FAYETTE, Mo. (KMIZ) The Fayette R-III School District says someone damaged its high school football stadium press box. The school district posted about the incident on Friday night, urging people to contact its superintendent or the Fayette Police Department with information. In an email sent to ABC 17 News on Saturday afternoon, Superintendent Brent Doolin
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MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An 18-year-old Versailles man was killed in a car crash in Miller County Saturday night, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report says the crash happened on Highway 54, east of Midway Road, around 1 p.m. The man was headed eastbound in a 2012 Mazda 3 and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Head coach Eli Drinkwitz added his third receiver from the transfer portal. The latest addition to the Tigers’ 2026 roster is former Florida wide out Naeshaun Montgomery. The true freshman was ranked as a four-star prospect out of high school. He appeared in just four games for the Gators, netting three catches
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Police Department is searching for a man after one person was shot and killed in Jefferson City on Friday, according to a Saturday afternoon press release. According to the release, police were called to the 800 block of Mulberry Street just after 4 p.m. on Friday after receiving
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TONIGHT: Sprinkles and clouds before midnight, clearing and cold with lows in the lower to mid-20s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and chilly with highs in the mid-upper 30s. EXTENDED: A low pressure system over the Great Lakes will send a fast moving cold front across Illinois into Missouri tonight, bringing a few clouds and perhaps a
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TODAY: I’m tracking showers and unimpactful flurries exiting throughout the morning hours as sunshine begins to return. Another wave of clouds and light showers is expected by the late afternoon hours, but most will stay dry. Temperatures will start in the mid-30s, only warming into the low 40s due to breezy northwesterly winds at 10-15
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from day one of the annual Sophie Cunningham Classic on Friday, Jan. 8, 2026 You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS GIRLS BASKETBALL – SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM CLASSIC Blue Valley North (64) Battle (45) FINAL Tipton (66) Doniphan (34) FINAL School of the Osage
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones spoke with Mizzou women’s basketball legend Sophie Cunningham at day one of the annual Sophie Cunningham Classic at Columbia College. You can watch the full conversation with Cunningham in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Head Coach Dennis Gates and company have pulled off two impressive victories to pick up their first 2-0 start in SEC play ever. The team upset then-No. 22 Florida in the opener, and followed it up with a comeback victory over Kentucky for the team’s first win in Rupp Arena. Mizzou is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Department of Justice is asking Missouri and nine other states to sign an agreement that would require the state to remove registered voters from the rolls within 45 days of the DOJ’s request, according to the Democratic National Committee. The DNC sent a letter Friday morning to the Missouri Secretary of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and its Office of Childhood are working with federal officials as more than half of the state’s child care providers continue to wait for overdue payments. DESE said in a release Friday it received a request from the federal government late Thursday for a
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TONIGHT: Temperatures will stay mostly in the 40s overnight as light showers move through the area between midnight and sunrise. A few flurries might mix in, but no snow accumulation is expected. Rain will be very light, around a few tenths of an inch. Lows will briefly dip into the 30s early Saturday. TOMORROW: Expect
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The drive to work might be getting bumpier as the prime weather for the formation of potholes is taking over Central Missouri. This is because the weather in January in this region most consistently leads to the freezing of water overnight and thawing of ice throughout the day. During the month of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The fallout from the ICE shooting that killed a woman in Minnesota continued Friday, as vigils were held across the country. The FBI has taken over the investigation, and state investigators in Minnesota have been blocked from accessing key evidence connected to the case. A candlelight vigil for Renée Good and all
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri closed its bid portal on Friday for companies looking to shoot their shot at enhancing game day experiences. The university has laid out three zones with eight properties on university land as potential commercial development sites. There will be three development zones: Development Zone No. 1: North Campus/Central Business
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A court official has confirmed that the 17-year-old boy accused of firing shots on Saturday night inside Dick’s Sporting Goods has been charged with three felonies. A Boone County juvenile court officer has not revealed the name of the youth accused in the shooting, but confirmed in an email that he is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were charged with felonies in a Jefferson City shooting that occurred on Tuesday. Dustee Mathis, 29, of Jefferson City, was charged with two counts of armed criminal action and two counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. An arraignment was held on Friday and Mathis pleaded not guilty
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TODAY: I’m tracking clouds briefly breaking apart throughout the afternoon hours before returning by the evening. Temperatures will get into the upper 40s this afternoon as winds blow out of the north at 5-8 mph. TONIGHT: I’m tracking clouds returning as showers last throughout the overnight hours. A few snowflakes could mix in, but little
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Minneapolis city officials held a news conference Friday morning to talk about the killing of a 37-year-old woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent. Local officials continued to take a defiant stance and urged federal agents to get out of the city. They also criticized the lack of local and state
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TODAY: Friday is cloudy, with a northwest breeze that is expected to keep highs in the upper 40s after a start in the low 40s. Winds are breezy near 10-15 mph in places this morning, but winds will relax through the day. Skies appear overcast at times early, but a trend towards more sunshine will
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