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Prosecution expected to continue questioning witnesses in Lynlee Renick murder trial

December 7, 2021 5:29 AM Meghan Drakas

Renick is accused of killing her husband, world-renowned snake breeder, Ben Renick on the couple’s Montgomery County property on June 8, 2017.

Car crashes into Columbia home early Tuesday morning

December 7, 2021 6:06 AM Meghan Drakas

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police are looking for a driver after an SUV crashed into a Columbia home early Tuesday morning. An ABC 17 News crew saw at least five Columbia Police Department patrol cruisers around 2:15 a.m. at the scene of the crash near Leslie Lane and Newton Drive. Police said the driver wasn’t at

Alleged co-conspirators testify in trial over Montgomery County snake breeder’s murder

December 6, 2021 10:34 AM Matthew Sanders

Lawyers for a woman accused of killing her snake breeder husband in Montgomery County blamed Ben Renick’s death on his wife’s ex-boyfriend during opening statements in her murder trial Monday.

City health director and city council members discuss how to implement the 2014 Mayor’s Task Force on Community Violence Monday night

December 6, 2021 2:25 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia/Boone County Health Director Stephanie Browning and city council members discussed how issues in the 2014 Mayor’s Task Force on Community Violence have already been addressed in the community and what still needs improvement in the future. This discussion took place at Monday night’s City Council meeting. Watch the presentation replay

Police search for driver of apparent stolen vehicle in central Columbia

December 6, 2021 11:32 AM Matthew Sanders

ABC 17 News crews saw several police units and officers on foot searching areas of central Columbia. Cpl. Kyle Green with the Missouri State Highway Patrol said police asked troopers for help while they were pursuing a stolen vehicle. The driver ditched the vehicle and ran in the area of Worley Street before troopers arrived and witnesses say he was armed, Green said.

Murder trial starts Monday for Lynlee Renick, accused of killing her reptile breeding husband

December 5, 2021 7:01 PM Erika McGuire

COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The murder trial of Lynlee Renick is set to start on Monday. Renick is charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in connection with the death of her husband, Ben Renick. According to court records, the trial is set to start under Judge Kevin Crane in the Boone County Courthouse at

Man accused in deadly shooting extradited to Boone County

December 6, 2021 8:08 AM Zachary Farwell

BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man accused of a deadly shooting has been extradited back to Boone County. According to the Boone County Sheriff’s Office, Mark Achterberg, 36, was booked into the Boone County Jail on Sunday afternoon. The Boone County Prosecutor’s Office charged him last month with first-degree murder and armed criminal action

Local football coaches say the game has been made safer over time as MU Health care aims to continue the protocol process

December 5, 2021 7:36 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Local football coaches recognize that rules and protocols have progressed over the years to make the game safer, and MU Health Care aims to continue addressing the issue with the opening of a sports concussion clinic. The center, which is now opened in Columbia, is designed to accommodate a patient as early

Boone County Sheriff’s Office searching for suspect involved in Thursday crash investigation

December 5, 2021 2:23 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Sheriff’s Office is looking to arrest Harold David Fogle, age 60 of Hannibal, Missouri, as the suspect who crashed into innocent motorists while fleeing from a deputy on Thursday night. A started around 11 p.m. Thursday night and ended after a vehicle, believed to be driven by Fogle, ran

Victim identified in deadly Sunday morning crash along Conley Road

December 5, 2021 2:37 AM Meghan Drakas

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: According to Columbia Police, 26-year-old Cameron Acton of Columbia died in a crash along North Highway 63 Southbound near the Southbound connector ramp on Sunday morning. Police say Acton traveling southbound when the car went off the road and down an embankment. The car then overturned and came to a stop.

Memorial to honor Columbia motorcyclist killed in hit and run

December 4, 2021 5:55 PM Hannah Falcon

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A memorial will be held Tuesday to honor Skylar Maddox, the 25-year-old motorcyclist killed in a hit and run incident with an impaired driver on Dec. 1. Gilbane Motorsports, where Maddox worked since April, announced a celebration of life ceremony will be held at Waves Cider Company on Tuesday from 2 to

Deadline approaching for “Toys for Columbia’s Youth”

December 4, 2021 5:10 AM Ben Fein

he deadline for Columbia residents to donate toys to the city’s “Toys for Columbia’s Youth,” is Dec. 6, which is also the deadline for those looking to apply to participate in the program.

Police investigate scene along Defoe Drive

December 4, 2021 7:22 AM Ben Fein

The Columbia Police Department responded to a scene on Defoe Drive just after 4 a.m. Saturday morning.

Columbia man pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter in 2020 shooting

December 3, 2021 9:45 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man pleaded guilty to first-degree involuntary manslaughter in connection with a killing on Doris Drive in 2020. Noah Swyers pleaded guilty in the Feb. 5, 2020 shooting death of 17-year-old Joseph Taylor. Swyers will serve seven years minus any time already served according to online court records. A resident at the

Columbia man charged after shooting behind gas station

December 3, 2021 10:53 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County prosecutor has charged a Columbia man after he allegedly shot a gun multiple times behind a gas station on Tuesday. Noah Larson is charged with unlawful use of a weapon. A witness told police that she heard gunshots behind the Break Time gas station at 3200 East Stadium Blvd.

Columbia nature activist argues for justification defense in trail protest charge

December 3, 2021 7:27 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The attorney for a Columbia woman charged with trespassing during a 2019 protest wants a jury to consider whether her actions were justified. Ben Faber, the attorney for nature activist Sutu Forte, asked Judge Kim Shaw to reconsider her decision to bar the defense from making a claim of justification at trial.

Factors that determine police pursuits

December 3, 2021 6:51 PM Erika McGuire

COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Authorities are still searching for the driver of a stolen vehicle that hit multiple cars after running a red light during a police pursuit on Thursday night. According to Columbia Fire, two women were seriously injured in the crash. One of the women injured was a passenger in the stolen car. The

Boone County Sheriff’s Office: Driver of stolen vehicle in crash remains at large

December 3, 2021 3:42 AM Ben Fein

The chase started around 11 p.m. Thursday night and ended after the stolen vehicle ran a red light on Range Line, colliding with two other cars.

Large police presence in northern Columbia

December 2, 2021 11:14 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Sheriff’s deputies are searching for a suspect that allegedly stole a vehicle and then caused a wreck. Deputies on scene report the incident started as a stolen vehicle chase. Officials report the vehicle ran a red light and hit two other vehicles. An ambulance took two people to the hospital

Officials invite the public to help top off Columbia Airport’s new terminal

December 2, 2021 11:33 AM Erika McGuire

A beam-signing and topping-off ceremony will take place at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Columbia Regional Airport.