COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 News is speaking with candidates for the April 8 election. Three people are running for a pair of seats on the Columbia Board of Education: Board President Suzette Waters, Erica Dickson and Ken Rice. Reporter Mitchell Kaminski spoke with each candidate about a number of topics. View the interview with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 News is speaking with candidates for the April 8 election. Three people are running for a pair of seats on the Columbia Board of Education: Board President Suzette Waters, Erica Dickson and Ken Rice. Reporter Mitchell Kaminski spoke with each candidate about a number of topics. View the interview with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A family tradition will live on at Mizzou Arena next season. According to a report from ESPN’s Jeff Borzello, Jevon Porter has committed to Mizzou Men’s Basketball, marking the program’s first transfer portal acquisition of the offseason. The Loyola Maramount transfer will become the fifth of his siblings to suit up for
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TODAY: Thursday brings back more moisture; both in the form of rain chances, but also greater humidity at the surface. Showers and storms have already developed along and ahead of a warm front that is lifting into the region. These will generally be weak storms at most, but as the warm front lifts into the
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JEFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Crews hired by Jefferson City began the demolition of a decrepit house on East Capitol Avenue on Thursday. The city deemed this week that the building was too dangerous to continue standing after storms caused more damage.
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TODAY: Thursday brings back more moisture; both in the form of rain chances, but also greater humidity at the surface. Showers and storms have already developed along and ahead of a warm front that is lifting into the region. These will generally be weak storms at most, but as the warm front lifts into the
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The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team is tracking the likelihood of rain and storms over the weekend, along with the potential for severe weather across the region between late Saturday and Sunday. We see a pattern shift toward the end of the week. There will be storm chances tied to a warm front on Thursday.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Four people are displaced and one person was taken to the hospital with minor injuries after a fire at a townhome in the 600 block of Oak Creek Ct. just before 1 a.m. Thursday, according to a release from the Jefferson City Fire Department. Fire crews arrived at the scene and
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The historic home that once stood at 401 Capitol Ave. in Jefferson City will no longer stand after Thursday. According to Housing and Property Supervisor with the City of Jefferson, Dave Helmick, after inspecting the home on Wednesday, the city deemed it was too dangerous to be kept. Helmick said the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Wednesday marks eight years since two half-brothers were shot and killed in broad daylight along I-70 Drive N.W. and Garden Drive in Columbia. According to the Columbia Police Department, at 12:45 p.m. on Sunday, March 26, 2017, officers responded to northwest Columbia and found three men shot inside a white 2007 Audi
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three candidates are vying for a pair of open seats on the Columbia Board of Education. On April 8, Columbia and Boone County voters will decide between current Board President Suzette Waters, Erica Dickson and Ken Rice. Two-term Boardmember Blake Willoughby will not seek reelection. Here is how each candidate stands on some
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Softball’s latest meeting with Kansas has ended in the visitor’s favor. The Tigers (18-16) stranded seven base runners and scattered just four hits against Kansas (15-12), leading to a 3-0 loss at Mizzou Softball Stadium. Following Wednesday’s loss, MU wraps up its 10-game homestand with seven victories, including a signature win
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department is investigating more than a dozen cold case homicides dating back to 1985. “When you have such a terrible thing happen and you don’t have an answer for it, that really hurts the family and obviously the investigation,” CPD Lt. Matt Gremore said. Gremore said that 16 cold
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe signed House Bill 495 on Wednesday morning, focusing on public safety, which has been a top priority for the administration since taking office. A part of this bill will establish a committee dedicated to school safety within the Department of Public Safety. Those who will serve on this
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Strong to severe storms are possible in the Pacific Northwest as a warm front brings warmer temperatures and plenty of moisture, potentially leading to supercells, hail, and even tornadoes.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Residents along Ash Street in Columbia are organizing in opposition to the city’s Ash Street Improvement Project. According to a Facebook post, a protest is scheduled from 4 to 5 p.m. April 9 to “help keep Ash Street a safe neighborhood street.” Last week, 65 people attended an open house to learn
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with a few scattered storms late, especially along and north of I-70. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy and warm with highs in the mid-70s. Scattered storms possible by afternoon with isolated hail. The best chance for storms in the evening will be along the warm front lifting north across northern Missouri. EXTENDED: Clouds roll
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with two felonies after he allegedly stole several memorabilia items from Mizzou’s football stadium while wearing a gorilla mask. Jace McKernan, 18, was charged with first-degree burglary and second-degree burglary. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A court date has not been
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Gymnastics is home to the 2025 SEC Coach of the Year and Specialist of the Year. The Southeastern Conference (SEC) named head coach Shannon Welker as the league’s coach of the year and Helen Hu as specialist of the year on Wednesday afternoon. Additionally, four MU gymnasts were recognized as All-SEC
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TODAY: Wednesday is another bright and mild day, but with less wind. Winds will be sustained around 5-10 mph, allowing for another day in the 60s, but this time a few degrees warmer, near 65. TONIGHT: Overnight, we’ll add a few clouds, as a warm front inches close to the region. This will move through
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