COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: The street where the fire occurred has been corrected. A home in north Columbia was damaged after reports of it being struck by lightning on Saturday afternoon. According to Fire Marshal Chris Gilstrap, firefighters were called to a home on Smiley Lane for a fire. Several people in the area
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) “No Kings” protests took place across the United States on Saturday in opposition of President Donald Trump, including in Columbia. Chants of “no fear, no hate, no ICE in our state!” were heard in the morning, as hundreds of protesters gathered at the Boone County Courthouse Plaza. This marked the second such
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Patients are asked to put on a loose-fitting short-sleeved shirt and grab their insurance card before heading to MU Health Care’s drive-thru vaccine clinic at the South Providence Medical Park in Columbia on Saturday. The afternoon clinic is MU Health Care’s first drive-thru vaccination event of the season.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Week 8 of the Missouri high school football season is tonight. Scores from Mid-Missouri teams will be posted below.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A silver advisory issued on Friday night for an 84-year-old man who went missing at a gravel road southeast of Cairo has been canceled, according to a release from the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office. Carl J. Garrison was found safely after he went missing at 3 p.m. Friday, according to an updated
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation and law enforcement officials are urging drivers to slow down and stay alert in work zones along Interstate 70, where construction, traffic congestion, and recent crashes have raised safety concerns in Boone and Callaway counties. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F crash reports, 39
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man found guilty of a deadly 2022 shooting was sentenced to life in prison on Friday afternoon. Boone County Judge Jacobs decided in court that Isaac Bryant, 38, will serve life in prison and will have the possibility for parole after 30 years. Bryant was also given 10 years for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 News Anchor Meghan Drakas is sharing her family’s experience and other members of the ABC 17 family with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia in the leadup to Jefferson City Walk to End Alzheimer’s. The event was originally scheduled for Saturday, but has been canceled due to impending weather. The organization will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Protesters plan to gather across Mid-Missouri as part of the national “No Kings” protest in opposition to President Donald Trump and his administration. This is the second such protest in Columbia, with the first taking place in June. Mid-Missouri Peaceworks will gather at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Boone County Courthouse. Organizers
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Kurt Doolady — an assistant chief with the Boone County Fire Protection District and Missouri Task Force 1 program manager – stepped down from his position with the department on Thursday after a felony charge was filed against him in Camden County. BCFPD Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp told ABC 17 News in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Rock Bridge Memorial State Park and the Gans Creek Wild Area will close for two days next month for a managed deer hunt, according to a Friday press release from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. The closure will occur Nov. 3-4. Hunters for the event have already been selected and will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with multiple felonies after he allegedly threatened to stab someone after they arrived at a bus stop on Thursday. Eddie Blackshire, 43, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action and first-degree property damage. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged with sex crimes after authorities claim he sexually assaulted a teenager on Thursday. Augustus Armstead Jr., born in 1988, was charged with first-degree rape and first-degree sodomy. He was not listed on the Cole County Jail roster on Friday afternoon. A warrant was issued and no
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man accused of shooting and killing two women last week pleaded not guilty in his first court appearance since being indicted by a grand jury on Thursday. Michael Davis, 40, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder, three counts of armed criminal action and a single count of unlawful use of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who pleaded guilty to forcing his way into a University of Missouri sorority house was released on probation. According to court records, Jeffrey Wheeland Jr. pleaded guilty to amended charges in July. He was sentenced to seven years concurrent, seven for second-degree burglary and four years for exhibiting an
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The threat of active shooters is a reality of life in modern America. Attacks have been perpetrated in a variety of settings, but schools have been a favorite target of mass shooters in the 21st century. That has spurred most states, including Missouri, to pass laws requiring active shooter drills in schools. The requirement won’t
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Despite the growing number of school shootings in the United States, many Missouri school districts and law enforcement agencies lack standardized requirements for active shooter drills. In Missouri, teachers are required to participate in simulated active-shooter drills under the state’s ASIRT statute. However, broader safety training, such as how to identify threats or
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COLUMBI, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri is looking for developers interested in helping create a new entertainment and hospitality district on campus a project aimed at boosting the local economy and enhancing the gameday experience for fans. The university said its goal is to create an experience similar to the University of Tennessee and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Following calls from University of Missouri System President Mun Choi to address homelessness in downtown Columbia, police say their options remain limited. At a September press conference, Choi urged city leaders to consider a loitering ordinance and take steps to “clean up encampments” and tackle homelessness. Columbia Police Chief Jill Schlude said
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was charged in connection with a 2023 shooting at McClung Park in Jefferson City pleaded guilty this week to a felony. Syvonn Byrd, of Jefferson City, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to unlawful use of a weapon and was sentenced to five years of supervised probation. He was previously charged
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