MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) Mexico officers say a home was shot Friday morning, allegedly part of an ongoing disagreement. Mexico Public Safety Department officers were called to the 900 block of East Love Street around 1:30 a.m. Friday. Officers say the front door of a home was shot about a half hour before authorities arrived. Officers
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler on Friday called the impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump a “sham” and “waste of time.” Hartzler, a Harrisonville Republican who represents Missouri’s Fourth Congressional District, was in Columbia speaking at a women in agriculture conference. The House voted this week to pass new rules governing the impeachment
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A judge granted a request by Columbia city leaders to remove any people protesting on land marked for construction of a new trail on Rollins Street. The order from Judge Jeff Harris on Friday directs the Boone County Sheriff’s Department to remove any people with a local organization from the area within
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) No one was injured in a standoff Friday afternoon in Moberly. The Moberly Police Department said officers saw a man with an arrest warrant, Steven Skinner, enter a residence in the 900 block of North Ault Street and refuse to leave at about 3 p.m. A short standoff ensued and Skinner later
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The investigation into a deadly shooting in Jefferson City continued Friday with police releasing few details about the case. ABC 17 News spoke with Jefferson City Police Department Lt. David Williams on Friday afternoon about the homicide. “This is still an open investigation and there are a lot of things happening,”
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia and Boone County Public Health and Human Services identified multiple reported cases of mumps on Friday. The department confirmed fewer than 10 cases of the illness, said PHHS spokesman Lucio Bitoy. Health care providers are working to identify anyone who might have come in contact with those who have confirmed
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City woman suffered serious injuries when a car hit her as she crossed the street Friday morning. The Jefferson City Police Department said Kristi Phelps, 27, was crossing Highway 179 against a red light at West Edgewood Drive when a Ford Focus driven by a Jefferson City man struck
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A member of ABC 17’s news staff has been arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. A Columbia police officer arrested news anchor Joey Parker late Saturday night after a minor crash involving only Parker’s vehicle. He’s also facing a possible charge for making an illegal U-turn. Â Parker was booked into the Boone County
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COOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Clarksburg man was charged on Wednesday after he was allegedly involved in the August death of Dylan Kramel, 20. Kramel was in the bucket of a Bobcat skid steer that Rowles was driving on Aug. 6 when Rowles hit a pot hole, and Kramel was ejected from the bucket. The skid steer then
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One man is suffering from life-threatening injuries after a crash in Boone County on Wednesday. Jamey E. Sheppard, 42, of Columbia was taken to University Hospital after the vehicle he was driving crashed head-on with a vehicle Travis W. Mechlin, 30, of Columbia was driving. Columbia police arrested Mechlin on suspicion of
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As winter-like weather rolls in, vehicles may need a few more turns of the key to start up. The Missouri Department of Transportation has several tips on its website about how drivers can prepare their vehicle: Use fresh antifreeze to winterize the vehicle,Make sure the vehicle’s battery is working as it should,Check to see if
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First responders will hold a planned emergency response training exercise at the Missouri Capitol building on Friday, according to the Missouri Department of Public Safety . “The training exercise will be conducted in a realistic manner, will be confined to specific areas of the Capitol, and could last several hours,” said a DPS press release.
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ST. LOUIS (AP) – An administrative hearing to decide whether the state of Missouri can revoke the abortion license for the state’s only abortion clinic has concluded. The hearing in St. Louis before a commissioner with the Missouri Administrative Hearing Commission was expected to last five days but wrapped up Thursday, a day early. A
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. The Jefferson City Fire Department responded to a fire early Friday morning. According to fire officials, the fire was in the 900 block of Monroe St. Authorities arrived at the home shortly after 2 a.m. The fire caused damages amounting to an estimated $20,000. The Red Cross is helping the seven residents
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FRIDAY: We’ll be cold to start off the day but temperatures will rebound this afternoon into the upper 40s with quite a few of us hitting 50. We’re tracking another disturbance moving in with some cloud cover this afternoon, but we’ll stay dry. TONIGHT: Some of that cloud cover sticks around tonight as winds swing
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County government agencies will receive millions of dollars after the Boone County Commission announces a win over Ameren UE in a state tax appeal. As a result, Boone County will distribute $2.8 million in property taxes to 25 school districts and agencies. The allotted money includes $1.7 million that is
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Officers from the Jefferson City Police Department responded to the scene of a deadly shooting incident in the 1900 block of Rolling Hills Drive Thursday morning. The department received a call of shots fired in the area shortly before 3:30 a.m. JCPD said it also received a call before arriving at the scene that a
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Micah Lazaro, Keeland Johnson, Jeremy Phillips, and Michael Coleman all charged in Best Buy burglary A Cole County Grand Jury indicted four men for allegedly taking more than $60,000 worth of merchandise from a Best Buy. It happened in August at the Jefferson City store. The suspects in the case are Michael Coleman, Jeremy Phillips,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department released new photos of the man accused in an armed robbery of a Break Time location early Wednesday morning. The police department said on Twitter Thursday afternoon it needs help from the community to identify the man. @ColumbiaPD Update: Columbia Police seeks public's assistance in identifying suspect in
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State troopers say a driver is in the hospital after a crash a crash with a deer on Highway 40 northwest of Rocheport. MSHP said four people were in the car at the time of the crash. It happened on 40 near the McGill Creek Road intersection around 6:30 p.m.
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