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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you worried about higher heating costs this winter?

November 2, 2022 2:38 AM ABC 17 News Team

Many analysts say it will again be more expensive to heat your home this winter.

Additional charge filed against man for using firearm on FBI agents in Missouri

October 19, 2022 7:03 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Tennessee man and a Missouri, man have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges stemming from their threats of violence against immigrants and the federal government, as well as an armed assault of FBI agents. Bryan C. Perry, 37, of Clarksville, Tennessee, and Jonathan S. O’Dell, 32, of

US House Jan. 6 committee to hold hearing Thursday afternoon

October 13, 2022 11:25 AM ABC 17 News Team

WASHINGTON (KMIZ) Watch live: The US House of Representatives Jan. 6 committee is scheduled to reconvene for another hearing Thursday. Committee members plan to start what could be the last hearing before the November midterm election at 12 p.m. (CT). The panel is expected to share evidence from former President Donald Trump’s Secret Service about

Hy-Vee in Columbia set to begin coronavirus vaccinations Tuesday.

Hy-Vee recalls eight cheese products due to Listeria concerns

October 3, 2022 2:51 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hy-Vee issued a recall Monday on eight products that include cheese. The chain announced the recall in a press release after being notified by Old Europe Cheese, Inc., that some of its products manufactures for Saputo Cheese USA may have been contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall was issued for Hy-Vee grocery

Missouri special task force starts assessment in Florida

September 29, 2022 7:12 PM Kennedy Miller

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ.) After driving 18 hours, a Missouri Task Force One specialty team began its assessment in Cape Coral, Florida. The team deployed Tuesday and Gale Blomenkamp — Boone County Fire Protection District assistant chief — said they should be there 10 days or fewer. The team consists of one team leader, two small

WATCH: Hurricane Ian leaves major flooding behind in Florida

September 29, 2022 5:36 PM CNN Newsource

This aerial video from WFTS provided by CNN shows flooding in Hardee County, southeast of Tampa.

Better Business Bureau offers tips to avoid scams while donating

September 29, 2022 6:37 PM Ethan Heinz

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Florida is dealing with the damage caused by Hurricane Ian . When there is disaster or tragedy, many people feel compelled to give donations to aid in the recovery. Unfortunately, while there are people focused on helping, others are focused on taking money for themselves. Scammers often come out of the woodwork

WATCH: Video shows destruction Hurricane Ian left behind in Fort Myers

September 29, 2022 10:01 AM CNN Newsource

Hurricane Ian hit Fort Myers on the southwest coast of Florida when it came ashore Wednesday, leaving behind devastating flooding.

How climate change is impacting Hurricane Ian’s disastrous path

September 28, 2022 5:09 PM Leila Mitchell

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As Hurricane Ian continues to make its way across Florida’s coast, meteorologists say human-caused climate change is linked to this and other disastrous weather events. According to Climate Central, eight out of the 10 most-costly weather disasters in U.S. history were hurricanes. “Hurricane Ian is a high-end, Category 4 hurricane with maximum

WATCH: Live Florida beach cameras show Hurricane Ian’s arrival

September 27, 2022 4:26 PM ABC 17 News Team

Cameras showing live conditions in parts of Florida that will be affected by the storm.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you know someone affected by Hurricane Ian?

September 28, 2022 2:42 AM ABC 17 News Team

Hurricane Ian is expected to make landfall in Florida late Wednesday into early Thursday.

Florida residents prepare for Hurricane Ian

September 27, 2022 7:23 PM Erika McGuire

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hurricane Ian is causing trouble before even making landfall, as 2.5 million Floridians are under evacuation orders and running to get last-minute supplies. People have been told to evacuate but some have chosen to ride out the storm and grabbing many items is difficult with store shelves being empty. “Stores are crazy,

WATCH LIVE: Hurricane Ian approaches Florida

September 27, 2022 2:30 PM ABC 17 News Team

This live video from Key West comes from WPLG.

Organizations prepare to help as Florida braces for Hurricane Ian

September 26, 2022 7:36 PM Erika McGuire

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As residents in Florida prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Ian, so are organizations across the country. The Red Cross of the Missouri and Arkansas Region and Convoy of Hope in Springfield have been preparing to provide shelter and supplies to those in Florida. “Here in the Missouri Arkansas region we sent

NASA sets sights on moon with Artemis I mission

August 26, 2022 11:27 AM Zachary Farwell

NASA hopes to take another step next week to get astronauts back on the moon.

READ: Search warrant for Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort

August 12, 2022 3:04 PM CNN Newsource

By CNN staff The US District Court for the Southern District of Florida on Friday unsealed the search warrant and property receipt from the FBI search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach earlier this week. Read the unsealed search warrant below. The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a

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.

US kills al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in drone strike in Afghanistan

August 1, 2022 4:45 PM CNN Newsource

Watch the speech in the player below. Watch President Biden’s comments live in the player above. By Kevin Liptak, Kylie Atwood, Natasha Bertrand and Donald Judd (CNN) — The United States killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a drone strike, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. Zawahiri, who just turned 71 years

House Select Committee hearing highlights Sen. Hawley’s actions on Jan. 6

July 21, 2022 10:25 PM CNN Newsource

Security footage from January 6th shows Senator Josh Hawley fleeing the mob, hours
after he pumped his first in the air to show his support

Trump had ‘extreme difficulty’ with his speech on the day after January 6

July 21, 2022 7:58 AM CNN

By Ryan Nobles, Zachary Cohen, Annie Grayer and Jamie Gangel, CNN The House committee investigating the insurrection plans to show footage at Thursday’s hearing of then-President Donald Trump having difficulty working through efforts to tape a message to his supporters on January 7, 2021, the day after the Capitol riot, sources familiar with the committee’s