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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Have you seen a significant increase in your utility bills?

October 13, 2023 3:58 AM ABC 17 News Team

The price of everything has gone up over the past year.

Alzheimer’s Impact Movement working with lawmakers to advocate for Alzheimer’s policy

October 12, 2023 3:09 PM Meghan Drakas

The Alzheimer’s Impact Movement works with lawmakers to advance and develop policies to help with the research, care and support of people with Alzheimer’s.

Trial delayed again for man accused of killing Russellville classmate in 1991

October 9, 2023 3:37 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A jury trial has been delayed again for a Fulton man accused of killing his Russellville classmate in 1991. William “Chris” Niemet, 46, is accused of killing his classmate, Greg Jones, in April 1991 in Russellville. Jones was 14. Niemet also would have been 14 at the time. Niemet was charged in 2020 with first-degree

CPS, Jefferson City School District awarded $300,000 from DESE school safety grant; Fulton Public Schools, Southern Boone get $200,000

October 2, 2023 7:40 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools and the Jefferson City School District were among the few schools to get the maximum amount of funding from the latest round of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education School Safety Grants. CPS and JCSD each received $300,000 for school safety improvements. Fulton Public schools was another area

Eugene man hurt in single vehicle crash Sunday morning

October 1, 2023 11:23 AM Nia Hinson

COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) One man was hurt in a single vehicle crash Sunday morning in Cole County. An online crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol says that James Teson, 45 of Eugene, Missouri was driving Westbound on U.S. 54 just before two am. The crash occurred when Teson went off the right

Roadwork announced for Deardane Drive in Cole County

September 29, 2023 8:09 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County Department of Public Works announced in a Friday press release that Deardane Drive will be reduced to one lane on Monday. The lane closure will last “the next couple of weeks,” but the release didn’t give an exact date for when it is expected to reopen. The lane

Experts look for ways to help prevent and treat Alzheimer’s disease

September 28, 2023 11:17 AM Meghan Drakas

More than 120,000 people living in Missouri have Alzheimer’s.

CVS employees protesting ‘brutal work environment’ with walkouts across Missouri; another planned for Wednesday

September 25, 2023 7:59 PM Mitchell Kaminski

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) CVS Pharmacy employees across Missouri are protesting what they are calling “poor working conditions and sub-par Regional leadership”. ABC 17 News spoke with six employees of CVS, four of which work at a Mid-Missouri CVS locations. All six wished to remain anonymous due to the possibility of retaliation. The first walkouts began

Meta man flown to University Hospital after Cole County motorcycle crash

September 25, 2023 7:39 AM Erika McGuire

COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Meta man was flown to the hospital Sunday evening after a motorcycle crash in Cole County. Troopers say, 47-year-old David Borgmeyer was driving on Route B north of Scheuler Ferry Road when he hit a deer at 5:55 p.m. The motorcycle then began to slide and went off the left

Two suffer serious injuries in Cole County crash

September 20, 2023 6:20 PM Ryan Shiner

CENTERTOWN, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people suffered serious injuries in a Cole County crash on Wednesday on Highway 50 at Route U near Centertown. The crash occurred as a 2023 Subaru Forrester – driven by Martha Oesterly, 81, of Jefferson City – pulled into the path of a 2015 Chevrolet Equinox – driven by Michael Stark,

Hemorrhagic disease reported in deer in Cole, Miller counties

September 20, 2023 3:38 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Conservation announced in a Tuesday press release that “moderate levels” of hemorrhagic disease has been reported in deer in several Missouri counties. Cases in deer have been confirmed by the MDC in Cole, Miller, Greene, Howell, Webster and St. Louis counties, according to the release. MDC also

Two pets killed in early morning house fire in Jefferson City

September 18, 2023 8:06 AM Erika McGuire

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported in a early Monday morning house fire in Jefferson City but two pets did die, according to the Jefferson City Fire Department. Crews responded to the fire on the 1100 Block of West Miller Street just after 1:30 a.m. When crews arrived on scene they found heavy

Pets die from Cole County mobile home fire, no people hurt

September 14, 2023 7:12 PM ABC 17 News Team

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported in a Thursday morning fire at Whitton Heights Mobile Home and RV Park in Cole County, but a few pets died, according to Cole County fire officials. One of the mobile homes was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived, according to Cole County Fire Protection District Deputy

Russellville woman suffers serious injury in crash

September 8, 2023 4:57 PM Ryan Shiner

RUSSELLVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman suffered serious injuries in a one-vehicle crash Friday in Russellville on Route A, east of Shikles Road. The crash occurred as Catherine Scribner, 68, of Russellville, reached down to grab her cellphone from the passenger seat of her 2020 Toyota Rav 4, according to a crash report from the Missouri

Mid-Missouri utility and restoration companies prep for storms

September 5, 2023 7:43 PM Mitchell Kaminski

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With severe storms expected to roll through Mid-Missouri on Tuesday evening, utility and restoration companies are preparing for the chance of having to restore power throughout the area. “The lightning we really can’t control and that’s probably one of the biggest issues with storms like this,” said Laura Baker, who is the

Moniteau County man accused of deceptive business practices

September 4, 2023 10:58 AM Matthew Sanders

A Cole County grand jury has indicted a Moniteau County man on two felonies for allegedly taking more than $9,000 for work that wasn’t performed.

Woman dies in Cole County crash

September 1, 2023 7:35 PM Ryan Shiner

EUGENE, Mo. (KMIZ) A 52-year-old Iberia woman died Friday in a one-vehicle crash on Highway 17 at North Street near Eugene. Johnna S Horne was pronounced dead at the scene by Cole County Sheriff John Wheeler, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The crash occurred as Horne’s 2007 Ford Edge was heading

Area government offices closed for Labor Day

August 30, 2023 4:58 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A number of area city and county offices will be closed on Monday in observance of Labor Day. Both City of Columbia offices will be closed for the holiday. Curbside trash collection will not take place Monday, and will be delayed one day the rest of the week, according to a press

Substation failure cuts power to hundreds of Three Rivers Electric Cooperative members

August 28, 2023 1:59 PM Matthew Sanders

More than 1,300 Three Rivers Electric Cooperative customers around Jefferson City were without power Monday afternoon.

Lohman woman seriously injured in Cole County crash

August 21, 2023 6:27 PM Ryan Shiner

Editor’s note: This story has been corrected to say the driver of the dump truck did not leave the scene of the crash on August 22. RUSSELLVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Lohman woman suffered a serious injury in three-vehicle crash on Monday where Route C meets Route V, just south of Russellville High School, according to