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WATCH: Forecast update as temperatures drop to dangerous levels

January 12, 2024 4:01 PM Matthew Sanders

Temperatures were plummeting Friday afternoon as another winter storm hit the area and they’re expected to get lower.

Lake Ozark man accused of flashing women on MU’s campus in 2021

January 12, 2024 3:38 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Lake Ozark man was charged with a pair of felonies this week after court documents say he exposed himself to two women at the University of Missouri’s campus in 2021. Jacob Paul Bush, 26, was charged on Tuesday with two counts of first-degree harassment. Charges were amended from misdemeanor charges filed

Columbia Monday trash routes canceled this week, rest of routes delayed a day

January 12, 2024 2:21 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Monday routes for residential trash pickup in Columbia next week have been canceled and will resume on Monday, Jan. 22, according to a press release from the City of Columbia. Routes were initially delayed by one day because of observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The city wrote that the regular

WATCH: Temperatures dropping as wintry precipitation sets in

January 12, 2024 10:00 AM ABC 17 News Team

A live 10 a.m. forecast update.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Were you surprised by the Nick Saban or Bill Belichick news?

January 12, 2024 2:24 AM ABC 17 News Team

This week two football coaching legends made startling announcements.

Missouri Electric Cooperatives prepares for second round of storms Friday

January 11, 2024 7:54 PM Nia Hinson

MACON, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Electric Cooperative is preparing for a second round of storms beginning Friday that are expected to bring powerful winds and snow. According to CEO of the Missouri Electric Cooperatives, Caleb Jones, storms that hit previously in the week on Tuesday left more than 20,000 people across four cooperatives without power

Columbia Board of Education reviews annual performance report, addresses plans for improvement next year

January 11, 2024 7:35 PM Mitchell Kaminski

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education reviewed its annual performance report, during its meeting Thursday night. The session was rescheduled from its original time on Friday due to inclement weather forecast. Columbia Public Schools canceled classes for Friday. The presentation shown during the meeting indicates that CPS showed improvement within the last

Ameren raises renewable energy charge

January 11, 2024 10:06 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Public Service Commission approved Ameren Missouri’s application to adjust the Renewable Energy Standard Rate Adjustment Mechanism charge that appears on the monthly bills, according to a Thursday press release. The charge appears as a separate item on the monthly electric bills of Ameren Missouri customers. For a residential customer using

Murder suspect who was out on bond arrested in Jefferson City, now has additional charges

January 11, 2024 8:44 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man charged in relation to an overdose death was arrested on Dec. 31 and charged on Monday with a felony and a misdemeanor. Darren Thames, 29, was charged with second-degree murder in relation to a 2020 fentanyl overdose death in the 3400 block of north Ten Mile Drive.

Dispatch notes show timeline of swatting call to Missouri Secretary of State’s house

January 11, 2024 6:48 PM Lucas Geisler

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) First responders got a fake call from a blocked number claiming someone had shot a woman at Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s house on Sunday night. The incident — now being investigated by law enforcement in Jefferson City as a swatting crime — started at 8:55 p.m., according to documents

Man charged after allegedly assaulting, kidnapping victim for $350 ransom at The Links

January 11, 2024 3:54 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged on Thursday after he was accused of assaulting and holding another person against their will for a $350 ransom. Ralik Brooks, 31, was charged with first-degree kidnapping, second-degree domestic assault and tampering with a victim in a felony prosecution. He is currently being held at the Boone County

More Missourians enrolled in Marketplace as thousands lose Medicaid coverage

January 11, 2024 12:03 PM Morgan Buresh

Hundreds of thousands of Missourians have already lost health care coverage since Medicaid annual renewals picked back up in June after pausing during the pandemic.

US carries out airstrikes against Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen

January 11, 2024 5:54 PM CNN Newsource

The US military has launched strikes against multiple Houthi targets in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, a US official told CNN.

Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to federal tax charges

January 11, 2024 6:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty Thursday on federal charges he faces in California for allegedly failing to pay more than a million dollars in taxes. The embattled son of the president made his initial appearance Thursday in a federal courthouse in Los Angeles in the case brought

Early morning Columbia fire kills poultry

January 11, 2024 2:47 AM Erika McGuire, Matthew Sanders

One person was treated for injuries and several birds were found dead after a house fire early Thursday in north Columbia.

Man charged with 13 child sex crimes in Phelps County

January 11, 2024 2:54 PM Ryan Shiner

ROLLA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was arrested on Wednesday at his home in Salem after he was charged with 16 sex crimes, 13 of which involving children, according to a social media post from the Phelps County Sheriff’s Office. Dustin Leon Drennen, 34, was charged with 11 counts of statutory sodomy, two counts of first-degree

Man pleads guilty to rape, sentenced to nine years in prison

January 11, 2024 2:16 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 24-year-old man who pleaded guilty to rape and other sex crimes on Monday was sentenced to nine years in prison. Elijah Schwartz –who is listed as being from Ohio on Casenet – pleaded guilty to first-degree rape, second-degree domestic assault and two counts of second-degree sodomy. He was initially charged with

Police: No injuries reported after shots were fired in north Columbia

January 10, 2024 10:59 PM Ryan Shiner

Editor’s note: This story was updated to reflect property damage being reported after police released more information. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police say there were no injuries reported Wednesday night after shots were fired near Blue Ridge and Oakland Gravel roads. Columbia Police Sgt. Derek Moore told ABC 17 News that police responded to a shots-fired