Gabrielle Teiner ABC 17 News

08/01/2025

ICYMI: It’s time for kids to head back to school, but school immunization rates continue to fall in Missouri and nationwide, increasing the risk for disease outbreaks. See why the rates are falling and which vaccinations are needed before kids head to class.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In less than a month, students across Missouri will be preparing to head back to the classroom for the 2025-2026 school year. As the new school year approaches in Missouri, state health officials are urging parents and guardians to check their child's vaccination status, warning...

07/31/2025

Immunization rates for students continue to fall in Missouri, putting classrooms and communities at risk for outbreaks. As your child heads back to school, I'm finding out why the rates are falling and which vaccinations are needed. Watch the special report tonight at 10 on KMIZ.

06/06/2025

ICYMI: Missouri is facing a critical shortage of primary care doctors, with 111 out of 114 counties designated as Health Professional Shortage Areas, causing some patients to put their health on hold. See what’s being done to combat the shortage.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Finding a primary care doctor in Missouri is starting to feel like winning the lottery to some -- rare, unpredictable and out of reach for many. Seamus Levin, a Columbia resident, has been dealing with a diagnosis of sleep apnea for about a year and a half now. While figuring ou...

06/05/2025

Right now, Missouri is short about 500 primary care providers, forcing some patients to put off taking care of their health. I discovered what’s being done to help combat the shortage tonight on ABC 17 News after the NBA Finals.

06/03/2025

Happy Tuesday Mid-Mo! I’m tracking potential severe storms for this afternoon and Gabrielle Teiner ABC 17 News is tracking the latest news this morning.

05/28/2025

Always a sweet treat having Nate in the studio with me again! Takes me back to all those weekend mornings we spent in the old studio. And an unintentional matching moment? Can’t beat it!!

I’m back from Branson and back on the morning shows with Gabrielle Teiner ABC 17 News while Meteorologist John Ross ABC 17 News is taking his vacation. It’s a lot drier here than it was in southern Missouri last weekend ☔️

05/01/2025

ICYMI: After losing its hospital in 2022, Mexico, Mo., may finally see care return. Boone Health is working to bring emergency services back, and hope is growing, despite delays from rising costs and federal uncertainty. See how this project could restore a lifeline to the county.

MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) It's been three years since the hospital in Mexico closed its doors, leaving Audrain County communities in limbo for immediate emergency care. "Having no hospital and no emergency room, it's been devastating to this community, devastating to my practice," said surgeon Dr. Joseph C...

04/30/2025

Over the past three years, Audrain County's hospital facility has gone through multiple owners who said they wanted to return critical emergency care to the area. I discovered what's being done to restore it tonight at 10 p.m. on KMIZ.