STARKVILLE, Miss. (KMIZ) SEC road trips have been a problem for No. 23 Mizzou football all season long, but not on Saturday in Starkville. Head coach Eli Drinkwitz and company cruised to a 39-20 win over Mississippi State. That marked the team’s first conference road win of the 2024 season. You can watch the full
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Southern Boone County Fire Protection crews and deputies with the Boone County Sheriff’s Office are still trying to identify the driver and any other people involved in a car crash that turned into a vehicle fire in the 10000 block of East Englewood Road in Boone County. According to Southern Boone
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After a slow start in the first half, the Mizzou men’s basketball team picked up the pace and thoroughly dominated Pacific in a 91-56 win on Friday night. You can watch the full postgame press conference with head coach Dennis Gates, guard Caleb Grill and center Josh Gray in the video player
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A juvenile was charged as an adult Friday in a deadly shooting in Columbia. According to online court records, Cordero Riley Jr, 17,. is charged with first-degree assault, second-degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action in connection with the death of Trevon Ashcraft, 18, in May. Riley is
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County ambulance hit a school bus stop sign Friday in Jefferson City, Cole County EMS wrote on its social media. No injuries were reported and the bodies of each vehicle did not touch, the post says. Cole County EMS wrote that dashcam video allegedly showed as the ambulance slow
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been charged after he allegedly shot a gun while hitting someone in the head after a church league basketball game earlier this month. Marquise Mathis was charged on Friday with two counts of unlawful use of a weapon, two counts of armed criminal action, one count of second-degree
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ROCHEPORT, Mo. The Interstate 70 bridge at Exit 116 over Routes O and J are completely open to traffic, the Missouri Department of Transportation wrote in a Friday press release. The bridge was damaged after it was hit by a vehicle earlier this year, previous reporting indicates. Repairs to the bridge began on Oct. 16.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Multiple Mid-Missouri homeless resource centers are preparing for the upcoming winter season. The 2024 Point in Time Count which counts all of the people in the state experiencing homelessness on a single night in January, tallied 7,338 people. In Region 5 — which represents much of Mid-Missouri — the 2024 count stood
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Nationwide, each year there are more than three times the daily average of home cooking fires around Thanksgiving, according to the National Fire Protection Association. Ahead of the holiday, the Columbia Fire Department gave a demonstration of the fire that can emerge when a turkey is improperly deep-fried. CFD spokeswoman Katherine Rodriguez
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Let the ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team tell you what to expect this winter.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The top administrator in Columbia Public Schools plans to retire. CPS spokesperson Michelle Baumstark wrote in a statement Friday that Brian Yearwood has decided to step down immediately to spend time with family in Texas. The Columbia Board of Education unanimously accepted his retirement request. Former superintendent Chris Belcher has agreed to
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Julie Allen has announced her intent to run for the Fourth Ward Jefferson City Council seat that is up for grabs in the April 8 election. Allen announced in a press release that she plans on running for the seat currently held by Councilman Derrick Spicer, who told ABC 17 News
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A truck driver was seriously injured Friday in a crash in the westbound lanes of Interstate 70, near mile marker 70 in Saline County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report says the crash occurred when a 2019 Freightliner – driven by a 56-year-old man from Stockbridge, Georgia
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education voted on Thursday to create a committee of volunteers to consider a name for the new elementary school that is being built in southwest Columbia. A Friday press release from Columbia Public Schools says that potential names from the community can be submitted online through 5 p.m.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who suffered serious injuries after an altercation last week has died, a press release from the Columbia Police Department says. Antonio Davis, 56, of Columbia, died Friday, police wrote. The release says that after Davis’ death, officials are looking to charge Felicia L. Hay, 33, and Alexander A. Aklan, 28,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The North Callaway R-1 School District has accepted a bid to build a new elementary school and additions to the early childhood Thunderbird Learning Center, according to a Friday press release from the school district. The school district accepted the bid from Coil Construction. The project is being funded with the increased
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An elevator at a Downtown Columbia parking garage will be out of service next week for repairs. According to a Friday press release from the city, the elevator at the parking garage at Tenth and Cherry streets will be out of service on from 8 a.m. Tuesday-6 p.m. Wednesday. The release says
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CNN By Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, who withdrew from consideration as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general on Thursday, said Friday he will not be returning to Congress next year. “I’m still going to be in the fight, but it’s going to be from a new perch. I
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A third man suspected of murder in a deadly June 2023 shooting pleaded guilty Friday.
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By Kara Scannell, CNN New York (CNN) — The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial has adjourned his sentencing, which was set for next week. Judge Juan Merchan also agreed to hold off on issuing his decision on presidential immunity until after he reviews the parties’ filings. Merchan granted Trump’s request to file
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