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Columbia moves forward with construction on recycling site
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council on Monday night unanimously approved the construction of a new building over its recycling site. The bill allows staff to move forward with the design and construction after the building was damaged by an April 20 tornado. The proposed building will cost about $3.5 million, which includes foundation design,
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Columbia, federal law enforcement talk about warrant sweep
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Stormtrack Winter Weather Special replay
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High school football highlights and scores: Week 12
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Week 12 of the Missouri high school football season is tonight. Scores from Mid-Missouri teams will be posted below.
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WATCH: Alford talks to CNN about ACA subsidies and shutdown
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) U.S. Rep. Mark Alford spoke with CNN on Tuesday morning as House members returned to the Capitol to vote on a deal to end the longest-ever government shutdown. Alford supports the spending package after Democrats dropped a demand that subsidies for Affordable Care Act insurance plans be extended. Watch Alford talk about
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Government shutdown affects flights at Columbia Regional Airport
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A number of flights have been affected at Columbia Regional Airport because of the ongoing government shutdown. Two American Airlines flights scheduled to leave from Columbia to Dallas on Monday were canceled, as well as one flight coming into Columbia from Dallas. Another flight from Dallas was delayed by five hours. A
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2 wrongful death cases settled in 2022 Amtrak crash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two wrongful death lawsuits in a 2022 Amtrak crash have been settled. The crash with a dumptruck killed four people and injured dozens more in June 27, 2022, near Mendon, Missouri. Settlements have been reached in wrongful death lawsuits filed by the families of Rachelle Cook and Kim Holsapple. There are two other lawsuits
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High school football highlights and scores: Week 11
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Week 11 of the Missouri high school football season is tonight. Scores from Mid-Missouri teams will be posted below.
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Jefferson City Council approves $25k for security upgrades to city hall
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council on Monday night reallocated $25,000 from recent bicentennial events to make security upgrades to city hall. City staff said they want to buy portable security scanners and the city’s finance director is working with the Jefferson City Police Department to determine their options. No decision has been made
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SportsZone Football Friday highlights and scores: Week 10
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Week 10 of the Missouri high school football season is tonight. Scores from Mid-Missouri teams will be posted below.
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Collin Anderson
Collin Anderson joined ABC 17 News in October 2025 as a sports anchor and multimedia journalist. He graduated from the University of Arkansas with a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism in 2024Â and his master’s degree in journalism in 2025. While in Fayetteville, he worked as a sports anchor, reporter, and producer for the university’s student-run
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SportsZone Football Friday highlights and scores: Week 9
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Week 9 of the Missouri high school football season is tonight. Scores from Mid-Missouri teams will be posted below.
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SportsZone Football Friday highlights and scores: Week 8
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Week 8 of the Missouri high school football season is tonight. Scores from Mid-Missouri teams will be posted below.
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Cleanup from Lake of the Ozarks marina fire should finish within two weeks
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Natural Resources says it’s almost done cleaning up a portion of the Lake of the Ozarks where a marina caught fire over the summer. Investigators say the Aug. 4 fire was accidental and may have been caused by an electrical issue with a house boat. Several docks and a
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SportsZone Football Friday highlights and scores: Week 7
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Week 7 of the Missouri high school football season is tonight. Scores from Mid-Missouri teams will be posted below.
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Columbia no longer putting together task force for downtown crime, will continue meetings with groups tackling issue
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe told ABC 17 News that she is no longer putting together a task force that addresses downtown crime. She announced the task force after it was requested by University of Missouri System President Mun Choi after a Stephens College student, Aiyanna Williams, was shot and killed in downtown
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