COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than 60,000 fans are expected to attend the Mizzou football team’s season opener Thursday, but getting to and from Memorial Stadium could take some extra time as construction around the stadium creates traffic impacts. That traffic could be magnified with more people expected to be inside Memorial Stadium throughout the season.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After months of workouts and practices, the Mizzou football team is set to take the field for the first time Thursday as the 2026 season kicks off at Faurot Field. But much like the players on the field, the preparation to keep fans safe on game day starts months earlier — and
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) A longtime Columbia staple is set to close its doors this winter. Shiloh Bar and Grill announced on Facebook that this upcoming college football season will be its last. Owner Nic Parks later confirmed to ABC 17 News that the bar will close in December. Parks said the closure is tied to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) While Missouri sportsbooks recorded their lowest monthly wagering total in July, that figure is expected to surge once the college football season gets into full swing. Recent figures from the Missouri Gaming Commission show sportsbooks accepted $246.8 million in wagers in July, with baseball bets accounting for $135.2 million of that total. That
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Donald Trump’s plan to bring more foreign beef into the U.S. market is intended to help lower prices for consumers, but Missouri cattle producers and agricultural economists question how much shoppers will actually save, and whether the move could hurt the domestic cattle industry in the long run. Trump said the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) U.S Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) has launched an investigation into Flock’s AI-powered web cameras. On Wednesday, Hawley sent a letter to Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley, demanding answers to what safeguards the company has in place to protect Americans’ data. According to Flock, Missouri is one of 49 states using the license
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, man says he has no regrets after being arrested while protesting Columbia’s Flock cameras. Dominic O’Connor, a tattoo artist who lives in Mexico and works at Electric Peacock Tattoos in Columbia, said he spent two days protesting the city’s use of the automated license plate reader cameras before he
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A candlelight vigil was held Friday night for a 47-year-old Columbia man who was killed in a vehicle and pedestrian collision on Aug. 14. Mark Hunter Jr. was killed after being struck by a vehicle near East St. Charles Road and Remm Drive at about 9:09 p.m. He was taken to a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia lawmaker is warning that Missouri’s schools could face an increasingly difficult financial future, arguing that new revenue from legalized sports betting is not providing the boost to education voters were promised. The state’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education says the sports wagering money is being used to fund existing
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) With Jefferson City facing a budget shortfall, city officials have told departments to prepare to make changes to their proposals if a proposed public safety sales tax fails at the ballot box in November. Mayor Ron Fitzwater presented his proposed fiscal year 2027 budget to the City Council on Wednesday, outlining
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) When Missouri voters approved legal sportsbetting in November 2024, Winning for Missouri Education, backed by millions of dollars from DraftKings and FanDuel, touted millions in new revenue for the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The Missouri Gaming Commission initially estimated the state would collect more than $6 million in its first
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council on Monday voted overwhelmingly to renew its agreement with Flock for automated license plate readers, with Ward 2 Councilman Cody Holt casting the lone dissenting vote. Since September 2025, the Jefferson City Police Department has operated 21 Flock automated license plate readers throughout the city. Ahead of
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City swore in a new councilmember Monday, filling the Ward 3 seat left vacant by Derek Thomas’ resignation on June 2. Hal Dulle was appointed to the seat after receiving five votes from the City Council, while Susan Cook received the remaining four. Thomas resigned in June after moving out
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Delia’s Mexican Grill has agreed to pay a fine after a Missouri Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control investigation found the restaurant served alcohol without an active liquor license in 2024. It is one of two cases the ATC has opened involving the restaurant, according to records obtained by ABC 17 News.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) If you’re walking through downtown Columbia, you may notice a new Flock camera at the intersection of Ninth Street and Walnut Street. The camera comes as University of Missouri System President Mun Choi has called the area a “danger zone” in a series of emails to city leaders following high-profile incidents along
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the June death of an electrician who died while working on the University of Missouri’s Memorial Stadium renovation project. Corey Sooter, 44, died on June 10 after working at Memorial Stadium on June 5. He was a foreman for BK2 Electrical and Design and
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri schools are finally starting to see money from the state’s sports betting industry, which was legalized in December. According to Liz Hoffman of the Missouri Gaming Commission, $1.084 million was transferred to the Sports Wagering Education Fund on June 9, marking the first distribution to education since sports betting was legalized.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Cases of cyclosporiasis continue to climb in Missouri, with health officials confirming Wednesday that the Show-Me state is among 15 affected states included in the nationwide outbreak linked to lettuce from central Mexico. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Missouri has reported the third-highest number of illnesses in the
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INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (KMIZ) State Sen. Rick Brattin is projected to win the Republican nomination in the newly drawn 5th District. Six Republicans competed for the chance to challenge longtime Democratic U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver in a dramatically reshaped 5th Congressional District. Decision Desk HQ is projecting Brattin to win the nomination as he earned 44%
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Fulton is one of just three Missouri communities selected to receive a $30,000 grant through the Center on Rural Innovation’s Heartland Rural Innovators Initiative, a program local leaders say could help lay the groundwork for long-term economic development and downtown revitalization. The Center on Rural Innovation works with small communities to develop
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