COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 49-year-old Belle woman was seriously injured in a crash Saturday evening after trying to avoid a deer. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, at around 7:04 p.m., the woman was driving a 2005 Jeep Cherokee west on Highway M around 75 miles east of Maries Road 305. The woman then
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Macks Creek teen was seriously hurt Saturday in a motorcycle crash. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 16-year-old Macks Creek boy was driving a Yamaha Blaster West on West Branch Road at the intersection of Kennedy Drive. An 18-year-old Macks Creek man was nearby driving a Yamaha 250R motorcycle
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department announced on Facebook at around 8:20 Saturday that they have found the nine-month-old infant who went missing earlier in the day. Lt. Derek Moore with the Columbia Police Department told an ABC 17 News reporter on scene that the baby was found unharmed. One person was also arrested
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several tracts of land across north and east Columbia qualify as non-rural investment locations that were approved by the U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday. Through the program, private investors who earn capital gain from the sale of an asset, such as real estate, stock, or a business, can reinvest that gain into
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HUNTSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Randolph County Judge found testimony from Randolph County Sheriff’s Office Detective Nathan West sufficient to move forward with a murder case. Seventeen-year-old Christopher R. Woods-Bloss appeared handcuffed in court Thursday for a preliminary hearing for his involvement in the death of 16-year-old Kayla Huff in May. Woods-Bloss was charged with first-degree
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BRUMLEY, Mo. (KMIZ) National Transportation Safety Board investigators are expected to arrive at the Lake of the Ozarks on Wednesday afternoon to survey a plane crash that killed two people on Tuesday. NTSB spokesperson Jennifer Gabris told ABC 17 News in an email that investigators are expected to arrive at about 1 or 2 p.m.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Anti-abortion supporters claim the fight is not over in Missouri even, after Amendment 3 failed in the 2026 midterms. “We’re disappointed in the outcome tonight, we’re still watching the numbers, we know that the other side has spent $30 million to destroy the lives of children and babies in the state of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It has been a little more than two weeks since the Missouri Office of Administration launched the Show Me Your Age verification tool, and a Missouri-based dispensary is still considering different verification programs. Users can access Show Me Your Age through the MOA’s website without creating an account. The site will prompt
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County judge ruled in favor of the state in a battle over a Boone County charter school on Thursday, determining that a law that allows charter schools in Boone County is constitutional. The suit was filed in December 2025, with Columbia Public Schools claiming Senate Bill 727, which was passed
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Public Service Commission has until Feb. 28, 2027, to rule on a proposed substation plan by Ameren Missouri. The application was submitted on Oct. 16 and plans to add a roughly 76,000-square-foot substation just southwest of Columbia. CCN Application – Katy PublicDownload According to a statement from Ameren, the substation’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri officials are reassuring voters of election security ahead of next week’s midterm election. “There’s a number of safeguards that we have in place, not just for the security of the machines, but also the security of the ballots,” Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon said. “We have a chain of custody on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One woman died, and another was seriously injured in a Benton County crash Friday morning. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened at around 8 a.m. at the intersection of Old 65 Avenue and Keuper Road. A 19-year-old Green Ridge woman was driving southbound in a 2012 Cadillac SRX
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Jefferson City men were seriously injured in a RTV crash Saturday morning. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred around 7 a.m. A 51-year-old man was driving a 2006 Kubota RTV 900 northbound on State Highway B, just south of Giggins Creek Road, when he was rear-ended by
Continue Reading EDITOR’S NOTE: An update has been made detailing the first crash. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 46-year-old Rocky Mount man was killed Friday after being hit by a car. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the man was lying in the northbound lane of State Route Y just North of Brendel Boulevard after being thrown
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A motorcycle crash Friday morning on Scott Boulevard has once again called attention to issues with speeding in the southwest Columbia area. According to the Columbia Fire Department, the crash occurred a little before 6:30 a.m. near the intersection with Gillespie Bridge Road. The motorcycle rider was taken to local hospital with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Airbnb hosts have mixed feelings about newly announced rules that lighten the chore load for guests. Under the change, hosts can no longer require guests to perform chores that take a “significant effort or time.” This includes tasks like washing the dishes, stripping sheets off the bed, doing a load of laundry
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri farmers are encouraged to pre-file applications with the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the over $8 billion Harvest Fuel Relief Program. The program is a one-time payment that is intended to provide farmers with financial relief during the harvesting season. It is funded by the 1933 Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act,
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VIENNA, Mo. (KMIZ) Maries County is waiting to be refunded more than $13,000 in Blue Shield Grant funds from Flock Safety after ending its automatic license plate reader project with the company Monday. “I was a big fan of it, absolutely, it’s a shame that it didn’t work out,” Maries County Sheriff Mark Morgan said.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services released a new survey Thursday examining the state’s cannabis market over the past year, with the study reporting room for growth. The study, conducted by New York-based Cannabis Public Policy Consulting LLC, used data from 1,200 cannabis consumers over the past 35 months to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Local nonprofit Aging Best is urging seniors to review their Medicare plans during the current open enrollment period, as coverage limits and out-of-pocket costs could change. Open enrollment runs from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7, and applicants can choose between traditional Medicare or privately run Medicare Advantage plans. Changes include medication coverage,
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