WARDSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A new superintendent will soon lead the Blair Oaks R-II School District. According to a press release, Ben B. Meldrum will start as the superintendent of schools on Saturday, July 1. Currently, Meldrum is the principal at Capital City High School in Jefferson City. He spent the last 4 years serving in
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The National Retail Federation says a record number of people shopped at stores over Thanksgiving and the following weekend.
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou football coach Gary Pinkel will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame on Tuesday evening, seven years after he retired from coach. ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones sat down with Pinkel ahead of his Hall of Fame induction. You can watch her full story on Pinkel’s
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CENTRALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Centralia man was sentenced to 15 years for attempted enticement and possession of child pornography Friday. David L. Hoppock’s two sentences to be served concurrently was confirmed Saturday by Hoppock’s attorneys. The 33-year-old was first charged in August. About a day before his arrest, a mother said her 14-year-old daughter was
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CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Callaway County Sheriff and Montgomery County Sheriff worked together to arrest a man after a police chase that led them through two counties Friday night. A deputy attempted to stop 35-year-old Daniel Foreman from Auxvasse Friday night for a traffic violation when he sped off instead. The deputy and other assisting
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TODAY: Clouds fill in early, keeping morning lows insulated in the 20s. Highs manage to reach the upper 40s. TOMORROW: Lows hold just above freezing early Monday. Temperatures warm slightly further to the low 50s under cloudy skies. A stray shower is possible during the day south of I-70. EXTENDED: A cold front moves in
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Some deals are just too good to be true. Both in-person and online, holiday scams have returned this season.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE AT 9:30 P.M.: The consensus at Saturday afternoon’s Jefferson City Christmas parade was the same: despite recent events, parade watchers felt safe knowing that Jefferson City Police was present during the entire parade. Mayor Carrie Tergin told me she was appreciative of the department’s presence today. She said the police presence
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) One man is dead and two people are seriously hurt after a multi-vehicle crash in Camden County. The crash happened Northbound on Highway 5 on the Niangua Bridge just before 7:30 Friday night. Troopers say, Miles Aldrich, 32, tried to avoid hitting a motorcycle driven by 54-year-old Drew Fairchild but ended
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TODAY: Lows in the lower 20s with the wind chill in the teens to start the day. High pressure calms winds by this afternoon but will trap temperatures in the upper 30s despite sunny skies. TONIGHT: Clouds begin to filter in Saturday evening as a minor disturbance ripples through the area. This could bring a
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Thousands flocked to Downtown Jefferson City for Living Windows, an annual holiday event with performances, food and more. Despite the large crowds and recent gun violence in the area, Jefferson City residents feel safe having a good relationship with law enforcement. In addition, Jefferson City’s Christmas parade will take place 4:30
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F announced on Twitter on Friday night that a multi-vehicle crash with injuries closed Highway 5 at the Niangua Bridge in Camden County. A Highway Patrol spokesman told ABC17 News that the roadway will be closed for “a couple of hours.” Troopers are on scene of
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Street repair work will begin 7 a.m. Monday in the 2100 Block of Timber Road in Jefferson City, a press release stated. One lane will be open. Work is expected to be finished by 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 30. Jefferson City Public Works also announced another pair of road closings earlier
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COLUMBIA, Mo. State Sen. Bill Eigel (R-St. Charles) prefiled a bill ahead of the legislative session that would use a portion of Missouri’s $6 Billion surplus to expand Interstate 70. The proposal filed on Thursday would set aside funds to rebuild Interstate 70 from a two-lane highway, to a four-lane highway in both directions. Funding
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LEBANON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Miller County man accused of the 2019 killing of Aaron Brantley was found guilty of murder and other charges on Friday. Christopher English, 45, was found guilty of first-degree murder, armed-criminal action and the abandonment of a corpse. A sentencing hearing is set for 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. The
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The Missouri Department of Health and Senior services weekly data released on Friday says Missouri influenza cases are categorized as “very high.” Boone County’s cases have more than doubled in the past week. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported that Boone County influenza numbers went from 96 to 251 cases within the
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A Jefferson City man charged in his girlfriend’s deadly shooting was granted bond when he appeared by video in court Friday morning.
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A Memphis man wanted by police for a deadly shooting was arrested Thursday in Columbia, the U.S. attorney’s office said Friday.
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JEFFERESON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County judge on Friday declared that a Kansas City man accused of killing two men at a Jefferson City bar is indigent and must be appointed a public defender. Damien Davis, 35, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action, two counts of
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An appliance fire damaged a basement in Jefferson City on Friday.
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