COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education on Monday night voted on a name for its new elementary school. Eagle Bluffs Elementary School was the name that was unanimously picked by the board. The school will be built near John Warner Middle School on Sinclair Road. Officials have said that the school is expected
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Universities and research institutions are seeing temporary relief as U.S. District Judge Angel Kelly issued a temporary restraining order to block the Department of Government Efficiency’s hopes to decrease federal funding of National Institute of Health grants. According to ABC News, previously, most universities were able to acquire more than 70% of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 59-year old man was shot in Phelps County on Sunday morning, the Phelps County Sheriff’s Department wrote on its Facebook page on Monday. The sheriff’s office wrote that deputies were called at 10:37 a.m. to the 19000 block of Highway 63 South, about 10 miles south of Rolla. The post says
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of shooting a woman at Douglass Park in Columbia on Nov. 10 has seen additional charges filed. Marlon McCraney, 51, is now charged with first-degree assault, two counts of armed criminal action, one count of unlawful use of a weapon and illegal gun possession after a grand jury indictment
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe on Monday signed an executive order related to the impending winter weather that is expected to hit Missouri this week. Kehoe’s Office said in a release that Executive Order 25-17 will suspend hours of service regulations for drivers transporting residential heating fuels, including propane, natural gas and heating oil.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who survived a head-on collision on Interstate 70 is suing a truck driver and multiple companies. According to a petition filed on Monday in Boone County, John Brizendine sued Walter Montejo, as well as FDH Trucking, Erik’s Auto Sales, JL Transportation and Bluebird Composting. The lawsuit says that Brizendine was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The basketball courts at Douglass Park in Central Columbia will close this week for renovations, the Columbia Parks and Recreation Department wrote on its social media on Monday. The post says that the park is expected completed by early June. The project is being funded by donations from the University of Missouri,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A grand jury indictment was filed on Friday against a Columbia man who was accused of animal abuse. Deangelo Washington Jr. was charged with three counts of animal abuse. An arraignment is scheduled for 9 a.m. Monday, April 7. Washington was also charged in another case with misdemeanor unlawful transfer of a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Osage Beach Police Department is warning residents about “someone outside the Osage Beach community is impersonating” the city and issuing fake press releases. OBPD wrote on its Facebook page that the fake press releases will also show a logo of the city. Its official Facebook page can be found here. The
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The Kansas City Chiefs looked bad — really bad — Sunday night. The Chiefs were hoping to win a third straight Super Bowl. Instead, they lost Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans 40-22 to the Philadelphia Eagles. The offense struggled the entire night. Do you think the Chiefs’ playoff success has run out? Vote in
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Kansas City Chiefs fans have not lost faith in their team. The Chiefs fell to the Philadelphia Eagles 40-22 in Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans Sunday evening. The Chiefs were looking to make history and become the first team in the NFL to win three straight Super Bowls. Thousands of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The NFL will have to wait a little bit longer to get its first three-peat. The Philadelphia Eagles dominated the Kansas City Chiefs in almost every facet of the game on Sunday in Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans. A pitiful offensive performance in the first half dug the Chiefs into a
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Power and Light District in Kansas City hosted a Super Bowl 59 watch party on Sunday. The Kansas City Chiefs were set to play the Philadelphia Eagles in the Chiefs’ third straight Super Bowl appearance. Watch fans in Kansas City and in New Orleans in the media players.
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People take in the sights and sounds of the St. Louis Cathedral light show in New Orleans on Feb. 8, 2025.
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NEW ORLEANS (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones joins anchors Lucas Geisler and Meghan Drakas in New Orleans to look at a historic Kansas City Chiefs season and the fans that support them. SportsZone’s Kyle Helms joins from the ABC 17 News studio.
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AUDRAIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Audrain County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a Vandalia man with a felony arrest warrant, a Saturday social media post from the department says. The post states Michael David Ogden, 40, is wanted on multiple felony charges including kidnapping, domestic assault and burglary. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office shared in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Texas A&M grounded out a tough win on Saturday in a battle between two top-15 teams at Mizzou Arena. The No. 10 Aggies defeated the No. 15 Mizzou Tigers 67-64 before a packed house in Columbia. You can watch the full postgame press conference with head coach Dennis Gates, along with Tamar
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NEW ORLEANS, La. (KMIZ) On Sunday, over 70-thousand fans will be attending Super Bowl 59 at the Caesar’s Superdome in New Orleans. The Kansas City Chiefs are set to take on the Philadelphia Eagles for the big game, which is a rematch from two years ago. Two fans attending on Sunday are Judith Lee and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou Tigers may not have walked away with a victory on the court Saturday night but inside the Mizzou Arena, an even greater triumph was celebrated. For the past decade, the Mizzou basketball community has rallied behind one cause fighting pediatric cancer in honor of Rhyan Loos, the daughter of senior
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Despite voters legalizing sports betting in November, Missouri will miss out on gambling revenue generated by the Super Bowl one last time. A spokesperson from the Missouri Gaming Commission in Mid-Missouri says it’s currently still working through its rule-making process but is on track to have sports betting up and running by
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