Federal investigators arrive at scene of Lake of the Ozarks plane crash
The first federal officials have arrived at the scene of a plane crash in Osage Beach that killed two people Thursday.
Continue ReadingThe first federal officials have arrived at the scene of a plane crash in Osage Beach that killed two people Thursday.
Continue ReadingTODAY: A cold front pushes rain east of our area today, but won’t break the heat. Highs climb to around 90 degrees with partly cloudy skies. TOMORROW: Chances for storms return Sunday, likely arriving in Mid-MO from the west by early afternoon. Isolated strong storms are possible bringing high winds and hail. EXTENDED: We’ll keep
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)The Missouri Department of Conservation is encouraging the public to come out and celebrate Runge’s Nature Center’s 30th birthday Saturday. The event will be free to the public and all ages are welcome. The celebration is set to start at 10:00 a.m. and run until 3:00 p.m. at the Runge Conservation Nature Center in Jefferson City
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Thousands of Mid-Missouri utility customers were experiencing power outages for the second time this week as storms rolled in once again Friday. Boone Electric had 24 outages with 2,485 customers without power at its peak. Those totals drooped to 14 outages for 1474 customers by 11:10 p.m. A number of the outages
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A recent change to the ability to use Twitter has limited the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Amber Alert reach. Recently, users have been having issues viewing posts on Twitter’s website without being signed into an account. Amber Alerts were sent with a link that would direct residents to a Twitter page with
Continue ReadingIn May, close to twice as many kids were in foster care in Missouri as expected for a state of its size, the program’s director said.
Continue ReadingTONIGHT: An ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day is in place with a limited threat of damaging winds expected to accompany storms that arrive in the 6-7 p.m. window for our western counties. Storms will be their strongest upon arrival, and are expected to have a weakening element to them as they push east. Still,
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou offensive lineman and NFL veteran Evan Boehm has joined the Mizzou football support staff as the assistant director of recruiting/player relations. Boehm, a Lee’s Summit native, set a Mizzou football school record with 52 consecutive starts along the offensive line. He started 12 games at guard as a true freshman
Continue ReadingAn aircraft crashed Thursday afternoon near the Lee Fine airport at the Lake of the Ozarks.
Continue ReadingColumbia City Manager De’Carlon Seewood is scheduled to deliver the annual budget address at noon Thursday.
Continue ReadingTONIGHT: We’ve seen morning clouds break apart, but some clouds to our northwest are moving in this evening. This likely isn’t enough to leave us overcast but it may bring partly to mostly cloudy skies in our last hours of daylight, and a spot shower or two. The vast majority of us will stay dry.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA Mo (KMIZ) Residents around Mid-Missouri are cleaning up after storms rolled through the area. Homes in Osage County, Callaway County, Camden County and Gasconade County were without power Thursday morning. Beginning around 7 p.m. Wednesday evening, residents in Columbia began seeing damage from the storms. A tree fell over onto the side of a
Continue ReadingCLEVELAND, Ohio. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou pitcher Rorik Maltrud agreed to an undrafted free agent deal with the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday. The deal made him the fifth Tiger to find his way to the pros in 2023. Maltrud came to Mizzou as a transfer from New Mexico State in 2023. In his one season in
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) After getting just over .500 in his first two seasons as the head football coach of the Jefferson City Jays, Damon Wells is hoping to use his experience to his advantage this season and go deeper into a playoff run. “Our kids are winners and they believe they’re going to win
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Helias football team graduated quite a bit of depth, nearly 20 seniors, following the 2022-23 school year, but head coach Chris Hentges said his team has plenty of returning depth at skill positions headed into a new season. He said the rebuild will be coming up front. The Crusaders have
Continue ReadingToday: Afternoon highs warm into the lower 90s as skies remain partly cloudy. Late this afternoon/ evening, chances for isolated showers and storms increase. primary impacts include brief downpours and lightning. Tonight: Overnight lows cool to nearly 70 degrees as a few isolated showers/ storms remain. Winds remain out of the northwest at 4-8 mph.
Continue ReadingEditor’s Note: This story was updated with more details after more information became available Thursday. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Fire Department responded and put out two fires Wednesday, several hours apart. Hardin Street No people were hurt Wednesday evening, but a dog died in a Columbia house fire in the 800 block of Hardin
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City School District is planning to retest sink fixtures at one of its elementary schools after recent water testing for lead. Five sinks at Callaway Hills Elementary showed lead levels above the allowable limit. All of them were classroom sinks and cleaning stations, not drinking water. Because of this, Jefferson City
Continue ReadingView the crash in the web player above. E Editor’s Note: This story was updated after the crash report became available. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) First responders were on the scene Wednesday after two tractor-trailers were involved in a crash in the westbound lanes of Interstate 70, just west of North Rangeline Road. Columbia firefighters, as
Continue ReadingAs maternal mortality appears to decrease nationwide, Missouri’s political leaders are working to decrease deaths in the state.
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