JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation and Missouri State Highway Patrol warned drivers to be careful this weekend as a winter storm bears down on the state. Much of Mid-Missouri was placed under a winter storm warning on Thursday. The warning starts early Saturday and lasts through 6 p.m. Sunday. Up to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Planning and Zoning Commission struck up a conversation around data centers Thursday night. On the commission’s agenda was defining data centers, where they should be and under what conditions. Adding the definition to amend the zoning code could take three to five months. Defining the standards, such as where the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A hearing has been scheduled that could determine if the Columbia teenager accused of firing a gun inside Dick’s Sporting Goods will be certified as an adult. Court officials confirmed earlier this month that a 17-year-old boy from Columbia was accused of shooting a gun on Jan. 3 inside the store at
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A winter storm warning in Mid-Missouri remains in effect through 6 p.m. Sunday. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team is showing intense cold begins on Friday, while snow can accumulate throughout the area. Roughly 8 inches of snow could fall in Columbia on Saturday, with more snow expected in the southern
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is working with the National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform to find the reason for violent crime in the city. The Office of Violence Prevention Advisory Committee met Thursday morning to discuss what data is necessary for the institute to begin its analysis on gun violence. GVPA Data
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By Sol Amaya, Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Venezuelan lawmakers on Thursday backed a plan that would make it easier for foreign companies to participate in the country’s oil industry, in the latest move by Caracas to meet the demands of US President Donald Trump. For almost two decades, much of the country’s oil industry
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe signed an executive order on Thursday that declared a state of emergency for Missouri ahead of inclement winter weather. Kehoe’s office announced the precautionary order in a press release. The order also activates the National Guard for state and local response efforts, if needed. The order expires on Feb.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Demolition began Wednesday on the Madison Street Parking Garage in downtown Jefferson City, the city shared on social media. Crews began closing off the area over the weekend and the garage was closed down in December. A city spokesperson told ABC 17 News that demolition is expected to be complete by
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Repairs to road and water mains that broke Wednesday in Sedalia have been completed, according to a Thursday social media post from the city. Water mains broke at the 1400 block of South State Fair Boulevard, the State Fair Shopping Center and the 1400 block of West 16th Street. A break that
Continue ReadingBy Jordan D. Brown, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! “Sinners” broke yet another record in the 2026 Oscar nominations. The vampire horror film and “One Battle After Another” dominated the selections. Did any of your favorites make the cut? Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The state of Missouri this week asked a Cole County judge to dismiss a case filed by Columbia Public Schools over charter school applications. The state filed its motion to dismiss on Tuesday and asked the judge to hold all proceedings in the case until a ruling is reached on the motion.
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By Priscilla Alvarez, Chris Boyette, Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — A 5-year-old who was taken by federal agents from the driveway of his metro Minneapolis home Tuesday after returning from preschool is being held with his father at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Texas, according to school district officials and a family attorney.
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Baseball Hall of Fame player Hank Aaron. Personal Birth date: February 5, 1934 Death date: January 22, 2021 Birth place: Mobile, Alabama Birth name: Henry Louis Aaron Father: Herbert Aaron Mother: Estella (Pritchett) Aaron Marriages: Billye Williams (1973-January 22, 2021, his death);
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By Eric Levenson, August Phillips, CNN (CNN) — Two teenagers were arrested Thursday after dozens of swastikas were painted on a playground in a predominantly Jewish area of Brooklyn, New York, this week, the New York Police Department said. The 15-year-olds both face aggravated harassment charges, with one of the teens also facing a charge
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Voters in the Southern Boone R-I School District will decide on a $4 milllion bond issue in April. The bond issue would fund improvements, renovations and repairs at the schools, according to the school district. The district’s debt service tax levy would not change. If approved, the money would go to replace
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By Issy Ronald, Nick Paton Walsh, Clare Sebastian, Joseph Ataman, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s posturing over Greenland has irrevocably changed the transatlantic relationship, even after he backed away Wednesday from his threats of a US takeover of the Danish autonomous territory, European officials told CNN. One European diplomat, speaking anonymously, described the last
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Students in the Sturgeon School District will learn from home on Thursday and Friday due to an illness outbreak in the small district and a bitterly cold forecast. Superintendent Dustin Fanning wrote in a letter to parents on Wednesday that the school attendance rate had plummeted to 78% at dismissal time on
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The type of passenger vehicle involved in the crash has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash that killed a Mexico, Missouri, man left a Mid-Missouri road closed for several hours Wednesday. The deadly crash happened Wednesday morning on Highway 22, about halfway between Centralia and Mexico. According to a social media post
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By Jack Guy, CNN London (CNN) — Barron Trump, son of the US president, contacted police in London last year after witnessing an alleged assault on a female friend while he and the woman were on a video call, a British court has been told. A transcript of Trump’s emergency call was shown during the
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN Former first lady Michelle Obama says she believes the US is moving closer to having a woman president. In a newly released interview, she clarified her earlier comments, in which she had suggested the country was not yet ready for one. Here’s what else you need to know to get up
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