COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Diesel prices reached record highs again in Missouri and Columbia on Monday, putting more burden on farmers already facing high operating costs and tight profit margins. AAA reported Missouri’s average diesel price at $5.91 per gallon Monday, up more than 36 cents from $5.549 one week ago. The statewide average has increased
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of killing a woman at a motel on Range Line Street in Columbia last month was indicted by a grand jury on Friday. Nicholas Ayres, 35, of Crane, Missouri, is charged in Boone County with first-degree domestic assault and second-degree murder in the death of Destiny Dunn, 37, of Kansas City. Ayres
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man has been charged with a felony after he allegedly assaulted a security guard at a downtown Columbia bar over the weekend. Dorice Smith, 34, of Columbia, was charged on Monday in Boone County with first-degree assault. He is being held by the Department of Corrections and was detained on Sunday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Westbound Interstate 70 near the I-70/Highway 63 connector in Columbia is back to two lanes earlier than expected. According to a Facebook post from the Missouri Department of Transportation, the second lane reopened early Sunday morning after being closed since Friday night for work on a new flyover ramp that will connect
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Editor’s note: Source name has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Fire Protection District hosted a ceremony for members of the Missouri Task Force 1 who were deployed to the World Trade Center during 9/11 25 years ago. University of Missouri Provost Matthew Martens and Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe gave speeches at the
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LAWRENCE, Kan. (KMIZ) It wasn’t the prettiest game in the world, but the Tigers got it done on the road against their rival. Mizzou (2-0) committed 10 penalties for 76 yards and allowed a pair of blocked field goals, but they ended strong with a 38-21 victory on Friday night over the Kansas Jayhawks. You
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Although the Mizzou-Kansas rivalry game is being played in Lawrence on Friday night, Tiger fans are making game day a big event in Columbia. Some fans are feeling especially confident about the Tigers’ chances, telling ABC 17 News they expect Mizzou to win 50-0. At My House Sports Bar in downtown Columbia,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash involving multiple vehicles closed lanes of a busy Columbia street on Friday night. An ABC 17 News reporter saw vehicles crashed in the northbound lanes of Providence Road near the turn lane to the Waffle House. Boone County Joint Communications sent at 8:38 p.m. stating that a crash occurred “S
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A political action committee that was active during last year’s Columbia mayoral race has been fined by the Missouri Ethics Commission. Citizens For A Better Columbia was fined $31,000 after the MEC claims the group failed to maintain a treasurer, improper access to the official depository account, failure to file amended statements
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man has been charged after he allegedly fired a shot early Sunday near the Boone County Courthouse. Lorenzo Estes, 33, of Jefferson City, was chargd on Friday with unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action, two counts of misdemeanor fourth-degree assault and one count of misdemeanor illegally shooting a gun.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s City Council passed a motion on Tuesday to hold a public hearing to discuss Flock cameras. The public hearing will allow officials and the public to speak about Flock cameras and the city’s contract with Flock, which ends in March 2027. Ward 5 Councilwoman Christina Hartman first brought up the idea
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Sixty-six years after reaching No. 1 for the first time in Missouri football history, Mizzou Athletics will formally recognize the 1960 Tigers as national champions during a halftime ceremony Sept. 19 against Troy in the Memorial Stadium 100th Anniversary Game. ABC 17 News caught up with two surviving members of the team to relive a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is giving residents a new way to help neighbors struggling to pay their utility bills. The city announced Wednesday that customers can now donate through their monthly utility bills by rounding their payment up to the nearest dollar. The average donation is expected to be about 50 cents
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Election officials will move forward with creating ballots for the November election that align with Missouri’s 2022 congressional map rather than the 2025 “Missouri First” map. This comes amid litigation and rulings by the Missouri and U.S. Supreme court over which map will be active when voters cast their ballot.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Health Toll of 9/11 25 years after the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks in New York, first responders who worked at Ground Zero continue to suffer health consequences linked to exposure of toxic and hazardous materials. The World Trade Center Health Program reports more than 9,000 first responders have died from
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Highway 63 reopened Thursday morning north of Columbia after a crash shut it down. First responders shut down the highway north of the intersection with Range Line Street. Boone County Joint Communications sent an alert just before 9:30 a.m. An ABC 17 News reporter saw one northbound lane and both southbound
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University of Missouri President Mun Choi continued his campaign for the City of Columbia to do more to address issues of crime and homelessness downtown on Wednesday at a Chamber of Commerce breakfast. Choi urged the business leaders there to contact city officials and to demand results. And in emails obtained by ABC 17 News,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Results from a trial run of expanded rideshare parking spaces in downtown Columbia last year showed promise in making the area safer. On Tuesday night, the Columbia City Council unanimously approved an ordinance that will block off 32 more parking spaces to designate for taxis and rideshare services in downtown, making 66
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Forum Boulevard Improvement Project was supposed to take place years ago, but faced delays due to the cost and size of the project. The project was first proposed in August 2015 and was supposed to start in the summer of 2026. However, the project has been pushed back to the summer
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri President Mun Choi called on Columbia city leaders to take action Wednesday on safety concerns in downtown Columbia. Choi made the comments during a presentation at a Columbia Chamber of Commerce quarterly breakfast event Wednesday morning. His presentation focused in part on violence downtown, particularly around East Walnut Street,
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