Power back on for more than 200 Boone Countians
A Friday morning power outage has been restored, according to Boone Electric Cooperative.
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Teenager treated for serious injuries after crash in Osage County
OSAGE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A teenager from Linn, Missouri was treated for serious injuries Friday morning after a rollover crash in Osage County. The single-vehicle crash happened just before 3:30 a.m. on Highway 89 north of the Highway 50 intersection, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Troopers said the 17-year-old boy drove a pickup
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should the state investigate a reporter who exposed security issues?
The reporter discovered Social Security numbers were easily accessed on an education department website. The paper reported the findings to the state before publishing the story.
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California police say death investigation is murder case
The Moniteau County prosecutor charged James L. Collier on Wednesday with first-degree murder and assault of a special victim. California police called the Missouri State Highway Patrol early Wednesday for help with a death investigation in an apartment at 310 S. East St., according to a probable cause statement released by California police.
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New Bloomfield man gets probation after pleading guilty in non-fatal shooting
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A New Bloomfield man pleaded guilty Wednesday after a shooting investigation in Jefferson City on March 27, 2020. William Homfeldt-Nevins will get five years’ probation after he pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm. Jefferson City police responded to a shooting in the 200 block of East McCarty Street. Officials
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University of Missouri System ends mask mandates
The mandate, in effect since July, applied to classrooms and indoor spaces where social distancing was not possible. Leaders of the University of Missouri System will ask that everyone wear masks indoors, especially where they can’t keep distance, but it will not be required.
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Man that shot himself in Cole County Jail enters guilty plea in two federal cases
A man that shot himself while in custody of the Cole County Jail has pleaded guilty to trafficking meth and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
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Police investigate possible killing of University of Missouri staffer in west Columbia
According to a news release, officers went to a home in the 4800 block of Marble Cedars Drive around 11:30 a.m. for a well-being check. They found James Hundle, 52, dead with a gunshot wound
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Legal expert questions state investigation of reporter’s discovery
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A legal expert believes state investigators may be applying a state law too broadly in pursuing a case against a reporter that discovered a privacy issue in a state website. David Roland of the Freedom Center of Missouri said it would be overzealous to charge a St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter for tampering
Continue Reading Gov. Parson threatens legal action against reporter who exposed flaw on state education department’s website
The Missouri Department of Education says it has fixed an issue that allowed access to some educators social security information, after the department says it was notified personal information of three educators was possibly compromised through the state’s certification database.
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THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports lowest number of new coronavirus cases since late June
Check back here for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic in Missouri.
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Eldon man indicted in federal fraud case involving COVID stimulus payments
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) An Eldon man and two people from Kansas City were indicted by a federal grand jury in a scheme to use the identities of deceased people to file hundreds of false COVID stimulus claims. A federal prosecutor has filed charges against Lamar K. Johnson, 40, of Eldon, Warren W. Watkins, 39,
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Cardinals fire Mike Shildt over ‘philosophical differences’
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer The Cardinals fired former National League manager of the year Mike Shildt over organizational differences Thursday, just one week after St. Louis lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers on a walk-off homer in the wild-card game. Cardinals president John Mozeliak said the firing was “something that popped up recently,”
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School bus involved in crash on Highway 50 in Cole County
COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) At least two vehicles, including a school bus, were involved in a crash Thursday morning on Highway 50 in Cole County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened in the westbound lanes near Henwick lane. Troopers said the bus was hit by another vehicle after the school bus
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Highway Patrol releases new details about crash on I-70 near Kingdom City
CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was treated for minor injuries after a crash Wednesday afternoon on Interstate 70 near Kingdom City. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened at 1:05 p.m. in the eastbound lanes about a mile west of mile marker 153.4. ABC 17 News first told you about the
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Lincoln University search committee set to meet as search for new president continues
to meet via Zoom on Thursday, as the search for a new president continues after Jerald Woolfolk announced she would be leaving the position in May.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should children be able to avoid quarantine after in-school coronavirus exposure?
The option, called “test to stay,” allows students and workers to take frequent COVID-19 tests to avoid quarantine after exposure to the virus in school. The guidance is optional, so some districts might decide not to change their policies.
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Mexico man charged after shots fired investigation
MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) An Audrian County prosecutor has charged a Mexico man after a report of shots fired Thursday. Michael White Jr. is charged with armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon and resisting arrest. On Thursday evening, a Mexico Public Safety officer investigated a shots fired call on the 1000 block of West
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Planned Parenthood’s Medicaid funding threatened by Missouri’s new emergency regulation
An emergency regulation in Missouri goes into effect Wednesday which requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to turn over all its inspection reports on abortion providers. As the only abortion provider in Missouri, Planned Parenthood said this is a political attack on its Medicaid funding.
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Jefferson City man charged after a reported weapons incident
A Cole County prosecutor has charged a Jefferson City man after a weapons offense was reported Friday afternoon.
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