By Morgan Rimmer, Ted Barrett and Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — The Senate narrowly voted to confirm embattled Pete Hegseth as secretary of the Department of Defense, in a major win for President Donald Trump and his new administration. Vice President JD Vance cast the 51-50 tie-breaking vote after former GOP Leader Mitch McConnell and
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people died in two separate crashes Thursday on Highway 63 in Boone County, north of Columbia. Emergency dispatchers alerted the public at about 4:30 p.m. Thursday that a crash had closed Highway 63 southbound at Highway 124. Two people died in a head-on collision. According to the crash report release
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Dangerously cold temperatures have led to a number of area schools to either call off classes on Tuesday or have a late start. Overnight wind chills in parts of Mid-Missouri are expected to hit minus-20 degrees, according to the ABC 17 News Stormtrack Weather Team, who issued a Weather Alert Day for
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A Fulton teenager was found shot dead late Sunday night.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia Public Schools bus was involved in a crash Friday near the intersection of East Broadway and Old 63, near Stephens Lake Park. Multiple vehicles appeared to be involved in the crash. CPS spokeswoman Michelle Baumstark told ABC 17 News in a text message that 11 students are on the bus.
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By John Fritze, Tierney Sneed, Devan Cole, Pamela Brown, Clare Duffy, Kit Maher, Evan Perez and Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — TikTok on Friday said that it would turn off more than 170 million Americans’ access to the super popular video app on Sunday, unless President Joe Biden’s administration acts urgently to assure the company
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A warrant was issued on Monday for a man accused of killing another patient at Fulton State Hospital last week. Jabril Kanatzar, 29, is charged with first-degree murder and misdemeanor fourth-degree assault. Fulton police wrote in a press release last week that he is “in a secure facility being held with no
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By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Judge Aileen Cannon said Monday she would not block the release of special counsel Jack Smith’s report on his investigation into Donald Trump and efforts to overturn the 2020 election. However, Cannon scheduled a court hearing later this week on Attorney General Merrick Garland’s plan to share with some
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man has been accused of killing another patient at Fulton State Hospital earlier this week, the Fulton Police Department wrote in a Friday evening press release. Police wrote that Jabril Kanatzar, 29, is accused of killing another patient following an assault that occurred on Monday. Police wrote that they were called
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A winter storm blanketed Mid-Missouri for the second time in a week overnight, shutting down schools and making travel hazardous. Snow began falling Thursday night and continued into Friday morning. The Columbia Regional Airport had measured 3.3 inches of new snow by 6 a.m. on top of accumulation already on the ground.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A New York judge sentenced President-elect Donald Trump to unconditional release on his conviction for falsifying business records to cover up an affair with an adult film actress. Judge Juan Merchan’s sentence on the 34 felony convictions means Trump will serve no jail time, pay no fines and will not be on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Winter weather is entering Mid-Missouri on Thursday evening and Friday morning and area schools are being impacted once again. Columbia Public Schools will be closed Friday. CPS had multiple days out earlier this week because of road conditions from this past weekend’s storm. Students are asked to focus on “alternative methods of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Firefighters blocked a residential street in north Columbia after being called Thursday afternoon to a house fire. Firefighters were called out at about 3:30 p.m. to Haden and Northland drives. An ABC 17 News reporter saw several Columbia Fire Department vehicles blocking the road and emergency dispatchers sent out a public alert
Continue Reading View a full list of area closures and delays on our closings on our website. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Road conditions from this weekend’s winter storm have caused more delays and closures in Mid-Missouri. The Jefferson City School District shared on its social media that it would have a two-hour late start on Thursday. The school
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some Mid-Missouri school districts had called off Wednesday classes by the middle of Tuesday afternoon as snow and ice continued to cling to area roads. Columbia Public Schools was among the districts that decided before 3 p.m. along with Moberly Public Schools and other, smaller districts in more rural areas. The Jefferson
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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,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) All Ameren Missouri customers in the Eldon had their power restored around noon Tuesday after losing it in the early morning. Ameren’s outage map showed about 250 customers in the Eldon area without power a little before 11 a.m. Tuesday. The number was down from about 1,700 earlier in the morning. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than 300 Ameren Missouri customers briefly lost power Monday afternoon with wind chills in the single digits. Ameren Missouri’s outage map showed 363 customers in the Hallsville and Centralia areas without power early Monday afternoon. The outage was no longer listed by about 12:40 p.m. The National Weather Service monitoring station
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Read the full list of closures and cancellations here. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – The University of Missouri campus will do work remotely on Monday in light of winter storms over the weekend. Columbia Public Schools immediately followed with a text to families saying Monday classes would be canceled, with students expected to use “alternative methods
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Joint Communication sent out multiple road closure alerts Sunday due to the winter weather, urging drivers to either stay home or choose an alternate route. Roads across Mid-Missouri were covered in snow and ice by Sunday morning. The Missouri Department of Transportation’s traveler information map showed covered roads throughout the
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