Man found guilty of murder in October 2022 death of woman pushed off Highway 63 bridge
A Boone County jury found a Columbia man guilty of murder in the death of Kaylen Schmit.
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A Boone County jury found a Columbia man guilty of murder in the death of Kaylen Schmit.
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Fentanyl is the deadliest drug threat in the U.S. and Mid-Missouri, leaving communities to fight against a substance that is taking thousands of lives every year across the country.
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A look at some major recent recalls.
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Lawmakers have less two working days left to get their final priorities across the finish line before the end of the legislative session.
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The official start of the Atlantic hurricane season is just a few weeks away and several signs are pointing to an extremely active setup this year. Alarm bells have been ringing for months as 2024 started off with record warm ocean temperatures and longer-range weather patterns came into better focus. The most glaring signal of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) When the Mizzou softball team learned its postseason fate during Sunday night’s NCAA Softball Selection Show, it was hard for Tiger players, coaches and staff to contain their excitement. The team had worked towards one big goal all year: hosting an NCAA Regional. They achieved that goal along with an opportunity to
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TONIGHT: Gradual clearing with light winds. Patchy to widespread fog developing late. Lows near 60. TOMORROW: Partly cloudy with a chance for a few showers or storms, especially along I-44. Highs in the upper 70s. EXTENDED: With light winds and higher humidity following the rain, we can expect fog to develop overnight into the morning.
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The spring allergy season continues to push on. Pollen and mold counts have remained into high and very high levels the last month. The current pollen season forecast looks to remain high into Friday with very high levels into the weekend and early next week. Tree pollen season was two to three weeks ahead of
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Former ABC 17 Stormtrack meteorologist Kevin Schneider joined Chief Meteorologist remotely from Colorado on Thursday to talk about the 2019 tornado that hit Eldon and Jefferson City.
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TODAY: Scattered showers and storms remain throughout the region throughout the afternoon and evening hours with moderate downpours and some lightning possible. Highs top out into the mid-70s. TONIGHT: Temperatures fall into the 60s overnight with partly to mostly cloudy skies. EXTENDED: We’ll slowly clear from northwest to southeast through Friday, with the only chance
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The first Thursday Night Live of the season in Jefferson City has been canceled because of storms in the forecast. The band Zero to Ninety was scheduled to play the Downtown Jefferson City event. The event is presented by Downtown Jefferson City and features live music, food and drinks for people
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TODAY: Thursday brings showers and thunderstorms areawide, mostly through the morning. This is when coverage is best before moving east by the early afternoon. Then, more spotty thunderstorms will develop along a cold front that pushes through most of the region. Any chance for a strong storm is incredibly low locally, and storms should stay
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Wednesday, May 15, 2024. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BASEBALL CENTRAL (SPRINGFIELD) (0) ROCK BRIDGE (15) FINAL/4 HICKMAN (0) BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH (2) FINAL BATTLE (0) BLUE SPRINGS (2) FINAL SMITH-COTTON (1) GRAIN VALLEY (8) FINAL CAPITAL CITY (0) ST.
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HOLTS SUMIT, Mo. (KMIZ) The Holts Summit Police Department is asking for help tracking down the people responsible for a string of vandalism that occurred to multiple mailboxes and property damage to a storage unit facility. On Tuesday night, multiple mailboxes were damaged in the areas of North Greenway Drive, Brookstone Drive and Sommer Court,
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Jury selection was set to begin Wednesday in the first-degree murder case against Jessie Williams.
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The Missouri Senate passed 50 hours of filibuster Wednesday afternoon, after already breaking the record for the longest filibuster earlier in the day.
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with rain and storms moving in late. Lows near 60. TOMORROW: Scattered showers and storms, with isolated storms by afternoon. The best risk for any strong storms will be along I-44 near the cold front in the afternoon. Highs reach the mid-70s. EXTENDED: Rain and storms thin out tomorrow afternoon into the
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Ashley Strohmier, a former ABC 17 News anchor who now works for Fox News, participated in a Zoom interview Wednesday with Anchor Lucas Geisler live over YouTube.
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TODAY: Wednesday will be partly cloudy, and dry with only a weak shower or storm moving in from the west this afternoon. Temperatures climb into the 70s. Winds will be light from the north this morning, before becoming variable by the afternoon. TONIGHT: Storm chances increase tonight, mostly after midnight. Temperatures fall to near 60,
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A filibuster from Missouri Democrats past the 41-hour mark on Wednesday morning, as they continued to block Republicans in the Missouri Senate from passing legislation that would make it harder for voters to amend the state constitution. Currently, initiative petitions only need a simple majority of more than 50% to pass. However,
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