COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia businessman is suing Regions Bank in connection with previous COVID-19 era loans. Greg DeLine filed a lawsuit in St. Louis County on Thursday, accusing the bank of negligent misrepresentation and constructive fraud. The two sides have been responding in court since March over loans DeLine received from the Paycheck Protection Program
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia has scheduled several town halls to discuss a public safety sales tax measure that will be on the Aug. 4 ballot. City Councilmembers and representatives from the Columbia Fire and Police departments will be present to ask questions about the proposed 1% tax. Previous reporting says city leaders
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Russellville woman has been charged with four felonies after authorities claim she fraudulently obtained $13,414 in SNAP benefits during a six-year period. Jenyfer Todd was charged Thursday in Cole County with stealing more than $750, two counts of falsifying false documents and one count of unlawfully receiving public assistance. A $5,000
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Kmiz) The annual Salute to America Fourth of July Celebration began Thursday at the Missouri Capitol, and organizers and emergency personnel are implementing extra safety measures to address the heat advisory in effect through the holiday weekend. The festival will include events for multiple days for the first time since 2022. Organizers
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 27-year-old man was arrested Wednesday evening in connection with a shooting on West Bethany Drive last month. The Boone County Prosecutor’s Office filed charges Thursday morning. Deangelo Hughes, 27, is being held Thursday in the Boone County Jail, and was charged with two counts of assault, five counts of armed criminal
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused of selling drugs to an undercover cop near Hickman High School in 2022 has been booked into the Boone County Jail. Trey Stewart, 24, of Columbia, was charged in 2025 with selling drugs in a protected location. He was booked into the jail on Wednesday afternoon. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia on Saturday will host its 74th annual Fourth of July Fire in the Sky celebration at Stephens Lake Park. The event is set to start at 6:30 p.m., with a fireworks show taking place around 9:15 p.m. Moira Theis, Recreation Specialist with Columbia Parks and Recreation, said the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The list of canceled or delayed Fourth of July fireworks shows involving AM Pyrotechnics continues to grow. The Mexico Noon Lions announced that its show this weekend that was supposed to be put on by the Buffalo, Missouri, company has been canceled. The Lions club confirmed to ABC 17 News in a
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By Katelyn Polantz, Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — A former Olympic canoeist has been indicted by a grand jury in Washington, DC, Superior Court, for allegedly damaging the Reflecting Pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial. David Hearn was charged Thursday with one count of destruction of property with a value of more than $1,000,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 25-year-old Dixon man was seriously hurt during a crash in Pulaski County just after 6:15 p.m. Wednesday. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the man was driving a 2018 Lincoln MKZ on Highway 28 at Hawk Dr. heading west when he fell asleep at the wheel. The man
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The heat wave keeps going, and it won’t stop before Independence Day. Much of Mid-Missouri remains under an excessive heat warning that ends late Friday. Even so, highs are expected to be in the 90s for the Fourth of July. This kind of heat isn’t unusual for early July in Missouri, but it’s still uncomfortable.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Part of Columbia’s new Opportunity Campus will be open on Wednesday night due to extreme heat in the area. ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Days are in effect through the weekend as the heat index looks to hit triple digits. New Day Columbia will operate the overnight cooling center at 1304 Bowling
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A lane closure on eastbound Interstate 70 in Columbia caused by emergency pavement repairs is expected to reopen before Thursday morning’s rush hour, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation. One lane of eastbound I-70 and an eastbound off-ramp closed Wednesday after a large pothole developed near the construction zone, prompting emergency
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire that occurred Sunday at the Lake of the Ozarks was caused by a recreation fire that reignited, according to a press release from Rocky Mount Fire Protection District Chief Jonathan Trail. The dock fire – which resulted in two boats and two jet skies being a total loss – was
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FREEBURG, Mo. (KMIZ) Independence Day cookouts may cost a bit more this year, as holiday shoppers face higher prices at the grocery store. According to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 2026 Summer Cookout Cost Survey, this year will have the highest prices for cookouts. A classic Independence Day cookout for 10 people will cost $73.82,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department issued at least one citation Wednesday after residents protested the city’s median ordinance. An ABC 17 News reporter in the area saw around a half-dozen residents protesting at 10 a.m. in medians at the intersection of North Providence Road and Business Loop 70. “I don’t want anyone to get
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Ameren Missouri is seeking to raise electric rates, according to a Wednesday press release from the Public Service Commission. Ameren filed tariff sheets with the PSC on June 26 “seeking a net increase in annual electric base rate revenues of approximately $343 million,” or about $13 per month for the average customer,
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PORTLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe signed an agreement Wednesday at the Callaway Energy Center nuclear power plant with the Federal Permitting Council to allow the state and federal government to start the permitting process for FAST-41 projects, like nuclear plants, at the same time. The permitting council coordinates and improves federal environmental reviews and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (Kmiz) The Columbia Fire Department held a Traffic Incident Management training session on Wednesday to review safety protocols for road incidents. Firefighters gathered at the Columbia Fire Training Academy for the training led by Battalion Chief Roger Mertenmeyer. The entire department has completed this course, which is offered a few times a year.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A boil advisory was issued for about 80 homes in Fulton after water was shut off to repair an emergency water leak. The city made the announcement about the repairs on Tuesday night and told residents online on Wednesday morning that five streets were affected. The affected streets include Singer Lane, Penny
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