The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day from late Tuesday through Wednesday, and again on Friday for severe thunderstorm potential. SETUP Temperatures will rapidly climb 15 to 20 degrees above average on Monday, into the 80s, and instability increases significantly as upper winds wrap around low pressure and draw in
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Hemp Trade Association has scheduled a news conference ahead of delivering handwritten letters to the governor’s office opposing hemp regulations. Watch it in the video player.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Board of Education voted 5-1 on Tuesday to approve an application for a Columbia charter school. The application was refiled by Frontier last week for a STEM charter school in Columbia. The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education recommended the board authorize the Frontier STEM school for pre-K
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An elderly Tennessee man suffered serious injuries in a crash in Boone County on Monday afternoon. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 78-year-old man from Johnson City, Tennessee, was driving a 2026 Subaru Outback westbound on Interstate 70 at the 136-mile marker in Boone County at 3:28 p.m. Monday. The
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CNN By Meteorologists Chris Dolce, Briana Waxman and CNN’s Hanna Park and Kate S. Petersen (CNN) — A week of severe storm threats across the central US started with a bang Monday, with multiple tornadoes demolishing buildings in Kansas, heavy rain stranding vehicles on flooded streets in Wisconsin and baseball-sized hail battering parts of three
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Monday night’s Columbia Board of Education meeting was abruptly halted after a group of residents protested the district’s decision to replace its chief equity officer. Last week, Columbia Public Schools posted a job opening for chief equity officer, a position previously held by Carla London. London was responsible for training homeschool communicators
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The northbound lanes of North Providence Road in Columbia near Hickman High School were taped off by police on Monday evening. The road was closed after a crash. Boone County Joint Communications sent a notification at 10:11 p.m. stating that a vehicle collision happened at North Providence Road at East Forest Avenue.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Public School District has issued 2,628 cellphone policy referrals so far this school year, according to the district. The district says that number reflects incidents and not individual students, as one student can receive multiple referrals. This marks a decrease from 3,185 in the 2024-2025 school year. In the 2023-2024
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe met Monday afternoon with federal, state and local officials about security preparations for the World Cup in Kansas City. Kansas City will host six matches, including a quarterfinal game. The city is expecting 650,000 visitors and four countries will call KC its base camp. Those countries include:
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The northbound ramps for getting on and off Highway 63 at Grindstone Parkway in Columbia will close beginning on Monday, April 20, according to a Monday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. Both northbound ramps are expected to be reopened by the end of June, the release says. The southbound
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Paul Allen Dollar COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Rolla man was charged on Monday in Phelps County with a count of possessing child pornography. Paull Allen Dollar, 62, is being held at the Phelps County Jail on a $25,000 bond. A confined docket hearing is scheduled for 8 a.m. Tuesday. The probable cause statement says police
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Rolla woman was charged with a pair of felonies after a child allegedly fell out of a Nissan Altima on April 4. Kirsten McCracken was charged on Friday in Phelps County with child abuse and endangering the welfare of a child. A warrant was issued and no bond was set. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several charges against a Boone County dog breeder have been dropped after a superseding indictment was filed on Friday. Melissa Sanders, 26, of Columbia, is now charged with 13 counts of felony animal abuse and a lone count of misdemeanor animal abuse. She is being held at the Boone County Jail without
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged Monday with eight felonies after allegedly running over three people early Sunday. Boone County prosecutors charged Andy Cenobio, 19, with four counts of first-degree assault and four counts of armed criminal action. Columbia Police say a man identified as J.E. was with three friends and his girlfriend
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cody Holt was approved by the Jefferson City Council and sworn in as the new Ward 2 member during a Monday work session. Holt was one of three people who expressed interest in the job after Aaron Mealy announced his resignation in March. The council approved Holts with an 8-1 vote,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, man was charged with a felony and a misdemeanor on Saturday in connection with a rollover crash that happened earlier this month. William Ray Johnson was charged with driving while intoxicated – causing serious physical injury and misdemeanor reckless driving. An initial court appearance is scheduled for 9
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A motorcycle rider was flown to University Hospital on Saturday night after they crashed in Osage Beach, according to a Monday press release form the Osage Beach Police Department. The crash occurred at 10:26 p.m. Saturday, the release says. The release says someone from Texas road a 2006 Victory Kingpin on Barry
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who pleaded guilty in 2023 to shooting and killing his ex-wife in 2020 has died in prison, according to a Monday press release from the Missouri Department of Corrections. The DOC announced that Andrew Lucas, 59, was pronounced dead on Monday at University Hospital. An autopsy will be performed.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who is in the Boone County Jail awaiting a mental health commitment after allegedly throwing an unknown, caustic liquid on two people is now accused of attacking a deputy. Maxon Castle, 23, has been held in the Boone County Jail since he allegedly sprayed the liquid on two strangers in
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President Donald Trump is at war with the pope. Over the weekend, Trump posted a long message critical of Pope Leo XIV on his Truth Social platform. That was followed by an illustration of Trump as a Jesus-like figure, healing a sick man. Reports have also emerged of the administration telling a Vatican ambassador that
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