COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Some Airbnb hosts may have to make changes within the next month. Airbnb announced this week that it is banning the use of indoor security cameras. The policy will take effect on April 30. The move is designed to provide guests with more privacy, due to increasing concerns from vacationers. A spokesperson
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Rock Bridge Girls Basketball fell just one game short of returning to the MSHSAA Class 6 State Championship, losing to Incarnate Word Academy 65-41 in the semifinal round on Friday evening. The Red Knights have now won 130 straight games, a winning streak that dates back to Feb. 2020. Despite taking the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Senate passed a bill Thursday that could bring charter schools to Boone County. Senate Bill 727 specifically mentions that school districts in Boone County would be added to the list of districts where a charter school could be operated. A charter school is a free, public school that operates independently
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The Jefferson City Fire Department held training sessions this week to help prepare them to fight fires in electric cars and other lithium-ion batteries.
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Watch the ABC 17 Stormtrack Severe Weather Special live here.
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TONIGHT: Overnight lows cool to around 40 degrees as winds remain out of the west/ northwest at 4-8 mph. Skies remain mostly clear throughout the overnight hours. TOMORROW: Saturday welcomes partly cloudy skies with highs reaching into the mid-60s. Winds become stronger out of the southwest during the afternoon hours with sustained winds at 10-15
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Each spring, sirens can be heard all across the state warning thousands of Mid-Missouri residents to possibility of an approaching tornado. According to data from 1979-2022, more and more of these warnings might be seen as we head into the future. Although Texas and Oklahoma have seen a decrease in tornadic event days each decade
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THIS AFTERNOON: Clouds exit with cooler conditions settling back in. Temperatures will be just above average in the low 60s. TONIGHT: We’ll stay mostly clear overnight, allowing temperatures to fall into the 30s to start the weekend. EXTENDED: Sunshine sticks around all weekend with South winds on Saturday push highs into the upper 60s, while
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A woman charged with assault in a Dec. 19, 2022, shooting at a gas station in Columbia has had her final hearing pushed back.
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TODAY: Friday will start cloudy near sunrise, and quickly become sunny as clouds leave behind Thursday’s storms. Mostly sunny skies and a north wind will balance out to give a high near 60. TONIGHT: We’ll stay mostly clear overnight, allowing temperatures to fall into the 30s by sunrise. EXTENDED: The weekend will be quiet, with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Under Missouri law, businesses, such as bars and restaurants are protected from being held liable for a person becoming overly-intoxicated after drinking at their establishment. Managing Partner of Morgan and Morgan’s St. Louis Christopher Hinckley said the law does not protect an individual from voluntarily drinking too much and injuring themselves. “Generally,
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Central Missouri Community Action and the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital teamed up Thursday to connect eligible veterans with housing vouchers awarded by the Office of Housing and Urban Development.
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COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) Earlier this month counties across Missouri participated in a statewide tornado drill. Boone, Callaway and Cole counties told ABC 17 News that they did not find any issues with their outdoor warning sirens. As severe weather rolled through much of Mid-Missouri on Thursday, local officials braced for having to use those sirens,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Editor’s Note: The original version of this story had the incorrect time for when the 911 call was made. It has been corrected. Nashville’s Urban Search And Rescue Team on Thursday continued to search along the riverbank for 22-year-old University Of Missouri student Riley Strain. In a press conference this afternoon, Metro Nashville police said there
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Despite falling just one game short of its second state championship win in program history, Jefferson City Boys Basketball did capture its best finish to a season in more than three decades on Thursday night. The Jays lost to De Smet Jesuit 75-56 in the MSHSAA Class 5 State Championship, earning second
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TONIGHT: Scattered strong to severe storms push southeast late tonight, with the severe threat ending by or before 10PM. Temperatures dropping into the mid-40s with cloudy skies. TOMORROW: Clouds early and cooler with highs in the upper 50s to around 60 with late day sunshine. EXTENDED: Scattered strong storms have developed ahead of a cold
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According to the Federal Highway Administration, 70% of weather-related accidents in the U.S. happen on wet pavement.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mid-Missouri is once again bracing for severe weather Thursday afternoon, and local electric utilities have crews on standby. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team is tracking strong to severe storms Thursday night and into the evening that could bring large hail and a low chance for tornadoes. After more than 1,400 Mid-Missouri
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The search continued Thursday for the University of Missouri student who went missing in Nashville over the weekend with police going out in boats and taking to the air.
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TODAY: Thursday is another ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day for the potential for more hail, damaging wind, and tornadoes this afternoon. This will be an areawide threat, but the best chances are southeast of a line from Sedalia to Mexico, due to the passing of the cold front this evening. Temperatures this afternoon reach the
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