TONIGHT: Mostly clear and breezy with south winds between 10-15 mph, with gusts up to 25 mph. Lows in the upper 40s to around 50. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and windy with southwest gusts up to 45 mph. Highs in the low 70s with sunshine. EXTENDED: Winds begin to ease Thursday night, but temperatures remain much
Continue ReadingSPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Conservation officials say three hunters in southwestern Missouri accidentally shot themselves during last weekend’s opening of firearms deer season. The Springfield News-Leader says none of the shootings were life-threatening. The Missouri Department of Conservation says it will not release details of the shootings until its investigations into them are complete. Justin
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — Federal agents say a rural eastern Missouri man charged in child porn case also threatened to kill the heads of various online platforms, including YouTube and Twitter. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 56-year-old Matthew Bryan Thilges, of Jefferson County, pleaded not guilty Tuesday in St. Louis’ U.S. District Court to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone Electric Cooperative is busy restoring power after outages hit members north and east of Columbia. The utility’s online outage map showed more than 2,000 members without power Wednesday afternoon in outages that include the Shaw, Stephens and Prathersville areas. More than 4,600 lost power at the outage’s peak. The power was
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The president of Columbia College will step down at the beginning of December, citing a need to be with family in New York state as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Mizzou football is down one more scholarship player, after slot receiver Dominic Gicinto announced his entry into the transfer portal on Wednesday. On Tuesday, Eli Drinkwitz said the team had 56 players available, including Gicinto. The SEC requires 53 scholarship players to be available in order to play a game and Mizzou
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The district had a similar discussion in October and board members decided to table the conversation.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri is the hub for a new research project aimed at understanding how the human body’s immune system responds to the virus that causes COVID-19 post-infection. Students, faculty and staff who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the past have been asked to participate in the study
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As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to rise, mid-Missouri health officials are pleading with residents to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday safely.
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Jefferson City police say multiple shots were fired but no one was arrested after a shooting at the Heritage Apartments Tuesday night.
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Mid-Missouri troopers say two people were hurt and one other was arrested Tuesday afternoon after a DWI crash near the Midway exit on Interstate 70 East.
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A news conference about the advancement is being held at the hospital at 10 a.m. Wednesday morning.
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WEDNESDAY: High pressure has moved off to our east this morning. That has in turn swung winds out of the south already. With us being sandwiched between a potent high east and a developing low to our northwest, winds will pick up today. Southerly winds sustained from 15-20 mph with gusts up around 35 will
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VERSAILLES, Mo. (KMIZ) The Morgan County R-II Board of Education approved a mask mandate at Monday night at their school board meeting for the district. Officials say this mandate will be for Pre-K through 12th grade. Superintendent Dr. L. Steve Barnes says, “In the event that we moved back to Category 1, with less restrictions,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) According to Boone County probable cause statements obtained by ABC 17 News, the three inmates being housed at The Reality House all escaped the same way with one escaped on Saturday and two escaped on Monday. According to court documents, all three men – Lawrence Johnson, Jamale E. Marteen and Tyrone McClain
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The Columbia Police Department, like every other department, is being impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic.
Continue Reading JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City Police continue to investigate a report of shots fired on the 800 block of Monroe Street. An officer spoke with ABC 17 News crews on scene and said there was evidence of shots fired that damaged cars and evidence of shell casings. ABC 17 News crews on scene reported
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou women’s basketball standout Aijha Blackwell was named to the preseason All-SEC second team on Tuesday. Blackwell is entering her second season with the Tigers. She averaged 15 points and seven rebounds a game as a freshman. As a team, MU was selected to finish 10th in the SEC in the preseason
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Several hospitals ABC 17 News spoke with reported dozens of employees either quarantining because of possible exposure to the novel coronavirus or contracting the virus itself.
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