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Columbia Board of Education to discuss contract for summer feeding program at Douglass Park

May 9, 2022 8:54 AM Zachary Farwell

The Columbia Board of Education could approve a contract for a summer feeding program at Monday night’s meeting.

Investigators locate person of interest in Pulaski County homicide investigation

May 9, 2022 7:21 AM Zachary Farwell

PULASKI COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office said late Monday morning that the person of interest was found dead in South Carolina late Sunday. ORIGINAL: Investigators have located a man that’s a person of interest in a Pulaski County homicide investigation. Deputies and the Fort Leonard Wood Military Criminal Division (CID) responded

Police arrest man accused of shooting out windows at Audrain Community Hosptial

May 9, 2022 9:26 AM Zachary Farwell

Police have arrested a Mexico, Missouri man accused of shooting out windows at Audrain Community Hospital.

MoDOT to close Bagnell Dam Bridge Monday for repairs

May 9, 2022 5:23 AM Meghan Drakas

LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. (KMIZ) MoDOT will close the Bagnell Dam Bridge on Monday for repairs to the surface of the bridge. This is the final phase in the bridge rehabilitation project which started in September of last year and closed the Highway 54 bridge over the dam for months. The bridge reopened at

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Have you been affected by the nationwide baby formula shortage?

May 9, 2022 2:10 AM ABC 17 News Team

Months have passed since the makers of Similac issued a recall for some of their baby formulas.

One person dead after shooting Sunday morning on Grand Avenue

May 8, 2022 5:29 PM Kennedy Miller

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ.) The Columbia Police Department confirmed Sunday, one man is dead after being shot on the 800 block of Grand Avenue this morning. The victim was identified as 37-year-old Demetrius Ware. Ware was pronounced dead after being transported to a local hospital by EMS. Prosecutors issued a warrant for 35-year-old Isaac Bryant for

One person with significant injuries following Columbia shooting Sunday morning

May 8, 2022 5:20 AM Ben Fein

One person was transported to the hospital with significant injuries after being shot on Grand Avenue in Columbia, early Sunday morning.

Woman killed in Gasconade County crash on Saturday

May 8, 2022 7:49 AM Meghan Drakas

Gasconade Co. (KMIZ) A 72-year-old woman was killed in a crash in Gasconade County on Saturday morning, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash happened around 8:30 a.m. on Saturday when a Nissan Frontier crossed the center line of the road along U.S. 50 near Route 19 and hit a Chevrolet 2500 truck head-on.

I-70 back open on Sunday morning following crash

May 8, 2022 6:19 AM Ben Fein

I-70 was shut down early Sunday morning, following a crash involving at least two cars, sending two people to the hospital.

Columbia man flown to hospital after being seriously hurt in Benton County crash

May 8, 2022 12:46 AM Meghan Drakas

BENTON, Co. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was flown to the hospital on Saturday after being seriously hurt in a Benton County crash. According to the Missouri State Highway crash report, 33-year-old Ricky Young was hurt after the truck he was driving went off the right side of the road along Highway BB at Allen Rd.

Love Columbia holds open house for Walnut St. location

May 7, 2022 8:29 PM Joushua Blount

COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Love Columbia, a social services organization in Columbia held its grand open house event at its E Walnut St. location on Saturday. Community members came together and listened, as the organizers talked about the impact of the organization. Love Columbia opened its doors as “Love INC” of Columbia in 2008, and was

Motorcyclist suffers fatal injuries in crash on Frog Hollow Rd.

May 7, 2022 7:55 PM Leila Mitchell

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A motorcyclist suffered extreme head trauma and is dead, after a motorcycle crash on Frog Hollow Rd. near Capital City High School ball fields Saturday. The motorcyclist was traveling southbound of Frog Hollow Rd. when for an unknown reason, he applied his rear break resulting in the motorcycle beginning to slide