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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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Alison Patton

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

The Mizzou Tigers and the South Carolina Gamecocks went head-to-head Saturday at 6 p.m. at Memorial Stadium.

The Tigers reclaimed the Mayor’s cup with a 29-20 win over the Gamecocks.

When the two played each other in 2023, 41 fans were ejected from the game, marking one of the highest totals that year, according to previous reporting.

This year, 31 fans have been ejected from a game, according to records obtained by ABC 17 News. The University of Kansas rivalry game on Sept. 6 saw the most ejections so far with 24, according to previous reporting. The top reason for ejections were alcohol related, including a minor in possession, intoxication and sneaking alcohol into the stadium.

Mizzou fan Christina Johnson said she’s all for ejections, if it’s for the right reason.

“If they’re being disruptive and terrible and mean to people, get them out,” Johnson said.

Johnson and her two kids, who graduated from the University of Missouri in 2022 tailgated before the game.

Saturday’s game marked Mizzou’s fourth home game this season, with the homecoming game set for Sept. 27 against the University of Massachusetts at 6:30 p.m.

Fans driving into Columbia for the game could see traffic on I-70 and increased highway patrol presence, according to previous reporting.

The Johnsons said they left their Kansas City home at 4 a.m. to get to their tail gating spot at 7 a.m., so they didn’t see any traffic.

A Missouri Department of Transportation press release urged drivers to leave early for the game and to expect delays while leaving the game. MoDOT is working to add an extra lane to I-70, but that means narrow lanes and reduced speeds force traffic to slow down through work zones scattered across the highway.

Madison Johnson, Christina’s daughter, said her boyfriend had to take about a 15 minute detour while on I-70 because of an accident near Odessa.

Drivers coming into Columbia should leave earlier rather than later if they want to avoid traffic jams, according to the MoDOT release.

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Marie Moyer

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

No one was injured in a house fire Saturday morning in southeast Columbia, according to a Columbia Fire Department press release.

CFD was called to Stone Hill Drive around 6:15 a.m. on Saturday, the report states. Smoke was reported to be coming from the area, and the person who called 911 thought it may have been an outside fire.

Crews arrived within four minutes and found flames coming from a one-story house surrounded by heavy brush.

Firefighters used a ladder to enter the home through the windows, but found no victims inside. The blaze was under control in around 30 minutes.

The cause of the fire is under investigation. CFD spokesperson Katherine Rodriguez reminded drivers on Old 63 S to avoid the area as fire crews continue work at the scene Saturday afternoon.

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Haley Swaino

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

An Amber Alert has been canceled for two 12-year-old girls in northwest Missouri.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Emily Harrington and Emma Sue Hale were last seen around 8:40 p.m. Friday at a football game at Rock Port Missouri High School in Atchison County. MSHP said around noon that both girls were safely recovered in Indiada.

The alert was issued around 2:20 a.m. on Saturday.

The girls were believed to have been with a white man named Alec or Alex, the alert states. The suspect may be from California.

Harrington has brown hair and was last seen wearing a brown t-shirt, light colored leggings, and cowboy boots, according to the alert. She has a birthmark on the front of her neck and often wears her hair in a bun.

Hale has very long, dark-blue hair, the alert says. She was last seen wearing a red Chiefs hooded sweatshirt and black leggings.

No details about where they were seen heading or a vehicle identification were provided in the alert.

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