November 2019

Weather Alert Day: Temperatures plummet again Wednesday morning

November 8, 2019 3:19 AM Jessica Hafner

The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for late tonight through Wednesday morning for expected wind chills in the single digits.

Local highlights and scores: Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019

November 7, 2019 10:58 PM Tyler Murry

Here are your local highlights and scores for Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019.

The City of Columbia will look at an agreement for a COVID-19 vaccine education campaign during its meeting Monday night.

Columbia commission rejects Rice Road name change

November 7, 2019 10:20 PM Katie Greathouse

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Planning and Zoning Commission rejected a request to rename part of Rice Road at its meeting Thursday night. D&D Investments of Columbia, LLC had proposed renaming a mile of Rice Road to Geyser Boulevard. The company wanted to rename the road from Ballenger Lane to Lake of the Woods Road.

Centralia union workers picket during contract negotiations

November 7, 2019 10:00 PM Matt Ragsdale

CENTRALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Union workers at a Centralia factory picketed Thursday as negotiators with Hubbell Power Systems and the union worked on a new contract. A union representative said workers have had little time off. Jessie Montgomery, vice president with the Local 86821 International Union for Electric Workers – Communication Workers of America, said Hubbell

Hotel plan at Columbia Mall approved by city commission

November 7, 2019 8:52 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A city commission has approved a request to split the Columbia Mall into two lots to accommodate a new hotel. The commission voted unanimously to create a new lot on the north end of the mall property on Bernadette Drive. Developers plan to build a four-story Hilton hotel there. The commission denied

Columbia man pleads guilty to illegally having guns after chase

November 7, 2019 6:52 PM Alec Pettus

James Sander Jr. James Sanders Jr., 31, pleaded guilty Thursday to two counts of felony possession of a firearm, according to the United States Attorney Office of the Western District. According to the court, in July 2018, authorities arrested Sanders two different times. One of those arrests occurred while he was allegedly riding a stolen

MU students voice concern over recent events in townhall

November 7, 2019 6:51 PM Sydney Olsen

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri’s undergraduate student body met Thursday during a town hall. The town hall was a regularly scheduled meeting, but students and members of the Missouri Students Association discussed concerns about recent events that impacted university students. MSA sent out a vague release before the meeting. The group said the

Crash blocks traffic in north Columbia

November 7, 2019 6:15 PM Katie Greathouse

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Right now crews are working a crash in north Columbia. The wreck happened just before 6 p.m. at Rangeline Street and Vandiver Drive, according to Boone County Joint Communications. The Columbia Fire Department tweeted that lanes are blocked in the area. ABC 17 News has contacted the police and fire departments to

Inside Simonsen Ninth Grade Center during the May tornado

November 7, 2019 5:50 PM Deborah Kendrick

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Six months after a Jefferson City tornado scored a direct hit on Simonsen Ninth Grade Center, district leaders continue to look at the safety plans for their buildings. After suffering extensive damage, Simonsen is now a “surplus” property. Jefferson City School Board members will work through the process of what to

MoDOT prepared for winter weather

November 7, 2019 5:21 PM Jasmine Ramirez

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation is preparing for winter weather conditions and held a winter operations drill Thursday to practice snow removal routes. “We’re always preparing for the worst possible case scenario because it can happen at any given winter,” said MoDOT Central District Maintenance Engineer Jason Shafer. Shafer said the

Westminster at Columbia College men’s basketball

November 7, 2019 4:30 PM Matthew Sanders

The Columbia College Cougars host the Westminster College Blue Jays in a nonconference matchup at Southwell Complex. Watch a replay of the live broadcast of the game in the player below.

Bitter wind chills make Friday morning frigid

November 7, 2019 4:09 PM Jessica Hafner

TONIGHT: Mostly clear and cold. Lows in the upper teens and low 20s. FRIDAY: Mostly sunny and chilly, highs in the upper 30s and low 40s. EXTENDED: Wind up from the southwest as colder air retreats briefly north, giving us highs back near our seasonal average in the mid-upper 50s under mainly sunny skies. By

University of Missouri fraternity suspended

November 7, 2019 3:45 PM Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Sigma Chi International Fraternity has suspended its University of Missouri chapter, the organization said Thursday. The suspension is indefinite and takes effect immediately. “One of the most difficult things the Executive Committee can do is vote to close a chapter,” international president Steve Schuyler said in a news release. “In this

Some Columbia residents experience water outage

November 7, 2019 3:26 PM Katie Greathouse

31 Columbia Water & Light customers were without water Thursday afternoon, according to the city. In a Facebook post, city officials said water main repairs affected customers in the 1300 block of W. Ash Street. These customers will be under a precautionary boil advisory. The post said the city will put a hangtag on the

Higbee man dies in Moberly crash

November 7, 2019 3:01 PM Matthew Sanders

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’s NOTE: The name of the man killed in the crash has been corrected. A man from Higbee died Wednesday when his truck hit a tree in Moberly. Moberly police were sent to the 1800 block of South Morley Street at 10:22 a.m. and found a 1999 Chevrolet truck that had run

Klobuchar files in New Hampshire

November 7, 2019 1:05 PM ABC 17 News Team

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) became the sixth Democratic candidate to file for February’s New Hampshire primary Wednesday. Stringr takes a look at her placement in the race.

Missouri Students Association to hold meeting regarding diversity issues on MU campus

November 7, 2019 12:07 PM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Students Association held a town hall meeting Thursday after what the organization calls “a series of events” in recent weeks. MSA is the student government for the University of Missouri. The organization in a news release Monday did not provide any information about the events but said they “have caused

Short-term arrangement reached in custody battle over missing woman’s child

November 7, 2019 11:53 AM Connor Hirsch

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The attorney for the parents of a missing Columbia woman said Thursday they have reached a “very limited, short term agreement” in the custody battle over their grandchild. Mengqi Elledge’s and the family of her husband, Joseph Elledge, are each trying to get custody of the couple’s daughter. A set of hearings

Missouri House Committee on Gaming hears from industry officials about sports betting industry

November 7, 2019 11:40 AM Madison Fleck

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A representative for Major League Baseball made an appearance at Thursday’s Missouri House Committee on Gaming hearing. Jeremy Kudon of MLB was in Jefferson City for Thursday’s hearing which began at noon. The MLB is projected to make $1.106 billion from legal sports betting, according to a Nielsen report commissioned by

Cold weather settling in, brief warm-up this weekend

November 7, 2019 11:31 AM Luke Victor

THIS AFTERNOON: Skies are slowly clearing out across mid-Missouri. It will be cold and breezy throughout the rest of the day. We are expecting to stay dry this evening. TONIGHT: That cold air has a chance to settle in tonight as winds back off. Overnight lows will fall into the low 20s, and wind chills

Month: November 2019