COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Bus routes and city-operated buildings closed their doors Monday in observance of Christmas. However, the closures left Columbia’s homeless with few options when a local shelter closed for the day. Room at the Inn is a local shelter in Columbia that extended its hours over the holiday weekend. RATI chose to keep
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The holiday season can be a time of joy and happiness for some while inducing stress and anxiety for others. Burrell Behavioral Health’s Director of Outpatient Services Ashley Angerer-Blunt offers some advice on how to navigate the holiday season. “Holiday seasons can be really stressful,” said Angerer-Blunt, “there are a lot of
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Columbia and Jefferson City have partnered with local shelters to offer a safe place for those who need to stay warm during the extreme cold.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The snow has stopped falling in Mid-Missouri, however, Missourians are still facing dangerously cold temperatures. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team expects the low temperatures to stay into the weekend. If you’re going out into the cold temperature, several factors will need to be considered if you want to stay warm. Experts
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) While many stores, businesses, and restaurants chose to shut their doors today, a few local restaurants chose to stay open despite the snow. Southside Pizza in Columbia and the Boonville Store and Cafe chose to keep their restaurants open to serve their customers despite the frigid temperature and early morning snowfall. Boonville
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some people did decide to brave the cold temperatures today. ABC 17 News even saw a few people in Columbia on bicycles earlier this evening. A few stores closed for weather, but some grocery stores and other kinds of shopping stayed open for the day. Grocery stores like Hy-Vee still had about 25-
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County government offices and departments will be closed Friday due to the inclement weather, the county announced in a press release. Â All non-essential meetings previously scheduled will be canceled. The Boone County Courthouse will remain open, and all court activity will occur as scheduled. All offices and departments are expected
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The Columbia apartment complex where two children died in a fire last week had a history of problems with smoke detectors.
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A Columbia man charged with felony murder in connection with a January overdose death was charged this week with allegedly selling drugs while he was out on bond.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Fire Protection District is set to pay tribute to Assistant Chief Bryant Gladney. The fire service has a of those traditions is turning your fire station red to honor a fallen firefighter. On this one-year anniversary of his death, the Boone County Fire Protection District will light three locations
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As the temperatures continue to fall this evening for some in Mid-Missouri being exposed to the elements is a part of life. Frostbite and hypothermia are just two of the immediate concerns when it comes to being outside in this cold for a long period of time. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City and Columbia’s public works have crews ready for the winter weather heading to Missouri Thursday. Public Works are responsible for plowing roads within the city. spokespersons from both departments said their crews are ready to clear the streets ahead of the storm despite an ongoing battle with short staffing. “Staffing
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia announced on Wednesday that the antennas from a cellphone tower on top of the Guitar Building in Downtown Columbia have been anchored. City inspector Harlan Hazlett wrote in a Dec. 16 inspection that the antennas on the top of the building’s southwest corner at Walnut Street and Eighth
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Snow and extreme cold are headed to Mid-Missouri on Thursday. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team is tracking subzero temperatures for the rest of the week. Several Mid-Missouri entities are announcing closures for Thursday to stay ahead of the storm. All local closings and delays can be found here, ABC 17 will
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A man accused in a 1984 assault and rape in northeast Columbia told a judge Wednesday that hopes to get a public defender.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Supreme Court decided on Tuesday to suspend the law license of a former Boone County prosecuting attorney for three years. The Court found that Harry Swingle violated several of the Rules of Professional Conduct – including multiple accusations of conflict of interest, using a lawyer as a witness and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As frigid temperatures roll in across Mid-Missouri, AAA says there are some ways homeowners and renters can prepare to prevent costly expenses further down the road. ABC 17’s Stormtrack Weather Team forecasts snow and extreme cold Thursday heading towards Mid-Missouri. “With our first sort of wintery blast that we’re gonna see, it
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Mid-Missouri is likely to experience its first significant snowstorm of the season this week, and coming behind it will be subzero temperatures.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is warning residents to be ready for power outages and water main breaks when a winter storm rolls in this week. The ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Team is tracking cold temperatures and a possible snow storm this week. The Public Works department is prepping snowplows, materials and equipment; monitoring
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A man and woman from Columbia were charged Tuesday after a shooting the previous day at a north Columbia gas station.
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