COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football fans will see changes to their game-day experience at Faurot Field this season, including stadium upgrades, concession stand additions and travel impacts on I-70. Fan Experience Fans will see new enhancements to Memorial Stadium this season as Mizzou Football kicks off the 2026 season against the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Three Missouri Supreme Court hearings are set to take place Wednesday regarding potential November ballot measures. Respect Missouri Voters will be at the Supreme Court as the group continues to fight for Amendment 6 regarding the citizen-led petition to be on the November ballot. The group looks to add new rules
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Arguments challenging Missouri Senate Bill 3 will be heard again Tuesday morning after a lawsuit was dismissed and appealed. State Sen. Mike Moon (R-Ash Grove), State Rep. Bryant Wolfin (R-Ste. Genevieve) and Ron Calzone from Maries County filed the lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Senate Bill 3 in July 2025. Senate
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man charged in a deadly 2020 Columbia shooting will not have his bond revoked after arguments in Monday morning’s pre-trial hearing. Curtis Allen Lewis is charged with first-degree involuntary manslaughter, second-degree assault, and two counts of armed criminal action in connection with a shooting that killed Tershawn Kitchen. Kitchen was a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several road projects in Columbia and Boone County are set to begin Thursday and Friday. The exit ramp from Highway 63 to westbound Interstate 70 will close at 8 p.m. Thursday, as MoDOT crews can add temporary barriers. The ramp will reopen “no later than” 6 a.m. Friday, according to a MoDOT press
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) West Ash Street near the Activity and Recreation Center in Columbia is temporarily closed for emergency water line repairs Wednesday. Repair crews with Emery Sapp & Sons Inc. began working on the broken water line at 4 a.m. W. Ash St. is closed between Bernadette Dr. and Clinkscales Road; however, crews expect
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools welcomes thousands of students back to campus for the first day of school on Tuesday. With classes back in session, drivers need to be mindful of traffic impacts as the school year kicks off. Crews have finished the roundabout project at Sinclair Road and Southampton Dr., which leads to
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City School District is kicking off the 2026-27 school year Monday morning. All elementary schools in the district will be open from 7:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m., and buildings will be open for students at 7:15 a.m. Middle school students will begin class at 8:50 a.m., and students will
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HUNTSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A man convicted of murdering a woman outside of his home in Moberly was sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday. David “Kip” Heyde, 69, of Moberly, was found guilty on June 26 of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Bailey Scott. Heyde appeared in Randolph County Circuit Court at 1 p.m. Friday
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Fair will host the annual Governor’s Ham Breakfast Thursday morning, with multiple politicians from across the state expected to attend ahead of the midterm elections. The breakfast will be in the NUCOR Director’s Pavilion at 8 a.m. at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia. Governor Mike Kehoe, Lt. Governor
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Fire Department responded to an apartment complex Wednesday morning after a dryer caught fire. Fire crews were called to the Grindstone Apartments in the 3100 block of Old Highway 63 just after Midnight Wednesday. Columbia Fire Shift Commander Shawn Noordsy told ABC 17 News that an appliance dryer caught fire
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Commission approved “No Parking Anytime” signs on a street just south of Columbia on Tuesday. The Road and Bridge Department is concerned that renters from the duplexes in the area off Ponderosa St. are parking on both sides of the road, impacting travel for commercial vehicles. This is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It is important to know the dangers of being in a hot car amid a heat wave rolling through Mid-Missouri. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day Tuesday and Wednesday for extreme heat in Mid-Missouri. However, it does not take triple-digit heat indices for your vehicle to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation is set to hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday morning for the St. Charles Road bridge over I-70 in Columbia. The ribbon-cutting will begin at 10:30 a.m. on the St. Charles Road bridge. Guests are encouraged to park at the shopping center on the north side of the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 19-year-old Pilot Grove woman suffered serious injuries in a Cooper County crash Thursday. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the woman was driving a 2011 Toyota Camry southbound on Route JJ, south of Lee Road at 11:50 a.m., when she drove through water in the road. The woman began to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several law enforcement vehicles from multiple departments responded to a burglary alarm at the U.S. Geological Survey Environmental Research Center in Columbia Friday morning. Just before 5:15 a.m., ABC 17 News crews on scene saw around 20 law enforcement vehicles with the Columbia Police Department, Boone County Sheriff’s Office and University of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Roads in Columbia and Boone County are clearing up after Thursday’s heavy rainfall. ABC 17 News crews traveled along multiple roads Friday morning that experienced high water and flooding and saw the following roads are now open. E. Sexton Road Mesa and Gillespie Bridge Chapel Hill Road W. Nifong Boulevard and Glen
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Fire Department and Boone County Fire Protection District were called to a water rescue Thursday morning after two vehicles became trapped in floodwaters in west Columbia. Just before 5:30 a.m., ABC 17 News crews saw two vehicles stuck in floodwaters on Blackfoot Road and Bear Creek. Crews saw three to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) City of Columbia Utilities says power has been restored after more than 1500 customers were without power in Columbia Thursday morning as storms rolled through mid-Missouri. According to Jason West, communication and outreach supervisor for Columbia Utilities, multiple small issues with tree limbs and vines caused the closure of a couple of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people suffered serious injuries in a Chariton County crash Tuesday afternoon. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, an 18-year-old Salisbury woman was driving a 2023 Kia Forte eastbound on Highway 24 when she hit the back of a 2025 Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by a 65-year-old Salisbury woman at 5:17
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