Thursday is an ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day, as severe storms appear possible Thursday evening. If the environment remains favorable for severe weather, damaging winds will be the greatest threat. SETUP A cold front is slowly sagging south, into mid-Missouri on Thursday. A mesoscale convective vortex, spurred further west on Wednesday night, will travel east
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The City of Columbia has been in talks for months with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources over the renewal of a permit that allows it to discharge stormwater. In any urban environment, stormwater will be polluted with organic and inorganic chemicals from a variety of sources. But some state officials have zeroed in on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The siblings of a man killed in a fire at a home for disabled people in Fayette have sued, claiming negligence by the company that operated the facility caused their brother’s death. Connie Mallick and Robert Bittle filed the lawsuit Tuesday against Linda Perkins Home, Inc., over the death of their brother,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged with two felonies after he allegedly tried to set fire to an occupied camper on Monday night in Hartsburg. Michael Briggs, 55, of Hartsburg, was charged in Boone County on Tuesday with knowingly burning or exploding and resisting arrest. He is being held at the Boone County Jail
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Wednesday marked two years since the death of Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Matthew Tobben. BCFPD honored Tobben on Wednesday by lowering its flags at half-staff. “We honor his memory and remain committed to carrying forward the values he exemplified throughout his career,” BCFPD Fire Chief Doug Westhoff said in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services on Wednesday published its multi-year maternal mortality report. The report included data from 2019-23 and determined there were 340 deaths in total. The mortality rate of Black women who went through pregnancy was 2.5 times higher the rate of white women’s, the report says.
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Editor’s note: This article has been adjusted to reflect the correct city council meeting date. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two local downtown business owners are putting their support behind a proposal for an urban camping ordinance for downtown Columbia. Executive Director of Columbia’s Downtown Community Improvement District Nickie Davis said the CID plans to submit a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia collected nearly 110 tons of recycling materials in the first 10 days after curbside pickup resumed. Utilities spokesman Jason West told ABC 17 News that is more than 25 tons of recycling materials that were collected during the same period in 2025. An EF-1 tornado hit the city’s
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By Eric Bradner, Jeff Zeleny, Arlette Saenz, Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner said in a video statement Wednesday he was suspending his campaign, taking aim at the Democratic establishment while clearing the way for the party to select a new candidate to take on Republican Sen. Susan Collins in
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COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) A teenage girl accused of stabbing another youth in April will not stand trial, according to the Boone County Juvenile Office. Boone County Juvenile Officer Angie Bezoni told ABC 17 that the girl accused of stabbing someone in central Columbia will not face adult charges. Instead, the Juvenile Office recommended the girl
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is expected to receive the required waterway permit from the Department of Natural Resources, with an ordinance to manage encampments near bodies of water up for a final vote in the coming weeks. “The department expects to issue the permit by the end of this month,” DNR spokesman
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County judge dismissed the final group of defendants who were remaining in the wrongful death lawsuit surrounding University of Missouri student Riley Strain. Strain died during a fraternity trip to Nashville, Tennessee, in 2024. Strain’s family sued the Delta Chi fraternity and its members, claiming the chapter did not follow
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged with a felony on Tuesday in Morgan County after he allegedly pulled out a gun during a road rage incident on Monday. Robert Riggs, 60, of Cole Camp, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon. He was brought to the Morgan County Jail and posted a $10,000
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of East Ash Street in downtown Columbia will close for about a month beginning on Thursday so a mural can by painted on a building at 110 Orr Street, a Wednesday press release from the City of Columbia says. The closure between Orr and St. James streets will begin 7
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Lohman man pleaded guilty on Wednesday to federal child sex abuse material charges, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Anthony Dale Pitts-Fugate, 33, pleaded guilty to two counts of producing child sex abuse materials in separate cases. Charges were filed in 2023. The release says an undercover
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HUNTSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Randolph County judge denied bond Wednesday for one of six suspects in the death of a Moberly teenager. Julian Mason, 26, made his first court appearance in the death of Kayla Huff before Judge Mason Gebhardt. Mason is charged with kidnapping, tampering with evidence, second-degree burglary and first-degree property damage. Mason
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was sentenced Tuesday to seven years in prison for a homicide outside of a bar. Kamari Balton had been charged with murder in the August 2024 death of 49-year-old Rafael Ayala at Twisted Chicks, a Jefferson City bar. The owner told ABC 17 News at the time
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A California, Missouri, woman suffered serious injuries in a crash involving a semi truck in Moniteau County on Wednesday night. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 52-year-old California woman was driving a 2004 Chrysler PT Cruiser west on Highway 50 at Route H just south of Clarksburg at 8:55 p.m.
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The ceasefire based on a “memorandum of understanding” between the United States and Iran might be on its shakiest ground yet. The week started with Iran firing on ships in the Strait of Hormuz, which led to an American military response against Iranian targets. It’s the most significant outbreak of fighting since the two countries
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City has issued about 18% more parking tickets for expired meters through the first half of 2026 than it did during the same period last year, the first year the city has contracted with a private company to manage parking enforcement. Records obtained by ABC 17 News show the city
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