COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A mother has been charged with neglect after allegedly abandoning her 9-month-old baby on Saturday. Lillian K. Scruggs, 32, remained in the Boone County Jail on Monday on a $10,000 bond. She was arrested Saturday in the 700 block of Claudell Lane after the infant was found. The Columbia Police Department put
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: The description of charges filed against the suspects has been corrected. Columbia Police Department Chief Jill Schlude said Friday that officers have arrested seven men and a minor in connection with a downtown shooting early on Halloween that left a woman with serious injuries. Police Chief Jill Schlude announced that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Treasury Department has approved 131 census tracts for designation as “Opportunity Zones,” where developers can earn special federal tax breaks. The zones include four in Boone County, one in Cole County and others in several Mid-Missouri counties, according to a list posted to the Missouri Department of Economic Development’s website. Gov.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The body of a person who was thrown from a boat Wednesday on the Gravois Arm of the Lake of the Ozarks was recovered Thursday. Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F spokesman Sgt. Kyle Green told ABC 17 News on Thursday that the body had been recovered just before 11:30 a.m. Green
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was involved in a five-vehicle crash that closed part of Interstate 70 on Wednesday has died. The 57-year-old man, who police did not identify by name, died at a hospital Wednesday night, according to a Columbia Police Department news release. Another driver, a minor, was taken to a
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The midterm election on Tuesday was a clear, resounding victory for Democrats and liberal policies across the country, and that was true in Missouri as well. Voters rejected Amendment 3, which would have banned abortion; approved Amendment 6, which limited legislators’ power to undo laws made through a popular vote; and took the veto-proof General
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A person running across Interstate 70 on Tuesday night suffered serious injuries when they were hit by a car. The Columbia Police Department did not give the name or sex of the crash victim. CPD wrote in a news release that the person was running across the eastbound lanes near the Highway
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash involving a trailer hauling Budweiser Clydesdales on Tuesday closed eastbound Interstate 70 in Columbia after a three-vehicle crash. Columbia Police reported the crash a little before 11 a.m., saying both lanes were closed at the Business Loop 70 West exit. It wasn’t immediately clear how the crash happened. The Missouri
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A sales tax to pay for a new Boone County Jail was roundly rejected by voters on Tuesday. More than 39,000 votes were cast against Proposition L, with a little more than 26,000 votes in favor of it. Boone County Sheriff Dwayne Carey had earlier Tuesday expressed optimism that the measure would
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Coach Eli Drinkwitz and players answered questions from the media as the Mizzou Tigers get ready to host No. 10 Texas at Memorial Stadium.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One of two drivers in a head-on collision that closed a street last week has been cited on five criminal counts, including a serious-injury DWI, according to a Boone County Sheriff’s Office spokesman. Capt. Brian Leer said deputies issued a summons to Melvin Warrick, 46, for serious-injury DWI, driving without a license,
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Election Day is here, and Missouri voters will make some big policy decisions. One of them is Amendment 3, which would ban abortion and transgender medical care for minors. This Amendment 3 would overturn an amendment bearing the same number that was approved by Missouri voters in 2024. Millions have been spent by those who
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Missouri Amendment 3 — County Results Missouri • General electionAmendment 3 county resultsNovember 5, 2024 · Explore the Yes/No vote across Missouri’s 114 counties and St. Louis City.OFFICIAL RESULTS · SOS MISSOURI Yes——No——County / city winners—mapped areas · 114 counties + St. Louis CityKansas City (reported separately)Yes 99,916 · No 24,166Not assigned to a county
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged Monday with two felonies after he was arrested in the aftermath of a downtown shooting, though he is not accused of firing shots. Demarquen T. Allen, 28, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. He was arrested after a shooting early Saturday
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A developer plans to build 300 new apartment units along with retail space on the property where the Katy Station currently sits in downtown Columbia. DLR Group has submitted a letter and plans to City of Columbia staff for new zoning for two new apartment buildings that will hold the housing units
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia and Boone County saw another double-digit year-over-year drop in home sales in September, a stat that local realtors attribute to a market transitioning to mortgage rates topping 7%. Single-family home sales in Boone County fell 12% when compared to last September. Sales in Columbia dropped 18%, according to a release from
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police closed a street temporarily in northeast Columbia on Friday morning, but details on the reason were not immediately available. Several Columbia Police Department and Boone County Sheriff’s Office cruisers were seen at Mulberry Road and Nelwood Drive, and an ABC 17 News photographer saw officers going in and out of a
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This weekend, Americans will “fall back” into standard time. Not everyone likes that. President Donald Trump has criticized the Senate for its inaction on a House-approved permanent daylight saving time bill. The idea has plenty of critics who cite studies showing accidents increase during DST and that the time change carries other health risks. Do
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department reported a “personal robbery” that might have included gunshots downtown Thursday afternoon. A CPD news release stated the incident happened at about 12:30 p.m. in the 100 block of North Tenth Street. Police gave no other details, even after ABC 17 News sought more information. A City of
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