COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A person running across Interstate 70 on Tuesday night suffered serious injuries when they were hit by a car. The Columbia Police Department did not give the name or sex of the crash victim. CPD wrote in a news release that the person was running across the eastbound lanes near the Highway
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash involving a trailer hauling Budweiser Clydesdales on Tuesday closed eastbound Interstate 70 in Columbia after a three-vehicle crash. Columbia Police reported the crash a little before 11 a.m., saying both lanes were closed at the Business Loop 70 West exit. It wasn’t immediately clear how the crash happened. The Missouri
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A sales tax to pay for a new Boone County Jail was roundly rejected by voters on Tuesday. More than 39,000 votes were cast against Proposition L, with a little more than 26,000 votes in favor of it. Boone County Sheriff Dwayne Carey had earlier Tuesday expressed optimism that the measure would
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Coach Eli Drinkwitz and players answered questions from the media as the Mizzou Tigers get ready to host No. 10 Texas at Memorial Stadium.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One of two drivers in a head-on collision that closed a street last week has been cited on five criminal counts, including a serious-injury DWI, according to a Boone County Sheriff’s Office spokesman. Capt. Brian Leer said deputies issued a summons to Melvin Warrick, 46, for serious-injury DWI, driving without a license,
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Election Day is here, and Missouri voters will make some big policy decisions. One of them is Amendment 3, which would ban abortion and transgender medical care for minors. This Amendment 3 would overturn an amendment bearing the same number that was approved by Missouri voters in 2024. Millions have been spent by those who
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Missouri Amendment 3 — County Results Missouri • General electionAmendment 3 county resultsNovember 5, 2024 · Explore the Yes/No vote across Missouri’s 114 counties and St. Louis City.OFFICIAL RESULTS · SOS MISSOURI Yes——No——County / city winners—mapped areas · 114 counties + St. Louis CityKansas City (reported separately)Yes 99,916 · No 24,166Not assigned to a county
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged Monday with two felonies after he was arrested in the aftermath of a downtown shooting, though he is not accused of firing shots. Demarquen T. Allen, 28, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. He was arrested after a shooting early Saturday
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A developer plans to build 300 new apartment units along with retail space on the property where the Katy Station currently sits in downtown Columbia. DLR Group has submitted a letter and plans to City of Columbia staff for new zoning for two new apartment buildings that will hold the housing units
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia and Boone County saw another double-digit year-over-year drop in home sales in September, a stat that local realtors attribute to a market transitioning to mortgage rates topping 7%. Single-family home sales in Boone County fell 12% when compared to last September. Sales in Columbia dropped 18%, according to a release from
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police closed a street temporarily in northeast Columbia on Friday morning, but details on the reason were not immediately available. Several Columbia Police Department and Boone County Sheriff’s Office cruisers were seen at Mulberry Road and Nelwood Drive, and an ABC 17 News photographer saw officers going in and out of a
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This weekend, Americans will “fall back” into standard time. Not everyone likes that. President Donald Trump has criticized the Senate for its inaction on a House-approved permanent daylight saving time bill. The idea has plenty of critics who cite studies showing accidents increase during DST and that the time change carries other health risks. Do
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department reported a “personal robbery” that might have included gunshots downtown Thursday afternoon. A CPD news release stated the incident happened at about 12:30 p.m. in the 100 block of North Tenth Street. Police gave no other details, even after ABC 17 News sought more information. A City of
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(CNN) — Patrick Stewart, the legendary British actor best known for his role as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in the long-running “Star Trek” TV series, has died at the age of 86, according to his spokesperson Kelly Bush Novak. Stewart died in his Los Angeles home Wednesday night, after a “short and poignant journey with Alzheimer’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Pulaski County woman was charged with murder this week for a police chase and deadly crash in August. Prosecutors charged Gracie L. Hutchinson on Tuesday with second-degree murder, aggravated fleeing a traffic stop and unlawful use of a weapon. She was arraigned Wednesday. Hutchinson was the driver of a truck and
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This year’s World Series featured two teams that, regardless of their prowess on the field, aren’t exactly household names. The Central Division Champion Milwaukee Brewers represented the National League, while the Tampa Bay Rays represented the American League. For those of us living in a state divided between Cardinals and Royals fans, there’s not much
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County judge on Monday extended a restraining order giving college basketball eligibility to Mizzou basketball transfer CJ Gunn. Circuit Judge Jeff Harris extended until Monday a temporary restraining order granting Gunn the ability to play for Mizzou in the coming season. Gunn’s lawyer, Scott Pool, had canceled the original hearing
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football returns from its bye this week, and Coach Eli Drinkwitz talked about running back Ahmad Hardy’s return to practice during the team’s weekly news conference.
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Should Missouri welcome new data center projects, or work to limit them? Vote and see live results on SquareOffs. Data centers remain a huge issue in Missouri as development continues on two Montgomery County projects and local governments across the area wrangle with citizens’ concerns about them. Regulators told ABC 17 News in a special
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