
WINTER WEATHER UPDATES: Snow contributes to Randolph County injury crash
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Continue ReadingPublic safety agencies are asking drivers to stay off the road if it’s not necessary.
Continue ReadingOXFORD, Miss. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team shot lights out, with 16 three pointers from five different players, in the 89-77 win over Ole Miss on Tuesday night. Mizzou shot 54 percent from the field and 53 from three in the win. D’Moi Hodge led the team with 24 points and six three pointers,
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is preparing for winter weather that is expected to impact Mid-Missouri Tuesday Night through Wednesday. The department has a 21-person Public Works crew that reported at 7 p.m. Tuesday night. The crew will begin its winter weather response by applying pretreatment to roadways. Salt brine will be applied
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A couple of schools and a few different community groups have began announcing either closures or delayed starts for Wednesday, ahead of the winter weather heading for Mid-Missouri. Columbia Public Schools announced that it will be closed Wednesday. CPS spokesperson Michelle Baumstark said it is the district’s first snow day of the
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson signed an executive order on Tuesday, activating the Missouri National Guard to assist local authorities responding to possible severe winter weather. The Order also extends the existing State of Emergency established in December. That order waives state law requiring that propane tanks be filled only by the company that
Continue ReadingAn emergency hearing in a former state representative’s lawsuit against Columbia Public Schools to get his name on the April election ballot is set for Tuesday afternoon.
Continue ReadingOne of the major dangers of winter storm driving is the chance of running off the road.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man accused of assault and other crimes was sentenced to 12 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections last week. Amadeo D. Gwin, 33, was found guilty by a jury on Nov. 4 for first-degree assault, attempting to disarm a peace officer, two counts of resisting arrest and
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was sentenced to four years in the Missouri Department of Corrections last week for fourth-degree child molestation. Gerald Rodgers, 48, pleaded guilty to child molestation on Nov. 22. He was sentenced Jan. 19 at the Cole County Courthouse. He will be given credit for any time served. He was
Continue ReadingFULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Conservation will have a trout-fishing program 1-3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8 at Veterans Park Lake in Fulton. MDC staff will be available to teach those who wish to attend how to clean fish, after fishing for trout. The event is open to everyone ages 6 years old and
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missourians should expect to see decent snowfall Tuesday night as the snow makes a return to Mid-Missouri. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team is tracking a winter storm that could bring in heavy snow across the southern and southeast part of the state between Tuesday night and Wednesday. This means drivers will
Continue ReadingThe bottom line on your income tax return is likely to look a bit different this year.
Continue ReadingAn initial hearing in a former state representative’s lawsuit against Columbia Public Schools to get his name on the April election ballot has been set for Tuesday.
Continue ReadingMOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Callaway County Sheriff Clay Chism had a court hearing Monday at the Randolph County Courthouse for his DWI case. Chism was charged in November with driving while intoxicated and resisting arrest, both misdemeanors. A criminal trial date has yet to be set, but a hearing over Chism’s driver’s license is scheduled for
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 News investigates how a fire started at an east Columbia restaurant on New Year’s Eve. A report from the Columbia Fire Department indicates the fire at Golden Corral off Clark Lane on Dec. 31 started on a grill at the restaurant. An investigator says it didn’t appear the grills were
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Attorney Gen. Andrew Bailey announced in a Monday press release that he will be running in 2024 to try to serve a full term in the position. Baily was sworn in as Attorney General earlier this month. He was appointed by Gov. Mike Parson on Nov. 23, following Eric Schmitt’s election to the U.S. Senate.
Continue ReadingThe organization whose performers dressed in drag at an event Columbia Public Schools students attended last week is responding to the backlash from some parents and conservative state leaders.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Tax season kicked off Monday and experts are warning taxpayers that their tax refunds may look smaller this year as COVID-19 tax breaks end. Kathy Pickering, chief tax officer for H&R Block, said most temporary COVID-19 relief measures have expired, including the expanded earned-income tax credit, child-tax credit, dependent-care credit and some
Continue ReadingKEYTESVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Keytesville woman has been charged with murder and other felonies in relation to a Friday shooting that left one man dead. Sherri L. Laws, 52, is charged with second-degree murder, armed-criminal action, delivery of a controlled substance – 35 grams or less and two counts of tampering with evidence. No court
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