COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri Supreme Court judge is expected to hear arguments in a redistricting lawsuit on Tuesday that could give voters, politicians and election authorities a final answer as to which congressional map is currently in place. This lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of the law that enacts the map, House Bill 1. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. The Columbia Regional Airport is expected to add hundreds of parking spots ahead of Allegiant Airlines starting services to Florida in June. Airport manager Michael Parks told ABC 17 News in an email that the project would add about 250 new parking spots and pave about 175 existing spots. The project would be
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Governor Mike Kehoe made opening remarks at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, on Friday for the 80th anniversary of the former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s speech “The Sinews of Peace.” “He [Churchill] warned of an Iron Curtain descending across Europe, but he also called for something far greater: unity among free
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Violent juvenile crime is rising, according to data from the state and the Greene County chief juvenile officer Bill Prince. The ABC 17 News team took a look at the data following a Wednesday night shooting in Columbia. Data from the Robert L. Perry Juvenile Justice Center shows that the number of
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Protesters gathered in the Capital city on Sunday afternoon to speak out against a crackdown on immigration in the United States. The protest was scheduled before President Donald Trump announced the joint US-Israel attack on Iran early Saturday morning, but one protester said the attack was another reason to protest the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Donald Trump announced the joint U.S. and Israeli attack on Iran early Saturday morning, just a few days before Congress was set to debate and vote on military action in Iran, according to CNN. Some lawmakers are upset that Trump would engage in what he called “major combat operations” without congressional
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Commission unanimously approved a contract extension for the county’s special assistant prosecutor assistance on four murder cases. The contract would require Sue Boresi’s assistance in the prosecution of Anthony Marine, who is accused of murder in May 2025; James Caldwell, who is accused of killing one person and injuring
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Donald Trump addressed the nation Tuesday night in the annual State of the Union Address, and the ABC 17 News team is fact-checking and adding context to some of the economic claims he made. “In one year, we have lifted 2.4 million Americans, a record, off of food stamps,” Trump said
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri Supreme Court Justice knocked down a law last month that would allow the Secretary of State to rewrite unfair ballot summaries, instead of a judge. Lawmakers are taking another go at passing a similar law and making it stick this time. Rep. John Simmons (R-Washington) introduced House Bill 3146 that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some Columbia City Council members who were present at a recent public safety meeting between the city and the University of Missouri on Thursday told ABC 17 News on Saturday that the meeting was “productive.” The meetings are typically held behind closed doors, which university president Mun Choi said is to keep
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Secretary of State’s Office backs the claim that the “Missouri First” map is in effect, but the Boone County clerk said Friday she can’t change district lines for voters until after the April election. “Right now in the voter registration system that’s maintained by the Secretary of State’s Office, there’s not
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) City of Columbia and University of Missouri leaders on Thursday held their fourth public safety meeting since the university president called on Columbia to crack down on crime. An ABC 17 News reporter saw University President Mun Choi, Boone County Presiding Commissioner Kip Kendrick, Fifth Ward Councilman Don Waterman and Columbia Police
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Columbia Parks and Recreation had its first public comment on Wednesday regarding improvements to Field Park, located at 900 Range Line St. The improvements would include two new pickleball courts, for which Columbia College has reportedly agreed to chip in $40,000, according to the capital improvement project search. That’s along with updates
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COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The friends of Lawrence Renn Junior, who owned 178 acres of land and wanted to turn it into a county park, are considering the next steps after the land was sold in an auction. Hawthorn Bank is the trustee of the Renn Trust, which included the farmland, and what Renn’s friends
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Fire Protection District responded to a single-story house fire Saturday night, around 10:13 p.m., according to a BCFPD Facebook post. Residents of the home evacuated after hearing smoke alarms go off, and a dog was rescued, according to the post. No one was injured. Crews arrived on scene about
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police say an early morning shooting on Saturday that left one person hurt was accidental. Police Department responded to a shots-fired call at Classic Buildings on North Providence Road around 4 a.m. Saturday CPD spokesperson Colin Imhoff told an ABC 17 News reporter that a person was found hurt and was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department identified the suspect in custody after an armed robbery at a bank in downtown Columbia on Saturday morning. Police arrested 71-year-old Basil Kyles, of Columbia, on charges of first-degree robbery, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon, unlawful possession of a firearm and tampering with evidence in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Secretary of State Denny Hoskins is asking local election authorities to verify voters’ citizenship status after a federal program flagged people for potential illegal status. However, many county clerks have spotted citizens on the list. Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon said Hoskins sent her a list of 74 voters in November whose
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri lawmakers are considering two bills that would require summer and day camps to be licensed and create emergency plans for inclement weather. The bill was prompted by a deadly Texas flood that killed 27 girls at Camp Mystic in July 2025. Rep. Cameron Parker (R-Campbell) introduced the legislation in the House,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe has promised $7.5 million to pay for students to attend classes outside their school districts, if the state legislature can pass an open enrollment bill. “Again, open enrollment is not about weakening public education, it’s about strengthening it,” Kehoe said in his State of the State Address in January.
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