Federal Aviation Administration says eclipse may affect air travel
Air travel and traffic at airports is expected to be impacted as several travelers are going to multiple states to watch the eclipse on Monday.
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Insider Blog: How a total solar eclipse affects weather in the short term
The much anticipated total solar eclipse happens tomorrow afternoon, with the path starting near Eagle Path, TX all the way up to eastern Maine. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has been closely monitoring the forecast in Mid-Missouri and in the Midwest as the path of totality will slide by just to our south across
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Two people seriously injured in Callaway County crash
CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two 18-year-olds were seriously injured in a late-night crash in Callaway County on Saturday. The crash happened at 11:22 p.m. near Route F at County Road 323. Two 18-year-old males, Sergio Moreno and Owen Trout were seriously injured during the crash. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Moreno was driving
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Boone County Emergency Management to hold damage assessment exercise Saturday
BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Office of Emergency Management held a damage assessment exercise Saturday in multiple neighborhoods across the county from 8 a.m. through 2 p.m. Those neighborhoods include Hillview Acres in unincorporated Boone County, Smithton Ridge and Bellwood in Columbia, and Palomino Ridge in Ashland. According to a press release from
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One dead in crash that closed down both lanes of I-70 eastbound near Rocheport
BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) One man died in a crash that stalled traffic near the Rocheport bridge for hours on Saturday, according to Boone County Fire Protection District. A car with five passengers, including three minors rolled over at the 116-mile marker of I-70 eastbound, just east of the Rocheport Bridge, according to a Missouri
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Students experiencing high test anxiety
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As students return from spring break and prepare for end-of-year testing, several of them could experience high test anxiety. Several students around the country and of all grade levels can experience test anxiety, but it’s normal for anyone who has to take a test. Dr. Arpit Aggarwal from MU Health said moderate
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Lincoln University’s closed-door vote to reinstate president raises questions of transparency
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Lincoln University is still not releasing records related to its investigation into the death of an administrator. On March 15, the Lincoln University Board of Curators voted to reinstate University President John Moseley. Moseley volunteered to go on paid leave during the investigation into the suicide of another faculty member, Bonnie
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Poplar Bluff preparing for 40,000 visitors during Monday’s solar eclipse
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The city of Poplar Bluff is expecting 40,000 extra people to gather in the city to view Monday’s solar eclipse, according to the president of the Poplar Bluff Chamber of Commerce. Poplar Bluff — with a population of around 16,000 people — is one of the southeastern Missouri cities that will be
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Callaway Sheriff’s Office concludes death investigation of man killed in shooting; report sent to Prosecutor’s Office
FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office revealed on Friday night that it concluded its death investigation of a man who was shot and killed in early March. The sheriff’s office made the announcement about the death investigation of Orion Quesenberry on its social media. Quesenberry was killed in early March in a shooting
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Multiple fires reported near Business Loop 70 in Columbia since December
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Another fire broke out on Business Loop 70 in Columbia on Friday morning, this time leaving one fire fighter injured with non-life-threatening injuries. Fire marshals are investigating the cause and origin of Friday morning’s fire, according to a press release from the Columbia Fire Department. Friday’s fire was one of multiple fires
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Boonville woman has been planning for solar eclipse for six months
With part of Missouri being in the line of totality during Monday’s eclipse, the Missouri Department of Transportation expects large crowds across the state.
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Columbia man accused of sodomy in parking lot after following victim
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 22-year-old Columbia man has been charged with sodomy and other felonies after he was accused of sexually assaulting a woman early Tuesday. Nicholas Mathews was charged on Friday with first-degree sodomy, armed criminal action, first-degree kidnapping, third-degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon. He is being held at the Boone
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Man accused of breaking into, trashing Boonville apartment arrested
BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boonville man who was accused of breaking into an apartment on Jan. 28 and destroying every item in the residence has been arrested. James Alcobas, 31, was charged on March 18 with second-degree burglary and first-degree property damage. He was also charged the same day with tampering with a witness. He
Continue Reading Firefighter injured while responding to fire in central Columbia Friday morning
Columbia firefighters responded to a fire off the Business Loop in central Columbia early Friday morning.
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St. Louis-area residents make plea for compensation for illnesses tied to nuclear contamination
By JIM SALTER Associated Press Karen Nickel has been dealing with lupus and other illnesses for years, illnesses she blames on childhood exposure to a suburban St. Louis creek where Cold War-era nuclear waste was dumped decades ago. It’s time, she said Friday, for the federal government to start making amends. “People have died and
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Missouri Supreme Court rejects Dorsey request to stay execution
The Missouri Supreme Court declined Friday to stop the execution of a Mid-Missouri double murderer set to die next week.
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WATCH: ABC 17 News 2017 Eclipse Special
As Mid-Missouri prepares for another eclipse we thought we’d stroll down memory lane and dig up our 2017 special.
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Condemned inmate could face ‘surgery without anesthesia’ if good vein is elusive, lawyers say
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri’s execution protocol allows for “surgery without anesthesia” if the typical process of finding a suitable vein to inject the lethal drug doesn’t work, lawyers for a death row inmate say in an appeal aimed at sparing his life. Brian Dorsey, 52, is scheduled for execution
Continue ReadingAftershocks rattle Northeast after rare 4.8 magnitude earthquake hits region
By Ray Sanchez and Alaa Elassar, CNN New York (CNN) — A 4.8 magnitude earthquake rattled buildings across parts of the Northeast Friday morning, according to the US Geological Survey, with tremors felt from Washington, DC to New York City to Maine. It was the third largest earthquake recorded in the area in the last
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Former Jefferson City football coach urges governor in video to stop Dorsey execution
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former football coach for the Jefferson City Jays is pushing for Gov. Mike Parson to stop the upcoming execution of Brian Dorsey. Dorsey, 52, has an execution date set for Tuesday. Dorsey was found guilty by a Boone County jury in 2008 for shooting and killing his cousin, Sarah Bonnie, and
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