Red, White and Boom fireworks show to end Salute to America celebration in Jefferson City
Salute to America is set to continue in Jefferson City on Monday, as Missourians celebrate the Fourth of July.
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Abortion rights protestors show up at Salute to America
Before the concert started at Salute to America in Jefferson City, dozens of protestors showed up expressing their displeasure with the overturning of Roe v. Wade and Missouri’s law on abortion
Continue ReadingSuspect in connection with a mass shooting at July 4th parade in Highland Park, Illinois, has been taken into custody
By Eric Levenson, Adrienne Broaddus, Shawn Nottingham, Brynn Gingras, Steve Almasy and Joe Sutton, CNN Robert E. Crimo III, the suspect in a mass shooting at a parade that left six dead and sent more than two dozen people to hospitals, has been taken into custody near Lake Forest, Illinois, authorities said during a brief
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Moberly man arrested after report of possibly taking woman against her will
One man was arrested and is now facing multiple charges, after Moberly Police received reports of a woman being taken against her will on Sunday.
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Three people hurt after Morgan County golf cart crash
MORGAN CO., Mo. (KMIZ) Three people were transported to Lake Regional Hospital after crashing their golf cart on Sunday night in Morgan County. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol Crash Report, the three people were traveling north on Red Arrow Rd. in a golf cart. The report says the driver, 50-year-old Angela K. Gerstner drove
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Sunday Sit-down with former Mizzou star and graduate assistant coach Phil Pressey
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on former Mizzou men’s basketball star and current MU graduate assistant coach Phil Pressey in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the conversation in the video player above.
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Columbia police detain four, cite another after downtown water bead gun incident
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Columbia Police Department sent an update on who was detained and cited for the incident. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police cited an 18-year-old and detained four juveniles after they allegedly fired pellets from a water bead gun. Police cited Hunter Johnson, 18, and detained four others for fourth-degree assault in connection to
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Salute to America events kick off in Jefferson City Sunday
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo (KMIZ) Salut to America is kicking things off in Jefferson City, Sunday through Monday, bringing people two days of music, food and lots of family activities for the Fourth of July. Organizers say events are set to get started at noon. This year, carnival rides will be back with the formally added inflatable
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Local store held a firework safety course for the Fourth of July
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As the Fourth of July weekend begins firework shows will be taking place but if you plan to host your own, officials want you to do it safely. To help with those efforts, Spirit of ’76 Fireworks store is holding a free firework safety class Saturday. The safety class started at 11 a.m.
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One person seriously hurt after a crash in Miller County
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Camden County man was seriously injured in a crash Friday night. The crash happened in Miller County along Highway 42. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports 53-year-old Timothy Farr lost control of his 2006 Harley Davidson motorcycle causing it to overturn, then hitting the side of a Dodge Ram 2500 driven
Continue Reading Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Fourth of July counting period started Friday night
COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway patrol’s annual Fourth of July Counting period starts on Friday at 6 p.m. and will run until 11:59 p.m. on the Fourth of July. The counting period is a way for the departments to track traffic trends on the busy holiday weekend. “So it gives us an idea
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Court dismisses former City of Columbia employee’s lawsuit over dismissal
The Boone County Court has dismissed a wrongful loss of job civil lawsuit brought against the City of Columbia.
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Douglass Family Aquatic Center opens ahead of holiday weekend
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Another pool has opened up in Columbia. The Douglass Family Aquatic Center will be open from noon to 5 p.m. on Wednesday through Sunday for the rest of the summer. The pool will also be open Monday on the Fourth of July. Columbia Parks and Recreation delayed the Douglass Family Aquatic Center
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Former Jefferson City couple charged after argument leads to shooting
Two Cole County residents are in jail after an argument led to a gun going off.
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Boonville man charged with a sex crime after incident at a park
A Cooper County prosecutor has charged Robert Lee Kelly, 24, with first-degree sexual misconduct.
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FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County moves to high COVID level; reports 73 new cases
Check back for updates related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Hy-Vee voluntarily withdraws all potato salad varieties after lab tests
Hy-Vee, Inc. is voluntarily withdrawing all of its Hy-Vee Potato Salad and Mealtime Potato Salad due to a presumptive positive microbial result on the line that the potatoes were processed on.
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Blair Oaks superintendent retires after nearly two month leave of absence
Blair Oaks Superintendent Jim Jones announced his retirement effective Thursday.
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Motorcyclist killed in Columbia crash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A motorcyclist was killed Friday morning in a crash in north Columbia. The crash happened at about 9:45 a.m. at Paris Road and Vandiver Drive, the Columbia Police Department said in a news release. Mark Lamont, 49, of Columbia was not wearing a helmet and suffered fatal injuries, police said. The crash
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Boone County Joint Communications reminds residents when to call 9-1-1 vs. 3-1-1
The Boone County Joint Communications is preparing for an increase in calls over the holiday weekend.
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