COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 News premiered its new studio during its 5 p.m. newscast on Thursday. The studio is located at the same building. It took roughly a month to deconstruct the old studio and build the new one. A larger weather center and enhanced equipment are features of the new set.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Fire Department says it is phasing out a harmful fire fighting foam for its trucks because of its known environmental hazards, particularly its lasting impact on soil and water from PFAS chemicals. Columbia Fire Department Assistant Chief Lester Shewmake said the new foam is a safer alternative. “The new foam
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Sedalia Councilman Tom Oldham has been removed from a nonprofit’s board of directors. Sedalia Citizens Against Spouse Abuse announced in a Thursday social media post that it terminated Oldham’s board membership. Oldham stepped down from his position last week after “serious allegations” were brought against him, the City of Sedalia wrote
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The owner of The Peanut Gallery on Highway 5 in Camdenton has been charged with multiple felonies after she was accused of trafficking methamphetamine. Jennifer Schaunel, 54, of Camdenton, was charged on Thursday in Camden County with second-degree drug trafficking and four counts of unlawful use of a weapon. She is being
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The annual March for Life took place in Missouri’s capital city on Thursday, with scores of people from Missouri and elsewhere rallying against legalized abortion. The event took place as Republican lawmakers and officeholders work to overturn Amendment 3, which was approved by voters last November and enshrines abortion rights into
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, man has been charged with several felonies after he allegedly fired a gun filled with people on Tuesday. Derek Clifton was charged with unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action, three counts of first-degree assault and one count of first-degree harassment. A warrant was served and a confined
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Linn man has been charged with a felony after he is accused of hitting a pedestrian at a high speed while he was drunk. Jesse Hollandworth, 47, was charged with felony driving while intoxicated and two misdemeanors: Reckless driving and not having vehicle insurance. He is being held at the Cole
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were taken to a hospital by ambulance Thursday afternoon after a pileup on South Providence Road. Photos from the scene showed three vehicles, including a work van, involved in the crash. The injuries were not life-threatening, according to police at the scene. The crash and cleanup briefly closed South Providence
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Audrain County woman was charged with two felonies after she allegedly assaulted a pregnant woman on Wednesday in Boone County. Jacque Dieckmann, 48, of Mexico, Missouri, was charged with first-degree domestic assault and third-degree domestic assault. She is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A court date has
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Portland, Missouri, man pleaded guilty to several charges related to firing guns at cars at a Callaway County campground. Wally Spencer, 48, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to unlawful use of a weapon, aggravated DWI and illegal gun possession in one case and two counts of unlawful use of a weapon and
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Editor’s Note: The driver’s hometown was corrected after a source error. A Russellville man was seriously injured on Thursday morning after he was hit by a car in Cole County. According to a crash report from Jefferson City Police, the crash happened at 12:50 a.m. in the 200 block of Highway
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By Kaitlan Collins, Alayna Treene, Kevin Liptak, Jeff Zeleny, Kristen Holmes, Zachary Cohen and Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he would nominate national security adviser Mike Waltz to serve as UN ambassador, after widespread reports that Trump planned to oust him, in the first major staff shakeup since the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Midwest March for Life will take place at the Capitol Thursday morning, as legal battles regarding Amendment 3 continue. On Wednesday, a Missouri Senate committee approved putting a ballot measure before voters that would overturn Amendment 3. The full House has already approved House Joint Resolution 73. Voters approved Amendment 3,
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Missouri voters could soon get another chance to decide whether abortion rights should be part of the state’s constitution. A bill moving through the Senate would put a ballot measure up for a vote in 2026 that would effectively repeal Amendment 3, which voters approved in November. Amendment 3 enshrines abortion rights in the Missouri
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Senate is discussing a bill that would make the Show Me State an open-enrollment state. On Wednesday, the Senate took up House Bill 711 for a third reading and final passage. The legislation would allow K-12 public schools to decide whether to accept students from neighboring districts. House Bill
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) It’s been three years since the hospital in Mexico closed its doors, leaving Audrain County communities in limbo for immediate emergency care. “Having no hospital and no emergency room, it’s been devastating to this community, devastating to my practice,” said surgeon Dr. Joseph Corrado. “Before it was easy, you know, we had
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri Senate committee has approved putting a ballot measure before voters that would overturn Amendment 3. House Joint Resolution 73 has already been approved by the full House. Voters approved Amendment 3, which established reproductive health care — including abortion — as a constitutional right in last November’s election. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Rolla man who secretly recorded women at the hospital where he worked was sentenced on Wednesday to 20 years in prison, a press release from the Department of Justice says. Ian Wood, 45, pleaded guilty in January to producing child pornography and receiving child pornography. He admitted to recording young children
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Callaway County woman accused of shooting and killing a woman at an apartment complex earlier this month is out on bond. Heather M. Smith, 37, was charged with second-degree murder, child endangerment, armed criminal action and three counts of unlawful use of a weapon. Her bond was lowered to $150,000 on Monday
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By Victoria Butenko, Kit Maher, Ivana Kottasová, Daria Tarasova-Markina and Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — The United States and Ukraine have signed an “economic partnership agreement” that will give Washington access to Kyiv’s mineral resources in exchange for establishing an investment fund in Ukraine. The US and Ukraine have been trying to hammer out the
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