COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A student at Hickman High School is in custody after they were allegedly found with a gun in their backpack on Monday afternoon, according to a letter sent to parents by Columbia Public Schools. The letter states that the school’s weapons detection system detected the gun in the student’s backpack. The gun
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Zach Williams, 23, was killed in a hit-and-run crash near Camdenton over Labor Day weekend on Sunday, Sept. 6. His cousin, Kelsey Trower, is asking anyone with information to contact investigators. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says a vehicle struck a pedestrian on westbound U.S. Highway 54 near Cedar Heights Drive,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri has been ordered to use the 2022 congressional map for the November election after a Supreme Court decision on Friday, but a ballot question could change congressional districts after the election. Missouri voters will see Proposition A on the ballot and will be asked if they approve of the 2025 “Missouri
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Attorney General’s office says Reign Bar has responded to Catherine Hanaway’s letter from last week addressed to the establishment. ABC 17 News asked for a copy of the letter, but a spokesperson at the AG’s office said they would not provide the letter. Hanaway sent a letter to the business last
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Prep work to demolish the Stamper Grain Towers in Moberly started on Monday. The city had announced in January that the grain towers would be demolished. Previous reporting shows the project will cost $422,375, with $321,000 coming from a Community Development Block Grant from the Missouri Department of Economic Development. The city wrote
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By Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN (CNN) — It allegedly happened on a bus, in broad daylight and in front of witnesses. A 16-year-old boy attending a secondary school run by the Peruvian navy says he was raped by classmates as their soccer team was driving back from a tournament. The Peruvian Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A gun was found on the campus of another Mid-Missouri school on Monday. Blair Oaks Superintendent Ben Meldrum wrote in a statement to parents a gun was found in a student’s vehicle on campus. Meldrum told ABC 17 News that the gun was “never in any school building.” “Blair Oaks families: This
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was arrested Sunday morning after a high-speed chase ended in a Boone County cow pasture. Kameran Bloodson, 19, was charged on Monday with aggravated fleeing, leaving the scene of an accident and misdemeanor speeding. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. An arraignment was held on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been charged with multiple felonies after authorities say he used a machete to attack a victim on Saturday. JT Pearson, 61, was charged in Boone County with first-degree domestic assault, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon and second-degree kidnapping. He is being held at the Boone
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By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! An 11-year-old British girl just became the youngest female chess grandmaster of all time. She says she started playing during the pandemic and wants to “keep making history.” Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Unprecedented test flight
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who pleaded guilty last month to manslaughter and other charges was sentenced on Monday to 25 years in prison. Donald Legleiter, 37, pleaded guilty in Boone County to first-degree involuntary manslaughter, second-degree assault, first-degree property damage and leaving the scene of an accident in a fatal crash that occurred in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire that occurred Sunday morning in northern Columbia was caused by “improperly discarded smoking materials,” according to a Monday afternoon press release by the Columbia Fire Department. The release says crews were called at 6:43 a.m. Sunday to a home in the 2500 block of Oakland Gravel Road. The back of
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By Nicki Brown, Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The prosecution and defense rested Monday in the murder trial of Caleb Flynn, the former “American Idol” contestant accused of killing his wife and staging the crime scene. The prosecution called 40 witnesses over seven days of testimony, while the defense did not call any witnesses. Closing
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – A former Missouri attorney general is leaving his job at the FBI in Washington D.C. Andrew Bailey announced on X Monday morning that he would be stepping down as deputy FBI director to return to Missouri and his family. Bailey thanked Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI director Kash Patel in
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By Christopher Lamb, CNN Metz, France (CNN) — France may have a highly secularized culture, but it has given Pope Leo XIV a superstar welcome. In Paris, around 800,000 lined the Champs-Élysées avenue, some waving Vatican or French flags while others climbed trees or stood on each other’s shoulders to get a glimpse of the
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CNN By Nic Robertson, Tim Lister and James Frater CNN Fairford, England (CNN) — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said “the hands of a foreign actor” were involved in the suspected terror plot targeting a UK airbase used by the US military, revealing more about the investigation than British authorities – who have faced
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 23-year-old Osage Beach man was seriously hurt during a crash in Camden County just before 1 a.m. Monday. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the crash occurred on Storm Cove Dr. at Dennison Dr. The man was driving a 2022 Jeep Cherokee west when the car went off
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By Hanna Park, Danya Gainor, Holly Yan, Cindy Von Quednow, Gloria Pazmino, Jeff Winter, CNN (CNN) — Prosecutors in New York are reopening an investigation into an alleged gang rape of a former Cornell University student after the woman filed a civil lawsuit this month claiming the school did not do enough to protect her.
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By Tal Shalev, Tim Lister, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu showed UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed new Israeli intelligence indicating Iran is resuming progress on its nuclear program during a visit to the country on Sunday, an Israeli source with knowledge of the meeting told CNN. Among the information shared
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who pleaded guilty to a deadly hit-and-run in Boone County last year is set to be sentenced Monday afternoon. Donald Legleiter pleaded guilty in August to first-degree involuntary manslaughter, second-degree assault, first-degree property damage and leaving the scene of an accident after backing his SUV over Jeffrie Cash. Judge Jacobs
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