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Camden County deputies treating death as homicide

February 17, 2023 12:22 PM Matthew Sanders

Camden County sheriff’s deputies are investigating a suspicious death after being called to a home south of Camdenton on Thursday.

Fire damages home north of Columbia

February 17, 2023 9:43 AM Matthew Sanders

A fire caused heavy damage to a home north of Columbia but no one was injured.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are lawmakers spending too much time on transgender issues?

February 17, 2023 2:49 AM ABC 17 News Team

A Missouri House committee on Thursday moved two bills along to the full chamber.

Columbia City Council lacks residency requirements while Jefferson City debates their removal

February 16, 2023 5:05 PM Marissa Hollowed

Just because someone represents part of a city in a local government, it doesn’t mean they actually live there.

Multiple schools announce snow days for Friday

February 16, 2023 9:05 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A few schools in Mid-Missouri have canceled classes for Friday after snow fell on Thursday. The Higbee R-8 Schools, Westran R-1 Schools, the Bevier School District and St. Pius X have announced they will be closed on Friday. A full list can be viewed on our closings and delays page.

MU releases job satisfaction survey results; strengths include employee interactions with each other

February 16, 2023 7:32 PM Marina Diaz

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri released the results of its faculty job satisfaction survey and found the university is succeeding in three areas of strength, and is looking to improve two other areas. The survey was conducted by the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education in during the spring 2022 semester. Nine

Committee sends two transgender-related bills to House floor

February 16, 2023 6:58 PM Ethan Heinz

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The House General Laws Committee met in the Capitol on Thursday and voted “yes” on two bills, pushing them forward to the floor of the House of Representatives. House Bill 419 would ban gender affirming care for anyone under the age of 18. According to the bill, no doctor or healthcare

Holts Summit man charged with rape, sodomy, tampering with a witness, child molestation

February 16, 2023 3:34 PM Ryan Shiner

FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Holts Summit man is charged with multiple sex crimes, including rape and child molestation. Mitchell Fox, 26, was charged in December with first-degree rape, three counts of first-degree sodomy, two counts of unlawful use of a weapon, third-degree kidnapping, two counts of third-degree domestic assault and fourth-degree domestic assault. A preliminary

Biden says objects shot down over North America last week appear to not be part of China’s spy balloon operation

February 16, 2023 12:56 PM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden will speak Thursday on “the United States’ response to recent aerial objects,” according to the White House.

Former Cardinals star and Hall of Fame broadcaster dies at 81

February 16, 2023 2:07 PM Nathalie Jones

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) The National Baseball Hall of Fame announced that former St. Louis Cardinals catcher and Hall of Fame broadcaster, Tim McCarver, died at the age of 81 on Thursday. McCarver died in his hometown of Memphis, Tenn. on Thursday morning. McCarver spent his 21 year MLB career with both the Cardinals and

JC Public Works announces street closure

February 16, 2023 2:38 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Department of Public Works announced a street closure for repairs in a Thursday press release. Repairs will begin Monday on Chestnut Street between East Atchison Street and East Dunklin Street. The closure will last from 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. The department urges motorists to find alternate routes.

Insider Blog: Freezing rain, drizzle could make some roads slick

February 15, 2023 8:57 AM John Ross

UPDATE As of Thursday morning, freezing rain and drizzle has left parts of mid-Missouri with potentially slick roadways, and more certainly, a glaze of ice on elevated surfaces like decks and vehicles. Rain and drizzle is expected to switch to snow by this afternoon. BLOG SETUP A stalled warm front is draped just south of

Officer, pedestrian and police dog die in Kansas City crash

February 16, 2023 9:43 AM Associated Press

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Authorities say a driver has collided with a Kansas City police cruiser, killing an officer who made an arrest in a notorious quintuple homicide nearly a decade ago, the officer’s police dog and a pedestrian. Kansas City police said the crash happened Wednesday night as Officer James Muhlbauer was on

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you support legalized sports gambling in Missouri?

February 16, 2023 2:44 AM ABC 17 News Team

Missouri’s General Assembly is again working on legislation to legalize sports betting in the state.

Man charged after allegedly ransacking Rock Quarry Center

February 15, 2023 7:51 PM Ryan Shiner

A Columbia man faces multiple charges after allegedly ransacking the University of Missouri Rock Quarry Center on Monday.

Missouri lawmakers consider legal sports betting after quarter-million bets rejected Super Bowl weekend

February 15, 2023 11:32 AM Hannah Falcon

Attempts were made to bet on the Super Bowl from Missouri at least 250,000 times on Super Bowl weekend, according to data from GeoComply.

Three people hurt in Cole County crash

February 15, 2023 6:58 PM Ryan Shiner

COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people suffered injuries Tuesday in a two-vehicle crash in Cole County. The crash occurred as a 2006 Toyota Tacoma driven by Charles Voegeli, 66, was attempting to cross Highway 54 westbound from Route D. The second vehicle – a 1997 Buick Lesabre driven by Jay Teutenberg, 58 — was traveling

Tax experts warn against scams as tax season continues

February 15, 2023 6:36 PM Marina Diaz

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The IRS has previously said that thousands of people lose millions of dollars and their personal information to tax scams every year. Scams can include everything from emails, texts, and phone calls, to filing false tax returns. According to the IRS, scammers use a variety of methods to, “set up individuals, businesses,