EDITOR’S NOTE: The total money raised from last year’s Columbia Walk to End Alzheimer’s has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Alzheimer’s Association says more than 122,000 Missourians 65 years and older are battling Alzheimer’s Disease, which has been documented for nearly 120 years. In that time, multiple treatments have been approved by the U.S.
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A look at some of the major product recalls in the past week.
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TODAY: Thursday is dry after rain exits this morning. Westerly winds around 10-15 mph may gust to 20+ mph, cooling us through the morning. If temperatures can settle and rebound this afternoon, it will only be into the 50s. We’ll stay mostly cloudy through the morning, with a peak at sunshine late in the afternoon
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Before parents send their children off trick-or-treating for Halloween, there are some safety tips that will help keep your kids safe. Halloween is of course all fun and games with candy, parents and kids can get caught up in all the excitement. Kids running from house to house focusing on candy and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With less than a week until election Day, a group is making a final push to strike down Amendment 7, which would prohibit ranked-choice voting in Missouri. However, proponents of Amendment 7 argue that ranking candidates is too cumbersome and violates the one person, one vote principle in the Constitution. Preserve Local
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The 2024-2025 duck season kicks off November 2nd for the northern and middle zones of Missouri, and many hunters across the state will be eager to make their way in local marshes and rivers. It’s important to pay close attention to duck population counts, as this resource must be protected under conservation practices to ensure
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department and True North of Columbia have a longtime partnership, but roughly a year ago the two started a collaboration aimed at distributing “stop tops.” The stop tops are stickers that work as covers for beverages, aimed at preventing drinks from being tampered with or drugged. The covers contain
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UPDATES: WEDNESDAY EVENING: A line of strong storms capable of producing 40-60 mph winds and small hail continues to track east through Mid-Missouri. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect until 4:00 a.m. for much of the area. BLOG An ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day has been issued for Wednesday night from 5 p.m
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Republicans look to continue their statewide political dominance in Missouri with this year’s U.S. Senate election. Sen. Josh Hawley will represent the Republican Party in hopes of securing another six-year term. Democratic candidate Lucas Kunce will try to to swing the seat back to the Democratic Party, which last held the office
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Duke transfer Mark Mitchell is one of 20 college basketball players in the running for a prestigious honor. The Mizzou newcomer was named to the Julius Erving Award Watch List on Wednesday, which recognizes the top small forward in the nation. Mitchell, who is entering his first season with the Tigers, was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A power outage that impacted 2,173 Columbia Water and Light customers was caused by a truck. The outage occurred after 3 p.m. Wednesday. “A truck snagged a line, which broke a pole near Pershing Road and Pearl Avenue. The incident caused the circuit to trip, which caused a larger outage of 2,173.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sen. Josh Hawley, 44, will represent the Republican Party in the race for one of Missouri’s U.S. Senate seats. Hawley won the race for his Senate seat in 2018, defeating Democratic incumbent Claire McCaskill. Lucas Geisler: What made you want to run for this job? Josh Hawley: Listen, there’s so much that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Lucas Kunce, 42, is the Democratic Party nominee for U.S. Senate in Missouri. Kunce is a Marine veteran and Jefferson City native. He ran for the party’s nomination in 2022 for U.S. Senate, losing to Trudy Busch Valentine. Lucas Geisler: Can you explain your work and political history? Lucas Kunce: Sure. So
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Wednesday evening marked the final day of the Boone County Office of Emergency Management’s three-day training course on how to respond to an active shooter. According to the press release from the Boone County OEM, the training session involved 60 participants from 15 Mid-Missouri agencies, including law enforcement, school security and emergency
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It has been almost one year since The Food Bank Market opened its doors on Business Loop 70 in Columbia, and The Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri said it’s seen immense growth over that timeframe. The Food Bank Spokesperson Katie Adkins said the number of people the market serves is
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy and breezy with storms moving in late. Storms could bring damaging winds and heavy rain. Lows in the lower 50s. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy and breezy with highs in the upper 50s to near 60. EXTENDED: Storms will be most volatile across eastern Kansas where the tornado threat is higher into early evening,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou head football coach Eli Drinkwitz addressed quarterback Brady Cook’s recent string of injuries on Wednesday’s SEC Football Coaches Teleconference, saying he “absolutely” expects him to return to the field for the 2024 season. However, no official timetable was given for Cook’s recovery. “Brady’s been in here every day. He’s getting treatment
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TODAY: A few spotty storms/ showers remain possible with most o the region seeing highs into the lower 80s with wind gusts out of the southwest at 30-40 mph. TONIGHT: Late tonight, strong to severe storms look to enter the region closer to 11 pm. These showers and storms will push along a cold front
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TODAY: Wednesday is an ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day, as storms capable of Damaging Winds, Tornadoes, and Hail are possible tonight. For an in depth read on tonight’s storms, visit our ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day Blog. Wednesday is just as breezy and warm as Tuesday, with some added humidity to hopefully limit the fire
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) With early voting underway in Cole County, thousands of Mid-Missourians have already cast their votes a week before the election day. Absentee voting began on Monday in Cole County and according to the county clerk’s office, roughly 5,800 people have already have already cast an early ballot in person, according to
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