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Columbia man expected to plead guilty in Planned Parenthood arson case
A Columbia man will plead guilty after he was charged with setting fire to a Planned Parenthood clinic.
Continue ReadingA Columbia man will plead guilty after he was charged with setting fire to a Planned Parenthood clinic.
Continue ReadingMissouri football coach Barry Odom took questions Tuesday about a disappointing loss to Georgia on Saturday and the upcoming home game against Florida. Watch playback of the news conference in the window below.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools approved the name for a new middle school at its Monday night meeting. The name for the new school will be John Warner Middle School, named in honor of a former Columbia Police Department officer who died in August. Last night, the November board meeting was a night to
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The husband of a Columbia missing woman was denied a bond reduction on Tuesday after last week’s hearing in his child abuse case. Joseph Elledge’s bond was set at $500,000. According to a Boone County Judge’s order, if Elledge posts his bond, he will not be allowed to have contact with any
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A surveillance camera in the Rocky Mount area captures images of an apparent meteor shooting through the sky late Monday. Video provided by Brian Smith. People in the St. Louis area also caught a large meteor on camera, though it wasn’t clear whether it was the same meteor.
Continue ReadingThe ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for late tonight through Wednesday morning for expected wind chills in the single digits.
Continue ReadingBOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Crews continued to treat roads on Tuesday morning after an overnight freeze. According to the Missouri Department of Transportation traveler map, many Columbia roads remained covered on Tuesday morning. Roads in Jefferson City remained mostly clear with some partly covered roads. Route E in Boone County was closed Tuesday morning after
Continue ReadingDrivers will want to be wary of road conditions before heading out the door on Tuesday, as bitterly cold temperatures could move in overnight. Crews with the Jefferson City Public Works department will be called in to treat roads ahead of the morning commute, according to Britt Smith, the department’s operations division manager. Smith said
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City firefighters said an apartment fire caused smoke in four apartments Monday. JCFD was called to the 2500 block of Southridge Drive in Jefferson City just after 5 p.m. Firefighters said smoke was seen coming out of the front door of the apartment building when crews arrived. According to JCFD,
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Road treatment methods will be ineffective overnight as temperatures continue to fall, a Columbia Public Works official said Monday. “Right now we have a 24-person crew that’s out … until 7 p.m.,” said Richard Stone, engineering and operations manager for Columbia Public Works. “We may scale back after that to an eight-person
Continue ReadingCHILHOWEE, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop A said a 61-year-old man died after a crash in Johnson County Monday afternoon. FATAL CRASH:At 2:40pm, a 61 y/o male from Chilhowee, MO, lost control on ice covered Rt. F north of Rt. BB near Centerview in Johnson Co. His 2007 Ford ran off the road,
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri Board of Curators Finance Committee will take up increased room and board rates when it meets Tuesday. Predominant room and board plans are expected to increase for each school. University of Missouri Room: $6,722, $69 increase Board: $2,950, $50 decrease University of Missouri Kansas City Room: $7,378, $145
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Snow continued to fall Monday afternoon, coating roads across Mid-Missouri and leading several schools to call early dismissals. Snowfall was spread throughout the area, with locations such as Columbia, Osage Beach, Boonville and Hermann receiving more than an inch by 9 a.m. A winter weather advisory remained in effect for much of
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County Public Works crews kept a close eye on roads Monday as snow continued to fall and, around 1 p.m., activated the drivers of the county’s 26 trucks to begin treatment. Department director Larry Benz told ABC 17 News that much of the staff were off work in observance of
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation’s Central District sent crews out to begin treating roads at about 4 a.m. Monday as snow began to fall in mid-Missouri. “We started off just having watch crews just doing a little treatment ahead of time where we could,” said MoDOT central district engineer Jason Shafer.
Continue ReadingAUDRAIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Martinsburg teen hit a piece of farm equipment while riding his ATV, causing serious injuries. The 14-year-old boy was flown to University Hospital after he crashed into an agricultural sprayer after he didn’t stop at a stop sign Sunday afternoon at First and Jefferson streets in Martinsburg, according to a
Continue ReadingCAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Camden County Sheriff’s Office was investigating two deaths in the Lake of the Ozarks area on Monday morning. Authorities responded to Racquet Club Drive on Sunday in reference to a well-being check. When they arrived, they found a man and woman who were dead. Anand P Torres, 41, and Kourtney
Continue ReadingColumbia police are searching for four suspects after a home invasion and robbery Saturday in Columbia left one victim with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. The Columbia Police Department said four suspects claiming to be with the FBI entered the home in the 1100 block of Eastland Circle around 10 p.m. and ordered the people inside
Continue ReadingSUNDAY NIGHT: Clouds will continue building into the overnight hours. Around midnight, we’ll start to see spotty showers developing across Mid-Missouri. This should remain as rain until Monday morning as temperatures will not reach freezing yet. MONDAY: Early in the morning, the rain showers will begin converting into snow as temperatures continue dropping. As the rain
Continue ReadingA Missouri developer has been sentenced to a year in prison for a scam that cost six families nearly $400,000.
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