Editor’s note: The story has been updated to better reflect the use of the home. FAYETTE, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people died in an assisted care home fire on Tuesday in Fayette. The fire engulfed the building on Villers Drive behind Perkins Residential Care Center on Main Street in Fayette on Tuesday morning, Fayette co-fire chief
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A meeting set up on Facebook to ostensibly sell an iPhone turned deadly in Columbia on Sunday, according to court documents. Columbia police on Tuesday arrested a woman, two men and a juvenile in connection with a deadly shooting that took place in the 1400 block of Ridgemont Court on Sunday. They
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A strong cold front brought a round of dangerous cold on Monday, with below-zero wind chills in the early morning. Wind chills will remain cold on Monday in the teens, before a return to more average temperatures for New Year’s. BLOG: The big changes can be blamed on a deep trough pushing off the Plains,
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The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for the potential of accumulating snow that could cause roads to be slick through Tuesday morning. A wave of low pressure has plunged out of the Rockies across the Plains and into the Midwest on Monday, triggering a wide swath of snow where
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police officers arrested two more people in connection with a 2017 murder investigation on Thursday. According to a news release, officers arrested David Adams, 44, and Julius Cureton, 37, both of Columbia. Police said they arrested both on suspicion of second-degree murder, first-degree robbery, first-degree burglary, armed criminal action, unlawful use
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ELDON, Mo. (KMIZ) Smoke and flames were seen again Saturday afternoon at the damage site of a total loss fire in Eldon. Eldon Police and fire crews responded to a large building fire around 7:10 p.m. at a bowling alley in Eldon on Friday night. The fire broke out at Eldon Lanes, located at 401
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – In a press release Saturday morning, the Columbia Police Department announced they arrested 18-year-old Columbia man Kieran Piersee in connection to Friday night’s shooting on Moss Street. Piersee was charged with first-degree assault, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon. The statement also reported that police located a 32-year-old
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 2-year-old who was reported missing from a home at the Lake of the Ozarks was found dead Monday, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The Camden County Sheriff’s Office identified the girl as Iszabella Obryan in a release on Tuesday. The release states Camden County communications received the call
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a tense meeting in the White House on Friday. The two leaders talked about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and a possible ceasefire but were in major disagreement, with the leaders raising their voices at each other at times. In a statement published to
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The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for dangerously cold temperatures through tomorrow morning. Temperatures will be near zero again Friday morning, potentially recording more records across Mid-Missouri. The record low in Columbia on Friday morning is 2 degrees, set back in 1939. Wind chills will be close to the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire caused major damage to a Columbia home on Friday morning. Firefighters were sent to the call on Lakeview Avenue a little before 4 a.m. Six fire companies responded, according to a Columbia Fire Department news release. The fire was knocked down in about 5 minutes but caused “severe damage,” the
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The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for dangerously cold morning temperatures through Thursday morning. Arctic air following Sunday and Monday’s winter storm coupled with snow covered ground will make for some frigid mornings in Mid-Missouri through late week. Strong winds from the northwest will keep temperatures well below average,
Continue ReadingBy Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Former President Jimmy Carter, a Georgia peanut farmer who vowed to restore morality and truth to politics after an era of White House scandal and who redefined post-presidential service, died Sunday at the age of 100. The Carter Center said the 39th president died in Plains, Georgia, surrounded by
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UPDATES: WEDNESDAY EVENING: A line of strong storms capable of producing 40-60 mph winds and small hail continues to track east through Mid-Missouri. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect until 4:00 a.m. for much of the area. BLOG An ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day has been issued for Wednesday night from 5 p.m
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OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) An Osage Beach police officer died in a car crash while chasing another vehicle, the department said on Saturday morning. The Osage Beach Police Department said that Officer Phylicia Carson died on Saturday while pursuing another car. Chief Todd Davis said in a news conference on Saturday that officers saw a
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MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) – One person has died during a crash in Miller County on Saturday. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, Steven Buckner, 43, of Eldon, was driving a 1989 Chevrolet Pickup Truck on Route Z at 6:22 p.m., Saturday when the crash occurred. Buckner was about 1630 feet south
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THURSDAY AFTERNOON UPDATE: Little has changed in the forecast for Thursday night, other than the fact that we now have some added clarity of where and when the best chances for storms will be. We’ll have two primary rounds of storms. Our first window for sever weather will come with development in the south that
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UPDATE: Thursday Morning Update: Our last day of heat comes on Thursday, as a cold front passing through the region will slowly push warmth south, and replace it with more mild air on Friday. The heat index will be anywhere from 95-105 in the afternoon before we feel the effects of that cold front by
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, ending his bid for reelection after a disastrous debate with Donald Trump that raised doubts about the incumbent’s fitness for office. The unprecedented announcement, delivered less than four months before the election, immediately upended a
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Isolated storms have started to develop across the Missouri-Iowa border and have quickly become intense
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