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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should Missouri students be allowed to change schools?

February 1, 2024 4:01 AM ABC 17 News Team

The Missouri House has passed its first bill of the legislative session.

Supreme Court hearing on Senate redistricting map set for Thursday

February 1, 2024 4:15 AM Gabrielle Teiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday regarding the 2022 state legislative redistricting map after some Missourians found it to be unconstitutional and are now challenging it. The hearing began at 9 a.m. at the Missouri Supreme Court in Jefferson City. The lawsuit follows after two Missourians sued Secretary of State,

One dies in Tuesday night fire on Scott Boulevard, witness speaks out

January 31, 2024 3:07 PM Ryan Shiner, Nia Hinson

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person died in a Tuesday night duplex fire in the 10 block of Scott Boulevard, according to a press release from the Columbia Fire Department. The name and age of the victim was not released. The victim was initially found in the home and was brought to an area hospital while

The Shops At Sharp End celebrates opening in historically Black district

January 31, 2024 11:47 AM Jazsmin Halliburton

Officials and community members plan to celebrate a new Downtown Columbia startup incubator in the location of a historic Black-owned business district.

Columbia man charged in relation to March 2023 shootings

January 31, 2024 7:10 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man accused in a March 2023 shooting on Mexico Gravel Road was arrested on Tuesday night. Damion Daniels, 28, was charged on Monday with two counts of unlawful use of a weapon and two counts of armed criminal action. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond.

Open school enrollment gets House approval, heads to Senate

January 31, 2024 11:52 AM Morgan Buresh

The Missouri House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would allow students to transfer to surrounding school districts.

Columbia man accused in June ARC fight pleads guilty to assault

January 31, 2024 4:41 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was accused in a fight at Columbia’s Activity and Recreation Center in June will be sentenced in March. Kameron Mearidy, 19, pleaded guilty on Friday to second-degree assault. He was initially charged with first-degree assault — knowingly causing serious physical injury. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday, March

Boonville man accused of shooting house charged

January 31, 2024 4:19 PM Ryan Shiner

BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A 21-year-old Boonville man was charged after authorities say he shot a house while trying to shoot at another person on Tuesday in the 500 block of Katy Drive. Jarez Foulks was charged on Wednesday with two counts of first-degree assault, armed criminal action, first-degree endangering the welfare of a child and

More than 5,100 roll carts delivered to Columbia trash customers

January 31, 2024 3:15 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Roll cart distribution to Columbia residents began on Monday and according to a City Utilities spokesman, roughly 14% of customers have received their roll cart. Utilities spokesman Matt Nestor told ABC 17 News in an email that as of 2:20 p.m. Tuesday, 5,144 roll carts have been delivered. Distribution began on Monday.

Signs of explosion found in laboratory where MU Medical Sciences fire began

January 31, 2024 10:12 AM Matthew Sanders

The cause of a fire that injured two people in a laboratory in the University of Missouri Medical Sciences Building on Friday is unknown, but firefighters found signs of an explosion, the Columbia Fire Department says.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should Alejandro Mayorkas be impeached?

January 31, 2024 2:19 AM ABC 17 News Team

House Republicans have seized on the problems at the border as a key issue leading up to 2024.

Report shows Super Bowl LVIII is the most expensive on record, local fans say they’ll watch from home

January 30, 2024 8:00 PM Nia Hinson

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) According to CNN, this year’s super bowl matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and 49ers is the most expensive super bowl on record. Fans in Columbia told ABC 17 News they plan to watch the game from the comfort of their homes, citing the expensive price. Zach Warhover said he’s been a

One injured, brought to hospital after duplex fire on Scott Boulevard in Columbia

January 30, 2024 8:49 PM Ryan Shiner, Nia Hinson

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was injured and brought to an area hospital after a duplex caught fire Tuesday evening in the 10 block of South Scott Boulevard. Columbia Fire Chief Clayton Farr Jr. told ABC 17 News that the extent of that person’s injuries were not known. The injured person was found inside the

Some Republican leaders are pushing back against the conservative Freedom Caucus in statehouses

January 30, 2024 11:26 PM Associated Press

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — On the first day of Missouri’s new legislative session, Senate President Pro Tem Caleb Rowden tried to cajole colleagues into congeniality with a rhetorical question: “Will we focus on principled progress or political pandemonium?” Progress was intended. But pandemonium ensued. Within days, a newly

Randolph County Sheriff’s office investigating homicide; victim had ‘goose-egg knot’ on head

January 30, 2024 3:26 PM Mitchell Kaminski, Ryan Shiner

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office is conducting a homicide investigation after a man was found dead near a wood line near the 900 block of North Moulton Street in Moberly. Corey Davis, 35, of Moberly, was found dead at 9 a.m. Monday, according to Randolph County Sheriff Aaron Wilson. “There was some

House in Boonville shot, no injuries reported

January 30, 2024 5:45 PM Matthew Sanders, Ryan Shiner

A Boonville Schools bus was delayed Tuesday afternoon because of a police situation.

Man accused of 2021 murder in California arrested in Columbia, was working at University Hospital

January 30, 2024 5:13 PM Ryan Shiner, Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused of a 2021 murder in the state of California was arrested and charged in Boone County. Tyler Scott Graeber, 36, was charged in Boone County on Tuesday with being a fugitive from out of state. He was booked into the Boone County Jail at 6:41 p.m. Monday