Springfield police: Missing girl in Amber Alert found
A statewide alert has been put out for a 2-year-old girl abducted from Springfield, Missouri.
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More Republican states sue to block Biden’s student loan repayment plan
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Another group of Republican-led states is suing to block the Biden administration’s new student loan repayment plan, which offers a faster path to cancellation and has been used to forgive loans for more than 150,000 borrowers. Seven states led by Missouri filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday
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GALLERY: Thousands take in solar eclipse in Carbondale, Illinois
CARBONDALE, Ill. (KMIZ) We have more scenes to share from the gathering at Southern Illinois University on Monday for the total solar eclipse. Thousands of people gathered at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois, with many traveling hundreds of miles for the event. View the photo gallery above to see more. View more scenes from Carbondale,
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Oklahoma judge orders Kansas City Chiefs superfan ‘ChiefsAholic’ to pay $10.8M to bank teller
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma judge ordered a Kansas City Chiefs superfan known as “ChiefsAholic” who admitted to a series of bank robberies to pay $10.8 million to a teller who was assaulted with a gun, though attorneys say the teller may never collect any money. A judge in
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Poplar Bluff welcomes thousands across nation during solar eclipse
The city of Poplar Bluff will welcome 40,000 extra people — more than doubling its population — to watch Monday’s solar eclipse in the “Total Eclipse of the Bluff,” the city’s Chamber of Commerce president said.
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PHOTO GALLERY: Thousands gather in Missouri, Illinois to view solar eclipse
View a replay of the ABC 17 News Eclipse Special in the web player above. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) People around the country were able to see a solar eclipse on Monday. View photos of some of the scenes from Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and Carbondale, Illinois, which were both in the path of totality. Photos of
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Central Missouri astronomer views eclipse from Cape Girardeau
The Central Missouri Astronomical Association had been looking forward to Monday’s solar eclipse for around 25 years.
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Demonstrators plan last-ditch effort to stop Dorsey execution; Parson denies clemency
Missourians For Alternatives to the Death Penalty are planning demonstrations against the execution of a Mid-Missouri double murderer.
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Boonville woman describes totality experience in southern Missouri
A Boonville woman encourages everyone to see a total solar eclipse at some time in their life after she and her husband experienced totality Monday in Van Buren, Missouri.
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WATCH: Eclipse reaches totality in southeast Missouri, southern Illinois
ABC 17 News had crews in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and Carbondale, Illinois, which were both on the line of totality for Monday’s solar eclipse.
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Medical experts provide safety measures for solar eclipse
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) First responders are gearing up for Monday’s solar eclipse here in Columbia. Although it’s only a partial view, safety precautions remain crucial. The upcoming solar eclipse holds significance, occurring just seven years after the 2017 event, with the previous one dating back almost a century. Medical experts stress the importance of proper
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Poplar Bluff preparing for 40,000 visitors during Monday’s solar eclipse
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The city of Poplar Bluff is expecting 40,000 extra people to gather in the city to view Monday’s solar eclipse, according to the president of the Poplar Bluff Chamber of Commerce. Poplar Bluff — with a population of around 16,000 people — is one of the southeastern Missouri cities that will be
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Boonville woman has been planning for solar eclipse for six months
With part of Missouri being in the line of totality during Monday’s eclipse, the Missouri Department of Transportation expects large crowds across the state.
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ABC 17 News set to air special on solar eclipse
On Monday at 12:00 p.m., ABC 17 News will begin three hours of live team coverage on the 2024 total solar eclipse. ABC 17 Stormtrack Chief Meteorologist Jessica Hafner and ABC 17 News Anchor Lucas Geisler are expected to lead coverage from the path of totality in Carbondale, Ill. ABC 17 News crews will also
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St. Louis-area residents make plea for compensation for illnesses tied to nuclear contamination
By JIM SALTER Associated Press Karen Nickel has been dealing with lupus and other illnesses for years, illnesses she blames on childhood exposure to a suburban St. Louis creek where Cold War-era nuclear waste was dumped decades ago. It’s time, she said Friday, for the federal government to start making amends. “People have died and
Continue Reading Condemned inmate could face ‘surgery without anesthesia’ if good vein is elusive, lawyers say
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri’s execution protocol allows for “surgery without anesthesia” if the typical process of finding a suitable vein to inject the lethal drug doesn’t work, lawyers for a death row inmate say in an appeal aimed at sparing his life. Brian Dorsey, 52, is scheduled for execution
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Man cuffed but not charged after Chiefs Super Bowl Rally shooting sues 3 more lawmakers over posts
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press MISSION, Kan. (AP) — A man who was briefly handcuffed but not charged in the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl rally is suing three more lawmakers over social media posts falsely accusing him of being among the shooters and an immigrant in the country illegally. Denton Loudermill
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Petitions gathering signatures as lawmakers discuss raising threshold
At the post office, the public library, the farmers market or any street corner, you may have been asked to sign a petition or two over the past few weeks.
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Easter spending slightly down from last year
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The total spending for Easter is slightly down this year after it increased the past few years reaching its highest peak in 2023 with $24 billion, according to the National Retail Federation. A survey conducted by the National Retail Federation and Proper Insights and Analytics showed that consumer spending is expected to
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Fertilizer spill leads to ‘near total fish kill’ in river in Iowa, part of Missouri; has not flowed into Missouri River
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fertilizer spill into the Nishnabotna River containing 1,500 tons of a liquid nitrogen solution is annihilating the aquatic wildlife in the river, including the portion in Missouri. According to Ecological Health Unit Science Supervisor with the Missouri Department of Conservation Matt Combes, the spill has affected 60 miles of the Nishnabotna
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