COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Power has been restored after severe storms rolled through parts of Mid-Missouri Wednesday night. As of 7 a.m. Thursday, power has been fully restored in Camden and Cole Counties. Wednesday night, 1,500 Ameren customers were without power in Cole County. The threat of severe storms in Mid-Missouri prompted the ABC 17 Stormtrack
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COLUMBIA, Mo. Officials in Clinton reported damage to several buildings Wednesday night after storms moved through the area. Henry County Sheriff Aaron Brown told ABC 17 News that a tornado appeared to have touched down in Clinton near Calvird Drive between 2nd Street and Highway 13. Henry County is located in the western part of the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Morgan County R-2 School District in Versailles had a bus that was involved in a crash on Tuesday afternoon. A Wednesday press release from the school district says bus No. 24 ended up in a ditch near the Little Tigers Early Learning Center in Gravois Mills. The release says the bus’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 27-year-old Eldon man drowned in a private pond on Wednesday afternoon in the 1400 block of North Grand Avenue, according to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the man “suffered an unknown medical emergency and was located in the pond.” He was pronounced dead at 4:22
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Family Access Center of Excellence has been tasked with cutting its budget by $1.6 million ahead of the 2027-28 school year. The FACE program works with students in schools across the county to help students who need additional social, emotional or behavioral support, according to its website. The program is funded
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia announced Wednesday that its looking for community feedback to update its 2021 Strategic Plan. The city said it wants the plan to reflect the community’s future priorities. Its gathering the feedback through a number of ways including a survey, ideas wall and discussion forum. Three public forums will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Republican candidates seeking their party’s nomination for Missouri’s Sixth Senate District have raised more than $1 million combined for their campaigns, according to reports filed with the Missouri Ethics Commission. State Rep. Rudy Veit, who represents rural Cole County, has taken in the most money so far, raising more than $324,000 for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIIZ) A Columbia man was sentenced on Wednesday to 30 years in prison without parole for federal child pornography charges, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Ryan Hine, 29, was sentenced for enticing a minor to produce child porn and advertising child porn to other people. He will also
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people were charged in Pettis County on Tuesday in connection with a Chicagoland-area child abduction case. Devetta Davis, Raven Johnson and Karon Nabors, all of Sedalia, were arrested and charged with being fugitives from out of state. All three are being held without bond. Arraignments for all three people were held
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Highway 54 westbound in Callaway County was closed Wednesday afternoon after a grain truck overturned. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said in a social media post at about 2:30 p.m. that the westbound lanes would be closed for another one to two hours at County Road 2002, north of Auxvasse. The crash
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By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — A jury found Live Nation and Ticketmaster operated as a monopoly in its dominance of the live events and ticketing industry, validating complaints that the industry giant was stifling competition and driving up fees for fans. The verdict was reached following a lengthy trial in New York federal court
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Housing Authority, a non-profit that offers low-cost housing, celebrated a ribbon cutting Wednesday marking 70 years of services. But demand for its services continues to outpace available housing. CHA serves over 2,000 households and nearly 4,000 people in Boone County and Columbia, according to the organization. Its work includes providing
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County judge on Tuesday upheld the state’s voucher program that lets some students attend their school of choice — public or private. Judge Brian Stumpe denied the Missouri National Education Association’s request for an injunction to halt the Missouri Scholars Program. The Missouri General Assembly appropriated $51 million for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: A misspelled name has been corrected. Smoke in the Missouri Psychiatric Center that is connected to University Hospital caused a large Columbia Fire Department response Wednesday, but no evacuation was needed, according to a CFD official. CFD Assistant Chief Lester Shewmake said an HVAC system handler started smoking and spread
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Rolla police shot a man early Wednesday while responding to a “disturbance.” The Rolla Police Department said in a news release that officers were sent to the 2000 block of Forum Drive at about 4 a.m. for a disturbance call. Police encountered a man armed with a gun and shot him, according
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Audrain County woman was hurt after a crash Tuesday night. Missouri State Highway Patrol said the crash happened on eastbound Business 54 east of Spire Lane on Tuesday at 7:25 p.m. Troopers said a 33-year-old woman from Mexico was driving a 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe when she went off the right side
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As the midnight deadline to file 2025 taxes approaches, extension options are available. Filers can request an extension to file their taxes until Oct. 15 by going to the IRS website and finding the IRS Free File Guide. Filers can submit this request electronically and at no cost. If people still owe
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Fallout continues after Columbia Public Schools’ decision not to renew Chief Equity Officer Carla London’s contract, a move that sparked protests and drew criticism from community leaders during Monday night’s Board of Education meeting. The Columbia NAACP says it is continuing to meet to determine if any further action will be taken
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash on North Providence road near Monday night Hickman High School that left a man seriously hurt marked the third crash in Columbia this year that involved a pedestrian. Statewide crash data shows pedestrian crashes are three times lower in Columbia than by the same point in 2025. By April 2025,
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CNN By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Reps. Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales resigned from Congress Tuesday, moments before their House colleagues were prepared to set in motion their swift removal. The Democrat and Republican escaped the almost certain public embarrassment of an expulsion vote on the House floor. But while they narrowly avoided the
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