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Two offensive linemen carried Coach Gary Pinkel on their shoulders at the end of his last home game coaching the Missouri Tigers, a 19-8 loss to the Tennessee Volunteers. ABC 17 Sports Director Austin Kim reports live from Memorial Stadium.

Hundreds of residents enjoyed a Thanksgiving charity dinner in Columbia Saturday. The 17th Annual Destiny of H.O.P.E. Harvest Dinner was held at two locations from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Volunteers served dinners to more than 700 people, including more than 300 delivered meals to residents. “It’s really for the people who don’t have families

After a low pressure system brought a dusting of snow for many areas of Mid-Missouri Saturday morning and blustery, cold conditions throughout the day, cooler air has now begun to filter into the region behind a cold front, setting the entire region up for what is expected to be the coldest night it has seen

Two people are recovering after a car crash in Randolph County. It happened on Highway 63 about four miles south of Moberly just after 3:30 p.m. Friday. Adam Rice, 32, of Columbia, pulled out in front of another car as he was turning onto the highway, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Emergency crews

The University of Missouri Chemistry Building is back open after a morning chemical spill. The Columbia Fire Department responded to the building at 601 College Avenue just before 11:00 a.m. MUPD officers evacuated the building, according to the MU Alert System. Around 11:50 a.m., environmental health and safety personnel checked the building and cleared it

The Mexico Public Safety Department is investigating after a pizza delivery driver was robbed. It happened in the 600 block of E Holt Street just before 7:30 p.m. Thursday, according to police. The driver told police a man walked up to her after she made a delivery, demanded money and got away. The man is

Programming note: KMIZ will air Saturday morning children’s programming on Sunday. You can see your favorite shows at the following times: 11 am – Jack Hanna Wild Countdown11:30 am – Ocean Mysteries3 pm –Sea Rescue3:30 pm- Wildlife Docs4 pm – Rock the Park4:30 pm – Born to Explore

ABC 17 News confirmed Friday from a leaked email that the Columbia Police Department is eliminating its Traffic Unit and moving those officers to the Community Outreach Unit. A source told ABC 17 News that over the past several weeks, various options have been discussed to fill the remaining 4 positions in the Community Outreach

The University of Missouri Board of Curators heard out several students before Thanksgiving break. More than a dozen student groups spoke to the UM System Friday afternoon. Students voiced a wide variety of issues, including school-sponsored child care, graduate student stipends, and the way schools handle protests and concerns. The board, with new interim president

Much colder air will be here by Saturday morning along with gusty northwesterly winds to 30 mph. The day will start with clouds and lingering light rain or snow east of HWY 63 through 8 AM with temperatures in the mid to upper 30s early. Snow is not expected to accumulate except for a brief

Columbia Public Schools officials administrators said the district is erring on the conservative side when it comes to regulating student iPads. The announcement comes after authorities seized school-issued iPads, in part, because of inappropriate sexual content. ABC 17 News investigated the issue in April for an ABC 17 News special report. Some students use the

ABC 17 News checked in with MU officials Friday on the eve of MU football coach Gary Pinkel’s last home game to see if any extra security precautions are being taken. No additional safety measures are being taken despite the potentially 60,000 people coming through the gates of Memorial Stadium Saturday. The same bag checks

House Speaker Todd Richardson and Senate President Pro Tem Ron Richard on Friday announced a joint hearing that will examine programs the governor could use to help refugees. The House Budget Committee and the Senate Appropriations Committee will hold the hearing Monday, November 30. “Our governor has yet to fully articulate a plan or take

Two men are in the Boone County Jail Friday after authorities say they found them with more than a pound of marijuana. Boone County sheriff’s deputies stopped 28-year-old Clyde Jones and 34-year-old Cleo Willis around 10:30 Thursday nightnear the intersection of Rangeline Road and Vandiver Drive in Columbia. Deputies said the pulled the car overfor

One week after Mizzou’s head football coach announces he will leave at the end of the year, ABC 17 is going to air a 30-minute look back at Gary Pinkel’s 15 years at the University of Missouri. Pinkel, 63, fought back tears on Friday when he said he is retiring after the 2015 seasons, following

A St. Louis woman has filed a petition to try to keep Syrian refugees out of Missouri. Lisa Pannett filed the initiative petition to amend the 1st article of Missouri’s constitution yesterday. The petition proposes adding a 35th section saying, “the state of Missouri shall not accept refugees from Syria.” The petition comes as Missouri

Jefferson City Police Thursday are looking for a man charged with statutory sodomy and child molestation. Court documents said officers responded to a Cole County home after the 3-year-old victim’s grandmother told them the victim said she was touched inappropriately by 31-year-old Kevin Struempf. On Monday, the grandmother reported to police that she observed bruising

Missouri ranks 40th for average teacher salary in the United States despite a top 20 fiscal condition. According to the Missouri Department of Elementary Education, the U.S. average for teacher salary is $56,383 a year, while the Missouri average is $47,393. In the Columbia/Jefferson City area, that average salary is only about $37,072. Salary offered

The Missouri Attorney General’s Office has filed a lawsuit against a Columbia gun shop owner accused of ripping off his customers. The petition against ZK Guns owner Zach Kean was filed Thursday afternoon. This comes four months after ABC 17’s Jillian Fertig confronted Kean after customers claimed they were being ripped off. Last month, Kean

Columbia’s Planning and Zoning Commission will vote Thursday night on a revised development proposal for East Elementary School. Thursday morning, the Columbia School Board unanimously approved the proposal, which calls for a second access road connecting Howell Mountain Drive and Rolling Hills Road south of Columbia Gorge Parkway. The budget for the development project is