University of Missouri police arrested Mizzou safety Phillip Roche on Monday after the 19-year-old was issued three warrants for failure to appear in court on speeding tickets.
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TODAY: Wednesday is another ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day as dangerous heat continues to bake the region. We expect highs in the upper 90s, if not near 100. With present humidity, we’ll feel like 110. Storms in Iowa this morning are also of concern, but we’re tracking it mostly east of mid-Missouri. We’ll have a
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Early voting for next week’s August primary election has started.
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The University of Missouri will no longer have a vice chancellor specializing in diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives after pressure from Republican lawmakers.
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Five Missouri Democrats are seeking the party’s nomination for governor in the November general election.
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By JIM SALTER and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri man was freed from prison Tuesday after his murder conviction was overturned after 34 years behind bars, despite the state attorney general’s efforts to keep him there. “I never gave up because my family never gave up,” Christopher Dunn said from the steps
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)This is a week has an alert for excessive heat warning through Thursday with heat index being more than 105 degrees each day according to ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team. Dr. Chris Sampson — and emergency room doctor at University Hospital — warned that dizziness, nausea and a racing heart are initial signs
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ABC 17 News is interviewing candidates for Missouri governor ahead of the primary election Tuesday.
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ABC 17 News is interviewing candidates for Missouri governor ahead of the August primary.
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Boone and Cole counties are each preparing for more than a quarter of registered voters to cast ballots in the primary next month.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) Relatives are suing for prison video of a Black Missouri man who prosecutors say was killed by guards. Othel Moore Jr.’s mother and sister say they sued the Corrections Department on Tuesday for not providing the prison surveillance footage. A spokesperson says the corrections department cooperated with a police investigation. Four
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman accused of stabbing a University of Missouri student to death and burning the body in 2023 is still awaiting an evaluation from the Department of Mental Health. A hearing for Emma Adams, 22, was held on Tuesday. She is charged with second-degree murder, armed criminal action, tampering with physical
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County man was charged with first-degree domestic assault on Tuesday after he allegedly strangled a woman during an attack on Thursday. Michael Tyrone Richardson, 57, was booked into the Boone County Jail at 12:42 a.m. Tuesday and is being held without bond. A court date has not been set. According
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Miles Against Melanoma is trying to help prevent skin cancer in the Jefferson City area with over 65 free sunscreen dispensers.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Water and Light is proposing an increase to water rates in the for the fiscal year 2025 budget. The city will take public input during its City Council meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at City Hall, a Tuesday press release from the city says. If the rates are approved, customers will
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Ameren Missouri teamed up with a non-profit charity Tuesday to give school supplies to scores of Mid-Missouri teachers.
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 33-year-old Stoutland woman was killed in a crash Monday night in Camden County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the crash happened at 10:45 p.m. on Willow Creek Road north of Burns Drive. According to the online crash report, Clourisa Standley was driving a 2018 Kia Sportage when the vehicle
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TODAY: Tuesday is an ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day as heat index values climb again into the triple digits, this time up to 110-115. We will be mostly dry, but depending on how storms develop to our north, we may see a chance for a passing storm this morning and again this evening. This is
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The team has high expectations for themselves.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was found guilty of murder in May was sentenced to life in prison on Monday. Jessie Williams, 33, was found guilty by a jury on May 16 of second-degree murder in the October 2022 death of Kaylen Schmit. He is accused of pushing Schmit off the Highway 63 bridge near
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