JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The family of Erik Spencer II, who was shot and killed in the parking lot near the Old Navy on Missouri Boulevard, held a balloon release Tuesday afternoon to honor his life as they continue to call for justice. Spencer was killed on the evening of Nov. 1, and his family
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Northern Lights can be seen throughout a decent portion of the country on Tuesday evening. Some ABC 17 News viewers took photos showing the views from their homes. Do you want to share what you see with us? Let us know on our Facebook page or on the share page of
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COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) A section of Business Loop 70 between Hathman Place and Eastland Circle will be closed from Nov. 12-26 as construction on a new roundabout begins. The roundabout is part of the larger Improve I-70 project, with the addition connecting eastbound I-70 traffic to the Business Loop. “We’re going to really attack this
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HOLTS SUMMIT, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported after a house caught fire on Tuesday evening in Holts Summit. Firefighters responded to a home that caught fire on Callaway County Road 394 at 5:20 p.m. Tuesday, according to Holts Summit Assistant Fire Chief Allen Wehmeyer. Wehmeyer said the fire started in the back of the
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LAKE OZARK, Mo. (KMIZ) Lake Ozark Board of Aldermen on Wednesday night will determine whether to approve or deny a deal with Osage Casinos. The new property is part of a new entertainment district in Missouri announced last fall by the Osage Nation. The proposed site is at 3501 Bagnell Damn Blvd. and is expected
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some SNAP recipients are expected to start seeing some benefits return as early as today, according to an email from the Missouri Department of Social Services. SNAP benefits had not been delivered this month because of political battles surrounding ongoing government shutdown. “The United State Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Services
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BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) The former executive director of Unlimited Opportunities Inc. has been charged with a felony after she was accused embezzling nearly $50,000. Jennifer Waibel, of Boonville, was charged on Monday in Cooper County with stealing more than $25,000. A warrant was issued for her arrest on Monday and a $10,000 bond was set.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Benton County official has an arraignment scheduled in his child sex crime case. Richard Lenno, of Lincoln, Missouri, waived his preliminary hearing on Monday when he appeared in court. He is charged with child enticement of a youth younger than 15 years old and sexual misconduct involving a child younger
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man has been arrested and charged after he was accused of robbing someone at knifepoint on June 18 in downtown Columbia. Jordan Thompson, 28, of Columbia, was charged on Monday with first-degree robbery, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon. He is being held at the Boone County Jail
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team is taking questions from media on Tuesday before it hosts Minnesota on Wednesday. The Tigers are 3-0 to start the season, with their most recent win coming in the form of a 106-68 rout of VMI on Sunday. Minnesota is 2-0 with wins over Gardner-Webb and Alcorn
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Tigers have another home game this week — this time hosting Mississippi State at Faurot Field. The Tigers are coming off two straight SEC losses that have driven them out of the AP Top 25. Watch the news conference live here.
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Missouri is paying tribute to its service members on Tuesday with the dedication of a new memorial obelisk honoring veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The event will also include a rededication of the Gulf War memorial obelisk, which now bears the conflict’s end date.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) U.S. Rep. Mark Alford spoke with CNN on Tuesday morning as House members returned to the Capitol to vote on a deal to end the longest-ever government shutdown. Alford supports the spending package after Democrats dropped a demand that subsidies for Affordable Care Act insurance plans be extended. Watch Alford talk about
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo (KMIZ) Several Veterans Day ceremonies will take place across Mid-Missouri Tuesday to honor those who served in the armed forces. The Missouri Office of Administration and the Missouri Veterans Commission will be unveiling the new memorial obelisk at the Missouri Veterans Memorial at 11 a.m. on the north side of the Capitol.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A number of flights have been affected at Columbia Regional Airport because of the ongoing government shutdown. Two American Airlines flights scheduled to leave from Columbia to Dallas on Monday were canceled, as well as one flight coming into Columbia from Dallas. Another flight from Dallas was delayed by five hours. A
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two wrongful death lawsuits in a 2022 Amtrak crash have been settled. The crash with a dumptruck killed four people and injured dozens more in June 27, 2022, near Mendon, Missouri. Settlements have been reached in wrongful death lawsuits filed by the families of Rachelle Cook and Kim Holsapple. There are two other lawsuits
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia teenager was charged as an adult with murder in Randolph County on Monday, a year after he was accused of shooting a man to death. Da’Caveon W. Nelson, 17, has been certified as an adult. Prosecutors have asked that he be brought to the Randolph County Jail from the Clay
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of Business Loop 70 in Columbia is scheduled to be closed or two weeks beginning on Wednesday, according to a Monday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. Business Loop 70 will be closed between Hathman Place and Eastland Circle from Nov. 12-26, the release says. All businesses along
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt voted Sunday evening to advance the federal funding bill. The Senate is expected to hold a final vote Monday night, moving one step closer to ending what’s become the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. The vote Sunday marked a major breakthrough for the GOP,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors on Monday. John Patrick Wallace pleaded guilty in Callaway County to impersonating a law enforcement officer and fourth-degree assault. He was sentenced to two years of unsupervised probation. Wallace was originally charged in January with impersonating a law enforcement officer, fourth-degree assault, attempting to
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