FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton Police Department deputy chief said one a man was found dead in a residential street on Tuesday afternoon. The Fulton Police Department advised residents on Tuesday to avoid the area of town near Kathy Street. FPD Deputy Chief Dall Hedges said one person was found dead at the scene. He
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The following is the full transcript of an interview ABC 17 News reporter Gabrielle Teiner conducted with Columbia Police Chief Jill Schlude. Gabrielle Teiner: All right. Can I have you state your name? Spell it. And your title? Jill Schlude: Sure Jill Schlude j i l l s c h l u
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The following is the full transcript from an interview ABC 17 News report Gabrielle Teiner conducted with Columbia Public Works spokesman John Ogan. Gabrielle Teiner: ​​So I’m just gonna have you state your name, spell it, and your job title. John Ogan: My name is John Ogan. It’s spelled J o h
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CHARITON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Brunswick residents are recovering after intense rain and wind entered the area on Tuesday morning. Following the intense storms, members of Brunswick woke up to find tree branches blocking driveways, trees crashed into houses and the roof of First Christian Church blown off. More than 2,300 people were without power in
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A Cole County man who is accused of killing his girlfriend two years ago appeared in court on Tuesday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The following is a full interview ABC 17 News reporter Gabrielle Teiner had with Columbia Fire Department spokeswoman Katherine Rodriguez. Gabrielle Teiner: OK, so I’m going to have you state your name, spell it, and tell me a little bit about yourself. Katherine Rodriguez: Sure. My name is Kathryn Rodriguez. Spelled k
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EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been changed to say a fight referenced in the article happened at an apartment and not at Jose Jalepeno’s. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of stabbing another man to death in 2021 faced his first day of a jury trial Tuesday at the Boone County Courthouse. The first day
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with showers and a few storms near the Lake area. Lows in the upper 60s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and nice with low humidity and highs in the lower 80s. EXTENDED: A slow moving cold front that triggered showers and storms across Mid-Missouri this morning through the afternoon and continues to move south.
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Calls to Missouri’s 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline have increased significantly from its first to second year, according to data provided by the Missouri Department of Mental Health.
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TODAY: Tuesday will be a cooler day in temperature, but don’t expect a break from the humidity. A slow moving cold front won’t bring much relief in terms of airmass change, but it will generate rain and cloud cover that could shade us into the low 90s for highs. That would keep our heat index
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An assassination attempt at a Saturday rally in Pennsylvania for former President Trump that left Trump injured after a bullet grazed his ear likely won’t have a major change in the November election, a political professor says. The attack left an attendee dead and two more injured. The shooter was killed on-site
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia and Boone County will be hosting an affordable housing summit in the fall, according to a City Council memo. Columbia Housing and Neighborhood Services Director Becky Thompson said the summit is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 24, with a location still to be determined. This will coincide with the
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Much of the Central and Southeastern united States is suffering from dangerous heat prompting heat advisories and warnings as the heat index surges into the triple digits widespread. The entire state of Missouri is currently under a heat advisory lasting at least into this evening as the heat index has reached up to 110 degrees
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The Voluntary Action Center started its Back to School Program on Monday which provides school supplies to students in need in the Boone County area.
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UPDATES: Monday Morning Update: This morning’s update extends the Heat Advisory for few our southern most counties through Tuesday, as rain and clouds keep most of us cooler on Tuesday. BLOG: The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for dangerous heat for the first half of the workweek. A Heat
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TONIGHT: Increasing clouds and muggy with storms north, lows in the mid-70s. TOMORROW: Partly cloudy with scattered showers and storms possible. Highs in the upper 80s to around 90. EXTENDED: The night remains humid after sundown as lows fall into the mid-70s. Storms to our north will bring clouds overnight, and the associated cold front
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Republican National Convention kicked off Monday, two days after an assassination attempt was made against former President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania. Trump announced his running mate as Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance. In an interview with ABC 17 News, Missouri state Sen. Bill Eigel (R-St. Charles County) discussed a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Joe Nist was in attendance when former President Donald Trump was grazed by a bullet in the ear Saturday evening during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Nist, of Buffalo, New York, said Trump was about 12 minutes into his speech when gunshots rang out. Trump went down to the ground as Secret
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TODAY: Monday is an ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day. Temperatures near 100 and dewpoints in the 70s will yield air that feels like 105-110. We’ll be mostly sunny, with a southwest wind at 5-10 mph. TONIGHT: It will be a war night as well, with lows in the mid-70s. Storms from Iowa will blow through the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A traffic shift is expected to start Monday on Highway 54 in Jefferson City. The highway is set to be reduced to one lane in each direction at 7 p.m. The reduction to one lane will be limited to 10 feet on the eastbound lane and the westbound lane will be
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