January 2020

Woman suffers life-threatening injuries in Columbia knife attack

January 31, 2020 5:44 AM Matthew Sanders

A woman was left with life-threatening injuries Friday morning after she was attacked with a knife in central Columbia.

Tracking a little bit of everything this morning

January 31, 2020 4:58 AM Kevin Schneider

FRIDAY: Another ugly start with some drizzle, flurries, and fog all possible. That ugly start tries to improve by this afternoon with a few peeks of sunshine possible as highs get into the 40s. TONIGHT: Cloud cover stick around, however. Lows fall back into the upper 20s. EXTENDED: Saturday looks nice with more sunshine than

Chiefs closing in on Super Bowl LIV

January 30, 2020 11:30 PM Andrew Kauffman

MIAMI (KMIZ) The Chiefs are less than three days away from their Super Bowl LIV matchup against San Francisco. Kansas City is finished with its media responsibilities until after Sunday’s game. The team will begin its final preparations at practice and in the film room on Friday. Practice is closed to the media. ABC 17

Chiefs head coach and offensive coordinator talk about the fifth down game

January 30, 2020 10:50 PM Andrew Kauffman

With just three days until the big game, Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid and offensive coordinator Eric Beiniemy spoke about the fifth down game.

No. 13 Kentucky blows past Mizzou women’s basketball

January 30, 2020 10:14 PM Tyler Murry

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The difficult season for the Mizzou women’s basketball team continued as (13) Kentucky defeated the Tigers, 62-47. With the loss, the Tigers fall to 5-16 overall (2-6 SEC). Mizzou has now played six top-25 ranked teams in 2020. Mizzou struggled offensively and scored just 17 points in the first half. The Tigers

Columbia CPD police investigation Jefferson City bank robbery

Jefferson City man charged with Columbia armed bank robbery

January 30, 2020 9:52 PM Matt Ragsdale

Officers arrested Wilder on Wednesday after the investigation led them to Jefferson City.

East High Street to see new improvements

January 30, 2020 9:08 PM Zach Boetto

Jefferson City and Cole County are working on a joint project that will improve East High Street from Locust Street to Vetter Lane.

The Ben Renick case: snakes, shootings and millions of dollars

January 30, 2020 8:50 PM Lucas Geisler

MONTGOMERY CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) As prosecutors in Missouri begin making their case that two people killed Ben Renick in 2017, courts are still settling millions of dollars worth of deals he started before his death. In the years since Renick, 29, was shot and killed at his Montgomery County home near New Florence, attorneys and

Andy Reid reminisces on time spent at Mizzou

January 30, 2020 8:01 PM ABC 17 News Team

As the Kansas City Chiefs’ head coach preps for Super Bowl LIV, he is also reflecting on his time in Central Missouri.

Two people charged in connection with Business Loop 70 shooting

January 30, 2020 7:35 PM Sydney Olsen

Two people are facing charges after a shooting on Business Loop 70. The roundabout on Business Loop 70 near Aldi was closed for a short period on Jan. 26 after someone shot from one vehicle at another.

Shakira, Jennifer Lopez talk Super Bowl halftime show

January 30, 2020 6:36 PM ABC 17 News Team

MIAMI, Fl. (KMIZ) Preparations for the Pepsi Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show, are underway in Miami, Florida. A news conference was held Thursday with Jennifer Lopez and Shakira, who will both be performing during the 12-minute halftime show on Sunday. The performers remained tight-lipped about specifics but said viewers can expect to see a mixture

Road crews are focusing on pothole repairs

January 30, 2020 6:34 PM Amber Tabeling

Road crews are shifting their focus from plowing to repairing roads after the previous weeks of snow and ice.

Sleepers recalled over safety concerns

January 30, 2020 6:23 PM Deborah Kendrick

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning parents about infant sleepers that could suffocate children.

The NBA will honor Kobe Bryant with a new NBA All-Star Game format

January 30, 2020 6:05 PM CNN

The NBA will honor the life of Kobe Bryant by changing the format of its 2020 All-Star Game in Chicago. The new format is set up to maximize money that can be won for charity. The biggest change comes in the form of an untimed fourth quarter and a target score featuring Bryant’s number 24,

Columbia firefighters respond to fire in Benton-Stephens neighborhood

January 30, 2020 5:29 PM Matt Ragsdale

CFD tweeted just before 5 p.m. that firefighters were called to a fire on Melbourne Street just off of College Avenue.

Man charged in Cole County for shooting at murder victim’s funeral

January 30, 2020 4:35 PM Matt Ragsdale

Court documents say he told officers he fired two times to break up a fight.

Tracking fog, patchy flurries and freezing drizzle overnight

January 30, 2020 4:31 PM Jessica Hafner

TONIGHT: Expect a gloomy night with a few flurries or areas of freezing drizzle, especially north of I-70. Fog develops late with lows around 30. FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy with spotty drizzle. Slightly warmer with highs in the low 40s. EXTENDED: Sunshine finally starts to break through on Saturday, allowing temperatures to rise into the mid-40s.

3 Cheers: Meet Cherry Hill’s ‘Oldest Kindergartner’

January 30, 2020 4:25 PM CNN

Click here for updates on this story CHERRY HILL, NJ (KYW) — If you do a headcount of Mrs. Morrell’s kindergarten class at Clara Barton Elementary School, you’ll count 22 students, including a special honorary pupil, Joel Fleisher. “I started in second grade, then I went to third grade, then I got demoted to kindergarten,

Don’t look now, but the US deficit is skyrocketing

January 30, 2020 3:55 PM CNN

Amid the intense focus on the Senate impeachment trial and Monday’s Iowa caucuses in the presidential race, you likely missed this announcement from the Congressional Budget Office: The budget deficit is projected to top $1 trillion in 2020 — and to stay at or above that 13-figure mark for the remainder of the decade. Why

The Science Behind: The spring-like Sunday ahead

January 30, 2020 3:38 PM Luke Victor

Big changes are on the way after a week of cool, cloudy weather.

Month: January 2020