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Prominent PACs endorse Fourth Congressional District candidates

June 16, 2022 5:19 PM Joushua Blount

Prominent Missouri political organizations are throwing their support behind candidates in the Republican race for the Fourth Congressional District.

Murder suspect brought back to Columbia

June 16, 2022 2:44 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A suspect charged in a 2020 murder who was arrested in Las Vegas is in the Boone County jail Thursday night. Maurice Banks is charged with three felonies in connection with the death of Jermaine Spain in November 2020. He is charged with second-degree murder, first-degree assault and armed criminal action. The

Kansas City will be one of 2026 World Cup host cities

June 16, 2022 11:34 AM Nathalie Jones

FIFA officials announced Thursday afternoon that Kansas City will be one of the 2026 World Cup host cities.

Cooling centers available in Boone and Cole counties

June 16, 2022 11:56 AM Kennedy Miller

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ.) To help residents beat the heat, organizations in both Boone and Cole County are reminding the community of its available cooling centers. “It’s a good place just to come in and take a few minutes if they need it or its a place where people can spend as long as they want

Gov. Parson signs bill allowing student-athlete compensation

June 16, 2022 5:47 AM Ben Fein

Governor Parson is set to sign multiple bills into law Thursday, in a bill signing ceremony set to get underway at 11 a.m.

City of Columbia launches pilot program offering free Wi-Fi in Douglass Park

June 16, 2022 5:41 PM Karl Wehmhoener

The City of Columbia is offering free Wi-Fi access for the public at Douglass Park in a pilot program through the City’s park system.

MU Health Care to open new family medicine and urgent care clinic in Mexico

June 16, 2022 5:28 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Providers will see patients in Columbia until clinic is ready to open

THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 68 new COVID cases; 27 patients in hospitals

June 16, 2022 3:50 PM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for updates related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Judge dismisses attorney general’s mask lawsuit against Columbia Public Schools

June 16, 2022 3:48 PM Matthew Sanders

A Boone County judge dismissed the Missouri attorney general’s lawsuit against Columbia Public Schools over mask mandates Thursday, saying there was no “live controversy” at hand.

Audrain County emergency services bring text 911 to county residents

June 16, 2022 3:36 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Audrain County 911 emergency services now have the ability to receive 911 text messages through certain carriers.

Missouri Department of Corrections reports offender death at Fulton Reception and Diagnostic Center

June 16, 2022 3:23 PM Karl Wehmhoener

An inmate with the Missouri Department of Correction was reported dead on Tuesday afternoon.

4 takeaways from the January 6 hearings day 3

June 16, 2022 11:39 AM CNN Newsource

The House select committee investigating the Capitol insurrection on Thursday detailed how former President Donald Trump tried to pressure his vice president to join in his scheme to overturn the presidential election — and how Pence’s refusal put his life in danger as rioters called for Pence’s hanging on January 6, 2021.

Fayette man sentenced to five-year probation for fatally shooting his son

June 16, 2022 2:03 PM ABC 17 News Team

According to online case records, 51-year-old Eddie Valencia pleaded guilty to first-degree involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 shooting death of his son in April 2022.

Columbia woman accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of lottery tickets from Hy-Vee

June 16, 2022 1:14 PM Zachary Farwell

The Boone County Prosecutor’s Office has charged a Columbia woman with stealing thousands of dollars worth of lottery tickets from a gas station where she worked.

Three people hurt after semi-truck rear ends SUV on I-44 in Pulaski County

June 16, 2022 6:28 AM Zachary Farwell

PULASKI COUNTY, Mo. Three people were hurt Wednesday afternoon following a crash on Interstate 44 in Pulaski County. The crash happened in the eastbound lanes about a mile east of St. Robert just before 5:30 p.m., according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Troopers said a semi-truck driven by Brandon M. Blasingame, 24, of Rolla,

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you taking steps to save on utilities during the heat wave?

June 16, 2022 2:20 AM ABC 17 News Team

Mid-Missouri remains in the grips of a heat wave.

Federal Reserve increases interest rates by 0.75% could benefit the housing market

June 15, 2022 7:09 PM Marina Diaz

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Federal Reserve made the largest interest rate increase since 1994 on Wednesday. The increase comes as a response to the record-high inflation rates. The Consumer Price Index reported that inflation increased to 8.6% in May, and CPI reported that Shelter has risen by 0.6% putting it at 5.5%. Joe Haslag, a

Flooding at Yellowstone National Park affects Columbia Public School students’ trip

June 15, 2022 9:13 PM ABC 17 News Team

Over four weeks, more than 600 Columbia Public School students take part in four trips to the Grand Teton National Park with one day set to visit Yellowstone National Park.