National News Archives

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you worried about terrorism on American soil?

October 17, 2023 2:17 AM ABC 17 News Team

American law enforcement has been on the lookout for terror-related threats after the Hamas attacks and Israel’s retaliation.

Israeli-American from Missouri called up from IDF reserves

October 16, 2023 5:46 PM Hannah Falcon

As the Israel-Hamas war wages on this week, more than 300,000 reserve Israeli soldiers were called to fight.

Why everyone’s phone will alarm at 2:20 pm ET on Wednesday

October 2, 2023 12:01 PM CNN Newsource

By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN (CNN) — If you hear a screeching alert go off on your cell phone – and everyone else’s cell phone – this Wednesday at 2:20 pm ET, don’t panic. The federal government said it will conduct on Wednesday afternoon a nationwide test of its Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you support the United Auto Workers strike?

September 20, 2023 1:59 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The United Auto Workers union went on strike last week when 145,000 workers contracts expired on Thursday. According to the Associated Press, the strike is limited to about 13,000 workers at a Ford assembly plant in Wayne, Michigan, a GM factory in Wentzville, Missouri, and a Stellantis plant in Toledo, Ohio. The

How the United Auto Workers strike could impact vehicle prices in the near future

September 17, 2023 5:30 AM Gabrielle Teiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As the United Auto Workers union strike moves into day three and discussions between CEOs and workers continue, consumers and car dealers could start to see impacts on car prices in the future. Popular vehicles that are already in limited supply such as the Chevrolet Silverado, Tahoe, Ford F-Series pickup trucks, GMC

United Auto Workers Union officially on strike after negotiations fail

September 15, 2023 4:03 AM Gabrielle Teiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As of midnight Thursday, about 13,000 members of the United Auto Workers Union have gone on strike against the Big Three auto companies after their leaders did not meet their demands. This is the first time the unions 88 years of establishment, which consists of about 145,000 workers, have gone on strike

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Have you been keeping up with Idalia news?

August 31, 2023 2:21 AM ABC 17 News Team

Idalia slammed into Florida’s Big Bend on Wednesday as a hurricane but had weakened to a tropical storm as it moved over land.

WATCH: Biden gives remarks on Hurricane Idalia

August 30, 2023 1:34 PM ABC 17 News Team

President Joe Biden was scheduled Wednesday afternoon to give remarks about Hurricane Idalia as the storm continues to track through the Southeast.

WATCH LIVE: Beach cameras show Hurricane Idalia in Florida

August 29, 2023 11:16 AM Matthew Sanders

We’ve compiled videos and links to beach cameras along Florida’s Gulf Coast as Hurricane Idalia approaches.

Hurricane Idalia has intensified into a dangerous Category 4 hurricane

Hurricane Idalia makes landfall in Florida as a dangerous Category 3 storm

August 30, 2023 8:05 AM CNN

CNN, WKMG By Nouran Salahieh and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — The center of Hurricane Idalia has slammed Florida’s Gulf Coast at dangerous Category 3 strength, inflicting deadly storm surge and catastrophic winds not seen in this region in 125 years while promising untold devastation far beyond the landfall zone. Idalia moved ashore midmorning Wednesday

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you support Medicare negotiations with drug companies?

August 30, 2023 3:22 AM ABC 17 News Team

The Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled a list of 10 prescription drugs that will be subject to Medicare negotiations.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should the U.S. supply more military equipment to Ukraine?

August 28, 2023 2:11 AM ABC 17 News Team

The United States has already supplied tens of billions of dollars of equipment to help Ukraine fend off the Russian invasion.

Four Missouri Task Force One members, K-9s begin work in Maui

August 17, 2023 7:32 PM Grace Pankey

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Four Missouri Task Force One members and K-9s who were deployed earlier this week to Maui began searching for human remains Thursday morning. Those four more members on Wednesday flew out of St. Louis to join the search and rescue efforts. That was after two members were deployed last week as part

Trump, 18 allies indicted in Georgia over 2020 election meddling, the fourth criminal case against him

August 14, 2023 9:10 PM Associated Press

By KATE BRUMBACK and ERIC TUCKER The Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Donald Trump and 18 allies were indicted in Georgia on Monday, accused of scheming to illegally overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. It’s the fourth criminal case to be brought against the former president and the second this month to allege

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Have you seen the Alabama river fight video?

August 9, 2023 8:39 AM ABC 17 News Team

The video has gone viral — a massive brawl on a riverfront dock in Montgomery, Alabama.

Pilot, crew of Titan submersible believed dead, US Coast Guard says

June 22, 2023 1:56 PM Associated Press

The search for a missing submersible with five people aboard took a bleak turn Thursday when the U.S. Coast Guard said a debris field was found at the bottom of the ocean near the Titanic, and the critical 96-hour mark passed when breathable air could have run out.

Rescuers rush to find missing Titanic sub as oxygen runs out onboard

June 22, 2023 8:07 AM Nia Hinson

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Rescuers made a desperate last attempt on Thursday morning to find the submersible that was lost on Sunday while on a trip to view the Titanic. It is expected that the sub had about 96 hours worth of oxygen when the trip began on Sunday, which would mean the five passengers on

Pentagon accounting error provides extra $6.2 billion for Ukraine military aid

June 20, 2023 10:02 PM Associated Press

By LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon said Tuesday that it overestimated the value of the weapons it has sent to Ukraine by $6.2 billion over the past two years — about double early estimates — resulting in a surplus that will be used for future security packages. Pentagon

Hunter Biden will plead guilty in a deal that likely avoids time behind bars in a tax and gun case

June 20, 2023 9:50 AM Associated Press

President Joe Biden’s son Hunter has reached a deal with federal prosecutors on charges he failed to pay federal income tax and illegally possessed a weapon, according to a letter in U.S. District Court in Delaware, and will plead guilty to tax offenses but likely avoid time behind bars.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Did you watch coverage of Trump’s federal court appearance?

June 14, 2023 2:42 AM ABC 17 News Team

Former president Donald Trump appeared Tuesday afternoon at his first hearing to answer 37 federal counts related to classified documents found at his Florida home.