Heat leads to several medical calls on opening day of Missouri State Fair
Thousands of people have braved the heat and potential for storms to attend the Missouri State Fair.
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Boat explosion injures 16 people at the Lake of the Ozarks
MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A boat explosion injured 16 people at the Lake of the Ozarks on Friday, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Troop F spokesman Cpl. Kyle Green said the explosion happened around 4:30 p.m. while the boat was being fueled at the Millstone Marina. Investigators believe improper ventilation likely sparked the
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Week two of Mizzou fall camp wraps up at Faurot
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Friday marked the end of week two of Mizzou as the team took to Faurot Field for practice, less than three weeks out from the first game. The field had some renovations done in the offseason with the track surrounding the field now covered in turf. Watch extended highlights from Friday’s practice
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Missouri State Highway Patrol trains to respond to potential threats
Possible charges await 22-year-old James Lolley after he allegedly made a threat to Boone Hospital Thursday night. The hospital was in lockdown for two and a half hours before the threat was cleared. Friday morning Columbia Police Department announced officers had arrested Lolley and he bonded out of the Boone County Jail. Threats like these
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Weather Alert Day: Friday night damaging wind and hail threat
SETUP: Heat is building Friday afternoon as excess moisture flows into the region. This combination is destabilizing the atmosphere as a cold front approaches from the northwest, which could lead to strong storm development this evening. Enough energy and shear is present in the atmosphere to support organized strong to severe storms across the region
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Mizzou hoops making a return to Kansas City
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou basketball is making a return to Kansas City for the first time in four years this December. The men’s team is set to take on Seton Hall at the T-Mobile Center on Sunday, Dec. 17. Game time and TV info will be announced at a later date, while tickets will go
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Federal officials express concern about Medicaid renewal process in Missouri
According to the Missouri Department of Social Services’ website, 116,617 people were due for Medicaid renewals in June. Of those, 49,963 were renewed, and 34,124 are still pending determination.Â
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Tracking an active weekend before a quiet stretch
TONIGHT: Today is an ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day. An environment for strong storms still exists if we can get storms to develop tonight. Development in Nebraska and Kansas are a symptom of the same system that will bring us storm chances this evening. Timing and placement have both been highly variable, and are
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Tracking strong to severe storm chances Friday evening
TODAY: I’m tracking temperatures that will be right around average for this time of the year, and Mid-Missouri has slight chances for isolated activity throughout the morning/early afternoon hours. The main concern is tonight, where we have issued a Weather Alert Day from 6 PM until midnight as a strong storm complex moves through the
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Fulton Hornets working to flip the script and bring back winning culture
FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Dana Chambers is entering his third season at the helm of the Fulton Hornets. Ahead of the 2023 season, Chambers said he’s changing some things to try to bring a winning culture back to the program. “Our four things that we’re going to focus on this year are accountability, leadership, determination and
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Missouri State Fair midway rides inspected last month, first responders discuss crowd control
The Missouri State Fair kicks off Thursday in Sedalia with organizers hoping they can top the 340,000-plus visits people made to the event last year.
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Insider Blog: How past drought conditions have affected agriculture, and what Missouri could see in the future
This summer has been hard for agriculture, with intense drought lasting throughout these past couple of months. Last month alone, almost 99% of Missouri was in a drought, causing farmers to make tough decisions with their livestock and crops. This drought also damaged select crops, creating several problems for the agriculture business as a whole.
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‘Personnel services’ makes up bulk of Jefferson City 2024 budget
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council held its 2024 fiscal year budget meeting on Thursday. The total budget is $79,285,619.11. The General Fund Budget Expenditures is the largest expense at $39,129,487.14 because it covers different personnel services such as police, fire, city administrator and human resources. “I’d like to point out that the personnel
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Mizzou football making concessions more affordable ahead of 2023 season
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Athletics announced some concession price drops for five select items ahead of the 2023 football season. These prices will be consistent throughout the entire stadium and will include cheeseburgers for $5, Conecuh Hot Dogs for $3 plus small popcorns, bottled water and bottled soda for $2. Mizzou has also worked with concessions partner Levy Restaurants on additional improvements in the
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Tracking two rounds of rain Friday
TONIGHT: Thursday night remains quiet, with partly cloudy skies. Temperatures fall into the low 70s/upper 60s by sunrise. TOMORROW: Friday is an ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day. We will have a round of showers and storms early around sunrise, primarily north of I-70, but potentially bringing a few drops as far south as Jefferson
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Missouri Task Force One members heading to Hawaii for search-and-rescue efforts
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two members of Missouri Task Force One are heading to Hawaii to assist with search-and-rescue efforts following a deadly wildfire that has swept through Maui. According to the Associated Press, at least 53 people have died from the wildfires and much of the historic Town of Lahaina has been destroyed. A state
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Man accused of setting fire to garage, shooting into home and leading law enforcement on 16-hour manhunt in June faces more charges
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was arrested in June following a 16-hour manhunt is facing more charges. Brandt Feutz, 34, is facing several felony charges following a grandy jury indictment on Friday. He is now charged with second-degree arson, first-degree harassment, two counts of resisting arrest, unlawful gun possession, unlawful use of a
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MU Health Care doctor says there are no new health risks for children as school year approaches
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As the new school year approaches, an MU Health Care doctor has assured the health risks children face should be familiar to parents. “There is no new risk to their children. The risk has always been there when we bring a lot of children together who get into a similar classroom, and
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Mizzou fall camp continues; NFL scouts observing practice
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team was back outside on Thursday as week two of fall camp is nearing the end. Thursday’s practice marks three weeks until the Tigers will kick off he 2023 season at home against South Dakota. During practice on Thursday, it was announced that Ty’Ron Hopper is on the Butkus
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Death toll from Hawaii wildfires rises to 36
As of Thursday morning, the death toll of the Maui wildfires has risen to 36 people, CNN reports. The fires have destroyed hundreds of structures in Maui, including homes and businesses with thousands of people being displaced. More than 11,000 people visiting the island were flown out of Maui Wednesday, with more expected to leave early Thursday morning. Over 600
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