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Judge issues 7-year prison sentence in Jefferson City bar homicide
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was sentenced Tuesday to seven years in prison for a homicide outside of a bar. Kamari Balton had been charged with murder in the August 2024 death of 49-year-old Rafael Ayala at Twisted Chicks, a Jefferson City bar. The owner told ABC 17 News at the time
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Tracking a dry Wednesday before end of week rain chances
TODAY: Wednesday is dry and sunny, much like Tuesday. Highs are forecast in the upper 80s, with heat indexes expected near 90 degrees. TONIGHT: Skies will clear early tonight, but then clouds return ahead of some weakening showers that may drift in from the west by sunrise on Thursday. EXTENDED: Showers and storms gradually become
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Jefferson City sees 18% more expired meter tickets after parking fine rate change
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City has issued about 18% more parking tickets for expired meters through the first half of 2026 than it did during the same period last year, the first year the city has contracted with a private company to manage parking enforcement. Records obtained by ABC 17 News show the city
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Man accuses Jefferson City nursing home of medical neglect in wrongful death lawsuit
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Tuesday against a local senior care facility. James Callison’s mother Mary Carter was admitted to Heisinger Bluffs Senior Living Community on Aug. 6, 2024, after being hospitalized from a fall while facing other medical diagnoses, like dementia, the petition says. She
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City of Columbia landfill worker recovering after machine accident
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One City of Columbia landfill worker is in recovery Tuesday after he was seriously injured Monday in a machinery accident. The worker who was seriously injured was operating a hydroseeder that was being pulled by a tractor when it fell into a large hole. The worker using the tractor also reportedly had
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Columbia Water and Light Board recommends 6% electric rate increase
COLUMBIA MO. (KMIZ) The Columbia Water and Light Board on Tuesday recommended new utility rate increases to the City Council. The board proposed a 6% rate that would apply to the usage portion of residents’ bills, meaning users will pay more for each unit of electricity that is used. The new increase will not affect
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Jefferson City Council approves plans for new conference center
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council approved plans for the budget and construction of the new Jefferson City Conference Center during a special meeting Monday. The conference center will be located in the “heart of Jefferson City,” according to Mayor Ron Fitzwater, on the corner of Madison Street and East Capitol Avenue. Fitzwater
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Tracking quiet conditions midweek, rain chances before the weekend
TONIGHT: Mostly clear and mild, with lows falling to the upper 60s. TOMORROW: Sunny and hot, with a high around 90 degrees. EXTENDED: Quiet weather continues through the middle of the week, but rain chances will return by Thursday as a front moves in from the north. Rain will be very scattered during the day,
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Rock Bridge football fits the pieces of the 2026 puzzle together in summer workouts
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In less than two months time, the Rock Bridge football team will kick off the 2026 campaign, as the Bruins hope that the growth they saw last season will carry them into another playoff run. Head coach Matt Perkins and company are in midst of summer workouts, as the group works towards
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Tracking dry and mild weather ahead of late week storm chances
TODAY: Tuesday is another summer-like day with highs in the 80s under sunny skies. Dewpoints will be similar, if not just a degree or two cooler. Expect similar humidity to what you felt on Monday. Winds are light and variable as surface high pressure slides through the region. TONIGHT: Skies remain clear overnight. Temperatures fall
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Power expected to be restored Tuesday for ‘majority’ of Ameren customers; Cole County cleanup continues
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Thousands of Ameren Missouri customers remain without power after the storms blew through on the July 4 weekend. Utility crews expect to restore power to most customers by Tuesday night after winds stronger than 100 miles per hour tore through parts of Mid-Missouri over the holiday weekend, leaving thousands without electricity
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Lake residents clean up following Fourth of July storms
OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) Lake residents were still managing the aftermath of the Fourth of July storms Monday, with thousands without power. At around 5 p.m. Monday, Ameren’s online outage map showed around 2,500 customers powerless across the lake area. Officials clocked wind speeds of around 80 miles per hour, leading to several down trees and tree
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Patient rescued after tractor slides into trench at Columbia landfill
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was rescued on Monday afternoon after a tractor pulling a hydroseeder slid into a 24-foot trench at the Columbia landfill, the Columbia Fire Department shared on its social media. Crews were called to the 5700 block of Peabody Road at 4:01 p.m. The post says the operator of the hydroseeder
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Sunday morning northeast Columbia fire response was delayed by faulty information from caller
COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) One Sunday morning, a fire broke out at a home at the corner of Tara Lane and Hominy Creek Trail in northeast Columbia. Columbia Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer told ABC 17 News there was a temporary delay in finding the home after dispatchers were given incorrect information about its location. The initial
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Tracking pleasant temperatures before rain returns Thursday
TONIGHT: Mostly clear and comfortable with lows in the mid-60s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny with a few spot storms to our south. Highs in the mid-80s with lower humidity. EXTENDED: We remain comfortable over the next few days as dew points hold in the mid-60s and seasonably warm temperatures in the mid-upper 80s through Wednesday. Late
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Severe storms produced hurricane-force winds in Mid-MO on the Fourth
Mid-Missouri is still cleaning up after severe storms tore through the region on the Fourth of July, and a new damage survey shows just how powerful those winds really were. The National Weather Service reported Monday afternoon that it found evidence of straight-line winds up to 105 mph east of Jefferson City along the Missouri
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Cole County storm recovery update
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)
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Tracking a few pop-ups today, quieter through midweek
THIS AFTERNOON: Scattered clouds, with a pop-up storm possible south of I-70 in the midafternoon. Highs in the mid-80s. TONIGHT: Clouds mostly clear overnight, and temperatures fall to the upper 60s. EXTENDED: Warm and dry weather lasts through midweek, with highs in the mid-80s through Wednesday. Our next wave will move in on Thursday, and
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One taken to hospital after Columbia crash traps them in vehicle
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Monday morning crash shut down part of a road in northwest Columbia. Boone County Joint Communications sent out an alert just after 7 a.m. that said both northbound lanes were closed at W Ash Street and N Stadium Boulevard due to a crash. An ABC 17 News photographer on scene saw
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