Local News Archives

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you have reliable broadband internet?

August 12, 2022 2:29 AM ABC 17 News Team

Broadband internet remains out of reach for some people in rural areas of Mid-Missouri.

Some Columbia Public Schools sports teams asking for drivers for athletic events

August 11, 2022 6:52 PM Kennedy Miller

Some Columbia Public Schools sports teams are asking for help to get kids to and from athletic events this year.

Man shot during family disturbance in west Jefferson City

August 11, 2022 4:43 PM Matthew Sanders

Police were investigating a crime scene Thursday afternoon in west Jefferson City.

More than 1 million Missourians lack internet but the issue in Columbia is reliability

August 11, 2022 1:09 PM Hannah Falcon

Even in metropolitan areas, such as Columbia, access is not always reliable.

Jefferson City budget committee discusses increasing pay for city employees for next fiscal year

August 11, 2022 9:47 PM ABC 17 News Team

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Budget Committee met Thursday night to discuss the budget for the next fiscal year. The fiscal year starts on November 1 and goes until October 31 of 2023. The committee went over the proposed highlights for 2023 along with a discussion on revenue and the city’s financial plan

Wrongful death lawsuit filed after two-vehicle crash in Cole County

August 11, 2022 8:25 PM Karl Wehmhoener

The widow of a man has filed a wrongful death lawsuit after a two-vehicle crash in October 2020 in Cole County.

Missouri Task Force 1 heads back to Columbia after helping out during historic flooding in Kentucky

August 11, 2022 5:29 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Missouri Task Force 1 is on the way back to Columbia after they received their demobilization orders Thursday morning.

THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 10 case drop in hospitalizations due to COVID

August 11, 2022 3:52 PM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for updates related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Two men charged in Montreal burglary

August 11, 2022 3:24 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Two men are facing charges following a burglary investigation in Montreal.

WATCH: Attorney General Garland gives statement in aftermath of Trump raid

August 11, 2022 1:23 PM ABC 17 News Team

Attorney General Merrick Garland made a public statement Thursday afternoon regarding the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago.

Burglars cut hole in side of Ashland pharmacy building

August 11, 2022 12:11 PM Matthew Sanders

Ashland police are looking for the people responsible for cutting a hole in the wall of a pharmacy to get inside early Thursday.

Hundreds expected to attend conference in Columbia about substance abuse disorders

August 11, 2022 6:47 AM Joushua Blount

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An organization that helps people fight substance abuse disorders will gather in Columbia Thursday and Friday. The Missouri Coalition of Recovery Support Providers (MCRSP) is scheduled to hold its Central Region Conference at the Stoney Creek Hotel. Events and speakers are expected to start at 8 a.m. and run through 4 p.m.

Judge sentences Bunceton man to probation for hitting child with vehicle

August 11, 2022 8:33 AM Zachary Farwell

COOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cooper County judge sentenced a Bunceton man to probation for hitting a child with a vehicle in 2021. Judge Robert L. Koffman sentenced Treyvon Korte at a hearing on Monday to four years in the Missouri Department of Corrections for leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in physical

Toddler flown to hospital after near drowning at Lake of the Ozarks

August 11, 2022 7:55 AM Zachary Farwell

CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sunrise Beach toddler was flown to a hospital Wednesday night following a near drowning at the Lake of the Ozarks. The Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to a home on Tara Vista Road near the 26.7 mile marker of the Osage Arm around 8:10 p.m. Troopers said the 2-year-old boy

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do Justice Department officials owe the public an explanation?

August 10, 2022 5:29 PM ABC 17 News Team

The FBI raid on former President Donald Trump’s Florida home has led to calls for Justice Department officials to explain their actions.

Columbia Police investigate after a suspicious person reported entering an apartment Tuesday night

August 10, 2022 7:43 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Columbia police are investigating a suspicious person that was inside an apartment on the 4300 block of Kentsfield on Tuesday night.

Jefferson City man charged with parental kidnapping

August 10, 2022 11:05 PM Karl Wehmhoener

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man is facing a parental kidnapping charge after the mother reported their 3-year-old daughter missing on Friday. A Cole County prosecutor has charged Thomas Chee with one county of parental kidnapping. The child’s mother called the police after Chee allegedly picked up the child from daycare but then