COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football fans will see some changes to their game day experience out at Faurot Field this season with stadium upgrades, concession stand additions and travel impacts on I-70. The current renovations to the north end zone will continue throughout the season; however, in addition to those changes, Mizzou Athletics has also
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HARRISBURG, Mo. (KMIZ) A town hall crowd that packed the Harrisburg Lions Club was sharply critical of U.S. Rep. Mark Alford (R-Raytown), his congressional votes, and his support of President Donald Trump and his policies. Alford, whose district includes about half of Boone County, held the event Wednesday night as part of his town hall
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In less than 24 hours, Memorial Stadium will be jam-packed with black and gold, as the Tigers kick off the 2025-26 season against Central Arkansas. Downtown is never a scarce scene in Columbia on game days, but with many students left unable to claim tickets after Mizzou Athletics rolled out a new
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Regional Airport is taking steps to prevent vehicles from being left in airport parking lots for extended periods, a problem that has limited available spaces for legitimate travelers. Â “We’ve had vehicles with flat tires and vehicles that have been sitting out there for long periods of time that we’ve observed,”
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice has been suspended for the first six games of the 2025 season. According to ESPN, the NFL said on Wednesday that Rice accepted a six-game suspension for violating the personal conduct policy after he pleaded guilty to a 2024 Dallas crash. The suspension is without
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Athletics is urging the Mizzou faithful to plan out their game day more than ever before, as renovations to the north end zone at Faurot Field will rage on through the 2025 football season. Although MU worked to make the changes to the game day experience as minimal as possible, there
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control is investigating a road rage incident that led to a shooting and crash on Interstate 70 in Saline County. Troop A said on social media, the suspect fled the scene and has not been located as of 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. No
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two students are dead and 14 are injured after a deadly school shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school on Wednesday. This comes after several colleges across the country received fake reports of active shooters, according to a previous ABC 17 report. Chief Operating Officer for the Missouri School Board’s Association Center for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A new steel fabrication company will bring more than 30 jobs to Audrain County. TechFab Structural Steel announced it will be opening an advanced steel fabrication facility in Vandalia. The company will be investing six million dollars and creating 34 new jobs. The facility will be 126,000 square feet and fully climate-controlled.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City’s man attorney has resigned as of Wednesday. Jefferson City spokesperson said in a release that Ryan Moehlman has resigned from his role as the City Attorney. Moehlman has been with the city since September 2016, providing legal counsel and support to the council, mayor and other departments. “His steady guidance,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Firefighters with Mid-County Fire Protection District responded to a residential structure fire late Wednesday night. In a post on social media, the agency said crews were called to a mobile home at 10:28 p.m. in the 9900 block of State Route D in Camden County on Wednesday. Crews found the home fully
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Governor Mike Kehoe is considering a request for support from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. A statement from the Governor’s Office to ABC 17 News said the Governor’s Office and the Adjutant General of the Missouri National Guard are assessing the request. “If activated, Service members supporting ICe would be performing
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – A Cole County judge is now considering a challenge to language used for a 2026 ballot measure on reproductive healthcare. The ACLU and other groups sued the state in July over the passage of House Joint Resolution 73. The measure passed in May and puts a question on the ballot in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Starting in September, contractors will start the second phase of work on a new roundabout on Route K. Starting Sept. 8, West Route K will be closed east of the Break Time gas station driveway and east of Vermillion Drive. Access to the gas station will be available only from West Old
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An organization will be announcing a lawsuit against University of Missouri President Mun Choi over the removal of Mizzou Students for Justice in Palestine from last year’s homecoming parade. The Council of American-Islamic Relations will be announcing the lawsuit in a press conference at 1 p.m. Wednesday on the corner of Elm
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By Casey Tolan, Audrey Ash, Allison Gordon, Yahya Abou-Ghazala, Rob Kuznia, John Miller, CNN (CNN) — Police are investigating online videos apparently posted by the shooter who killed two children and injured 17 other people at a Catholic church in Minneapolis on Wednesday, which describe an obsession with school shootings and show a rambling written
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Audrain County man has been charged with nine child sex crimes involving two victims. James Winkler is charged with one count of first-degree attempted rape, one count of first-degree statutory sodomy, one count of incest, five counts of first-degree child molestation and one count of child abuse without sexual contact. Court
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly woman has been charged after she is accused of leading deputies on a chase and crashing into a deputy. Jaynee Collins, 28, has been charged with aggravated fleeing a stop or detention. Court documents state that deputies were told about a stolen car seen south of Morely Street going at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia City Manager De’Carlon Seewood has announced his pick to be the next Housing and Neighborhood Services director. William Rataj will start as the new director on Sept. 29. Rataj has previously worked as the director of housing with the City of St. Louis Community Development Administration since 2014. He has worked
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Water service will be interrupted on Thursday in Moberly as crews replace a water main pipe segment and valve on the 100 block of Bedford. Moberly said in a release that customers affected in the area include 100, 200 and 300 blocks of Bedford Street, 700 block of Sampson and the 200
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