COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 18-year-old Columbia man was sentenced to more than two decades in prison Thursday after he pleaded guilty to felony murder in an elderly woman’s death. Jermarion Burnett-Howard had already pleaded guilty to felony murder and a gun charge in the killing of 72-year-old Janet Jago, who was gunned down outside her
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TODAY: Thursday will be a quieter day, with no severe weather expected. However, it will be a wet one, with chances for showers through the day. Showers return by mid-morning, and linger all day, into the overnight. Rain will be focused in the south, but extend north. Some will be drier than others. Those in
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TODAY: Thursday will be a quieter day, with no severe weather expected. However, it will be a wet one, with chances for showers through the day. Showers return by mid-morning, and linger all day, into the overnight. Rain will be focused in the south, but extend north. Some will be drier than others. Those in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Baseball survived a scare from Arkansas-Pine Bluff. The Tigers (11-17) erased a five-run deficit against the Golden Lions (5-25) to earn a 8-7 win in walk-off fashion. Keegan Knutson delivered a game-winning RBI double in the bottom of the ninth inning, finishing off the come-from-behind victory and a two-hit, two-RBI day
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team extended its winning streak over Missouri State to 11 games, on Tuesday night, with a 7-2 win over the Bears. With the victory, head coach Larissa Anderson and company improved to 20-18 overall in 2025 All it took was a big second inning at the dish and an
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PILOT GROVE, Mo. (KMIZ) The Pilot Grove Community is picking up their gloves and chainsaws to help with clean up efforts following a tornado Wednesday morning. After leaving her basement following the storm, Pilot Grove resident and community building board member Sue Day grabbed her rake and joined her neighbors in the cleanup. “There is
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TONIGHT: Gradually decreasing clouds with gusty winds up to 25 mph. Lows falling into the upper 40s. TOMORROW: Rain returning and cooler with highs near 60. EXTENDED: The severe weather threat has come to an end across Mid-Missouri as storms exit to the east, but rounds of rain are on the way the rest of
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An EF-2 tornado swept through Pilot Grove in Cooper County, causing damage to homes, garages, power lines, and vehicles, but miraculously, there were no injuries or deaths, and the community came together to offer support and help.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Municipal elections in Missouri are April 8, and one of the roles up for grabs is the mayoral seat in Columbia. Incumbent Barbara Buffaloe is running for reelection, while challengers Blair Murphy, Tanya Heath and write-in candidate Lucio Bitoy take a shot at the seat. View an interview ABC 17 News reporter
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Municipal elections in Missouri are April 8, and one of the roles up for grabs is the mayoral seat in Columbia. Incumbent Barbara Buffaloe is running for reelection, while challengers Blair Murphy, Tanya Heath and write-in candidate Lucio Bitoy take a shot at the seat. View an interview ABC 17 News reporter
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Watch Meteorologist Chance Gotsch give a live report from Cooper County in the YouTube player. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The tornado that hit the Pilot Grove area in Cooper County on Wednesday morning was an EF-2, according to the National Weather Service. EF-2 tornadoes pack winds of up to 135 mph. This one brought down trees
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Crime has been a pressing issue in the City of Columbia in recent years, and potential leaders say they plan to tackle the issue in office. Incumbent Mayor Barbara Buffaloe is looking to serve another three years in office in the April 8 election, while Blair Murphy, Tanya Heath and write-in candidate
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Municipal elections in Missouri are April 8, and one of the roles up for grabs is the mayoral seat in Columbia. Incumbent Barbara Buffaloe is running for reelection, while challengers Blair Murphy, Tanya Heath and write-in candidate Lucio Bitoy take a shot at the seat. View an interview ABC 17 News reporter
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Donald Trump has for weeks been labeling April 2 “Liberation Day.” On Wednesday afternoon, he took to the podium to unveil a sweeping tariff program during an event outside the White House.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Municipal elections in Missouri are April 8, and one of the roles up for grabs is the mayoral seat in Columbia. Incumbent Barbara Buffaloe is running for reelection, while challengers Blair Murphy, Tanya Heath and write-in candidate Lucio Bitoy take a shot at the seat. View an interview ABC 17 News reporter
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri will host a ribbon-cutting for a new addition to its research reactor facility Wednesday morning. The ribbon cutting ceremony will begin at 11:30 a.m. The 47,000-square-foot addition, dubbed “MURR West,” will be three stories. The first floor will provide 16,000 square feet for research initiatives, medical isotope production, and collaborative
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TODAY: Wednesday is an ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day. We expect a line of thunderstorms near Kansas City early this morning, to slowly work east. Ahead of it, our nocturnal low level jet will be ramping up, and aiding the already fast winds. This will help enhance shear and potentially sustain better low level instability.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team took out all the frustrations of Southeastern Conference play on Arkansas-Pine Bluff, on Tuesday night. The Tigers trounced the Golden Lions, 25-10, in seven innings to snap a three-game losing streak. With the win, MU improved to 10-17 overall, still remaining 0-9 in SEC play, and will hope
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Monday, April 1, 2025. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BASEBALL Hickman (12) Capital City (1) FINAL Battle (3) Helias (4) FINAL Camdenton (0) Jefferson City (15) FINAL Rock Bridge (9) Smith-Cotton (2) FINAL Fatima (13) St. Francis Borgia (1)
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The issue of stolen guns are a problem many U.S. cities face, including in the City of Columbia, which deals with the issue frequently. “Firearms are one of those things that when they get stolen, a lot of times they pop up at crime scenes and we call them crime guns,” Columbia
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