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Passengers stranded for hours in Jefferson City after Greyhound bus breaks down

August 25, 2022 9:44 PM Katie Greathouse

More than a dozen people were stranded in a Texas Roadhouse parking lot for hours after their Greyhound bus broke down.

Missouri Budget Project estimates impact of governor’s tax cut plan is nearly $1 billion

August 25, 2022 8:48 AM Hannah Falcon

Gov. Mike Parson stressed the state budget’s ability to take the biggest income tax cut in history and still fully fund important programs in his Columbia tour stop Thursday to raise support for his special session plans.

EquipmentShare moves closer to winning tax incentive approval for expansion

August 25, 2022 6:26 PM Matthew Sanders

A Columbia company came a step closer Thursday to landing tax credits it says will allow it to convert its headquarters in an old furniture store into a facility that can handle heavy tech demands.

New court dates set for six University of Missouri hazing suspects

August 25, 2022 11:17 AM Leila Mitchell

Five of the men charged with hazing in connection with the University of Missouri Phi Gamma Delta hazing case are scheduled for their first appearance in court Thursday.

Bus with students onboard, car crash in Columbia

August 25, 2022 4:37 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – A bus and car crashed on Business Loop 70 in Columbia on Thursday afternoon. Columbia Public Schools spokeswoman Michelle Baumstark said no one on the Hickman High School bus was hurt in the crash on Business Loop 70 East and Seventh St. The crash happened around 4:30 p.m. near the school’s

Jefferson City highway ramp reopens early

August 25, 2022 3:56 PM Matthew Sanders

Work that closed a busy highway ramp in north Jefferson City wrapped up about a week early Thursday.

Man hit by SUV while trimming grass in Jefferson City

August 25, 2022 3:27 PM Matthew Sanders

A Linn man suffered serious injuries when an SUV hit him while he was trimming grass in Jefferson City on Thursday.

Crashes frequent on stretch of Highway 124 in Boone County

August 25, 2022 10:36 AM Kennedy Miller

At least three people have been killed since January 2021 on Highway 124 between Fayette and Highway 63, the highway where four people were hurt in a crash Tuesday.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you still keeping up with the war in Ukraine?

August 25, 2022 3:38 AM ABC 17 News Team

The war in Ukraine hit its six-month mark on Wednesday.

California R-I school district emphasizes safety measures as new school year starts

August 25, 2022 5:52 AM Ethan Heinz

With the new school year underway, many districts are left wondering how they can keep their staff and students safe after mass shootings like the one at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas.

Downtown Columbia Leadership Council reviews proposed plan for Wabash Bus station

August 24, 2022 10:38 PM Marina Diaz

The Downtown Columbia Leadership Council heard local business owners’ complaints about the Wabash Bus Station at its meeting Wednesday.

Uvalde school board fires police chief after mass shooting

August 24, 2022 7:31 PM Associated Press

By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press UVALDE, Texas (AP) — The Uvalde school district fired police chief Pete Arredondo on Wednesday under mounting pressure in the grieving Texas town to punish officers over letting a gunman at Robb Elementary School remain in a fourth-grade classroom for more than an hour with an AR-15 style rifle as

Moberly man charged with threat to nursing home

August 24, 2022 5:16 PM Matthew Sanders

A Moberly man was charged Wednesday on allegations that he threatened to “clear out” a nursing home.

Audrain County man charged with exploiting elderly couple

August 24, 2022 4:16 PM Matthew Sanders

Prosecutors charged a Mexico, Missouri, man Monday with five felonies for allegedly taking advantage of an elderly couple.

Callaway Community Hospital at risk of not opening, interim CEO says

August 24, 2022 3:58 PM Matthew Sanders

The interim CEO of the shuttered Callaway Community Hospital said the facility is in jeopardy of not opening by a Sept. 21 deadline.

Centralia man charged with more child porn-related crimes

August 24, 2022 3:41 PM Matthew Sanders

A Centralia man charged last week with trying to get explicit photos of a girl was charged Tuesday with possessing and promoting child pornography.

Advocates sue to block Missouri voter photo ID law

August 24, 2022 1:25 PM Associated Press

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri League of Women Voters, NAACP and two voters are suing to block a photo identification requirement for voting. The plaintiffs on Wednesday asked a local judge to stop the new law from taking effect Sunday. They allege it unconstitutionally restricts voting rights. Their

Two hurt in Pettis County ATV crash

August 24, 2022 12:39 PM Zachary Farwell

PETTIS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were hurt Wednesday morning after an ATV crash in Pettis County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to the crash on private property near Highway 65 and Shannon Road just before 9:40 a.m. Troopers said Michael R. Cornine, 69, of Hughesville, was thrown from the ATV after he hit

WATCH: Scene of small plane crash near Kansas City

August 24, 2022 12:34 PM ABC 17 News Team

Two people were hurt when a small plane crashed Wednesday in Clay County, near Kansas City.

Planned Parenthood clinic in Columbia temporarily closes amid staffing transition

August 24, 2022 12:06 PM Zachary Farwell

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Planned Parenthood has temporarily closed its clinic in Columbia. The health care provider confirmed to ABC 17 News on Wednesday afternoon the temporary closure is due to a change of clinicians. A Planned Parenthood Great Plains spokeswoman said there is a gap in coverage while the new clinician for the clinic trains