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Columbia providing buses to city’s Fire in the Sky celebration

June 29, 2022 8:33 PM Katie Greathouse

Columbia’s bus system will provide a bus route from several city parking garages to the Fire in the Sky celebration on Monday.

Parson signs bills that include changes to election laws

June 29, 2022 5:52 AM Ben Fein

Gov. Mike Parson signed several bills in a ceremony in the governor’s office Wednesday afternoon, including one that makes changes to Missouri’s elections.

Court documents reveal contents of letter in Columbia baby death case

June 29, 2022 9:53 AM Zachary Farwell

Court documents in the case of a mother and father charged with killing their baby made available Wednesday reveal some details of a letter that police say cracked the case open.

Some Missouri hospitals briefly halt emergency contraception

June 29, 2022 5:14 PM Associated Press

By SUMMER BALLENTINE and JIM SALTER Associated Press A large Missouri hospital chain briefly stopped providing emergency contraception amid confusion over whether the state’s abortion ban could put doctors at risk of criminal charges for providing the medication, even for sexual assault victims. St. Luke’s Health Kansas City said in a statement Wednesday that it

Another MU hazing suspect arrested, released on bond

June 29, 2022 4:57 PM Matthew Sanders

A second man accused of hazing a former University of Missouri student left disabled by alcohol poisoning has been arrested and released on bond.

John Wood, former January 6 committee investigator, launches independent Senate bid in Missouri

June 29, 2022 10:28 AM CNN Newsource

By Alex Rogers and Sara Murray, CNN John Wood, a former senior investigator for the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, launched on Wednesday a Senate campaign in Missouri as an independent, calling for a “commonsense alternative” to the field of Republican and Democratic candidates. “Missouri voters deserve better

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will the Jan. 6 hearings influence the midterm elections?

June 29, 2022 2:31 AM ABC 17 News Team

Democrats are hoping the Jan. 6 committee hearings will help convince voters to turn away from Republicans in the midterm elections.

City council of Jefferson City to discuss possible employee pay raises at next meeting

June 28, 2022 11:01 PM ABC 17 News Team

The city council of Jefferson City met Monday night for a work session.

Parents charged with murder, endangerment in death of baby found in Columbia

June 28, 2022 12:27 PM Matthew Sanders

Columbia police have identified a baby found dead outside a tire store in 2019 and arrested the child’s parents in connection with her death.

Mendon community member describes the train derailment as a nightmare

June 28, 2022 5:50 PM Kennedy Miller

MENDON, Mo. (KMIZ.) State troopers have been at the scene directing traffic all morning following the train derailment in Mendon. And on Tuesday, Mendon community members shared their experiences. “I had goosebumps, and it made me feel like I wanted to start crying, and there’s a lot of people around here that felt that same

Missouri Department of Transportation knew crossing was not safe before Amtrak crash

June 28, 2022 7:41 AM Zachary Farwell

Federal investigators arrived in Chariton County on Tuesday to investigate a deadly train crash and derailment.

Ameren Missouri looking to acquire its largest-ever solar facility

June 28, 2022 8:02 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Huck Finn Solar Project is 25 times larger than any current solar site in Missouri

Douglass Family Aquatic Center to open Friday after getting enough lifeguards

June 28, 2022 7:08 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Columbia Parks and Recreation delayed the Douglass Family Aquatic Center opening due to a lifeguard shortage.

TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 55 new COVID cases

June 28, 2022 2:56 PM ABC 17 News Team

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

Passenger reacts to Amtrak train derailment: says he’s grateful to walk away unharmed

June 28, 2022 6:15 PM Erika McGuire

A trip over 2,000 miles was cut short for 275 passengers on board an Amtrak train traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago derailed on Monday.

‘This is a bombshell’: Trump aides left speechless by Hutchinson testimony

June 28, 2022 11:21 AM CNN Newsource

Aides to former President Donald Trump were left speechless amid the first half of Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony on Tuesday, acknowledging to CNN that her testimony was “a bombshell” with potentially huge repercussions for Trump.

Amtrak train passenger describes derailment, how he plans to reach his final destination

June 27, 2022 11:03 PM Erika McGuire

Passengers of that derailed train were taken by school buses to Northwestern School in Mendon.

Firefighters respond to early morning fire north of Columbia

June 28, 2022 8:23 AM Zachary Farwell

BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire north of Columbia early Tuesday morning is blamed for thousands of dollars in damage. The Boone County Fire Protection District responded to the fire in the 1400 block of E. Gallup Mills Road around 6:35 a.m. Firefighters said a detached three-vehicle garage was on fire when crews arrived at

Truck driver and two passengers dead, over 50 injured after Amtrak train derails in Chariton County

June 27, 2022 2:02 PM Matthew Sanders

The collision near Mendon, Missouri, killed two people on the train and the driver of the dump truck, said Cpl. Justin Dunn with the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should prayer be allowed at public school sporting events?

June 28, 2022 2:37 AM ABC 17 News Team

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday in favor of a former coach in Washington state who sought the right to pray with his players on the field after games.