COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Ameren has canceled its alert asking customers to conserve energy as extreme cold drives up electricity demand across the region. The cancellation comes after the Midcontinent Independent System Operator– which oversees the Midwest power grid– urged energy companies to reduce usage. Ameren said it is still monitoring conditions and warned customers may
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Watch live online newscasts with winter storm updates here. The first one airs at 3 p.m.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire destroyed a home in Howard County late Thursday, according to the Glasgow Fire District. In a post on Facebook, GFD said crews responded to a home near Boonsboro at around 11:20 p.m. The fire had spread to the entire home as crews arrived, the post said. The fire district reported
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mid-Missouri roads saw snow collecting starting a little before 8 p.m. Saturday, leading to slick roads and lowered visibility. Two to three inches of snow are expected to be on the ground in Columbia by the afternoon with heavier snow expected to begin overnight and into Sunday morning. Travel is expected to
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A large police and firefighter presence was seen on Vandiver Drive in northeast Columbia early Saturday morning.
An ABC 17 News reporter arrived on scene around 2:15 a.m. and saw heavy smoke coming from a home in the 1300 block of Vandiver Drive. At least three Columbia Fire Department engines, four Columbia police cruisers, a Boone Health ambulance and an air truck was seen.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Winter weather early Saturday morning prompted a closure of Champions Drive at Providence Road shortly after 10 a.m. The closure impacts one of the road’s two entry points ahead of a home game at Mizzou Arena between the Mizzou Tigers and Oklahoma Sooners. The game tips off at 1 p.m. Snowfall has
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia plow crews will report for duty at 10 p.m. Friday night in preparation of impending snow that is expected to hit the area. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team is indicating that 6-9 inches could fall throughout Boone County this weekend. The area is in a winter storm warning through Sunday.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Gaming Commission has denied a request from the NCAA to ban wagers on individual student-athlete performance, including player prop bets and first-half wager spreads on college basketball games. NCAA President Charlie Baker sent a letter to the commission on Jan. 15 urging the state to restrict these bets, citing
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri residents are being warned about potential power outages this weekend due to an incoming winter storm, according to the Southeastern Electric Reliability Corporation. The organization serves more than 91 million customers across the south-central United States. Under normal winter conditions, SERC said there is enough power to meet demand. However, if
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Fire Department says a large fire started Friday in the basement of a home in the 4300 block of Langham Drive. Columbia Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer said firefighters were called to the neighborhood just after 11 a.m. after a neighbor saw smoke coming from the back of the house. Schaeffer
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Star defensive end for the Missouri Tigers Zion Young was officially charged on Friday with a pair of misdemeanors. Young, 21, of Covington, Georgia, was charged in Boone County with driving while intoxicated and speeding 11-15 miles over the speed limit. Missouri State Highway Patrol reports show he was arrested on Dec.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Law enforcement arrested a “sovereign citizen” this week in Miller County who was accused of driving drunk and trying to escape confinement. Korey Nelson, 26, of Dixon, Missouri, was charged earlier this week with aggravated fleeing, first-degree property damage, leaving the scene of an accident and four misdemeanors, including reckless driving, driving
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OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) Osage Beach Officer Phylicia Carson died during a police chase in August 2024, and over a year later, the city is holding a bridge dedication ceremony in her honor. The Officer Phylicia Carson Memorial Bridge on Highway 54 runs over the Grand Glaize Arm of the Lake of the Ozarks. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was sentenced on Friday to 40 years in prison after he was found guilty of two felonies related to a 2024 chase with law enforcement. Javion Lawhorn, 36, was found guilty on Dec. 10 by a Boone County Jury for aggravated fleeing and armed criminal action. He has previously
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Boonville has declared a “snow emergency” and directed drivers to remove their vehicles from along city streets as a large winter storm approaches. Cooper County Emergency Management shared the information on social media on Friday morning with the storm expected to hit overnight. Parking restrictions will begin at 7
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OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) The Osage Beach Public Works is getting snowplows and crews prepared ahead of a weekend snowstorm that is expected to leave the southern part of the state buried. Osage Beach is expecting snowfall to start between 3 and 6 a.m. Saturday, which could last until Sunday morning, according to the ABC
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia has routed $2.1 million in funds awarded during the COVID-19 pandemic to work to cut down on violence. Columbia was awarded $25.2 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding to address public health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. A large portion of that money was dedicated to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than 1,300 Ameren Missouri customers in Morgan County were without power Friday morning. The online Ameren power outage map showed 1,332 customers without power as of 9 a.m. on Friday. The map shows the outage started at 5:51 a.m. Power was restored by 10:30 a.m. An Ameren spokesperson said over email
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Despite an 8% increase in revenue last school year, MU Athletics still required more than $25 million in university funding to operate. The athletics department finished the 2024–25 fiscal year with a $9.1 million budget deficit after expenses rose 4%. The shortfall marked a significant improvement from the $18 million deficit recorded
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team is tracking intense cold beginning on Friday, while snow can accumulate throughout the area. Roughly 8 inches of snow could fall in Columbia on Saturday, with more snow expected south of I-70. The impending weather led Gov. Mike Kehoe to declare a state of emergency. An ABC
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