PHELPS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Federal and local law enforcement are searching for an inmate who escaped the Phelps County Jail Friday night. Just after 11 p.m. Friday, two inmates escaped the Phelps County Jail by “comprising the structural integrity of the cell and exiting the building,” according to a news release from the Phelps County
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Nearly 1,900 patients attended Saturday’s vaccination event at MU Health, the most ever, according to spokesperson Eric Slusher. On Saturday, MU Health Care offered drive-thru flu shots, and the updated COVID-19 shot at South Providence Medical Park from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. MU Health Care will also be vaccine events at
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (KMIZ) The 23rd ranked Mizzou football team kept its undefeated record alive on Saturday after picking up a 38-21 win over Vanderbilt. This game was Mizzou’s first SEC contest of the season. You can watch extended highlights of the win in the video player below. https://youtu.be/s27_tMGHo9w You can watch the full postgame press
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TONIGHT: I’m tracking clear skies, with calm winds from the ESE at 5-8 mph. In the early morning hours before sunrise, river valley fog and fog patches could be possible with these current conditions sticking around. TOMORROW: I’m tracking a very similar setup to today, as temperatures climb into the high 80s and potentially low
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The Mizzou Tigers preserved their perfect record Saturday by beating Vanderbilt.
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Today: Our warmup peaks Saturday with highs in the lower 90s along with noticeable humidity. Winds remain out of the south at 8-12 mph. Tomorrow: Highs will already begin falling by Sunday, but we’re still set to be well above average in the upper 80s. This cooldown is mostly brought in by easterly winds between
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Government departments Missouri are bracing for the possibility of a federal government shutdown on Sunday. The government shutdown will occur if Congress doesn’t reach a deal before the Oct. 1 deadline. ABC 17 News reached out to various government departments across Mid-Missouri to find out how the shutdown will affect their day-to-day
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Tonight: Overnight lows cool to the mid-60s as skies remain mostly clear. Winds remain out of the south at 5-10 mph. Tomorrow: Saturday sees highs reach into the lower 90s once again with mostly sunny skies. Winds remain out of the south at 8-12 mph. Extended: Sunday welcomes highs into the mid to upper 80s
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Drought has been the big story in recent months and impacts continue across the nation into the fall. Extreme to exceptional drought has expanded along the Gulf Coast in a few short months, and combined with the ongoing dryness further north, the Mississippi River is feeling the strain. River levels have dropped so low in
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The countdown is on for a looming government shutdown with less than two days until the deadline.
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Watch a livestream of this week’s game of the week in the web player above. View all of this Week 6’s Mid-Missouri football scores below:
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Tonight will be the last super moon of 2023 known as the Harvest Moon. Each year there are four Super Moons which occur as the moon passes closest to the earth in its orbit during a full moon phase. This makes the moon appear a decent amount brighter and larger in the night sky. It
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TODAY: Conditions continue to warm today as highs reach around 90. Winds begin turning more southerly and remain steady between 5-10 mph. TONIGHT: Temperatures remain warm overnight, keeping us in the mid-60s. Skies will remain clear through sunrise. EXTENDED: Saturday will be another day in the 90s, but Sunday through next week, we’ll catch a
Continue ReadingABC 17 News Anchor Meghan Drakas is sharing her family’s experience with Alzheimer’s disease in the leadup to Columbia’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Saturday.
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TODAY: We will be warm today, with highs reaching near 90 under mostly sunny skies. Winds are turning more southerly this morning and will be sustained in the 5-10 mph range which will help drive our warmup. TONIGHT: Temperatures remain warm overnight, keeping us in the mid-60s overnight. Skies will remain clear through sunrise. EXTENDED:
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou soccer team lost its third consecutive conference match on Thursday night, after losing to No. 7 Arkansas 1-0 at Audrey J. Walton Stadium. The Razorbacks outshot the Tigers 13-7 in the contest. Arkansas’ Ava Tankersley scored the lone goal of the match in the 13th minute on a penalty kick.
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ABC 17 News obtained video from the ARC showing portions of the fight involving multiple people.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Quarterback Brady Cook, wide receiver Luther Burden and six other players are listed as questionable on Mizzou’s Week 5 injury report. Mekhi Miller and Peanut Houston have been ruled out for Saturday’s SEC opener against Vanderbilt. At Tuesday’s press conference, head coach Eli Drinkwitz said both Cook and Burden would be limited
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) CVS pharmacists who participated in a statewide walkout on Wednesday to protest working conditions say progress has been made. On Wednesday, multiple sources told ABC 17 News that at least 32 pharmacists in the Kansas City metro area participated in the walk-out. CVS responded to the walkouts by pulling pharmacists from other
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation and local law enforcement are asking drivers to put their phones down as traffic deaths continue to rise in Missouri. MoDOT held its Missouri Highway Safety and Traffic Conference this week where they discussed several topics including what is leading to the increase. “I think if you
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