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Continue ReadingA Sedalia woman was seriously injured after crashing into the back of a Pettis County Sheriff’s deputy’s vehicle Monday morning on Highway 50.
Continue ReadingDuncan McCracking, 24, of Columbia, was charged with DWI that resulted in death and armed criminal action.
Continue ReadingMultiple first responder agencies will sign the Missouri Open Roads Agreement Monday morning.
Continue ReadingColumbia, Mo. (KMIZ.) There’s been growing conversation comparing the COVID-19 vaccine and flu vaccination. Some people may wonder if it’s safe to get both vaccines. Others wonder if they receive the flu vaccine could it reduce their risks of catching COVID. After speaking with an MU Health Care doctor, ABC 17 News found out that
Continue ReadingDaylight Saving Time ended on Sunday at 2 a.m. when clocks fell back. According to a report by the AP, a recent poll shows that most Americans want to avoid switching between daylight saving and standard time. But there is no consensus behind which should be used all year. So should daylight saving time be
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) A shooting Saturday night in Downtown Columbia left people running to safety and wondering what happened. The shooting happened on East Broadway and near Hitt St. around 11:20 p.m. Bracken Sullivan and his roommate live above the India’s house restaurant downtown where the shooting happened. He said he thought someone was knocking
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: As of 9:30 p.m. Sunday night the child was found in Kansas and the suspect is in custody. The Jefferson City Police Department issued an Endangered Person Advisory for a missing person incident that occurred at 1309 Jefferson Street at 10:10 a.m. on Sunday. An eight-year-old girl Dakota Sky Autumn
Continue ReadingCALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man and a woman from Jefferson City are hospitalized with serious injuries after a motorcycle crash in Callaway County just after 1 p.m. Sunday. The incident happened on Route Y east of County Rd. 363 when a vehicle driven by Brad Hulsey, 47 of Eldon, slowed to make a left
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – The Columbia Police Department said one man is in police custody after a shooting downtown around 11:20 p.m. on Saturday. An officer observed one adult male brandishing and discharging a firearm. The officer fired his Department-issued service weapon at the suspect. The suspect, Christopher Michael Sledd, 51 of Columbia, surrendered to
Continue ReadingThe state now has a seven day positivity rate of 6.8% on Sunday. An additional 656 new COVID-19 cases were added bringing the total of confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic is now 708,638. There have also been 153,720 probable antigen test results being positive, with 111 added Sunday. No new deaths were
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One woman was killed in a vehicle versus pedestrian crash just before 7 p.m. on Saturday evening. Police sergeant Derek Moore with CPD said a pick up truck towing a trailer was traveling southbound on Highway 63 near Conley at the time of the crash before hitting pedestrian Cassandra Shafer, 54 of
Continue ReadingOne woman was killed following an ATV crash late Saturday night in Phelps County.
Continue ReadingMORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A teen experienced serious injuries after hitting a tree in Morgan County Saturday evening. Joseph Shaver, 18 of Stover, was traveling on Victoria Dr., 1177 ft. North of Deer Crest Dr. when his vehicle went off the left side of the roadway and hit a tree. The crash happened Saturday just
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Friday, the House passed a roughly $1 trillion infrastructure bill. Columbia Mayor, Brian Treece, spoke to ABC 17 News about how these funds will be utilized in the area. Treece says Missouri is going to receive up to $8 billion, and about 6.5 million of this is reserved for roads and
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri State Highway Patrol criminalist said soil found on Joseph Elledge’s boots closely matched soil found at the site where his wife was buried. Prosecutors led the sixth day of the Joseph Elledge murder trial with testimony from Will Randle, the patrol’s lead trace evidence analyst. Randle said he inspected a
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) One woman is dead and a man is left with minor injuries after a vehicle crash on the 2100 block of Route C early Saturday morning. Kristinia Pont, 30 of Jefferson City, was killed after hitting a semi-truck and trailer just after 1 a.m. Pont was driving eastbound on Route C
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The effort from two Mizzou quarterbacks was not enough to top No. 1 Georgia at Sanford Stadium on Saturday afternoon, as the Tigers fell 43-6. The loss puts the Tigers at 4-5 this season. MU struck first in the contest, courtesy of a 36-yard field goal from Harrison Mevis. However, the Tigers
Continue ReadingThe state now has a seven day positivity rate of 6.7% on Saturday. An additional 1,054 new COVID-19 cases were added bringing the total of confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic is now 707,982. There have also been 153,609 probable antigen test results being positive, with 425 added Saturday. Seven new deaths were
Continue ReadingMORGAN Co. (KMIZ) One man was killed in a single car crash in Morgan County on Saturday morning. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol Crash report, 31-year-old Austin Rasa was driving along Old Route 50 near US 50, when his car went off the right side of the road. The Volkswagen Jetta then went
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