COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was sentenced to 30 years in state prison Friday after he pleaded guilty to a Christmas 2023 murder. Jeffrey E. Skaggs pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and child endangerment before Judge Brouck Jacobs. Jacbos sentenced Skaggs to 30 years in prison for murder and seven years for child endangerment.
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The Columbia City Council could vote Monday on an ordinance that would prohibit people from standing or sitting in medians. The idea has support from those who want to see panhandlers gone from busy intersections along roads such as Broadway, Stadium Boulevard and Providence Road. However, critics say the ordinance targets panhandlers and protesters and
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A Gasconade County winery is considered a total loss after a large fire on Sunday morning, according to a press release from the Owensville Fire Protection District.
Fire crews were called to Wenwood Winery on Highway K in Bay — a village just southwest of Hermann — a little before 1:30 a.m. Sunday for reports of a commercial structure fire, the release says.
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About a week after Alex Pretti was shot and killed by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Minnesota, Mid-Missourians are gathering to protest his death.
Pretti was the second person shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis in January. His death came a little more than two weeks after federal agents shot and killed Renee Good.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Fayette Fire Department and Glasgow Fire District battled a house fire Saturday morning. According to Fayette co-fire chief Steven Morrow, crews were called to the scene a little before 8 a.m. to a home on Lucky Street in Fayette. Crews took around 45 minutes to get the fire under control. Morrow
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Holts Summit man is in custody of the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office following a high-speed chase with law enforcement Saturday night. According to a social media post, the Callaway County Sheriff’s Deputies were looking for a stolen truck from State Road OO west of Holts Summit. Deputies later found it on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No one was injured following a fire in East Boone County early Sunday morning. Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp confirmed with ABC 17 News that crews were called to the 5800 block of Hawk Road at around 3:40 a.m. for a fire in a non-dwelling structure. Crews found
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After suffering a 26-point loss to Alabama on the road, the Tigers returned to Mizzou Arena and got back to their winning ways against Mississippi State, 84-79. You can watch extended highlights of MU’s victory in the video player below. Mizzou caught fire at the start of the game, going on a
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The Columbia City Council is expected to vote on a median ordinance on Monday. If passed, people would be prohibited from standing on medians that are on major roadways.
The ordinance was tabled at a November meeting and pushed back to February to allow all council members a chance to vote, hear comments and review additional information from city staff, according to a city council document.
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One person was hurt after a minivan rolled over on Rangeline Street near Blue Ridge Road in Columbia around 2:10 p.m. on Saturday.
Columbia Police Department Lieutenant Andy Muscato said a person was trapped in the vehicle after it rolled over and was treated on scene fro injuries. The accident didn’t involve any other cars, Muscato said.
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Law enforcement took Malang Jan Akbari in custody around 1:40 p.m. after he was accused of taking two children after killing their mother.
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The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for dangerously cold temperatures that settled in Friday night. A wave of low pressure will usher in another arctic air mass at the end of the week, with a strong high pressure system setting up shop right over the Midwest. The polar vortex
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 7 Mizzou gymnastics team made a major run at an upset over No. 2 LSU, on Friday night, but fell just short against the bayou Tigers, 197.675-197.500. That finished marked the best team-score of the season, so far, for Mizzou. The margin for error was razor thin for each squad,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Jurors have agreed that a man found guilty of killing a Hermann police officer in 2023 should face the death penalty. Kenneth Simpson, of Steelville, was found guilty on Saturday of first-degree murder, first-degree assault, two counts of illegal gun possession, one count of illegally possessing a weapon and two counts of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man suspected in a Columbia shooting that left two people injured was part of a group that opened fire on a vehicle carrying three people, according to court documents. Ammanuel A. Minuye, 23, was arrested Thursday and charged with first-degree assault, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Camdenton home was considered a total loss after it was destroyed in a fire on Friday morning, according to a social media post from the Mid-County Fire Protection District. Crews were called at 6:33 a.m. to the 700 block of Dry Hollow Road and found the home engulfed in flames with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County jury on Friday found a home daycare operator not guilty of negligence that caused a baby’s death. The jury went into deliberation around 1 p.m. and came back about two hours later with its not guilty verdict. Sarah Brown faced three to 10 years in prison. Brown had been
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Within the first month of 2026, Columbia has seen six shootings, two deadly. Minors were involved in at least two of those incidents. Columbia Police Department officers on Thursday found two victims, one with life-threatening gunshot wounds and one with minor injuries, after a north Columbia shooting. Officers investigated three locations: the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Brent Hodge will be the next superintendent of the Boonville R-1 School District, the district announced in a Thursday social media post. Hodge has served as the principal of Boonville High School since 2023 and was picked out of a national field of 18 candidates, the post says. Current Superintendent Mark Harvey
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Both parties in a lawsuit over charter school applications in Boone County asked a judge on Friday to vacate a hearing next week after Saint Louis University rescinded its application for Frontier Schools. Columbia Public Schools filed a lawsuit last month, claiming the establishment of charter schools in Boone County is unconstitutional.
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