News Team

Riane Cleveland reports weekdays for ABC 17 News at 5, 6 and 6:30…

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…

Deborah Kendrick is an Edward R. Murrow Award-winning journalist who has worked for KMIZ since February 2016.  Deborah anchors our…

Molly Stawinoga is the weekday morning anchor at ABC 17 News. She’s worked in a myriad of positions at KMIZ, including producer, reporter and…

Sydney Olsen reports weeknights and anchors the weekend evening editions of ABC 17 News at 6 and 10 on KMIZ and ABC 17 News at 9 on…

Brittany Wiley joined ABC 17 News in December 2018 as a full-time reporter. She graduated from the University of Northern Colorado…

Connor Hirsch is back in his home turf, starting his career with ABC 17 News in March 2019. Connor reports for the weekday early evening shows, as…

Zach Boetto started working with ABC 17 News in June after graduating from California State University-Channel Islands with a…

Amber joined the ABC 17 News team as a multimedia journalist in December 2019. Before starting her reporting career at…

Zola Crowder joined the ABC 17 News team as a multimedia journalist in June 2020 after graduating from the University of Missouri with a Broadcast…

Ben Fein is a multimedia journalist for ABC 17 News. You can usually see his reports on weekend mornings or weekdays at 5, 6 and 6:30 p.m. on…