COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Nine cases of cyclosporiasis have been reported in Boone County this week, according to Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services, with health officials investigating whether the cases are connected to a larger national outbreak. The PHHS initially reported eight confirmed cases earlier in the day, but an additional case was confirmed
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Representative Cameron Parker’s efforts to get a law passed on camp safety regulations didn’t come to fruition in 2026. But she said she’ll try again , spurred on in part by recent floods and a camp evacuation in southeast Missouri. During the 2026 legislative session, Parker filed House Bill 3142, which establishes
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WARDSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) The Blair Oaks football team is a program that head coach Ted LePage emphasizes is built on tradition. And over the last few seasons, that tradition has included a whole lot of winning. The Falcons have soared to a state championship win in three of the last four campaigns, including the program’s
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear to partly cloudy and warm with lows in the lower 70s. TOMORROW: Scattered storms and humid with heat index values in the upper 90s. EXTENDED: The upper level pattern begins to shift as high pressure moves east and a wave of low pressure moves in our direction from the southeast. These two
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than a month after opening its doors, one of Jefferson City’s only accredited sober living homes for men is already full, with six more people waiting for a bed. Landmark Recovery’s Men’s Sober Living Home opened on June 1 helps men with reentry into the workforce. Residents include men who may
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Millions of people from the Great Lakes to the East Coast are breathing hazy air this week, and the source is hundreds of miles away. Thick smoke from dozens of wildfires burning across Ontario and northern Minnesota is streaming into the U.S., pushing poor air quality into the Midwest, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic for an estimated
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The group promoting Gov. Mike Kehoe’s push to eliminate Missouri’s income tax has spent $3 million so far this election. Filings with the Missouri Ethics Commission show Missouri Promise PAC has spent $3.3 million from April 1-June 30 supporting Amendment 5. Most of its spending has gone toward “media” so far. Its
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THIS AFTERNOON: Isolated storms are possible south of Hwy 50, with lots of dry time elsewhere. High temperatures climb to the upper 80s with a heat index in the low 90s. TONIGHT: Storms will fizzle out quickly after sunset, leaving skies mostly clear. Lows fall to the lower 70s. EXTENDED: More pop-up storms are possible
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s Downtown Community Improvement District sent a letter requesting the City Council to develop an enforceable “urban camping ordinance.” CID Executive Director Nickie Davis told ABC 17 News on Tuesday about the letter being sent to the council and the number of businesses that signed in support. She said it is expected
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Candidates running to replace long-standing Rep. Rudy Veit, who termed out of House District 59, have Amendment 5 and data centers on their minds as they talk with potential constituents. Three Republicans are running to fill the spot, including former Jefferson City Mayor Carrie Tergin, former Blair Oaks School Board member
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ABC 17 News is interviewing candidates heading into the Aug. 4 election. On the Republican ticket for the Missouri state house District 59 seat, The race is between Blair Oaks School Board member Glenn Reynolds, former Jefferson City Mayor Carrie Tergin and retired engineer Vic Rackers. The seat represents Cole County. ABC 17 News reporter
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A local organization will be holding a candidate forum for the upcoming August election at the Columbia Public Library Wednesday night. The forum is hosted by Race Matters, Friends and will be open to the public to discuss election issues ahead of the August 4 election day. The forum will be from
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TODAY: Wednesday is another mild and dry day for most, with partly cloudy skies and highs in the upper 80s. Isolated storms are expected on Wednesday afternoon, south of Highway 50. No severe weather is forecast, but lightning and thunder will be possible. TONIGHT: Storms and clouds will collapse with sunset, leaving us mostly clear
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Moberly police officer who was found guilty of murder in June for his role in a 23-year-old woman’s death is back in jail after his bond was revoked. David “Kip” Heyde, 69, of Moberly, was found guilty on June 26 of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Bailey Scott.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe signed House Bill 2372 into law Monday that includes several overhauls to healthcare laws in the state. HB 2372, was sponsored by state Rep. Tara Peters (R-Phelps County) and state Sen. Mike Bernskoetter (R-Cole County). One provision in the bill, bans health insurers from placing time limits on anesthesia
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo (KMIZ) Cole County election judges will see a pay increase starting with the August election, marking the county’s first wage increase for these workers since 2019. Previously, Cole County election judges made $120 per day along with $15 for training. But under a newly appointed plan, judges will now receive $210 per
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and mild with lows in the upper 60s to around 70. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny with an isolated shower or storm across southern Missouri. Highs in the upper 80s. EXTENDED: High pressure begins to slowly move to the east while low pressure spins across Texas by mid-week. We’ll be at the top edge
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A day after Columbia’s new Opportunity Campus opened its overnight shelter, some residents are voicing renewed worries about what the facility could bring to their part of town.
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Missouri’s top insurance regulator, Angela Nelson, is urging homeowners to understand their flood risk and insurance policies after a rare flash flood emergency last Friday, July 10, brought torrential rainfall and widespread flooding to parts of south-central Missouri. The emergency prompted significant rescue efforts in affected areas. Missouri’s geography, with its numerous rivers, makes the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some rural highways and interstates will go from 70 miles per hour to 75 mph as soon as Aug. 28, after Gov. Mike Kehoe signed a bill into law Monday. However, some driver safety organizations say this could lead to more traffic crashes. “Unfortunately, increasing the speed limit even just five miles
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