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Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A man has been charged with a felony in connection with a stabbing that occurred on Sunday in the 400 block of Brewer Drive in west Columbia.  

Edward Rosson, 54, of Columbia, was charged on Monday with second-degree assault. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond and an initial court appearance was held on Monday.

The probable cause statement says police were called for a report of a stabbing on Sunday morning. Rosson allegedly told police that he “did not think he stabbed” the victim, but claimed he got into an argument over rent and was hit in the head with a cellphone before the victim ran at him with a pole saw, the statement says.

The victim allegedly told police that an argument occurred and Rosson stabbed him in the back of his left leg with a knife, the statement says. While the victim tried to get away, he threw a phone and grabbed a saw to defend himself, the probable cause statement says.

Police at the scene determined Rosson to be the aggressor, the statement says.

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Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Jimmy Kimmel is returning to the ABC late-night lineup this week.

The Walt Disney Company, which owns ABC, released a statement Monday about the decision.

“Last Wednesday, we made the decision to suspend production on the show to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country,” the statement says. “It is a decision we made because we felt some of the comments were ill-timed and thus insensitive.  We have spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy, and after those conversations, we reached the decision to return the show on Tuesday.”

“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” was suspended last Wednesday after criticism of Kimmel’s remarks about the death of Charlie Kirk, claiming Kirk’s allies were using his death for political gain. FCC Chair Brendan Carr made statements perceived as threats toward Disney and other broadcasters who run content critical of President Trump.

ABC also faced backlash for the suspension by those claiming the network was stifling free speech.

The show will air on ABC 17 in its normal time slot. Sinclair stations have pledged not to resume the show in markets where the company owns ABC affiliates.

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Marie Moyer

Editor’s note: This article has been clarified to say physicians will be available for consultation at vaccine events.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

After a CDC advisory committee vote Friday, only adults 65 and up or those sensitive to COVID-19 can get the vaccine directly. Everyone else must first consult their doctor.

The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted Friday to require patients under age 65 to consult a health care provider before getting the shot. The committee stopped short of requiring a prescription for the COVID-19 vaccine.

The consultation is meant for patients to understand the risk factors of receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, with patients signing off on a consent form before getting the shot.

“We’re back to a place from like last year and beyond,” Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services spokesperson Austin Krohn said. “We’ve always given the risks and benefits of vaccines to our patients, they fill out paperwork, sign paperwork so they know what they’re getting into.”

MU Health Care, Boone Health and the Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services do not expect the new rule to affect operations, with all providers having the option for a patient to consult with a doctor the same day during vaccination appointments. However, patients may need to have a doctor’s note before attending some walk-in clinics or pharmacies.

“If one’s receiving their vaccine at a pharmacy or, you know, opportunistically when they’re at their doctor’s office, that shared decision-making conversation, potentially a prescription for the pharmacy may be needed,” Family Medicine doctor with MU Health Care Margaret Day said.

Boone Health spokesperson Christian Basi adds that patients can consult with doctors regularly for a doctor’s note if needed.

“Patients are always welcome to communicate with their providers electronically via their patient portal or at their in-patient visits (whether virtual or face-to-face),” Basi said in a statement, “Our providers are happy to consult with their patients.”

The CDC however, has not clarified if consultations must be face-to-face for an approved doctor’s note.

Outside of a doctor’s note, people can self-attest that they are at high risk of getting sick from COVID-19 and get a shot. According to the CDC, conditions that would make someone at high risk for COVID-19 include diabetes, heart conditions and a history of smoking.

Eric Maze with MU Health Care said Monday that at MU’s upcoming flu shot and COVID-19 vaccine events this fall, clinicians will be available to provide consultations with patients looking to get a COVID-19 booster.

“This typically is the time of year when respiratory illnesses do tend to crop up, so it’s a good time to consider getting your COVID and flu vaccines,” Day said.

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices also considered requiring a prescription for the COVID-19 vaccine, but ultimately voted against it in a tiebreaking vote by committee chair Dr. Martin Kulldorff.

MU Health Care’s first fall vaccine drive-thru event will take place Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon inside the Madison Street Medical Building in Jefferson City.

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Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A shooting led to Morgan County R-II schools in Versailles being placed on lockdown Monday morning, even though students were not in class, and left a woman in critical condition.

The district posted about the lockdown on its Facebook page, referencing a “shooting that occurred in town” earlier Monday in a statement written by Superintendent Bryan Pettengill. Students were not in class on Monday, but employees were in the buildings, which were locked down out of precaution.

Scheduled practices were canceled.

Versailles police said in a news release that they found an unconscious woman with a head wound when they responded to a shooting at about 7:30 a.m. in the 100 block of South Burke Street. Police say they don’t think there’s any danger to the public but the suspect is still not in custody.

Police say the shooter was wearing a pink hooded sweatshirt, gloves, mask and sunglasses. The victim is in critical condition.

Farrell and Marjorie Thompson, residents in the nearby neighborhood, said they heard commotion around 7:30 a.m., but were not sure what it was. The Thompsons described the area as typically quiet.

