JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City residents voted Tuesday on whether the city’s lodging tax will be extended an additional 25 years. Voters approved the measure with 53.9% of the vote. There was a 15.61% voter turnout this election. There were 4,397 total votes cast, with 2,371 in favor and 2,026 against. The lodging tax
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hallsville voters approved a number of measures on Tuesday. There was a 25% voter turnout for this election, according to information from the county clerk’s office. Voters overwhelmingly approved to stay with the four-day school week students have been doing the past few years. “Yes” took home 75% of the vote. Voters
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The bye week came at the perfect time for No. 19 Mizzou football, as head coach Eli Drinkwitz and company had to adjust to a big change, following the loss to Vanderbilt on Oct. 25. In that narrow loss to the Top-10 Commodores, the Tigers suffered an even more heartbreaking loss than
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones spoke with the Mike Kelly, the voice of the Missouri Tigers, ahead of the Mizzou, Texas A&M edition of Tiger Talk out at Faurot Field. You can watch the full conversation with Mike Kelly in the video player above.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Police have released the name of the man killed Saturday in a shooting outside the Jefferson City Old Navy store. Jefferson City Police said in a news release Tuesday that Erik Spencer was the shooting victim. Two of Spencer’s family members confirmed his identity to ABC 17 News. Spencer was a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The former Jefferson City Police Detective took the stand Tuesday during the bench trial for suspected killer Sergio Sayles. “When I said she was dead and then murdered, there was no follow-up of how or anything like that and through my experience of death notifications, through all the different reactions, that’s a very
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear with a few high clouds and breezy with lows in the lower 50s. TOMORROW: Another front moves through, allowing temperatures to cool a bit during the day. Highs in the mid-60s. EXTENDED: Winds begin to shift back to the north overnight into Wednesday as another dry cold front moves in from the
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So we’d like to perform a study, but before a study can be performed, we would like ODOT to determine what their plans are. So that that study can be more accurate.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Law enforcement vehicles blocked a street in a residential area just outside the Columbia city limits Tuesday after officers were called for a possible shooting. First responders were called Tuesday afternoon to Mesa Drive and blocked off part of the street. A Boone County Fire Protection District spokesperson said medics performed CPR
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council on Monday night reallocated $25,000 from recent bicentennial events to make security upgrades to city hall. City staff said they want to buy portable security scanners and the city’s finance director is working with the Jefferson City Police Department to determine their options. No decision has been made
Continue Reading THIS AFTERNOON: Breezy and warm with highs in the lower 70s. Winds could gust up to 30 mph. TONIGHT: Mostly clear and mild with lows in the lower 50s. EXTENDED: Winds begin to shift back to the north overnight into Wednesday as another dry cold front moves in from the north. This will allow temperatures
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 19 Mizzou Tigers are coming off a bye week and getting ready to jump back into SEC play against Texas A&M. The game kicks off at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Faurot Field. Watch a news conference about preparation for the game here.
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TODAY: Tuesday is a breezy one, with south winds and mostly sunny skies driving high temperatures into the low 70s this afternoon. Winds are sustained around 10-15 mph, gusting to 20-25 mph. TONIGHT: Skies see a few clouds overnight, but we’ll stay dry. Temperatures are warm, in the upper 40s and low 50s still at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team survived a close game against Central Arkansas, on Monday night, to open up head coach Kellie Harper’s first season with a victory. A couple of clutch buckets down the stretch from transfers Chloe Sotell and Jayla Smith led to a 78-71 win at the Arena. The Tigers
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council on Monday night unanimously approved a $58,000 consultant agreement with Avenu Insights and Analytics to help track and enforce the city’s new short-term rental regulations. Between February and July, the city passed a series of ordinances establishing land use, business license, and tax rules for short-term rentals, such
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Thousands of federal workers are feeling the financial strain as the government shutdown stretches past a month, leaving many furloughed or working without pay in what is expected to become the longest shutdown in U.S. history. The shutdown began Oct. 1 as lawmakers in Washington D.C. are in a stalemate over a
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council approved a resolution at Monday’s meeting allowing the Missouri Association of Counties to preserve another portion of the historic Buescher Memorial Home. The front part of the former funeral was known to be in good condition to renovate and preserve, but MAC Executive Director Steve Hobbs said
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: AI was used to help research the background for this story. A Jefferson City man accused of stabbing the mother of his child began his bench trial at the Boone County Courthouse on Monday. Sergio Sayles, 39, faces charges of first-degree murder, armed criminal action, tampering with evidence and first-degree
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TONIGHT: Partly cloudy and warmer with lows in the lower 40s. TOMORROW: Partly sunny and breezy with highs in the lower 70s. EXTENDED: I’m tracking a front that will begin to lift back north as a warm front on Tuesday, pushing highs into the lower 70s as winds gust to 30 mph at times. Fire
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MoDOT leaders, state troopers and elected officials across Missouri gather for a ribbon cutting on I-70 near mile marker 137
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