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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you worried Putin will use nuclear weapons?

September 28, 2022 5:26 PM ABC 17 News Team

Russian President Vladimir Putin has renewed his threat to use any means necessary to defend Russian territory.

Columbia’s superintendent to discuss reaching student success at board of education meeting

September 28, 2022 4:41 PM Kennedy Miller

COLUMBIA. Mo. (KMIZ.) The Columbia Board of Education will host a meeting Wednesday where Superintendent Dr. Brian Yearwood plans to address growth and achievement at the school district. Some of the items to be addressed in the PowerPoint are student attendance, achievements and teacher retention. Data from the presentation shows teacher retention sits at 87%

Florida locals hunker down across the state as Hurricane Ian hits

September 28, 2022 9:40 PM Marina Diaz

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Florida residents said they are prepared for Hurricane Ian as it makes landfall. “I feel like we’re just acting like it’s kind of a normal like day, and like a big sleepover,” said Apopka, Fla. resident Crystal Bernal. “We have some people staying with us because like some places are more

Camden County deputies searching for missing elderly woman

September 28, 2022 9:24 PM Katie Greathouse

CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Authorities are searching for a missing woman who has Alzheimer’s. The Camden County Sheriff’s Office issued an endangered SILVER advisory Wednesday night for Elaine Nelson, 74. According to a news release, she left her home on Skyview Drive in Roach around 5:10 p.m. Investigators said they do know where she was

Missouri of House of Representatives committee passes income tax cut bill

September 28, 2022 7:22 AM Zachary Farwell

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri House of Representatives committee passed an income-tax-cut bill Wednesday, which is expected to be discussed on the full floor Thursday. Budget committee members met for more than five hours about several proposed measures that cover income tax cuts. Gov. Mike Parson first called for the special session in July

Columbia-based search and rescue experts heading to Florida for Hurricane Ian

September 28, 2022 5:46 PM Matthew Sanders

A specialty team that is part of a Columbia-based urban search and rescue group was expected to arrive in Florida on Wednesday to help amid Hurricane Ian.

Miller County man sentenced in separate property damage cases

September 28, 2022 5:42 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)An Eldon man was sentenced in two separate first-degree property damage cases Wednesday. Both incidents happened Feb. 23. He was sentenced to four years in prison for each case. Jarod Long, 32, drove through the entrance of Boone Medical Group at 931 Highway D in Osage Beach and fled the scene. In the

WATCH: Hurricane Ian causes electrical transformer to explode

September 28, 2022 5:12 PM ABC 17 News Team

Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida on Wednesday as a Category 4 hurricane.

How climate change is impacting Hurricane Ian’s disastrous path

September 28, 2022 5:09 PM Leila Mitchell

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As Hurricane Ian continues to make its way across Florida’s coast, meteorologists say human-caused climate change is linked to this and other disastrous weather events. According to Climate Central, eight out of the 10 most-costly weather disasters in U.S. history were hurricanes. “Hurricane Ian is a high-end, Category 4 hurricane with maximum

WATCH: Live Florida beach cameras show Hurricane Ian’s arrival

September 27, 2022 4:26 PM ABC 17 News Team

Cameras showing live conditions in parts of Florida that will be affected by the storm.

Columbia man charged with tampering with evidence

September 28, 2022 1:45 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged Tuesday with tampering with evidence in relation to an investigation involving the sale of alcohol to a minor. A warrant was issued Jan. 10 for Jay Patel, 35, to provide video from Dash Convenience and Liquor Store on Ninth Street in Columbia. Patel claimed the video system

Jefferson City man injured in Cole County hit-and-run

September 28, 2022 1:57 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man suffered minor injuries following a Wednesday crash in Cole County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash occurred at the corner of Big Meadows Spur and Big Meadows Road near U.S. 63. A 2019 Ford Fusion was heading eastbound and failed to yield to a 1994

Lake Regional Health provides bivalent COVID-19 vaccine boosters

September 28, 2022 12:38 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Lake Regional Health System announced it is offering Pfizer’s bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine at each of its seven primary care clinics. Its locations include Camdenton, Eldon, Iberia, Lake Ozark, Laurie, Lebanon and Osage Beach. The CDC recommends people ages 12 and older receive the booster. This includes those who have received all primary

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you know someone affected by Hurricane Ian?

September 28, 2022 2:42 AM ABC 17 News Team

Hurricane Ian is expected to make landfall in Florida late Wednesday into early Thursday.

Hurricane Ian continues to batter Florida as a Category 1 storm while officials warn the worst is yet to come

September 28, 2022 1:39 AM CNN Newsource

By Amir Vera, Eric Levenson, Jason Hanna and Nouran Salahieh, CNN Hurricane Ian continued to batter the Florida peninsula with a catastrophic trifecta of high winds, heavy rain and historic storm surge Wednesday night, even as it weakened to a Category 1 storm, the National Hurricane Center said. Amid widespread flooding, property damage, power outages

Missouri utility crews prepare to help those impacted by Hurricane Ian

September 27, 2022 8:00 PM Kennedy Miller

COLUMBIA, Mo. KMIZ. Power companies in Missouri are preparing to support communities impacted by Hurricane Ian, and some crews have already packed up and left. More than 2.5 million Florida residents are under an evacuation warning as Hurricane Ian makes its way closer to the West Coast, according to CNN. Doug Colvin, director of Nixa utilities, said

Joseph Elledge appeals 28-year sentence for wife Mengqi Ji’s murder

September 27, 2022 5:10 PM Leila Mitchell

Joseph Elledge appealed his murder conviction Tuesday in a 67-page filing that argues there wasn’t enough evidence to convict him.

Florida residents prepare for Hurricane Ian

September 27, 2022 7:23 PM Erika McGuire

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hurricane Ian is causing trouble before even making landfall, as 2.5 million Floridians are under evacuation orders and running to get last-minute supplies. People have been told to evacuate but some have chosen to ride out the storm and grabbing many items is difficult with store shelves being empty. “Stores are crazy,

Columbia Fire Department breaks ground on new station

September 27, 2022 8:46 PM Marina Diaz

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia residents and City Council members joined the Columbia Fire Department for the groundbreaking of its new station. Fire Station No. 11 will be located at 6909 Scott Boulevard. The new location will serve a five-mile radius, and will help alleviate some of the strain other departments experience. The project is estimated

Hurricane Ian raises reminders about regional emergency management

September 27, 2022 6:29 PM Ethan Heinz

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hurricane Ian is set to make it to land Wednesday in Florida. Although Mid-Missouri doesn’t experience hurricanes, there are natural disasters that leave lasting impacts on residents. The Great Flood of 1993, the 2011 Joplin tornado and the 2019 Jefferson City tornado are a few that have left a great impact on