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St. Louis man dead after a crash in Boone County

June 25, 2022 9:07 PM Kennedy Miller

A St. Louis man is dead following a car crash Saturday morning in Boone County.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Was the Supreme Court right to overturn Roe v. Wade?

June 27, 2022 2:20 AM ABC 17 News Team

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned a decades-long precedent that allowed abortions nationwide — Roe v. Wade.

Jefferson City Council to hold special meeting Monday to discuss raising city employee pay

June 26, 2022 4:58 PM Leila Mitchell

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council will hold a special meeting Monday night to discuss a 5 percent raise for all city employees. The council tabled the vote at its meeting last week. The meeting is open to the public Monday, and starts at 5:30 pm at the Jefferson City Municipal Building. Council

Lake-area firefighters battle blaze at business

June 26, 2022 9:49 PM Lucas Geisler

CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) – Firefighters from across the Lake of the Ozarks area fought a fire at a Camden County business on Sunday morning. The Mid-County Fire Protection District said crews arrived at the Lake Area Liquidators building on Old South 5 just before 7 a.m. to find the flames coming from the roof.

Mid-Missouri continues to see low transmission levels as Pfizer could introduce updated booster

June 26, 2022 5:14 AM Joushua Blount

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Pfizer announced Saturday that they could be rolling out an updated booster after updating two vaccines targeting the Omicron variant. CNN reported the company said the modified boosters showing a higher immune response to the variant. According to reports, the company tested a vaccine that targets Omicron BA.1 subvariant and bivalent booster which targets

Hundreds march through Downtown Columbia protesting Dobbs v. Jackson ruling

June 25, 2022 5:37 AM Joushua Blount

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hundreds gathered at Boone County Courthouse Saturday evening chanting “We won’t go back,” and “Vote them out,” to protest Friday’s Dobbs v. Jackson ruling. This comes as Friday’s U.S Supreme Court 5-4 decision in favor of overturning Roe v. Wade has caused many Americans to protest and express whether they are pro-abortion

Former Columbia College president passed away Wednesday

June 25, 2022 2:52 PM Hannah Falcon

Gerald Brouder, PhD, died in Columbia on Wednesday at 79 years old, according to Columbia College.

Man kills himself after domestic dispute in Jacksonville

June 25, 2022 2:18 PM ABC 17 News Team

JACKSONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Editorial Note: ABC 17 News has clarified the domestic dispute was between Trustee and Kitchen and deputies originally were called to a domestic disturbance. The Randolph County Sheriff’s Department says a man killed himself following a domestic dispute in Jacksonville early Saturday morning. The sheriff’s department received a domestic disturbance call around

Why tribal lands are unlikely to become abortion sanctuaries

June 26, 2022 11:01 AM CNN

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN With Roe v. Wade now overturned, tribal lands are again coming up in conversations on social media and elsewhere as potential safe havens for those seeking abortions. In Oklahoma, which has enacted some of the nation’s most restrictive abortion laws, Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt previously warned Indigenous tribes against setting up

Columbia family moves into Habitat for Humanity home

June 24, 2022 9:37 PM ABC 17 News Team

A ceremony was held Friday afternoon to welcome a woman and her kids to their home, which is the second one to be built.

City of Osage Beach cancels alderman meeting after outlet mall project canceled

June 24, 2022 10:51 PM Karl Wehmhoener

OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) The Monday Board of Aldermen meeting for the City of Osage Beach has been canceled after the city received a letter terminating the funding agreement with Osage Beach Marketplace LLC for the Outlet Mall project. In a release, City Clerk Tara Berreth says that “pursuant to Section 3 C of the

Columbia man accused of two murders in July 2020 faces new charges

June 24, 2022 10:34 PM Karl Wehmhoener

The new indictment charges 18-year-old Iseah Jackson with two counts of second-degree murder and for armed criminal action.

Missouri lawmakers react to Supreme Courts decision to overturn Roe V. Wade

June 24, 2022 9:57 PM Marina Diaz

Both sides of the political aisle are divided over what this could mean for Missouri women.

Abortion foes celebrate Missouri’s ban after Supreme Court decision; advocates vow political fight

June 24, 2022 9:58 AM Matthew Sanders

Missouri became the first state to ban abortion after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade on Friday, setting off a celebration by anti-abortion activists and vows of a political fight by abortion-rights supporters.

Missouri politicians react to Roe v. Wade ruling

June 24, 2022 9:19 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Politicians across the country and across the state have issued statements after the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade Friday morning.