COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Tiger baseball fans got to see a combined total of 24 runs in the first day of action at Taylor Stadium, on Tuesday. Mizzou came out on top in the slug fest with Lindenwood, 14-10, to improve to .500 on the season. Head coach Kerrick Jackson’s team dug itself into a 4-0
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Records obtained by ABC 17 News show nearly 250 people have been issued citations by the Missouri State Highway Patrol since citations began for Missouri’s hands-free law which went into effect just under two months ago. The law, known as the Siddens Bening Hands Free law makes it illegal for drivers to
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CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The lawyer for a man suing the Camden County Sheriff’s Office has released a video that he says shows his client’s constitutional rights being violated by jailers. A Texas County man sued the Camden County Sheriff’s Office and the Camden County Jail in federal court in December claiming assault, battery and negligence.
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With warmer temperatures, snow melt increases. Although you can’t see much here, snowpack to the north matters greatly to help fill the Missouri River into the spring. In a news release from the US Army Corps of Engineers, John Raus explains, “With below average planes and mountain snowpack, we are forecasting a below average runoff
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Fire Department advises being mindful when storing and using devices with lithium-ion batteries after two fires this month that were reportedly caused by them being overcharged and thrown away improperly. Batteries can be found in various everyday devices like toys, tablets electric vehicles, and vapes. On Saturday morning, Tiger Nutrition owner Sharon
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TONIGHT: Increasing clouds and not as cold with lows in the lower 40s. TOMORROW: Cloudy to start with a few showers, becoming more sunny by late afternoon. Highs in the upper 50s. EXTENDED: I’m tracking a front that moves in from the northwest overnight, bringing a chance at a few showers and more clouds. Rain
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An inmate at Jefferson City Correctional Center has been charged with being a fugitive from out of state after being charged with murder in Kern County in the state of California. Miles Clancy, 40, of Marshfield, Missouri, was charged with being an out-of-state fugitive on Tuesday. He is serving a five-year sentence
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Planned Parenthood’s Columbia clinic is offering abortion appointments, according to a Planned Parenthood Great Plains spokesperson. Abortion appointments are first available on Monday, a Planned Parenthood Great Plains spokesperson said in an email Tuesday afternoon. Appointments are also available at the midtown Kansas City clinic. Both the Columbia and midtown KC clinics
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TODAY: Tuesday will be sunny with variable winds. This combination will have us feeling less of that south wind, but thanks to bright skies, we should still make it to 60 across much of the region just as we did on Monday. TONIGHT: Winds pick up from the southwest around the dinner hour, ahead of
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TODAY: Tuesday will be sunny with variable winds. This combination will have us feeling less of that south wind, but thanks to bright skies, we should still make it to 60 across much of the region just as we did on Monday. TONIGHT: Winds pick up from the southwest around the dinner hour, ahead of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missourians will not be able to start betting on sports as soon as was originally planned. A spokesperson for the Missouri Gaming Commission told ABC 17 News that the commission was made aware on Thursday that Secretary of State Denny Hoskins had rejected the commission’s emergency licensing rules. The decision now pushes
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A state representative on Monday night touted “critical failures” in the state’s 988 mental health crisis hotline system after “a firsthand test” exposed them. The test, though, also has the attention of law enforcement in Jefferson City, with some dispatchers informing Byrnes of how much her “test” had tied up law
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) City of Columbia officials estimate the elimination of sales tax on groceries will cost $10 million in its first year. House Bill 432 is making its way through the Missouri Legislature and is now awaiting a committee assignment. If passed, HB 432 will remove sales tax on food. This tax elimination will
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More people are starting to spend more time outdoors with the current rise in temperatures. As the average temperature continues to rise heading closer to spring, the amount of daylight will also look to increase. Monday the 24th sees a sunset time of 5:57 with 11 hours and nine minutes of daylight for Columbia, Missouri.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The president of the University of Missouri warned Monday of budget cuts coming because of a pullback of federal funding. UM System President Mun Choi wrote in a letter to staff that the current fiscal year budget will be trimmed, citing a change to research funding from the National Institutes of Health
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TONIGHT: Partly cloudy with lows in the mid-30s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and beautiful with highs near 60. EXTENDED: We can look forward to spring like temperatures all week, with a chance for some rain early on Wednesday. Rain amounts end up around a tenth or two tenths of an inch at best, with a slight
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) U.S. Rep. Make Alford (R-MO) was faced with jeers and boos during a town hall event in Belton, according to video captured by KMBC and shared by MeidasTouch. Alford – who represents Missouri’s 4th District, which includes Columbia, as well as Howard, Cooper and Pettis counties and areas near Kansas City –
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Crafts retailer Joann will close all its stores and hold liquidation sales. The company released a list of stores that would close two weeks ago, including the Jefferson City location. Since then, GA Group bought the company at auction and has decided to close down all stores, according to a customer FAQ
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a death that occurred Friday at Jefferson City Correctional Center, a Department of Corrections spokesperson told ABC 17 News. A release from the DOC states that Lewis Younce was pronounced dead at 8:55 p.m. Friday at Jefferson City Correctional Center. He was 49. Younce was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No. 22 Mizzou softball coach Larissa Anderson usually schedules one of the toughest non-conference slates you’ll find in college softball. However, in 2025, she may have out-done herself. The Tigers have the fifth-best strength schedule in the nation this season, as Coach Anderson and her team have seven Top-25 teams through just
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