JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County Prosecutor Locke Thompson confirmed to ABC 17 News on Thursday that his office filed charges against a Kansas City-area lawmaker for assault and disturbing the peace. Democratic state Rep. Anthony Ealy represents District 36, covering part of Jackson County, in the Missouri House of Representatives. He was elected in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 22-year-old man from Cleveland, Missouri, was seriously injured Thursday morning in a crash on Highway 5 in Morgan County, just south of the Santa Fe Trail, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the man was heading northbound in his 2018 GMC Denali 1500
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: The operator of the proposed hospital has been corrected. The video attached has also been removed. A proposed veterinary hospital at the former Thompson Center for Autism building in east Columbia cleared a key step Thursday after the Columbia Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved a conditional use permit. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Republicans announced the leadership for the majority caucus in the 104th General Assembly in a Thursday press release. Sen. Sen. Jason Bean (R-Peach Orchard) was picked as the president pro tem, which is responsible for appointing committee members, assigning legislation to committees and ruling on points of order during debate, the
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HUNTSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Randolph County Judge found testimony from Randolph County Sheriff’s Office Detective Nathan West sufficient to move forward with a murder case. Seventeen-year-old Christopher R. Woods-Bloss appeared handcuffed in court Thursday for a preliminary hearing for his involvement in the death of 16-year-old Kayla Huff in May. Woods-Bloss was charged with first-degree
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 16-year-old boy was certified as an adult on Wednesday in a case surrounding a June 24 shooting at a Clark Lane apartment complex. Tanner Raybon, 16, of Columbia, was is charged in Boone County with first-degree robbery, two counts of armed criminal action, and single counts of unlawful use of a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia Public Works and Boone County Road and Bridge crews did their annual dry snow run Thursday to prepare for the winter weather season. The purpose of the dry snow run is to get snowplow drivers used to the routes they will be taking and make sure equipment is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police on Thursday afternoon closed off the 4900 block of Geyser Boulevard in northeast Columbia as officers served a warrant. At least seven Columbia Police Department vehicles were in the area, as well as a Columbia Fire Department truck. Police also had a SWAT in the driveway of a home and a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The former owner of a Moberly daycare was sentenced to 14 years in prison on Wednesday in Randolph County. Naomi Hess pleaded guilty in August to four counts of first-degree child endangerment. Hess, who ran Play N’ Learn Daycare, was arrested in 2024 after a witness reported that she had slapped
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KINGDOM CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Another phase of Missouri’s massive Interstate 70 expansion is moving forward, bringing the state a step closer to adding a third lane in each direction across nearly 200 miles of the interstate. The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission selected the Millstone Weber Team as the contractor for a $583 million phase
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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 Missouri Attorney General’s Office is not satisfied with a Columbia bar’s response to alleged nuisance claims. University of Missouri System President Mun Choi has attributed a hot spot for crime in downtown Columbia to Reign Bar, located at 33 N. Ninth St., since the summer, when there was a large street
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By Dalia Faheid, Devon M. Sayers, CNN (CNN) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday he is commuting every death sentence in his state to a sentence of life in prison without parole – nearly eight years after declaring a moratorium on executions. “My decision today comes after nearly three decades of openly opposing state-sanctioned
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – The man accused of helping a Moberly murder suspect evade arrest pleaded guilty on Thursday. Skyler Powell pleaded guilty to hindering prosecution of a felony in Monroe County court. Powell admitted to helping Alayna Mason after her brief escape from law enforcement in May while she was suspected of killing 16-year-old
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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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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City is looking for a company to manage its amphitheater at Ellis-Porter Riverside Park, as the venue’s current operator reports more than $216,000 in income and more than $206,000 in expenses so far this program year. The Jefferson City Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department issued a request for proposals earlier
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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) The end of an era is approaching in Columbia. On Wednesday, Mizzou wrestling announced that longtime head coach Brian Smith will retire at the end of the season. Tiger Athletics also announced it won’t be launching a national search for a new head coach, because the guy taking the reins has already
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Brian Smith’s influence on Missouri wrestling can be measured in individual National Championships, All-Americans and conference titles. But for those who spent time around his program, his legacy extends well beyond the results on the mat. Smith announced Wednesday that his 29th season as Missouri’s head wrestling coach will be his last.
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