Month: December 2025

Alison Patton

TAOS, Mo. (KMIZ)

A man who lives down the street from where one pedestrian was seriously injured and another killed in Taos, said the couple was likely crossing the street heading to the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church for Mass when they were hit.

The crash happened near the church on Route M west of Stoney Gap Road shortly before the Christmas Eve Mass.

A crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol said a 16-year-old driver hit an 85-year-old man and an 86-year-old woman. The man was pronounced dead at Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City, and medics airlifted the woman to University Hospital in Columbia.

Frank Rehagen said the couple was hit while they were likely walking into the church for Christmas Eve Mass at 9 p.m.

Rehagen also said mass started about 40 minutes late, which he believes was because the priest was performing last rites and assisting the medical team.

While he was waiting for mass to start, he said he saw the woman being airlifted from the Catholic school playground from across the street.

Rehagen said he’s lived in the same house for about 30 years, and he’s never seen an accident on Route M like this since living there.

“It’s not uncommon for people to come speeding through town here. And I made the remark to myself and friends over the years, I said it’s a wonder somebody hasn’t got killed in the highway here in town,” Rehagen said. “Well, now it’s happened.”

The Highway Patrol has not said whether they suspect speed to be a factor in the crash.

The teenage driver has not been charged with any crimes at this point. MSHP spokesperson Kyle Green said charges aren’t likely this early in the investigation and with the crash still being reconstructed.

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ABC 17 News Team

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (KMIZ)

ABC 17 SportsZone previews the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Florida, where Mizzou will take on No. 19 Virginia.

Kickoff is at 6:30 p.m. Saturday on ABC.

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Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Columbia Police say a California man was the suspect shot by officers on Christmas Day inside a gas station.

Marc Lucas, 31, was identified as the suspect in two separate incidents that preceded the shooting Thursday morning inside a Break Time gas station near Highway 63 and East Stadium Boulevard, the Columbia Police Department wrote in a news release.

In the first incident at about 9:20 a.m. Thursday, Lucas is accused of first-degree arson and first-degree property damage in the 3300 block of Lemone Industrial Boulevard, the release states. CPD provided no details about the alleged arson, but said officers didn’t at first realize Lucas was a suspect.

“Columbia Police were not aware when they interacted with Lucas that he was the suspect in the arson investigation,” the release states.

Officers were called a little after 10 a.m. to the 1400 block of Cinnamon Hill Lane, where Lucas is accused of first-degree trespassing, three counts of fourth-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action, police say. CPD did not release other details about the call.

Officers encountered Lucas inside the Break Time about an hour later when he “attempted to attack a patron inside a store with a knife,” according to the release.

Officers used a Taser on Lucas, who had a knife, and then used a gun when he tried to assault an officer, the release says.

Lucas was hospitalized after the shooting. He was not in the Boone County Jail on Friday afternoon.

The two officers who fired at Lucas during the encounter were placed on administrative leave while the Missouri State Highway Patrol investigates.

Missouri courts were closed on Friday, so it was not clear whether Lucas had been charged.

Information about Lucas’ medical condition was not immediately available.

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