COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Races for city offices are non-partisan by law in Missouri. But sometimes, it might be hard to tell. In Columbia, one candidate in the just-decided mayoral race took in more than a quarter-million dollars of campaign funding, a total more often seen in races for state offices. Meanwhile, voters made it clear
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged with a felony and a misdemeanor after he allegedly threatened to pull a gun on a business owner following an argument involving a purse on Tuesday. Christian Chenet, 28, was charged on Wednesday with first-degree harassment and fourth-degree assault, a misdemeanor. He is being held at
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TODAY: Wednesday will be mostly dry, but spotty light showers will be possible through the day. Clouds will be persistent, and winds will be from a warm southwest direction. This keeps highs climbing to near 70 through the afternoon. TONIGHT: A wind shift from the west will come this evening. Clouds will break up, but
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TODAY: Wednesday will be mostly dry, but spotty light showers will be possible through the day. Clouds will be persistent, and winds will be from a warm southwest direction. This keeps highs climbing to near 70 through the afternoon. TONIGHT: A wind shift from the west will come this evening. Clouds will break up, but
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Despite feeling confident Tuesday morning, Blair Murphy fell short of ousting Columbia’s incumbent mayor despite a well-funded campaign. Incumbent Mayor Barbara Buffaloe defeated Murphy by more than 3,000 votes. When all the votes were counted, Buffaloe garnered more than 14,000 votes to Murphy’s 10,663, despite Murphy’s campaign taking in more than a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City Council’s Ward 3 and Ward 4 races were called at 8:05 p.m. Tuesday with the Ward 3 seat going to Derek Thomas and Ward 4 seat going to Julie Allen. The Ward 3 totals were 458 for Derek Thomas and 406 for Erica Choinka. Ward 4 totals were 563 for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s mayor started Election Day at her polling place as she tried to fend off a challenge from three sides. At the end of the day, she won reelection easily. Barbara Buffaloe won her second term by getting 14,073 votes compared to 10,663 for her closest challenger, businessman Blair Murphy. Buffaloe told
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Columbia Fourth Ward voted to retain its city council member Tuesday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The election for the Columbia Board of Education has been decided. Board President Suzette Waters won her reelection bid, while Erica Dickson will join her on the board. The two ran in Tuesday’s election for two seats, while Ken Rice finished a distant third. Two-term board member Blake Willoughby did not seek
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COLUMBA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou women’s basketball coach Kellie Harper officially has her first significant piece of transfer portal news, as a team spokesperson confirmed to ABC 17 that guard Ashton Judd has entered the transfer portal. She is the fourth player from the 2024-25 roster to hit the portal, but by far the one that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) And then there were two. On Tuesday, Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz kept a promise that he made at the start of spring camp: he did not name a starting quarterback. However, he did give the media a glimpse of where the competition stands. “It was clear to us after probably the
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy and warmer with lows in the lower to mid-40s. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy with spotty showers and a south breeze, sending highs into the upper 60s to around 70. EXTENDED: A warm front lifts into Mid-Missouri tonight into tomorrow, bringing temperatures back into the 40s overnight. Clouds stick around into Wednesday, but gusty
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia voters told ABC 17 News on Tuesday that casting their ballots went smoothly. Tuesday is election day for all municipal elections throughout Mid-Missouri and across the state. Polls opened at 6 a.m. and will close at 7 p.m.; voters must bring a photo ID. Voters in Boone County can go to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football wrapped up its spring practice on Tuesday. Players and coach Eli Drinkwitz were set to take questions from reporters starting at 2:30 p.m. Watch it live in the media player.
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TODAY: Tuesday starts cold with a freeze warning in place areawide. A hard freeze is possible in the north. A period of 28 degrees or cooler for an extended time would kill any vegetation not protected. The rest of the day is similarly chilly. Afternoon highs remain in the mid-50s to 60 at best in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council on Monday night unanimously approved a new contract with Axon for a new suite of technology products CPD already uses. According to CPD’s 2024 annual surveillance report, much of the current technology the department uses is outdated. The approval will cost the city $211,451 from forfeiture funds and
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Monday, April 7, 2025. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS GIRLS SOCCER Blair Oaks (0) Southern Boone (5) FINAL Mexico (0) Hannibal (8) FINAL Fulton (0) Kirksville (5) FINAL HS BASEBALL Owensville (10) Capital City (5) FINAL Tolton (4) Kirksville (2)
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ​An associate pastor from Columbia’s Broadway Christian Church has been put on leave after his arrest Friday for allegedly stealing campaign signs for a Columbia mayoral candidate. Andrew Peck, 46, was arrested by sheriff’s deputies for allegedly stealing signs for candidate Blair Murphy near South Scott Boulevard. Broadway Christian Church board chairman
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Four people were hurt after a porch and staircase collapsed off a Jefferson City apartment on Friday. Three people were taken to University Hospital in Columbia, according to a press release from Jefferson City. Firefighters were called to the 1400 block of St. Mary’s Boulevard around 5:30 p.m. Friday for a
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