Columbia and Jefferson City mayors hosting bike ride linking the cities
Mayor Buffaloe and Mayor Tergin will both host one-way, guided bike rides to Hartsburg, MO.
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Columbia businesses excited and prepared for an event-filled weekend
Several businesses are excited to see the Special Olympics make its way to the city, students graduate from Columbia Public Schools and fans attending regionals for Mizzou softball.
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MoDOT gives behind the scenes of progress on Rocheport bridge
Missouri Department of Transportation engineers and construction workers held a behind-the-scenes tour Thursday to show people the progress made on the new Interstate 70 Missouri River bridge near Rocheport.
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Special Olympics Missouri 2022 Summer Games return to Columbia
Special Olympics Missouri is set to host its annual summer games, as the organization is celebrating it’s first full event since 2018.
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‘Silent epidemic’ of missing Missourians leaves families searching for answers and closure
Hundreds of people are reported missing every year in Missouri, leaving families devastated and with many unanswered questions. While some missing persons cases are solved quickly giving families answers and closure, some cases turn cold.
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Daycare bomb threat suspect arrested in Kansas
Columbia police is reporting that Alexzander Scott Green, 25, of St. Joseph, was arrested in connection with the bomb threat made at the daycare center on the 2400 block of West Ash Street on Tuesday.
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Vigil held to share concerns about removal of oak trees from MU’s Francis Quadrangle
A vigil Thursday morning hopes to bring attention to removing more than a dozen pin oak trees from the University of Missouri’s campus.
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MoDOT to give update about Rocheport bridge replacement project
The Missouri Department of Transportation is set to hold a tour of the Rocheport Bridge construction site, as work continues to replace the bridge.
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Hallsville school district will switch to four-day school week due to recruitment troubles
Over the past 10 years, over 100 schools throughout the state have transitioned to a four-day workweek, Hallsville being the most recent to make the switch for its 2022-2023 school year.
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Columbia murder suspect seeks change of venue in trial
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia murder suspect wants his case moved out of Boone County. An attorney for Curtis Lewis says media coverage of the shooting outside Vibez Lounge in Feb. 2020 will make it hard to get an impartial jury. Police say Lewis shot and killed security guard Tershawn Kitchen in February of 2020
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Charges filed in Columbia daycare bomb threat
Boone County prosecutors have filed charges in a bomb threat to a Columbia daycare center.
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Columbia Public Schools hopes insurance will help cover costs of lawsuit over face masks
Through August 2021, the school district had spent $6,246 defending itself against the lawsuits.
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WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports two new coronavirus-related deaths, 53 new cases
Check back for updates related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Police confirm officers recovered inert grenade last week in downtown Columbia flowerbed
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department has confirmed officers recovered an inert grenade in downtown Columbia last week. Police responded to the 700 block of East Broadway around noon on May 11. Witnesses at the scene told ABC 17 News the device was found in a flowerbed in front of Central Bank. A bomb
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Woman faces assault charges after incident in downtown Columbia
A Boone County prosecutor has charged a woman accused of assaulting a worker at a restaurant in Columbia.
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New congressional districts complicate Missouri’s August primaries
Lawmakers only just agreed on a congressional map last week, but candidates had to decide which district to file in months ago. Now, some candidates no longer live in the district they filed for.
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UM System curators approve tuition hike, continue making standardized testing optional
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Students at the University of Missouri will see higher tuition prices next year. The UM System Board of Curators unanimously approved a 4.5 percent increase in tuition prices for the 2022-23 school year. Students at the Columbia campus will see a $14.50 increase for in-state credit hour prices for a total
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ABC 17 News wins two Murrow regional awards
ABC 17 News won two regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for breaking news coverage and sports reporting.
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The We Project hosts vigil to honor victims of Buffalo shooting
Monday evening people will gather at the Boone County Courthouse columns to honor the 10 victims that lost their lives in the Buffalo, New York hate-fueled shooting Saturday.
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Walsh drops out of race due to new congressional map
State Rep. Sara Walsh is dropping out of the Republican primary for Missouri’s Fourth Congressional District, she said in a news release Monday.
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