ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KMIZ) Mia Bieniemy, the wife of Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy, is doing ‘much better,’ after getting shot multiple times in the couple’s home on Sunday, according to Kansas City head coach Andy Reid. Following the first day of full-team practice at training camp, Coach Reid gave an update on the frightening
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TODAY: Wednesday brings more gradual cooling, with an east breeze around 5-10 mph. Temperatures will still reach near 90 degrees, but dew points are falling through the day. We’ll be summer-like and humid, but not as extremely hot as days past. Heat indexes are forecast in the low 90s. TONIGHT: Temperatures fall into the upper
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police officers on Tuesday evening blocked off the entrance to an apartment building in central Columbia. Officers had an armored vehicle near Kinney Point Apartments near Garth Avenue and Sexton Road. A patrol vehicle was used to block off the area. Officers left the scene by 8:20 p.m. Randy Cole, CEO
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sports fans know the old saying that ‘games are won in practice’…but how about in summer workouts? From early June through late July, college basketball teams around the nation are hard at work building strength, conditioning and – most importantly – team chemistry. The Mizzou women’s basketball team is no exception, as
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) State Sen. Rick Brattin and Secretary of State Denny Hoskins said at a news conference that an LGBTQ+-themed event held last weekend at the Columbia Public Library included “grooming” of children. The Republican politicians are pushing for an investigation into an event called “Rainbow Story Time” that was held Saturday at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Lake Ozark Board of Aldermen decided on Tuesday to delay a vote on a proposed curfew that would prohibit anyone younger than 18 from being on the Bagnell Dam Strip without a responsible adult during late-night hours. During the meeting, aldermen amended the proposed ordinance, changing the proposed curfew start time
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Law enforcement is still looking for a suspect on an ATV in Callaway County after chasing the man from Boone County into Callaway County fields around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. Boone County Sheriff’s Captain Brian Leer updated ABC 17 News over email that the chase started near the intersection of East St. Charles
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COLUMBIA, MO. (KMIZ) According to Feeding America’s new data through 2024, food insecurity numbers are up from 2023. The U.S. Department of Agriculture defines food security as the condition in which all people, at all times, have access to enough food for an active, healthy life. In 2023, Feeding America reported an estimated 951,330 food-insecure
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Wildfire season used to have a shape. It started in late summer out west, it stayed out west, and by fall, it was over. Now, that shape is gone. Columbia Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer says the U.S. is currently operating at PL5, the highest wildland fire preparedness level, meaning resources are stretched so thin they
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The number of assaults from May to July 2025 has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri System President Mun Choi said Tuesday in a written statement that concerns about violence near MU’s campus downtown “must be addressed” after a street brawl over the weekend. This statement comes shortly after a fight
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TONIGHT: Gradual clearing and mild with lows in the lower 70s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny with highs near 90, but humidity is much lower. EXTENDED: The Weather Alert Day is canceled as temperatures begin to gradually cool down tonight. I’m tracking more sunshine the next two days, and despite highs still reaching around 90, dew points fall into
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A member of the Mizzou football team’s past two seasons is seeking an extra year of eligibility. Defensive tackle Sterling Webb filed a lawsuit on Tuesday in St. Louis County against the NCAA, claiming that he should have one more year of eligibility. Webb is seeking a declaratory judgement and claims there
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THIS AFTERNOON: Isolated showers are possible near the Lake of the Ozarks and parts of western Mid-Missouri, but most stay dry and overcast. Highs reach the low 90s with a heat index near 100 degrees. TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy and mild, with temperatures falling to the 80s in the evening, and lows in the 70s. EXTENDED:
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TODAY: Tuesday is an ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day, as we’ll have a chance for heat indexes in the 100-105 range. A cold front is moving into the region today and will bring relief from the heat with time. Most should feel slight relief today, compared to Sunday and Monday. Along the cold front will
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The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for Tuesday as dangerous heat lingers one last day. A Heat Advisory replaces the Heat Warning for areas that may still feel a 100-105 degree heat index on Tuesday. The upper-level ridge, or “heat dome,” is sliding west. As this happens, it makes
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) As the Southern Boone football team enters year two under head coach Tyler Tanner, there is a palpable energy and excitement in summer workouts. The Eagles are set to wrap up that summer prep soon, as the high school football season is about one month away from kicking off. Tanner said this
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After the Southeastern Conference released the entire 18-game conference slate for Mizzou men’s basketball on Monday morning, the Tigers have now released their full 32-game schedule for the 2026-27 season. Head coach Dennis Gates and company are set to compete in one of the most competitive slates in program history, facing 15
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly JBS meat production line is still closed following a USDA notice of suspension in April. On April 3, the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service issued a notice of suspension to the JBS Prepared Foods facility in Moberly, immediately suspending inspection services for its Fully Cooked-Not Shelf Stable processes due
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