COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 31-year-old man from Lebanon, Missouri, drowned at the Lake of the Ozarks on Wednesday afternoon, according to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the man entered the Niangua River, “just off big Niangua Arm” became trapped in a low-head dam and drowned. The man was pronounced
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As the World Cup kicks off on Thursday, soccer fans in Columbia will have an extra hour to celebrate in select bars. Last year, Gov. Mike Kehoe signed House Bill 1041, allowing bars to remain operational for up to 23 hours a day during the World Cup. However, the Columbia City Council
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Editor’s note: The headline has been updated to be more clear. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Another business that sells 7-OH has agreed to suspend sales in the state, Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced in a Wednesday afternoon press release. The release says Relax Relief Rejuvenate Trading, LLC, also known as RRR, agreed to immediately stop
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) From the moment she wakes up to the moment she goes to sleep, Columbia woman Rebecca McCorkle, 47, has to be on alert for an allergic reaction. “It can bring on a lot of depression and anxiety because our world is so centered around food and socialization,” McCorkle said. “It’s a serious
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against the operator of the Quality Inn over records regarding its lodging tax. Court documents show the city is suing DEAA Hospitality and Paresh Patel, of Peoria, Illinois, for not submitting records for the city’s lodging tax at the June 1 City Council meeting. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 32-year-old Jefferson City man has been accused of sexually abusing a child from 2019-23. Dakota Benton was charged with statutory sodomy of a child younger than 14 years old and first-degree child molestation. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. A court date has not been scheduled.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Tuscumbia man died in a house fire early Wednesday in the 2000 block of Highway 52, the Miller County Coroner’s Office announced in a Wednesday social media post. The post says Thomas W. Snodgrass was found dead in the home after crews put out the fire. He was 69 years old.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Charges have been dropped against a Mexico, Missouri, man accused of shooting and killing his brother more than two years ago. Charges of second-degree murder, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon against Stephen Welch were dropped last week, said Audrain County Prosecuting Attorney Jacob Shellabarger. Boone County Prosecuting Attorney
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As temperatures are starting to heat up across Missouri, there are ways people can stay cool and potentially save money, as some Mid-Missourians will see an increase in their utility bills. In Columbia, the Electric Utility implemented a 2% increase for customers in October. Liberty Utilities customers in multiple Mid-Missouri counties are
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Bad news for Social Security — the trustees tasked with overseeing the fund say it’s going to run out earlier than expected. Social Security’s trust fund will run dry in 2032 without changes, and taxes will only cover 78% of the obligation to retirees. Solutions exist to fix the problem with Social Security, but they
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman who was sentenced last month in a Cooper County embezzlement case was sentenced to probation in her Boone County case on Friday. Both cases make a combined total of over $63,000 of stolen funds. Jennifer Waibel, 53, of Boonville, pleaded guilty on Friday in her Boone County case to stealing
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The World Cup may not kick off until Thursday, but the celebration is already underway in Kansas City. Thousands of fans gathered Tuesday for the opening day of the FIFA Fan Festival, an event designed to give soccer fans a World Cup experience without the high cost of match tickets while
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A pair of power outages left 111 electric customers without power in Columbia on Tuesday evening. Both of the outages occurred in the central part of the city. One that affected 73 customers was reported at 7:24 p.m. near the corner of West Worley Street and Banks Avenue, while a second one
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Michael Troesser is still the victor in Linn’s mayoral race. The city had a follow-up election on Tuesday after 40 people allegedly received the wrong ballot during the April 7 election, previous reporting shows. Osage County Clerk Brooke Dudenhoeffer filed a lawsuit on April 28 to ask the court for a new
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A bridge in Glasgow reopened Tuesday after being shut down for inspection. According to a Monday night Facebook post from Howard County Joint Communications, the Missouri Department of Transportation closed the Missouri River bridge on Highway 240 to investigate possible damage to the bridge caused by two loose barges hitting a pillar
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Montgomery County Commission on Monday unanimously approved tax breaks to Google for its $15 billion data center that was announced last month. Presiding Commissioner Ryan Poston confirmed the 3-0 vote in a text message to ABC 17 News. The plan was prepared under Missouri’s Chapter 100 law and called for the
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman who worked for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs pleaded guilty on Tuesday to one count of wire fraud, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Lakeysha Day, 45, pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining $20,000 from a Paycheck Protection Program loan in 2021. A sentencing hearing
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The floor replacement at Mizzou Arena will cost the University of Missouri $907,500, according to the contract for the winning bid. The contract – which was obtained by ABC 17 News on Tuesday through a records request – was awarded to and signed by Reinhardt Construction LLC on Feb. 17, 2026. The
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U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces began launching self-defense strikes against Iran at 5 p.m. ET today at the Commander in Chief’s direction, in response to yesterday’s downing of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter. The mission is a proportional response to unjustified Iranian…— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) June 9, 2026 COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The military’s U.S.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman who is accused of killing a University of Missouri student and burning his body in 2023 is still not mentally fit to stand trial, according court documents filed on Monday. Emma Adams, 24, of Columbia, is charged with second-degree murder, armed criminal action, tampering with evidence and abandoning a corpse
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