COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri’s student body was a few hundred people larger on the first day of classes this year compared to last year. Total enrollment for Monday’s first day was projected to top 31,650 students, the university stated in a news release. MU reported about 31,300 students on the first day
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 76-year-old Crocker woman was seriously hurt after a crash in Miller County just before 2:30 p.m. Friday. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the woman was driving a 2024 Chevrolet Trax south on Route 17, north of Bennet Road, when the car went off the road and hit
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 64-year-old St. Charles man was killed during a crash in Camden County just after 3:15 p.m. Sunday. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the man was driving a 2018 Ford F250 east on US 54 near Route A when the truck went off the right side of the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 48-year-old Saint James man was killed during a crash in Phelps County at 9:30 p.m. Saturday. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the man was driving a 2005 Ford F-150 west on Highway YY, one mile west of the Crawford County line, when he failed to navigate a
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City School District is kicking off the 2026-27 school year Monday morning. All elementary schools in the district will be open from 7:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m., and buildings will be open for students at 7:15 a.m. Middle school students will begin class at 8:50 a.m., and students will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The road where a fatal crash happened Saturday was supposed to have safety improvements installed years ago, but the project was delayed due to its cost and large scale. A man died after hitting another car head on in the 2900 block of Forum Boulevard, near Wilsons Fitness Center Saturday. Construction for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police had a the intersection of 10th and Cherry Street outside of Harpos Bar temporarily blocked off Sunday night in a massive police presence. A witness told an ABC 17 News reporter that a younger man was sitting on the railing of the rooftop bar when he leaned back and fell
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) An investigation is underway by the Moberly Police Department into a Sunday night shooting. A post to the departments social media said the incident occured in the 500 block of Morehead street. A neighbor on scene told ABC 17 News crews that the shooting started allegedly as a disturbance between two women.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police responded to Garden Drive Sunday for a crash between an SUV and a motorcycle. An ABC 17 News reporter saw Columbia Fire Department and an MU Health ambulance on scene, along with two to three CPD cars. A CPD spokesman said officers responded to the area at 7 p.m. A
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A new ramp, intended to improve traffic flow and reduce congestion at the connector, has opened.
The Missouri Department of Transportation announced on Facebook Friday that the new Columbia ramp connecting Interstate 70 East to Highway 63 South was open.
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In a press release from CPD, it said a 46-year-old Columbia man was pronounced dead at the scene of a two-vehicle head-on collision near Forum Boulevard. There were no passengers in the vehicles. The driver of the other vehicle had serious injuries from the crash and was taken to a local hospital
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COLUMBIA Mo. A 15-year-old boy from Bland was seriously injured Saturday in an ATV crash. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol Crash report, the crash happened at around 7:15 p.m. The teen was driving a 2014 Can-Am Commander in a field just north of Bland when he went to make a turn and flipped
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz gave an update on the All-American running back. After the final practice of the fall training camp, coach Drinkwitz gave an update on Ahmad Hardy, saying that he would not be available for the first game of the season. “Ahmad has been working his rear end off,
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou star Mark Mitchell will be back at Mizzou Arena in the 2026-27 season…but in different colors. On Saturday, his brother and agent confirmed on Instagram that the two-time All-SEC selection is taking his talents to the Kentucky Wildcats for his fifth and final year of eligibility. The forward went to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The JBS Moberly plant has all lines open after about four and a half months of suspension, after the USDA cited the plant for sanitation concerns in early April. A JBS spokesperson said the meat processing plant reopened Tuesday with USDA approval. Documents ABC 17 News obtained from the Food Safety and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One juvenile was found with gunshot wounds in west Columbia early Saturday morning. According to a new release from the Columbia Police Department, officers were called shortly before 4 a.m. to the 100 block of Redwood Road for reports of shots fired. A male was found with non-life-threatening injuries and taken to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A candlelight vigil was held Friday night for a 47-year-old Columbia man who was killed in a vehicle and pedestrian collision on Aug. 14. Mark Hunter Jr. was killed after being struck by a vehicle near East St. Charles Road and Remm Drive at about 9:09 p.m. He was taken to a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash involving a semi-truck in Columbia led to Interstate 70 having to be shut down on Friday night. Boone County Joint Communications sent a notification at 8:50 p.m. stating the crash occurred near mile-marker 126, which is near the Providence Road construction zone. A second notification was sent at 9:10 p.m.
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HUNTSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A man convicted of murdering a woman outside of his home in Moberly was sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday. David “Kip” Heyde, 69, of Moberly, was found guilty on June 26 of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Bailey Scott. Heyde appeared in Randolph County Circuit Court at 1 p.m. Friday
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Illinois man was charged Friday with first-degree assault, armed criminal action and armed robbery after a shirtless, bleeding man was found in rural Boone County. Boone County sheriff’s deputies arrested 56-year-old Martin Paddie Jr. of Rockford, Illinois, early Thursday. He was charged Friday on suspicion of first-degree assault, first-degree robbery and
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