COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Fulton Mayor Steve Myers resigned from his position at 6:30 pm. Tuesday due to health concerns, according to a press release from the city. Myers had announced last month that he would not seek reelection because of health concerns. Myers was elected to the position in 2023 after serving as the city’s
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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) 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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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) Felony charges have been filed against both of the men Columbia police arrested in connection with a Sunday night shooting at the Walmart on Grindstone Parkway in south Columbia. Antory Tervez Lee King, 25, of Columbia, was charged on Monday afternoon with first-degree assault, two counts of armed criminal action and one
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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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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) All-American running back Ahmad Hardy is set to return from injury on Saturday in the Battle Line Rivalry. After returning to practice last Sunday, Hardy will suit up for the first time against Arkansas in Fayetteville, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. The running back was shot in the leg at a concert
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County judge ruled in favor of the state in a battle over a Boone County charter school on Thursday, determining that a law that allows charter schools in Boone County is constitutional. The suit was filed in December 2025, with Columbia Public Schools claiming Senate Bill 727, which was passed
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A northeast Columbia road was closed Wednesday evening after a crash that left two people with critical injuries. A crash was reported on East St. Charles Road near Demaret Drive. Boone County Fire Protection District Lt. Joey Rimel told ABC 17 News that two vehicles were involved and the drivers were both
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A construction crane working on the project to expand Interstate 70 snagged a power line Monday afternoon, brining it down across the road and closing the westbound lanes. The road closure was reported at about 12:20 p.m., according to a note posted to the Missouri Department of Transportation’s traveler information map. The
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By Hannah Rabinowitz, Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department criminally charged James Comey over a decade-old allegation that he ordered his staff to leak classified information to a reporter, the third time that prosecutors have levied criminal allegations against the former FBI director. Comey is charged over allegedly leaking a sensitive national security
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash with a motorcycle led to a busy downtown Columbia intersection to be shut down on Monday afternoon. Several emergency responders were at the corner of College Avenue and East Walnut Street after the crash. Boone County Joint Communications sent a notification indicating Walnut Street was closed at 2:07 p.m. A
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou running back Ahmad Hardy will make his return to practice this week, according to head coach Eli Drinkwitz. On Sunday, the leader of the Tigers took to X and made the announcement fans have been waiting for. He said: “After consulting with our medical team, Ahmad Hardy will return to practice
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Two southwest Columbia streets were closed Friday morning after a man was critically injured in a motorcycle crash.
According to Boone County Joint Communications, the crash occurred on Scott Boulevard near Gillespie Bridge Road shortly before 6:30 a.m.
Ryan Schaeffer with the Columbia Fire Department said the crash involved one motorcycle, and a man was taken from the scene by ambulance with “critical” injuries.
Continue ReadingBy Emma Tucker and John Miller, CNN (CNN) — Three children and one adult were killed in a shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, according to preliminary information from a law enforcement source. The shooter was a 16-year-old male, according to multiple law enforcement sources. The shooter had already been shot
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: A name misspelled because of a source error has been corrected. A five-hour-long manhunt in Montgomery County ended Thursday night with a man with a nationwide extradition warrant arrested. According to a press release from the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called at 6:30 a.m. to the 100 block
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office has named the victim in a homicide case. Aunika Houston, 37, was named the victim in the case involving the recent arrest at the Baymont Inn and Suites in Kingdom City. Jonathan Guthrie Houston, 44, is charged in Callaway County with first-degree murder and first-degree kidnapping. He
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HUNTSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: One of the charges against Woods-Bloss has been corrected. A 17-year-old boy was charged Tuesday with first-degree murder in the death of a 16-year-old girl in Randolph County. Christopher R. Woods-Bloss was also charged with armed criminal action and first-degree kidnapping in the May killing of Kayla Huff, whose body
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No. 25 Mizzou picked up its best win in more than a decade, upsetting the Gators on homecoming weekend, 45-17. You can watch extended highlights of the win in the video player below. Head coach Eli Drinkwitz and company put together their best four quarters of the entire season, dominating on both
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