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Troop F responds to fiery crash Saturday afternoon

August 6, 2022 2:56 PM Hannah Falcon

Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F investigated a crash on I-70 that had a car in flames.

COVID-19 community level increases as students prepare to head back to school

August 5, 2022 6:41 PM Marina Diaz

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone, Howard and Cooper counties are experiencing high COVID-19 community levels just a few weeks before students are expected to head back to school, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). MU Health Care Pediatrician Christopher Wilhelm says COVID-19 cases will likely continue to rise as kids return to

Mid-Missouri organizations help with school supplies as inflation stretches household budgets

August 5, 2022 11:51 AM Kennedy Miller

School is right around the corner which means many families will be looking for deals as rising inflation continues to hit people’s pockets.

Columbia and Jefferson City opt out of back-to-school tax holiday for the last time

August 5, 2022 12:23 PM Sarah Higgins

Columbia and Jefferson City are among the Missouri cities opting out of the back-to-school tax holiday again this year.

FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County COVID-19 hospitalizations up again

August 5, 2022 11:04 AM Matthew Sanders

Check back for updates related to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mid-Missouri.

Columbia police, feds seize $180,000 worth of methamphetamine, documents say

August 5, 2022 5:24 PM Matthew Sanders

Columbia police seized 20 pounds of methamphetamine worth about $180,000 on the street along with suspected fake pills that might contain fentanyl and guns Wednesday, according to court documents.

Three charged with attempted robbery outside Columbia supermarket

August 5, 2022 4:26 PM Matthew Sanders

Three men have been charged with attempted robbery in an incident last week outside a Columbia store.

Crash leads to large backup outside Jefferson City

August 5, 2022 1:51 PM Matthew Sanders

A crash on Highway 54/63 near the Missouri River bridge outside Jefferson City caused a large backup Friday afternoon.

More than 1,600 Columbia Water and Light lose power

August 5, 2022 12:29 PM Matthew Sanders

More than 1,600 Columbia Water and Light customers in southwest Columbia were without electricity early Friday afternoon, the utility reported.

Amtrak employee alleges overcrowding in lawsuit over deadly crash

August 5, 2022 11:40 AM Matthew Sanders

An Amtrak employee is suing the train service, alleging in part that the Southwest Chief No. 4 train was overcrowded when it crashed in Chariton County in June, killing four people.

Back-to-school sales tax holiday starts in Missouri

August 5, 2022 5:45 AM Ben Fein

The state of Missouri officially began its back to school sales tax holiday at 12:01 a.m. Friday morning as the exemption is set to run through Sunday, Aug. 7.

Free summer lunch program in Columbia to end this month

August 5, 2022 6:27 AM Joushua Blount

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A free summer lunch program for children and teenagers in Columbia will end this month. Workers with the “Lunch in the Park” program are scheduled to end meal service at Douglass Park on Friday. The lunches are available for anyone up to 18 years old from noon to 1 p.m. While meal

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should Alex Jones have to pay more to a Sandy Hook victim’s family?

August 5, 2022 2:22 AM ABC 17 News Team

The jury in a lawsuit against right-wing talk show host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones awarded the parents of a Sandy Hook shooting victim $4 million in compensatory damages on Thursday.

A look at state, federal gun laws after mid-Missouri man charged in Washington, D.C.

August 4, 2022 8:42 PM Marina Diaz

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Authorities arrested a Centralia man Wednesday for his suspected role in the Jan. 6 Capitol breach. Prosecutors charged Jerod Bargar for bringing a gun into the District of Columbia with out a permit and on restricted grounds at the U.S Capitol. Bargar claimed he did not know that it was illegal to

Columbia leaders review public feedback on Route B, Paris Road

August 4, 2022 9:17 PM Katie Greathouse

More than a thousand people took part in a safety audit survey on Route B and Paris Road in Columbia.

Jefferson City man charged after police say he fired gun into air during argument

August 4, 2022 7:50 PM Matthew Sanders

A Jefferson City man is scheduled to make his first court appearance Friday morning after he reportedly admitted to firing a gun in the air while police were outside his home.

Columbia man charged with armed robbery

August 4, 2022 7:35 PM Matthew Sanders

A Columbia man was charged with three felonies after he allegedly robbed another person at gunpoint in south Columbia this week.

Hawley lone vote against NATO expansion

August 4, 2022 7:19 PM Matthew Sanders

U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley was the only member of the 100-person Senate to vote against accepting Finland and Sweden into the NATO alliance.

Missouri Gov. Parson meets with drought experts

August 4, 2022 5:56 AM Ben Fein

Governor Parson is set to address the first meeting of Missouri’s Drought Assessment Committee Thursday at 10:00 a.m., at the Lewis and Clark State Office Building.

THURSDAY UPDATE: COVID-19 hospitalizations jump in Boone County

August 4, 2022 5:31 PM Matthew Sanders

The number of people with COVID-19 in Boone County hospitals rose about 20% between Wednesday and Thursday, according to numbers reported by the county health department.