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Missouri elementary school found to have ‘unacceptable’ levels of radioactive contamination will be closed indefinitely

October 18, 2022 8:51 PM CNN Newsource

By Adrienne Broaddus, Bill Kirkos and Andy Rose, CNN An elementary school outside St. Louis found to have “unacceptable” levels of radioactive contamination will be closed for the rest of the semester, with students shifting to virtual learning starting Monday, the school board announced. Jana Elementary School in Florissant, Missouri, as well as its kindergarten

Build My Future event teaches students about construction

October 18, 2022 7:36 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) More than 1,500 students from 50 high schools went to the Jefferson City Fairgrounds to learn about a possible career in construction. The second annual Build My Future event is meant to give students an idea of what a career in the construction industry looks like — while also addressing the shortage of workers. The

Commission recommends more pay, diversity to help recruit and keep Missouri teachers

October 18, 2022 11:35 AM Erika McGuire

A special commission recommended to the state school board Tuesday that Missouri pay teachers more, diversity the education workforce and help them with mental health concerns.

Tracking near record lows overnight

October 18, 2022 4:12 PM Jessica Hafner

TONIGHT: Mostly clear and cold with light winds. Lows falling into the lower 20s. TOMORROW: Increasing clouds and a bit warmer with highs in the lower 50s. EXTENDED: Tonight, winds die down enough to allow temperatures to dip into the low 20s once again. I’ve dropped our forecast to 22, which would tie the record

MoDOT to hold statewide winter weather drill Thursday

October 18, 2022 4:06 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation will hold its annual statewide winter operations drill on Thursday. MoDOT vehicles will be on on state routes and highways during the drill. In rural areas, crews will deploy after 8 a.m. In urban areas, the drill will not begin until after 9 a.m. The exercise

WATCH: Drinkwitz takes questions ahead of Homecoming game

October 18, 2022 11:44 AM ABC 17 News Team

Mizzou football head coach Eli Drinkwitz will take questions from reporters at noon Tuesday.

Columbia City Council approves VFW as new homeless shelter

October 18, 2022 6:18 AM Ben Fein

Columbia’s City Council met Tuesday night and approved the purchase of The VFW to be used as a temporary homeless shelter in the city.

Crash in Audrain County leaves man with serious injuries

October 18, 2022 7:14 AM Ethan Heinz

AUDRAIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 46-year-old Mexico man was thrown out of his car after running off the road, striking an embankment, a MODOT sign and overturning according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report. The crash happened Monday on westbound Highway 54, roughly around 6:35 a.m. He was not wearing a seatbelt, and according

Rollover crash in Pulaski County leaves 72-year-old woman seriously injured

October 18, 2022 6:30 AM Ethan Heinz

PULASKI COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 72-year-old woman is recovering from serious injuries after her pickup truck traveled off the side of the road and overturned yesterday at afternoon. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Nancy Spicer was traveling in the eastbound lane of Laramie Rd. when the crash occurred. Highway Patrol says she

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will you take part in MU Homecoming Week events?

October 18, 2022 2:42 AM ABC 17 News Team

It’s Homecoming Week at the University of Missouri.

Secretary of State proposes rule to restrict ‘obscene’ books at Missouri libraries

October 17, 2022 7:08 PM Hannah Falcon

Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft is proposing a new rule that would require libraries to distinguish which books are age-appropriate for children.

Jefferson City Council delays Capitol Avenue demolition decisions, approves 2023 budget

October 17, 2022 10:06 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) After a more than three-hour meeting, the Jefferson City Council unanimously decided on Monday to delay any decision to demolish 11 properties on or near Capitol Avenue for another four weeks while the city finds interested bidders. The City Council were going to vote on whether or nor several properties would

Columbia City Council appoints new police review board members amid board struggles

October 17, 2022 9:32 PM Leila Mitchell

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council appointed five new members to the Citizens Police Review Board on Monday night. The board has experienced a lot of drama recently, as resignations have poured in. The appointments were made after public interview sessions held by the City Council on Monday. The council appointed Edward Barnes, Xavier Scruggs,

Columbia pub will host monkeypox vaccine clinic

October 17, 2022 5:06 PM Ethan Heinz

Public health officials are teaming up with a Columbia pub for a vaccine clinic this week.

Over-the-counter hearing aids now available to purchase in the U.S.

October 17, 2022 11:47 AM Erika McGuire

Hearing aids are now easier to come by for those who suffer mild to moderate hearing loss.

Boone County man charged with making terrorist threat at movie screening

October 17, 2022 3:54 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County man was charged Friday with making a terroristic threat — second degree — after making several posts on social media targeting a movie screening expected to have 400 people in attendance. Kyle Piper, 44, of Ashland, allegedly was employed for the film at one point, according to the probable

Chariton County Sheriff’s Department: Man stabbed driver in Keytesville

October 17, 2022 4:22 PM Ryan Shiner

KEYTESVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Springfield, Missouri, man is charged with multiple felonies after allegedly stabbing another man in a car on Thursday. Jesse Brock, 24, is charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action after a Chariton County Sheriff’s County deputy saw a man with a stab wound and found blood in several places in

Mexico man thrown from truck in Audrain crash

October 17, 2022 3:17 PM Ryan Shiner

MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A man suffered serious injuries after he crashed his truck Monday morning in Audrain County on Highway 54 west of Route HH Bobby Norris, 46, was driven to University Hospital by ambulance after his 1999 Dodge Dakota ran off the left side of the road, hit an embankment and MoDOT sign, and

Columbia police say suspect was shot in self-defense

October 17, 2022 12:58 PM Matthew Sanders

Columbia police say a woman they arrested after she showed up to a hospital with gunshot wounds early Sunday had earlier exchanged gunfire with two people in a parked vehicle.

Amtrak, BNSF seek change of venue in Chariton County train crash cases

October 17, 2022 12:45 PM Matthew Sanders

Amtrak and BNSF are asking judges to move at least three cases over a deadly summer train crash because too few people live in Chariton County.