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Mock car crash educates students on Buckle Up Phone Down Day

October 21, 2022 2:37 PM Ethan Heinz

Students at a Jefferson City high school got a lesson in paying attention and being buckled up while driving Friday.

Pair of Legal Missouri 2022 ads removed from YouTube following cease-and-desist letter from MSHP

October 21, 2022 8:16 PM Kennedy Miller

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ.) A pair of advertisements supporting the recreational use of marijuana were removed from YouTube following a cease-and-desist letter was issued by the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The Missouri State Highway Patrol claimed on Thursday that the ads — one lasting 30 seconds, the other 15 seconds — contained unauthorized use of the MSHP name

Two vehicles recovered from lake near Niangua Bridge

October 21, 2022 4:38 PM ABC 17 News Team

CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The Camden County Sheriff’s Office recovered two vehicles that were underwater at the Lake of the Ozarks after getting tipped off by private recovery and rescue teams. Two vehicles were recovered near the Niangua Bridge at the Lake of the Ozarks. (Courtesy of the Camden County Sheriff’s Office) Detectives met with the

MoDOT to make repairs on Interstate 70 bridge over Auxvasse Creek

October 21, 2022 4:16 PM ABC 17 News Team

CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Department of Transportation maintenance crews will repair a joint on the westbound Interstate 70 bridge over Auxvasse Creek from 8 a.m. Sunday through Wednesday. One westbound lane will be closed. Message boards will be placed to warn drivers of the closure. Traffic delays are possible in the work zone. The

MU to include sensory area on Homecoming parade route

October 21, 2022 3:51 PM Chris Bryant

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri Homecoming parade is set to take place at 9 a.m. Saturday morning in downtown Columbia. The parade has been a long standing tradition that brings in alumni and fans to the heart of Columbia. But for some, the noise can be too much for them to enjoy. As a

Centertown lifts boil water advisory

October 21, 2022 2:54 PM ABC 17 News Team

Centertown, Mo. (KMIZ) The boil water advisory for the Village of Centertown has been lifted. Centertown has received notification from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources that the water samples from the Village’s water system submitted — after the damaged water line was repaired — are good. Centertown issued the advisory Wednesday as a precautionary

January 6 committee announces it has sent a subpoena to former President Donald Trump

October 21, 2022 12:54 PM CNN Newsource

By Annie Grayer, Zachary Cohen and Sara Murray, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol announced on Friday that the panel has officially sent a subpoena to former President Donald Trump as it paints him as the central figure in the multi-step plan to overturn the results

Bannon gets 4 months in jail for defying Jan. 6 committee subpoena

October 21, 2022 11:39 AM Associated Press

Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump, was sentenced Friday to serve four months behind bars after defying a subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

New memorial dedicated in honor of Darnell Gray

October 21, 2022 6:57 AM Joushua Blount

An organization that represents missing people placed a new memorial in a Jefferson City park Friday for a boy allegedly killed by his caretaker four years ago.

Firefighters respond to fire at automotive business east of Columbia

October 21, 2022 7:41 AM Zachary Farwell

BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) No one is hurt after a fire at an automotive business east of Columbia early Friday morning. Boone County Fire Protection District crews responded to the fire around 6 a.m. at Copart in the 8400 block of E. Richland Road. Copart’s website describes the business as a vehicle auction. A Boone

Missouri State Highway Patrol Vehicle parked with its lights on.

Lake Ozark woman hurt after motorcycle crash in Pulaski County

October 21, 2022 6:29 AM Zachary Farwell

PULASKI COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A two-vehicle crash in Pulaski County early Friday morning left a Lake Ozark woman with serious injuries. The crash happened on Route A near Carol Court around 1:25 a.m., according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Troopers said an SUV driven by 44-year-old Daron E. Brashear, of Fort Leonard Wood, pulled

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will Mizzou win its Homecoming game?

October 21, 2022 2:34 AM ABC 17 News Team

It’s Homecoming weekend at the University of Missouri, and the Tigers will host Vanderbilt on the gridiron Saturday.

Health experts warn of winter COVID-19 surge

October 20, 2022 8:26 PM Kennedy Miller

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ.) Health officials in Missouri are preparing for the possibility of a winter surge of COVID-19, as communities nationwide continue to fight new variants. Health officials are calling this batch of variants “scrabble variants,” because the names of the variants start with the letters Q, X and B. These letters can rack up a lot

Jefferson City Board of Education votes to make Thorpe Gordon Elementary a STEM school

October 20, 2022 7:37 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Board of Education on Thursday unanimously approved to turn Thorpe Gordon Elementary into its first STEM school. STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Assistant Superintendent Dr. Troy Hogg spoke before the vote to give an idea of what to expect with the changes to becoming a

Judge dismisses GOP states’ challenge to Biden student debt relief program

October 20, 2022 5:50 PM CNN Newsource

By Katie Lobosco and Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal judge rejected a lawsuit brought by six Republican-led states challenging President Joe Biden’s student debt relief program. US District Judge Henry Edward Autrey said Thursday he was dismissing the case because the states had not overcome the procedural threshold known as standing, which requires that plaintiffs

MoDOT to hold statewide winter weather drill amid staff shortages

October 20, 2022 7:00 AM Joushua Blount

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) MoDOT plans to prepare staff and drivers Thursday with a statewide winter weather drill. The exercise comes amid a shortage of plow drivers, according to the department. MoDOT officials say the winter weather drill is expected to help with training drivers. “With years of high turnover, we are nearly 30% below

Student loan forgiveness application launched – what borrowers need to know

October 20, 2022 6:16 PM Marina Diaz

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The U.S. Department of Education launched it’s student-loan forgiveness application program on Monday. The federal government is providing up to $20,000 in student loan debt relief to eligible borrows. The application opened on Monday, and will close on Dec. 31, 2023. More than 8 million individuals submitted an application for the program

Jefferson City man faces weapons charges stemming from 2021 Columbia shooting near Vibez Lounge

October 20, 2022 2:46 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged in relation to a September 2021 shooting near Vibez Lounge on Fifth Street in Columbia. Wayne Warmack, 38, is charged with two counts of unlawful use of a weapon, both felonies. He is being held at the Boone County Jail on a $100,000 bond. An arraignment

MSHP sends cease-and-desist letter over Amendment 3 commercial

October 20, 2022 5:13 PM Ryan Shiner

The Missouri State Highway Patrol has sent a cease-and-desist letter over an ad supporting an amendment to legalize recreational marijuana, a patrol spokesman said Thursday.

Corps to conduct further testing at contaminated school

October 20, 2022 4:09 PM Associated Press

By JIM SALTER Associated Press The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will conduct new testing at a Missouri grade school to learn more about the level of radioactive contamination in the school and on its playground, U.S. Rep. Cori Bush said Thursday. Bush was among several local, state and federal lawmakers who urged the federal