COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – A Jackson County judge blocked Missouri’s near-total abortion ban Friday following the passage of a statewide constitutional amendment in November. Judge Jerri Zhang’s 22-page ruling temporarily blocks several state laws regulating the procedure. That includes Missouri’s law banning abortions except for a medical emergency. Planned Parenthood sued the state shortly after
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 17-year-old has been charged with three felonies for allegedly shooting at a woman and her children in the parking lot of Academy Sports this summer. Myron S. Mills of Columbia was charged Friday with first-degree attempted assault, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon in connection with the July
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A special prosecutor won’t file charges against Boone County deputies and Columbia police officers involved in a shootout that ended in the suspect’s death. Officers shot and killed Damion A. Linder during a standoff at a Sturgeon mobile home park in early June. Marion County Prosecuting Attorney Luke Bryant decided last month
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TODAY: Friday is cloudy, blustery, and cold. Expect overcast skies this morning, becoming partly cloudy by the afternoon. Some sunshine may be visible in the west this morning. Wind chills will be a big part of the forecast, with feels like temperatures in the 10s to 20s this morning, but also through the day, as
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Charmast Power Banks sold on Amazon The Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled 488,000 Charmast Power Banks sold on Amazon. Regulators say the lithium-ion battery in the charger can overheat and catch on fire, putting users as risk. The recalled power banks were sold in black, blue, green, mint, pink and white
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A year in the making, the Amarach Planning Services 2024 Columbia and Boone County Housing Study was presented to the Columbia City Council and Boone County Commission on Thursday. The meeting brought both local governments together to review the study and decide next steps. According to the City Council Memo, the study
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TODAY: Friday is cloudy, blustery, and cold. Expect overcast skies this morning, becoming partly cloudy by the afternoon. Some sunshine may be visible in the west this morning. Wind chills will be a big part of the forecast, with feels like temperatures in the 10s to 20s this morning, but also through the day, as
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Thornbrook residents on Thursday flocked to Columbia City Hall to express their thoughts, feelings and questions over the recently proposed site for a new water tower next to the neighborhood and Beulah Ralph Elementary School. “That’s where a lot of carpools and kids come, so it’s it’s not an ideal place,” Thornbrook
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County property that was apparently abandoned for years has nearby residents frustrated. But, the county says there isn’t much it can legally do. The property is located in the 8800 Block of North Brown Station Road, north of Columbia. Despite not having running water or utilities, multiple people have
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Average highs continue to decrease deeper into late December and January causing the cost of heating to increase. Many people are already cutting things tight with their budgets during the holiday season so we are breaking down some tips to keep you comfortable for less this winter using science. Warm air typically rises in homes
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TONIGHT: Partly to mostly cloudy with lows in the mid-20s. TOMORROW: Partly cloudy, cold, and breezy with highs in the lower 30s. EXTENDED: Colder air moves in from the north with a cold front tomorrow morning, bringing some morning clouds. Temperatures only top out in the low 30s on Friday, but we can expect high
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TODAY: Thursday is a warmer day than Wednesday thanks in large part to south winds. We’ll have south to southwest winds around 10-15 mph, gusting 20-30 mph at times. Wind chill will be a factor through the morning, making us feel like 20s and 30s in the wind. We’ll have some sunshine, with partly cloudy
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TODAY: Thursday is a warmer day than Wednesday thanks in large part to south winds. We’ll have south to southwest winds around 10-15 mph, gusting 20-30 mph at times. Wind chill will be a factor through the morning, making us feel like 20s and 30s in the wind. We’ll have some sunshine, with partly cloudy
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Balloons, lit candles, songs and tears were the sight Wednesday night in Fulton, as community members of all ages packed into a church parking lot to honor Dominique Ford. Ford, 27, of Fulton died after an October shooting. According to an October social media post from the Fulton Police Department, police found
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou women’s basketball’s winning streak came to a screeching halt at five games, as the Tigers fell 76-63 to Oral Roberts on Wednesday night. Head coach Robin Pingeton’s team came into the game against the Golden Eagles leading the SEC and ranking fifth in the nation in 3-point percentage through the young
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HALLSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) During a Wednesday night Board of Education meeting, Hallsville residents demanded the district to reinstate a coach who was put on leave. Varsity boys basketball head coach Brandon Crites was placed on administrative leave on Dec. 2. District spokesperson Kari Yeagy wrote in an email to ABC 17 News on Dec. 10
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou gymnastics team hosted the unofficial start to the 2025 campaign, on Wednesday, with the annual black and gold intrasquad exhibition at the Hearnes Center. You can watch some highlights from the meet in the video player below. Team black ended up taking the win, scoring higher in three out of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Students of Columbia Public Schools will still have to work to do on snow days after the school district announced its implementation of Alternate Methods of Instruction. According to a presentation on AMI for a Board of Education meeting Thursday, the district is adding remote learning days following the Department of Elementary
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TONIGHT: Decreasing clouds and chilly with lows in the upper 20s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and windy with highs in the upper 40s. EXTENDED: Clouds clear out gradually tonight, leaving us with temperatures in the upper 20s by tomorrow morning. Thursday is looking breezy with highs in the upper 40s and more sunshine. A disturbance will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri raised more than $78,000 at its 18th annual One for One Holiday Food and Fund Drive Wednesday. Executive director Lindsay Lopez said preliminary totals show that the nonprofit collected $78,751 through the drive. The Food Bank collected donations from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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