Three Republicans are competing in the August primary for Callaway County Presiding Commissioner. In contention is Rob Barnes, Larry Robinson and former Sheriff Clay Chism. ABC 17 News sat down one-on-one with each candidate to discuss their priorities for the county, the proposed data center in northern Callaway County, planning and zoning, government transparency, and
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Three Republicans are competing in the August primary for Callaway County Presiding Commissioner. In contention is Rob Barnes, Larry Robinson and former Sheriff Clay Chism. ABC 17 News sat down one-on-one with each candidate to discuss their priorities for the county, the proposed data center in northern Callaway County, planning and zoning, government transparency, and
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TODAY: Friday is partly cloudy with a chance for isolated storms this afternoon. Temperatures are expected to reach the upper 80s with less rain coverage than on Thursday. Winds are light from the southwest. TONIGHT: Any shower or storm that develops today will dry up at sunset, leaving us dry and mostly clear overnight. EXTENDED:
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man charged in connection with a 26-year-old Columbia murder case is set to be in a Boone County Courtroom Friday afternoon. Sentrell Wilson, 45, of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, is charged with first-degree murder for the 2000 death of University of Missouri student Candace Richie. Wilson was arrested in South Carolina
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An April inspection report obtained by ABC 17 News from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services shows improper medication disposal and storage at Heisinger Bluffs Senior Living in Jefferson City. A Jefferson City man filed a wrongful death lawsuit last week against the facility with claims of medical negligence, not
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Callaway County deputy shot a dog on Tuesday while serving a warrant near Auxvasse. The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office announced in a Thursday social media post that Deputy Zach Hubbard shot a dog on Tate Drive near Auxvasse. The sheriff’s office showed body camera footage of the two responding deputies that
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ). The downtown Fulton building that collapsed on June 17 has had its debris cleaned up, but the city still has the space the building occupied blocked off. ABC 17 News spoke with Fulton city leaders, Callaway County leaders and the Fulton Fire Department, but they were unable to provide any information on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In about a week, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has reported that cases of cyclosporiasis in Missouri has nearly doubled from 43 to 80. “There are more cases across the country than we usually see in an entire year,” DHSS said in a Facebook Post Thursday. The Columbia/Boone County
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Thousands of athletes will compete in Columbia Friday through Sunday for the Show-Me State Games, and organizers say keeping everyone safe in the summer heat is their top priority. Bruce Ungles with the Show-Me State Games said it has been working with MU Health Care to monitor weather conditions and follow heat-safety
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TONIGHT: Storms fizzle out after sunset, and skies remain partly cloudy. Lows fall to the low 70s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny, and hot and humid, with a heat index in the mid-90s. Isolated storms are possible, but almost everyone will stay dry. EXTENDED: The heat keeps rising this weekend, with a heat index near 100 degrees
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On Tuesday, the Sunshine Protection Act was passed by the House, sending the legislation to the Senate. This bill would make daylight saving time, the time we are currently in, permanent, meaning you would no longer need to “fall back” by setting your clocks back one hour during the fall season. Our clocks would stay
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TODAY: I’m tracking a hot afternoon as temperatures warm into the upper 80s, with dewpoints making it feel closer to the mid-90s for most. Scattered, short-lived storms will be possible throughout the majority of the afternoon, with heavy downpours, lightning, and gusty winds being the main concerns, but there will be plenty of dry time
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TODAY: Thursday is a bit wetter than Wednesday was for many. Deeper atmospheric moisture and a few upper-level disturbances will pivot through the region on Thursday and Friday. This will present us with isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms starting anytime after noon, and lasting through roughly sunset. These storms are expected to be small,
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AUDRAIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Firefighters from three departments responded to a barn fire Wednesday afternoon in rural Audrain County. The fire happened in the 4900 block of Route Y near Clark shortly after 5 p.m. The building, which housed a custom cabinet store in the community, was destroyed. Jason Henry, chief of the Little Dixie
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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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