Columbia, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been charged after a standoff with the Columbia Police Department in the 1400 block of West Worley Street on Friday evening. CPD reported in a press release that at around 11:45 p.m. Friday, 53-year-old Glen Lee Parey was reported to police after standing near the street and pointing
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia native Hunter Parrish wins his first state amateur title. The Missouri Amateur championships took place at the end of June, where former Columbia College Cougar Hunter Parrish won the crown after five days of play. Parrish had made it to this competition before, once right out of high school, and then
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Editor’s note: A line in reference to a song that was performed at the event has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Daniel Boone Regional Library hosted “Rainbow Story Time” on Saturday after receiving threats of potential funding loss from Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins. The event happened in the Children’s Program Room, and
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TONIGHT: Conditions will remain muggy tonight, as they will throughout the week. Temperatures will drop to a humid 74 degrees overnight, with some lingering clouds. TOMORROW: An ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day is in effect beginning tomorrow and extending through Tuesday for extreme heat this week. High temperatures tomorrow will reach the mid to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Euphenie Andre takes the triple jump crown at the 2026 U.S. Track and Field Championships. The former Tiger caps off one of her most successful seasons with a gold medal at the national finals. Andre improved on her personal best by nearly a foot to win the national title. “All of my
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TODAY: I’m tracking isolated showers exiting the area throughout the morning hours as temperatures begin in the upper 60s and low 70s. It is expected to quickly warm up throughout the afternoon hours as sunshine gradually returns and southerly winds at 5-10 mph usher in more moisture, leading to temperatures in the upper 80s while
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins on Friday threatened Daniel Boone Regional Library’s funding over an LGBTQ+-themed event that is set to take place this weekend. The Columbia Public Library’s “Rainbow Story Time” event is scheduled for 10-10:45 a.m. Saturday in the Children’s Program Room. Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued a statement on
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQ2) Kansas City Chiefs training camp kicked off this week, and players arrived Friday. Practices have yet to get underway, but the quarterbacks and rookies on the team reported to Missouri Westran State University, with some taking the stand to answer questions from the media. The main headline swirling around the team
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Pavement maintenance will take place on Old 63 starting from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. each night starting Monday. The City of Columbia Public Works Department has been revamping streets throughout Columbia one at a time. The construction on Old 63 will start at its intersection with Chinaberry Drive. The work will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A project director for the Improve I-70 Project from Rocheport to Columbia says the St. Charles Road bridge on Interstate 70 will be opening mid-August. There is an estimated date of Friday, Aug. 14 for when drivers can use the bridge. The East St. Charles Road bridge has been under construction since
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TONIGHT: Scattered showers continue overnight, and temperatures remain steady in the upper 60s and low 70s. TOMORROW: A stray shower before noon, then sunny and hot by midday. An Extreme Heat Advisory is in effect Saturday for a heat index of 100 to 104 degrees. EXTENDED: An ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day has been
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COLUMBIA Mo. KMIZ Missouri state parks funding and soil and water conservation funding will be back on the ballot for the Aug. 4 election. Amendment 1 is an automatically recurring 10-year renewal of Missouri’s existing 1/10-cent statewide sales tax, which split-funds state parks and soil and water conservation efforts. The tax has won passage every
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Democrats and a Republican are looking to unseat Rep. Bob Onder in Missouri’s Third Congressional District. The district covers parts of 16 counties, including the southern half of Boone County, along with Callaway, Audrain, Montgomery and Monroe counties Incumbent Onder faces a Republican primary challenge from John Fraser of Columbia. On
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ABC 17 News is interviewing candidates heading into the Aug. 4 election. On the Democratic ticket for the Missouri Third Congressional seat are Bethany Mann and Tommy Holstein. The winner of the primary race will face either Republican John Fraser or incumbent Bob Onder. ABC 17 News reporter Mitchell Kaminski interviewed Mann ahead of the
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ABC 17 News is interviewing candidates heading into the Aug. 4 election. On the Republican ticket for the Missouri Third Congressional seat is John Fraser. The primary race is between Fraser and incumbent Bob Onder. The winner will face either Tommy Holstein or Bethany Mann from the Democratic primary. ABC 17 News reporter Mitchell Kaminski
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ABC 17 News is interviewing candidates heading into the Aug. 4 election. On the Democratic ticket for the Missouri Third Congressional seat are Bethany Mann and Tommy Holstein. The winner of the primary race will face either Republican John Fraser or incumbent Bob Onder. ABC 17 News reporter Mitchell Kaminski interviewed Holstein ahead of the
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TODAY: I’m tracking scattered showers continuing throughout the afternoon hours with increasing chances of rumbles of thunder before sundown, although the coverage of this activity overall is expected to decrease, so dry time for some can be expected. Where storms develop, locally heavy downpours and lightning can be expected. Due to the rain and the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An amendment pushed by United States Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (D-Kansas City) to provide $5 million for alpha-gal syndrome research was included in the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act. “By including my bipartisan amendment to invest $5 million in dedicated research, Congress is finally beginning to address a growing health challenge
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of killing his ex-wife and her mother will now go to trial in December. Judge Josh Devine agreed to push back Randall Fox’s murder trial to December 8. A pre-trial hearing was set for November 9. Court records show Fox’s defense moved to delay the trial after the state
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TODAY: Friday is a wet and cool day, with temperatures once again stuck in the 70s, but this time highs likely remain in the low 70s thanks to persistent rainfall. Scattered showers with embedded thunderstorms could bring as much as a half an inch to an inch of rain in many locations, but there is
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