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St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans brings out thousands to French Quarter for Super Bowl 59 light show
People take in the sights and sounds of the St. Louis Cathedral light show in New Orleans on Feb. 8, 2025.
Continue ReadingPeople take in the sights and sounds of the St. Louis Cathedral light show in New Orleans on Feb. 8, 2025.
Continue ReadingNEW ORLEANS (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones joins anchors Lucas Geisler and Meghan Drakas in New Orleans to look at a historic Kansas City Chiefs season and the fans that support them. SportsZone’s Kyle Helms joins from the ABC 17 News studio.
Continue ReadingAUDRAIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Audrain County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a Vandalia man with a felony arrest warrant, a Saturday social media post from the department says. The post states Michael David Ogden, 40, is wanted on multiple felony charges including kidnapping, domestic assault and burglary. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office shared in
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Texas A&M grounded out a tough win on Saturday in a battle between two top-15 teams at Mizzou Arena. The No. 10 Aggies defeated the No. 15 Mizzou Tigers 67-64 before a packed house in Columbia. You can watch the full postgame press conference with head coach Dennis Gates, along with Tamar
Continue ReadingNEW ORLEANS, La. (KMIZ) On Sunday, over 70-thousand fans will be attending Super Bowl 59 at the Caesar’s Superdome in New Orleans. The Kansas City Chiefs are set to take on the Philadelphia Eagles for the big game, which is a rematch from two years ago. Two fans attending on Sunday are Judith Lee and
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou Tigers may not have walked away with a victory on the court Saturday night but inside the Mizzou Arena, an even greater triumph was celebrated. For the past decade, the Mizzou basketball community has rallied behind one cause fighting pediatric cancer in honor of Rhyan Loos, the daughter of senior
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Despite voters legalizing sports betting in November, Missouri will miss out on gambling revenue generated by the Super Bowl one last time. A spokesperson from the Missouri Gaming Commission in Mid-Missouri says it’s currently still working through its rule-making process but is on track to have sports betting up and running by
Continue ReadingNEW ORLEANS (KMIZ) Fans from Missouri and all over the U.S. took in the sights, sounds and smells of New Orleans on Friday to kick off the Super Bowl weekend. About a dozen food vendors lined Woldenberg Park in downtown New Orleans to welcome the weekend of the big game. The event, hosted by Pepsi,
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Shops at Sharp End located in Downtown Columbia is celebrated its one-year anniversary Friday with an all-day shopping event and a ribbon-cutting. The area is a startup incubator in the location of a historic Black-owned business district at 500 E. Walnut St. A shopping event is was held from 10 a.m.-6
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe on Friday ordered the dome of the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City to be lit red and gold to support the Kansas City Chiefs this weekend. Kehoe’s office wrote in a Friday press release that the dome will be lit in Chiefs colors from sunset to sunrise through Sunday.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) There were 907 cases of influenza reported in Boone County from Jan. 26-Feb. 1, according to a press release from the Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services. This is the highest weekly number of cases the county has reported since it started tracking flu cases in 2004, the release says. The
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman pleaded guilty on Thursday to stealing more than $23,000 from the Paris Athletic Booster Club. Jessica Howard, 43, of Paris, Missouri, pleaded guilty to stealing more than $750 and forgery. She was sentenced to five years of probation. She faces the possibility of serving five years in prison, if she
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men were arrested in Osage Beach last week for drug possession after they stopped their vehicle and asked law enforcement officers with a drug-sniffing K-9 for directions. Aarron Ragan, 27, of Sullivan, was charged with drug possession and misdemeanor driving while revoked. He is being held at the Camden County Sheriff’s
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates and guard Tamar Bates took questions from reporters Friday as the Tigers prepare to host Texas A&M on Saturday. The Aggies come into Mizzou Arena ranked No. 10, while the Tigers come in at No. 15 off a close loss to No. 4 Tennessee. Watch the
Continue ReadingASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) An overpass on East Broadway in Ashland was closed off Thursday night by first responders after a crash. Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report states the crash happened at 9:15 p.m. on Thursday on Route Y/East Broadway at Highway 63. Troopers said a 21-year-old man from Columbia was driving too fast for
Continue ReadingIt’s time for yet another Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl, so we’re bringing back the age-old question about the big game — do you watch for the ads or the game?
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After launching a portal for residents to submit inquiries to its new Department of Government Efficiency, Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman (R-Jefferson County) said the State of Missouri has already received “over 1,000 responses.” Coleman, who is the Missouri Senate Government Efficiency Chair, said the idea was a continuation of the Missouri Accountability
Continue ReadingNEW ORLEANS (KMIZ) Apple Music hosted its Super Bowl 59 Halftime Show press conference for The Official Kendrick Lamar Interview on Thursday. On Sunday, Lamar swept the Grammy’s with “Not Like Us” winning all five categories he was nominated in, including Record of the Year. He also secured the win for Song of the Year and
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Battle High School is searching for its next head football coach. Matthew Herman confirmed to ABC 17 Sports that he is no longer serving as the head coach of Battle’s football program. He informed the team on Thursday. Herman held Battle’s head coaching position for the last two seasons, but the Spartans
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported Thursday afternoon after a Columbia Public Schools bus was involved in a multi-vehicle crash. The crash occurred on Highway 40 near Rollingwood Boulevard in the Midway area. Gale Blomenkamp, of the Boone County Fire Protection District, and CPS spokeswoman Michelle Baumstark told ABC 17 News that there were
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