COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Multiple Mid-Missouri homeless resource centers are preparing for the upcoming winter season. The 2024 Point in Time Count which counts all of the people in the state experiencing homelessness on a single night in January, tallied 7,338 people. In Region 5 — which represents much of Mid-Missouri — the 2024 count stood
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Walk to End Alzheimer’s raised over $114,000 as of Saturday. Over 600 people showed their support during the walk on Saturday at Stankowski Field on the University of Missouri’s campus. This year, the walk goal is set at $185,000. Last year, the walk raised $161,000 for the Alzheimer’s Association. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 News Anchor Meghan Drakas is sharing her family’s experience with Alzheimer’s disease along with other members of the ABC 17 family, in the leadup to Columbia’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Saturday. My grandmother Barbara Early was born in 1938 in the suburbs of Philly. She was a mother, grandmother,
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The total money raised from last year’s Columbia Walk to End Alzheimer’s has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Alzheimer’s Association says more than 122,000 Missourians 65 years and older are battling Alzheimer’s Disease, which has been documented for nearly 120 years. In that time, multiple treatments have been approved by the U.S.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Democratic incumbent Janet Thompson is facing off against state Rep. Cheri Toalson Reisch in the Northern District commissioner race in Boone County. Boone County Commission District Map, credit: Boone County Government Early voting is currently underway in Missouri and Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5. Janet Thompson Thompson was first elected to the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Democratic incumbent Justin Aldred is facing off against Republican Sam Turner in the Boone County Southern District commissioner race. Boone County Commissioners District Map Early voting is currently underway in Missouri and Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5. Justin Aldred Aldred was first elected as the Southern District commissioner in November 2020.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sam Turner is a Republican seeking to be Boone County’s Southern District commissioner, a seat currently held by Democrat Justin Aldred. The Southern District, also known as District I, represents the southern and a portion of the western part of Boone County. Meghan Drakas: Of course. So to start off, who is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Democrat Justin Aldred is seeking reelection to keep the title of Boone County’s Southern District commissioner. He is running against Republican Sam Turner for the position. The Southern District, also known as District I, represents the southern and a portion of the western part of Boone County. Aldred was elected to the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Janet Thompson is a Democrat seeking reelection to be Boone County’s Northern District commissioner, a seat she has held since 2012. She is up against Republican Cheri Toalson Reisch for the seat. The Southern District, also known as District II, represents the northern and a portion of the eastern part of Boone
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Cheri Toalson Reisch is a Republican seeking election to be Boone County’s Northern District commissioner, a seat currently held by multi-term incumbent Democrat Janet Thompson. The Northern District, also known as District II, represents the northern and a portion of the eastern part of Boone County. Reisch’s experience includes four terms in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Saturday marks 30 years since Columbia teenager Kristina Bishop went missing. Columbia police say 13-year-old Bishop was on her way to Jefferson Middle School along Rogers Street on Oct. 19, 1994, but never made it to school. Columbia Police Department Assistant Chief Lance Bolinger said she was last seen at about 8:20
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) This month President Joe Biden signed two pieces of bipartisan legislation into law which aim to aid the fight against Alzheimer’s Disease. According to the Alzheimer’s Association nearly 7 million people across the U.S. are battling the disease and this number is only expected to grow. NAPA Reauthorization Act The NAPA Reauthorization
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) According to the latest data from the Alzheimer’s Association, more than 122,000 Missourians 65 years and older are battling Alzheimer’s Disease. Across the country, nearly 7 million people are living with the disease. Almost two-thirds of those affected are women. “The mission of the Alzheimer’s Association is to raise funds and awareness
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The Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital has housed over 100 veterans experiencing homelessness during fiscal 2024, the hospital said Thursday.
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A Miller County family is searching for answers as Thursday marks three years since 18-year-old David Michael Bowers Jr. went missing. He was last seen on Sept. 12, 2021, in Affton, Missouri.
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With the growing homeless population in Boone County, the Voluntary Action Center is building The Opportunity Campus with the hopes of getting people back on their feet.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced in a Thursday press release that it is awarding an additional $20 million to help combat veteran homelessness across 43 states. HUD is awarding $197,618 to Missouri from the HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing program. The funding is broken down between eight areas across
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) John Martin bested Bryce Beal to become the Republican nominee in Missouri’s 44th House District race. The district encompasses most of southern and eastern Boone County outside of Columbia. Martin earned the nomination with 2,755 votes to Beal’s 1,744. Following the nomination, Martin told ABC 17 News he is very grateful and appreciates
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The Columbia Housing Authority broke ground Thursday on its new apartment complex, Kinney Point Apartments.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) is retiring at the end of his term. ABC 17 News spoke with several candidates who are on the ballot in the Aug. 6 primary for the Third District seat. ABC 17 News anchor Meghan Drakas sat down with Luetkemeyer, who reflected on his time in office.
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