COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Tigers dropped a Southeastern Conference road game to the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday. After the loss, Missouri falls to 7-2 on the season with a 3-2 record in conference play. Georgia is undefeated (9-0, 6-0) and leads the SEC East with only a few conference games remaining for both teams.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council will meet on Monday at 7 p.m. to amend the fiscal year 2024 annual budget to appropriate the $25.2 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. The city received these funds in September to address the public health and economic impacts of COVID-19. Upon approval of the
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) For the first time in over a decade, the old IBM building on Lemone Industrial Blvd is vacant. Columbia is now looking for a new business to buy or lease the building from them. The city is taking proposals and hopes to have a list of interested parties by Nov. 27. The
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ROCHEPORT, Mo. (KMIZ) Interstate 70 was closed for about 30 minutes on Sunday morning for crews to blast the footings of the old Rocheport Bridge, which was set to happen at 8:00 a.m. but happened at 9:30 a.m. due to dense fog. I-70 quickly reopened for traffic shortly after the blast.ABC 17 News spoke with
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Watch a livestream of the postgame press conference in the web player above. ATHENS, Ga. (KMIZ) No. 12 Mizzou could not complete an upset against the No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs in Athens, on Saturday afternoon. MU fell 30-21 to fall to 7-2 on the season. You can watch extended highlights of the game in the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported after Columbia firefighters responded to a house fire in the 2800 block of Rock Quarry Road around 10:30 p.m. Friday . Boone County Joint Communications sent a notification stating Rock Quarry Road was closed from Stadium Boulevard to Grindstone Parkway due to a structure fire. Several firefighters were
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) View area scores below:
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Moberly Police Department is asking residents in the central part of the city to stay inside their homes while officers search for a shooting suspect.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused in a June 26 homicide on Dove Drive in Columbia was arrested on Thursday night, according to a Friday press release from the Columbia Police Department. Ja’Shaun Barney, 18, of Columbia, was arrested. He was charged with second-degree murder, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s appeal to move a case involving the ballot summary on abortion to the Missouri Supreme Court was overruled and denied. Last month, Cole County Judge Jon Beteem rewrote the ballot summary language. Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft and Attorney General Andrew Bailey sought the Appeals Court to overrule
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department hosted an “active assailant” response training to the public at its regional training center Friday. People throughout the community registered to attend this training so they know what to do if there is ever an active shooter. A press release from earlier this week describes an active assailant
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A couple of roadwork projects that could impact traffic in Jefferson City were announced Friday in a pair of press releases from the Jefferson City Department of Public Works. Workers will remove pavement markings at three crosswalk locations in the 1100 and 1200 block of Monroe Street, near Capital Region Medical
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hickman head football coach Cedric Alvis said he will resign from his spot leading the Kewpies. Alvis told the program in a Friday email obtained by ABC 17 News that he would resign from the role of head coach. Alvis said he has “not been able to meet the expectations of what
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Schnucks announced a recall of some of the store’s branded applesauce pouches, according to a Friday press release from the company. Schnuck Markets Inc. announced the recall after it said the supplier warned there were elevated levels of lead found in the cinnamon raw material used by Austrofood SAS, the manufacturer of
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MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Business Route 54 on the Bagnell Dam in Miller County will close for a few hours on Thursday for concrete repairs, according to a Friday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The release states traffic on the dam will be closed from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday. Message boards are in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Pipe bursts on the University of Missouri’s campus in late December that caused “significant damage” at Faurot Field ended up having a hefty price. Records obtained by ABC 17 News show in total the university paid more than $1.3 million after pipe bursts affected Memorial Stadium, Mizzou Arena, Green Tennis Center, campus
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man accused of carrying a pitchfork and assaulting police during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol has pleaded guilty to three federal felonies. The Kansas City Star reports that 39-year-old Christopher Brian Roe of the Kansas City suburb of Raytown pleaded guilty Thursday to three
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CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Callaway county man accused of murdering his in wife in April of 2002 had his initial court appearance Friday morning. Harold Dickens appeared in court via jail video at the Callaway County Courthouse. Dickens is being charged with first-degree murder, a class A felony. The punishment for that charge is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Texas Rangers won the World Series this week. But according to a recent report from the Associated Press, Texas’ series win over the Arizona Diamondbacks the least-watched World Series in recorded TV history, with an average of 9.11 million viewers. Did you watch any of the World Series this year? Let
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A Columbia apartment complex where two children died last year no longer has the proper city licensing for rental properties but has applied for it.
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