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Jefferson City considers donating property for Highway 54 improvements

March 9, 2023 7:02 AM Joushua Blount

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City’s Public Works committee met Thursday to discuss proposed improvements to Highway 54. The meeting was…

Columbia organizations to host a town hall for city council candidates

February 25, 2023 5:14 AM Joushua Blount

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)Multiple Columbia organizations have partnered together to host a community town hall for Columbia City Council candidates…

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you like Roots N Blues’ recent name change to Treeline Music Fest?

February 21, 2023 3:30 AM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia music festival — formerly known as Roots N Blues — announced it will be going by a new name last week. Tickets…

Columbia City Council approves tourism development funds for True/False

February 20, 2023 3:08 PM Ethan Heinz

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council at its meeting on Monday approved tourism development funds for the True/False Film Festival, which…

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building is pictured here in August of 2022 in Washington

IRS suggests waiting to file your taxes if you got a special payment from your state in 2022

February 7, 2023 4:16 PM CNN Newsource

By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business Millions of Californians in 2022 got a special check from their state government to offer relief from a variety of…

MDC: Callaway County man catches world-record blue sucker

February 3, 2023 7:31 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Conservation announced a fish caught by Travis Uebinger of Auxvasse, set a world record.…

Lawmakers propose incentives for movies filmed in Missouri

January 30, 2023 11:23 AM Hannah Falcon

Some Missouri lawmakers are working to attract filmmakers to the…

Hawley pushes legislation to ban TikTok nationwide

January 26, 2023 7:49 PM Hannah Falcon

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sen. Josh Hawley introduced a bill that would ban TikTok from all American devices. TikTok is already banned on federal…

Homeless connect with services in downtown Columbia

January 26, 2023 5:39 AM Kennedy Miller, Ethan Heinz

Organizations on Thursday hosted an event in downtown Columbia to provide a one-stop-shop for services for the…

MDC to host trout-fishing program in Fulton

January 24, 2023 2:57 PM Ryan Shiner

FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Conservation will have a trout-fishing program 1-3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8 at Veterans Park Lake in…

States with the highest revenue from cannabis taxes

January 24, 2023 10:51 AM Stacker

H_Ko // Shutterstock States with the highest revenue from cannabis taxes Closeup of burning packet of marijuana for cash dollars. The Drug…

Tow-truck drivers, roadway workers face dangers while working on highways

January 16, 2023 4:34 PM Ethan Heinz

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) According to the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration, there were 300 fatal work-zone crashes…

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you still doing your New Year’s resolution?

January 17, 2023 12:04 AM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) We’re a little over two weeks into 2023. Many people start out the new year with a resolution, which typically includes breaking…

Local law enforcement to join the American Red Cross blood drive to honor fallen officer Molly Bowden

January 13, 2023 8:00 AM Joushua Blount

COLUMBIA, MO The American Red Cross, Columbia Police Department, and Boone County Sheriff’s Department are teaming up to host an annual blood drive…

House Republicans on Monday approved a rules package for the 118th Congress.

Here’s how the House GOP majority will try to curb federal spending and taxes

January 10, 2023 6:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Tami Luhby, CNN In adopting their rules package Monday, the new House Republican majority has made it clear that they want to rein in federal…

Mid-Missouri sees overnight snowfall for the start of the New Year

January 8, 2023 5:07 AM Joushua Blount

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mid-Missouri experienced overnight snowfall for the first time since the start of 2023. ABC 17 Meteorologists say Mid-Mo saw…

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should Missouri cut taxes even more?

January 6, 2023 2:48 AM ABC 17 News Team

Last year Republican lawmakers and Gov. Mike Parson celebrated the passage of a massive income tax cut worth hundreds of millions of…

New Year, New Laws: Minimum wage, taxes, homeless camping

January 1, 2023 8:21 PM Hannah Falcon

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) At the start of the New Year, several new laws and taxes will impact Missourians. Minimum wage increases The minimum wage in…

Multiple people seriously hurt in crashes over the holiday weekend

January 2, 2023 7:19 AM Joushua Blount

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two women and one man are recovering after being involved in crashes over the New Year holiday weekend. In Johnson County,…

Missouri State Highway Patrol watches for drunk drivers

December 31, 2022 7:20 AM Joushua Blount

COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Law enforcement officials are reminding everyone to keep safety as a top priority ahead of the new year as the New Year’s…