri counties around 4 p.m. Wednesday for a 16-year-old Wisconsin teenager who may have been abducted. The Amber Alert says that Sophia Franklin, 16, of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, was last seen at her residence at 9 p.m. Feb. 2 and could have been abducted the

Father of 3-year-old Callaway County crash victim remembers daughter

February 13, 2025 7:33 PM Haley Swaino

A Macon, Missouri man is grieving the loss of his daughter Trinity who was killed when a car rolled on a snowy Highway 54 exit ramp in Holts Summit Wednesday.

Jefferson City Joann store on closing list; Columbia safe for now

February 13, 2025 11:59 AM Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crafting store chain that’s in financial trouble will close one of its Mid-Missouri stories, according to a list published Wednesday. Joann’s store at 3600 Country Club Drive in Jefferson City is among about 500 locations the chain is closing. It wasn’t clear when the store will close. Not on the list

Driver in serious Miller County crash in July charged with DWI

February 13, 2025 4:29 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The driver of a single-vehicle crash that occurred over the summer in Miller County was charged on Thursday with DWI. Austin Riley Oberreither-Newcomb, of Eldon, was charged with driving while intoxicated and misdemeanor reckless driving. A warrant was issued for his arrest on Thursday and a $10,000 bond was set. Previous reporting

Mississippi truck driver injured in Pulaski County crash

February 13, 2025 4:04 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 26-year-old Vicksburg, Mississippi, man was seriously injured Thursday in a crash in Pulaski County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the man was driving a 2018 Kenworth when while heading eastbound on Interstate 44 near mile marker 145. The Kenworth was going to

Columbia man charged with DWI in Ashland overpass crash

February 13, 2025 3:32 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with a felony in a Feb. 6 crash that shut down an Ashland overpass near Highway 63 for about an hour. Tanner Stallings, 21, was charged with felony driving while intoxicated and two misdemeanors: Reckless driving and not having insurance. Stallings posted a $1,500 bond, a Feb.

Charges updated for Holts Summit man accused of child sex crimes

February 13, 2025 3:16 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Charges have been updated for a man accused of several child sex crimes in Callaway County following a grand jury indictment that was filed on Tuesday. Memphis Raines Dils, 23, of Holts Summit, was charged with three counts of second-degree statutory sodomy, one count of first-degree statutory sodomy, tampering with a witness,