NASHVILLE, Tenn. (KMIZ) The Mizzou Tigers’ defense held strong late in the fourth quarter, delivering a narrow win against Iowa in the Music City Bowl. The Tigers won 27-24, powered by two 50-plus-yard field goals from kicker Blake Craig. You can watch the full postgame press conference with Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz, quarterback Brady
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Eat better, quit smoking, quit drinking, exercise more. People make plenty of New Year’s resolutions every year. Some are kept, and some are discarded. Doubtless, many will be made and broken in 2025. Are you making any New Year’s resolutions? Let us know by voting in the poll.
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Columbia, Mo. (KMIZ) Despite an increase in violent crime in Columbia, the Boone County Sheriff’s has reported a reduction in violent crime for the second consecutive year. Data from the Missouri State Highway Patrol shows the Boone County Sheriff’s Office reported 76 violent crimes. Firearms and “dangerous weapons” made up 52% of those crimes. It
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A strong first half was just what the Tigers needed to get back in the win column. Missouri scored the first basket of the game and the lead never wavered in its 82-65 drubbing of the Alabama State Hornets on Monday night at Mizzou Arena. The Tigers (11-2) held a 9-7 advantage
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is asking residents to attend a series of town hall meetings that is aimed to discuss the city’s budget process, a Monday press release says. Residents who attend will have the chance to participate in a question-and-answer session “where they can share ideas and get clarification on how
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Editor’s note: A detail from the probable cause statement was corrected in the story. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged with multiple felonies on Monday after he allegedly held a woman against her will on Sunday. Trevor Hayden-Nigel Foley, 18, was charged with second-degree kidnapping, unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 17-year-old girl from Dixon, Missouri, was seriously injured Sunday in a crash on Highway 28 in Pulaski County, a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report says. The report says a 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe was heading westbound when it went off the left side of the road, became airborne, hit a mailbox
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been charged with first-degree assault after he allegedly attacked his 73-year-old neighbor on Thursday. Robert Bondick, 43, was arrested on Monday and is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A court date has not been scheduled. A press release from the Columbia Police Department says
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was accused of shooting another man in September has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge. Kadean Cunningham, 21, pleaded guilty on Monday to fourth-degree assault and was sentenced to 110 days in the Boone County Jail and was given credit for all the time served. He was originally charged
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mid-Missouri branch of Habitat for Humanity — a charity close to former president Jimmy Carter’s heart — is marking the passing of a man who inspired others to service. Carter died Saturday in his home in Plains, Georgia. After Carter’s term ended in the White House in 1977, he and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Board of Education President Suzette Waters has filed for reelection. Waters was first elected to the Board in 2022. She joins Erica Dickson and Ken Rice in the race. Candidate filing also closes at 5 p.m. Dec. 31. In her press release announcing her reelection bid, she reaffirmed her opposition to
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This isn’t your grandfather’s college football bowl season. Corporate sponsorships and spectacles made for social media virality have taken center stage during bowl season. Possibly the most outrageous one — the Pop-Tarts Bowl — took place over the weekend. Mizzou takes on Iowa on Monday in Nashville in a more-toned down game — the Music
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As 2024 comes to a close, Columbia City Council members are hopeful for a reduction in violent crime in 2025. The city has experienced nearly an 11 percent increase in violent crimes this year compared to 2023, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s crime report. Columbia recorded 569 violent crimes as
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As holiday events are wrapping up, the new year is right around the corner and the Missouri State Highway Patrol is closing out 2024 with its annual New Year’s holiday counting period. The counting period will start at 6 p.m. Dec. 31, and end at 11:59 p.m. Jan. 1. According to a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Neighbors in a northern Columbia neighborhood are concerned after a man is in the hospital in serious condition following a shooting in northern Columbia Friday night. Columbia Police Department responded to the 1200 block of Blue Ridge Road just after 9 p.m. Saturday afternoon, ABC 17 News knocked on neighbors doors to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri will see a slight increase in their payout this year, thanks to revenue growth from the TransPerfect Music City Bowl. No. 19 Mizzou will make its 38th bowl appearance, facing the Iowa Hawkeyes at 1:30 p.m. Monday in Nashville, Tennessee. Jay Grider, Chief Operating Officer for the TransPerfect Music
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia and Jefferson City encourage people to drop off Christmas trees at their free-to-use yard waste drop-off sites. When thrown out at a drop-off site, the trees are shredded and turned into mulch which will be used for city landfills, compost and landscaping projects. Before dropping off, it is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police tape was put up Friday night as police responded to a shots heard call in the 1200 block of Blue Ridge Road near the intersection of Northland Drive in northern Columbia. Columbia Police Department spokesman Brian McNeill told ABC 17 News at the scene that police responded to a shots-fired call
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Hallsville boys basketball coach Brandon Crites was seen on the sidelines again Friday night after being on administrative leave for several weeks. The Indians were victorious 73-47 over South Shelby in Crites’ return on Friday night at Moberly Area Community College. Crites was placed on administrative leave on Dec. 2 during an investigation
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A homeless encampment outside of the former Glik’s Boutique in Downtown Columbia drew the attention of authorities Friday. And shop owners say the camp is a problem for surrounding businesses. Management at El Fogon Veracruzano and Kent’s Floral Gallery told ABC 17 News the unwanted neighbors have affected hurt their business and
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