COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Democrats and five Republicans — including Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley — on Thursday advanced a War Powers Resolution to limit President Donald Trump’s military force in Venezuela. The measure passed with a 52-47 vote after the President has threatened to attack Venezuela for a second around of strikes after the U.S. captured
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Carlos Graham is the newest member of the Jefferson City Board of Education. Graham was unanimously picked by the board to take the open seat left by former board President Erika Leonard. The board made its decision by a public vote during its Thursday night meeting. Graham was sworn in immediately
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County commissioners approved a 2026 budget burdened by lower-than-expected tax revenue on Thursday. The county ended 2025 with $56.4 million in reserves and is expected to bring in $64.4 million in 2026. However, commissioners anticipate spending $92.9 million throughout the year, which includes $32.8 million in capital projects. Cole County
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TONIGHT: Scattered showers and perhaps a few rumbles of thunder. Lows in the upper 30s to low 40s with gusty winds up to 30 mph. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy and chilly with highs in the upper 40s. A few rain or snow showers late tomorrow night. EXTENDED: The main cold front is still well out to
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Thursday featured a typical severe weather setup for any season, especially in winter when less energy is needed for storms. The ingredients for severe weather were all provided by an approaching front and a trough of low pressure ahead of it. These key factors are sometimes called the “SLIM” ingredients. Though it sounds like a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men accused of a 2022 murder in Columbia pleaded guilty Wednesday afternoon, just days before going to trial. They’ll likely serve nearly two decades in prison per the terms of the plea agreement. Oscar Ashford and Samarion Robins entered guilty pleas to second-degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon. Boone
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County jury found a Fayette woman guilty of murder and other charges in an 8-month-old girl’s death from 2021. Jennifer Johnson, 49, was found guilty on Thursday of felony murder in the second degree and two counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child in the April 2021 death
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Vice President JD Vance joined White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Thursday afternoon for a news conference at which he took questions about the shooting of a woman by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. Vance also discussed military action in Venezuela.
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THIS AFTERNOON: A cluster of thunderstorms in the early afternoon will carry a low risk of damaging winds, and possibly a brief spin-up tornado through 3 p.m. Storms lingering toward I-44 in the late afternoon will continue to carry these risks until sunset. Most will see heavy rain, with scattered rumbles of thunder and lightning.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was in New York City on Thursday to talk about a DHS operation there. During the news conference, Noem answered questions about the shooting of a woman by an ICE agent on Wednesday during an immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis.
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TODAY: Thursday is a wet one, with as much as an inch of rain likely to occur in some spots, especially in the west. Temperatures will start warm and remain warm as south winds bring in warmth through the day. Highs reach 60s amid a breezy south wind sustained around 10-20 mph. Gusts may reach
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BLOG: The ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for Thursday afternoon. TIMING: A surface low is stretching a warm front into our region. As this moves in, a weak plume of instability will be drug north. This will aid in developing thunderstorms as the very wind driven system moves into mid-Missouri.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A second Auburn Tiger has officially committed to Mizzou. Kensley Louidor-Faustin announced on social media that he will be transferring to Mizzou for the 2026 season. In his sophomore season with Auburn, he recorded 20 tackles, three of them coming for a loss and one sack. Against MU, he netted just one
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were detained by Jefferson City police after shots were fired Tuesday. Jefferson City police responded to the 900 block of Dunklin Street at 6:11 p.m. for a weapons offense, according to a release. Police said officers learned multiple people were in a fight that escalated into gunshots being fired. No
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Eldon held a town-hall meeting on Wednesday night at the city’s community center to discuss a recent boil order. The area was under a boil order from the Department of Natural Resources for three weeks until this past Tuesday. City officials on Wednesday night gave a time line on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Tigers scored eight straight to end the game to defeat the Wildcats, 73-68. Despite Mizzou getting out to a 19-12 lead in the first half of play, Kentucky fought back to trail by just one at the half. They continued that momentum throughout the back 20 minutes, eventually leading 66-58 with
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri General Assembly gaveled into its 2026 legislative session Wednesday afternoon. The House of Representatives session was full of formalities, a press conference with House Democrats afterward showed top priorities for the minority party. Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe plans to announce his tax plan next week at the State of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Legal experts are weighing in on the deadly shooting in Minneapolis involving an ICE agent that left one woman dead on Wednesday. United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were on a residential street as they heighten their immigration crackdown in Minnesota. The Department of Homeland Security claims the ICE agent shot
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Sheriff’s Office gave an inside look at its new $20 million Law Enforcement Training Institute on Wednesday. The facility will hold classes and trainings for prospective and current officers 48 weeks out of the year, sheriff’s spokesman Capt. Brian Leer said. “We averaged just over 30 students per academy,
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Fresh off one of its top 20 warmest years in history, Columbia and much of Mid-Missouri are once again soaring tens of degrees above average to kick off 2026. High temperatures have repeatedly breached the 60s in recent days, over twenty degrees above the average high of 40 degrees for Columbia in early January. This
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