Another nearby resident, Shannon Teeple, said she was outside letting her dog out when she heard what she thought sounded like a gunshot. She knew something bad had happened when first responders arrived on the scene, but no one came around to tell people in the neighborhood what happened, or that the suspect was still not in custody. Teeple also said she plans to purchase cameras for her home after this incident.

Some local business owners in downtown Versailles, about one block away from where the shooting took place, also said police did not communicate with them that a shooting had happened.

The Lake of the Ozarks Major Case Squad is helping with the investigation.

An ABC 17 News reporter saw a GMC Terrain towed away from the scene just after 1:15 p.m. Monday. The area was cleared, and the surrounding streets were back open by 1:30 p.m.

Vocational and technical school students will continue classes as scheduled later Monday. Students will be escorted into the building after they get off the bus, the message states.

Details about the shooting were not immediately available.

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Nia Hinson

MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ)

A 19-year-old Sedalia man was seriously injured after crashing his vehicle in Morgan County Sunday morning.

According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the crash happened around 1:30 a.m. on Route JJ, south of Jayhawk Road. The report says the man was driving a 2008 Toyota Highlander north when the vehicle went off the right side of the road.

The man then overcorrected– the vehicle crossed the center of the road– and traveled off the left side.

The Highlander then overturned, and the man was ejected from it. He was taken to University Hospital with serious injuries.

According to the report, he was not wearing a seatbelt.

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Alison Patton

VIENNA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A 17-year-old boy from Freeburg allegedly shot at a Vienna Quik Spot gas station, located at 104 U.S. 63, around 2 a.m. Sunday, according to a press release from the City of Vienna.

The Osage County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to ABC 17 News that the juvenile damaged two other gas stations in Osage county. One in his hometown of Freeburg and the other in Westphalia.

The gun was seized and the juvenile was deferred to the Missouri Juvenile Office, the release says.

According to the release, Vienna police officers found damage to the door of the gas station from four gunshots.

One side of the door was completely shattered, and is now boarded up.

An Osage County deputy, Maries County deputy, an off-duty Belle police officer and a Vienna police officer chased the boy in a vehicle pursuit, according to the release. The chase ended with a foot chase through a wooded area near Osage County Road 552.

Quik Spot closed Saturday at 10 p.m. and didn’t open until 7 the next morning. Employees at the gas station told ABC 17 News no one was in the building when the shots were fired.

ABC 17 reached out to the owner of the gas station.

The Vienna Police Department is investigating the incident.

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Matthew Sanders

A memorial service was held Sunday for Charlie Kirk in Glendale, Arizona.

Watch it live in the player.

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Marie Moyer

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Columbia police were called to the 400 block of Brewer Drive Sunday morning after a man was stabbed.

Officers initially arrived at the scene around 9 a.m. for a disturbance. One officer confirmed with ABC 17 News on scene that a man was stabbed and received medical attention from MU EMS. The officer also said the public is safe and the stabbing suspect was arrested.

An ABC 17 News reporter saw four CPD cruisers and one MU ambulance at the scene. One man was seen with his leg bandaged, being treated by first responders.

The scene cleared around 9:45 a.m.

Check back for updates.

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Marie Moyer

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Parents may need to consider booking multiple doctors’ appointments to get children their recommended immunizations after CDC advisers voted to restrict the combined measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (MMRV) vaccine for younger children on Thursday.

Currently, parents have the option to give children around 12 months old the MMRV vaccine. The push against the shot comes after some studies found that the shot can, on very rare occasions, cause seizures in infants. To avoid complications, many parents already schedule two appointments to cover the immunizations.

The MMRV shot will still be accessible for second doses in kids between 4 and 6. There is no evidence that the vaccine has a connection to seizures in this age group.

The CDC vaccine advisers also voted Friday to make the COVID-19 vaccine available based on personal choice. Critics of the decision to restrict the MMRV vaccine argue that it takes away parents’ ability to choose.

They add that having multiple doctor visits adds the risk of parents being unable to complete multiple-part immunizations or doses slipping through the cracks that would have been covered with the MMRV shot.

The World Health Organization recommends vaccination rates to be at least 95% for the best herd immunity, but the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has reported that school immunizations have been falling statewide.

From 2024-2025, DHSS reported school immunizations for whooping cough, measles and chickenpox did not clear 91%. Vaccination rates for Hepatitis B were at 92.7% and Polio was at 90%.

The CDC advisory committee also discussed setting a delay on the Hepatitis B shot, but indefinitely delayed the vote.

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Nia Hinson

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)

Two people were displaced, and a police officer was hospitalized after a fire broke out at a Jefferson City home Saturday morning.

According to a press release from the Jefferson City Fire Department, crews were called to a home in the 800 block of Clark Avenue around 7 Saturday morning. Firefighters found smoke coming from the second floor of the home and the Jefferson City Police Department located a resident in the home.

The person was helped out of the home.

Crews quickly extinguished the fire and contained it to the room of origin, the release says. A bedroom in the home was significantly damaged and the home experienced smoke and water damage throughout it.

A resident of the home was treated on scene and released for smoke inhalation. A police officer from the Jefferson City Police Department was also taken to a hospital for smoke inhalation.

The fire was ruled an accident.

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