Jessica Hafner is the Chief Meteorologist for ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather. You can see her forecasts at 5, 6 and 10 p.m. on KMIZ and 9 p.m. on KQFX. Jessica returned to ABC 17 News after three years at KSDK-TV in St. Louis, where she was a meteorologist and fill-in traffic anchor. During her time
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Meteorologist Nate Splater joined the ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team in the summer of 2020. He’s from a small town in southern Arkansas and came to mid-Missouri to pursue a degree in meteorology at Mizzou in 2018. Even though it’s been a few years since he first came to Columbia, Nate is still not used
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Chance Gotsch is a meteorologist for ABC 17 News and FOX 22. He joined the ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather team in February 2021 and graduated from the University of Missouri with a degree in meteorology in Spring 2022. You can usually catch Chance’s forecasts weekdays at noon and 6:30 p.m. on KMIZ.
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Lucas Geisler anchors the 6, 9 and 10 p.m. newscasts for ABC 17 News and reports on the latest news around mid-Missouri. His coverage includes issues within the City of Columbia and the state’s court system. Lucas has covered protests in Ferguson, Mo., sweeping changes at the University of Missouri and numerous issues people in
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Meghan Drakas joined ABC 17 News from the Keystone State and calls the suburbs of Philadelphia her home.
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Haley Swaino joined the ABC 17 News team in November 2024 as a multimedia journalist. She got her start at PBS/NPR affiliate WOUB (Ohio University) where she anchored and reported for NewsWatch. Haley is also an alumna of Delta Gamma Fraternity and served as Zeta Rho chapter president in 2022. She was born and raised
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Sawyer Jackson is an ABC 17 Stormtrack Forecaster and started working for ABC 17 in early October of 2022. He is a senior at the University of Missouri, Columbia, and is working on his master’s degree. You can usually watch him on weekend evenings at 6, 9, and 10 p.m. Jackson comes from Blue Springs, Missouri,
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Marie Moyer joined ABC 17 News in June 2024 as a multimedia journalist. She graduated from Pennsylvania State University in May 2024 with a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism and a minor in sociology. While at Penn State, Marie was an anchor and reporter for the student-produced newscast, the Centre County Report. She also interned
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Columbia Public Schools on Tuesday celebrated the start of work to renovate and add to its trade school.
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Kyle Helms joined the ABC 17 News team as a photographer in August of 2023 before moving into the sports department as a reporter and anchor. He previously interned with ABC 17 in 2021 and graduated from the University of Missouri in May 2023.
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Jazsmin Halliburton joined ABC 17 News as a multimedia journalist in October 2023. She is a graduate of the A.Q. Miller School master’s program at Kansas State University. During her time there she wrote for the Collegian, did some sideline reporting that aired on ESPN+, and was the Sports Director at Wildcat 91.9 FM.
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Euphenie Andre joined the ABC 17 News team in August of 2023. She is a graduate of the University of Missouri where she majored in journalism.You can usually catch Euphenie’s reports weekends on KMIZ.
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Erika McGuire joined the ABC 17 News team in October 2021. You can usually catch her reports Monday through Friday at 5, 6 or 6:30 p.m. on KMIZ.
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Gabrielle Teiner joined the ABC 17 News team in July 2023 as a multimedia journalist.
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Mitchell Kaminski is a Big J Journalist from Wheaton, Illinois, who got a degree in sports communication and journalism from Bradley University.
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Nia Hinson joined the ABC 17 News team in January of 2023 as a MMJ. She graduated from Miami University in May of 2022, with bachelor’s degrees in both Journalism and Sport Management. During her time at Miami, she worked as a reporter/anchor for Miami Television News, and interned for The Borgen Project. She has
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department invited the community to an open house event at their regional training center at 5001 Meyer Industrial Drive on Saturday. The event was a part of CPD’s ongoing recruitment drive to fill 21 open positions at the department. “This is not only a prime recruiting opportunity, but also a great chance
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