COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Drivers in Boone and Callaway counties should prepare for several road closures and traffic changes as construction projects continue across Mid-Missouri. The Missouri Department of Transportation announced Friday that crews will make several changes to traffic patterns beginning this week. While drivers will have to navigate more construction, there is some good
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Head coach Eli Drinkwitz brought in 30 new transfers to his squad ahead of the 2026 season. With all of that change across both sides of the ball, the biggest challenge won’t be strictly performance based, but a question of how well they integrate into the system. “We have a big group
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported after an accidental electrical fire occurred Friday at a lab in the 4000 block of Discovery Parkway, a Columbia Fire Department social media post says. Firefighters were called at 4:58 p.m. to a fire inside the building. Employees were evacuating when firefighters arrived. Smoke was seen coming from
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri schools are finally starting to see money from the state’s sports betting industry, which was legalized in December. According to Liz Hoffman of the Missouri Gaming Commission, $1.084 million was transferred to the Sports Wagering Education Fund on June 9, marking the first distribution to education since sports betting was legalized.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Respect Missouri Voters held a rally on Friday at the Missouri Secretary of State Office this afternoon. The rally comes after Secretary of State Denny Hoskins decided on Tuesday to reject the group’s proposed constitutional amendment from appearing on the November ballot. The group filed a lawsuit on Thursday in an
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick’s Office announced in a Friday press release that the Bellflower Fire Protection District in Montgomery County will be audited after a request from law enforcement was made. The release says the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office “raised concerns about possible inappropriate purchases and fuel cards being used to purchase
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hourly parking will begin again at the Eighth and Walnut parking garage in downtown Columbia on Monday, according to a Friday press release from the city. The parking garage closed in May for a summer maintenance project, which included “cable repairs, concrete repairs, and sealant and expansion joint replacement work throughout the garage,” the release says.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A New Bloomfield man was charged on Thursday in Callaway County with child sex crimes after authorities say he sexually abused a child in April. Sean James Flanery, 19, was charged with first-degree sodomy of a victim younger than 12 years old and two counts of second-degree child molestation of a child
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Supporters of Amendment 6, which would increase legal protections for Missouri’s initiative petition process that allows citizens to change the constitution with a vote, rallied in Jefferson City on Friday. The rally comes after their petition was rejected by the secretary of state, prompting the group to sue.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged Thursday with seven felonies for allegedly being the driver in a weekend shooting at the Interstate 70/Highway 63 connector in Columbia. Mechoal L. Lewis, 52, of Columbia, was in the Boone County Jail on Friday without bond after being charged with first-degree assault, three counts of armed criminal
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri Health Care’s South Providence Medical Building will close early Friday because of problems with its air conditioning. MU Health Care stated in a news release that the building will close at noon Friday and be closed through the weekend, but the pharmacy will remain open. MU Health Care is
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TODAY: After yesterday’s downpours sunshine returns to mid-Missouri this afternoon. As remnants of the system make their way out of the region, some lingering drops are possible, but the majority will remain dry and enjoy a partly cloudy sky. Heat does steadily increase with highs in the upper 80s this afternoon, and humidity will bump
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Widespread flooding was reported in central Mid-MO on Thursday due to excessive rainfall from training thunderstorms throughout the early morning and early afternoon. Nearly a half foot of rain was reported across several counties along Interstate 70. Radar-estimated rain totals reveal a corridor of heavy rainfall along I-70, where 3 to nearly 6 inches of
Continue Reading By Nadeen Ebrahim, Anna Cooban, CNN (CNN) — The Middle East war is widening as Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels launch a spate of attacks on United States’ allies and close yet another key shipping waterway. One of the strongest Iran-backed militias in the region, the Houthis entered the war in March, a month after Israel
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By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A divided federal appeals court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump is unlawfully constructing a massive new ballroom at the White House, possibly teeing up a high-stakes showdown over the issue before the Supreme Court. “Each President is a temporary tenant, not the owner, of the White House and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 19-year-old Pilot Grove woman suffered serious injuries in a Cooper County crash Thursday. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the woman was driving a 2011 Toyota Camry southbound on Route JJ, south of Lee Road at 11:50 a.m., when she drove through water in the road. The woman began to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several law enforcement vehicles from multiple departments responded to a burglary alarm at the U.S. Geological Survey Environmental Research Center in Columbia Friday morning. Just before 5:15 a.m., ABC 17 News crews on scene saw around 20 law enforcement vehicles with the Columbia Police Department, Boone County Sheriff’s Office and University of
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By Diego Mendoza, CNN (CNN) — An investigation is underway after dozens of decomposing human remains were found at a Chicago funeral home, authorities said. More than 50 bodies in “various states of decomposition” were located at the address associated with the South Chicago Chapel funeral home, Cook County officials said in a release Thursday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Roads in Columbia and Boone County are clearing up after Thursday’s heavy rainfall. ABC 17 News crews traveled along multiple roads Friday morning that experienced high water and flooding and saw the following roads are now open. E. Sexton Road Mesa and Gillespie Bridge Chapel Hill Road W. Nifong Boulevard and Glen
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By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — It looked like a scene from a horror film: A figure dressed in a baggy black and red clown outfit, their face partially covered, approaching a Ring camera late at night, glaring into the lens and whispering a warning, “I’m looking for you.” But the encounter was not just
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