Today is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, first celebrated in 1970. What started as a small grassroots movement turned into thousands of communities, schools and universities, totaling over 20 million Americans. The event began as a way to raise global awareness and improve environmental consciousness following the industrial revolution of the late 1800’s/early 1900’s.
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Prosecutors have charged two more men in the Sunday shooting of a Moberly home.
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Boone County deputies arrested a man Wednesday after a chase and crash in Columbia.
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SSM Health will close several clinics and pharmacies in Mid-Missouri in what it calls “an effort to ensure the viability of our medical ministry in Mid-Missouri.”
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers becoming more numerous south of I-70. Lows in the lower 50s. THURSDAY: Rain moves out early, remaining mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s to around 70. EXTENDED: Another cold front approaches the area on Thursday night into Friday, increasing our chances for yet again more rainfall. A few
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An ABC 17 News crew said a person was seen in handcuffs leaving the residence near the intersection of Holly Avenue and Parker Street after 2:30 p.m.
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A machine will begin disinfecting used N95 masks next week to help make more available during the COVID-19 battle, state officials said Wednesday.
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Tiger Tots Child Care has adopted recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to keep its doors open for families and children during COVID-19.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson granted clemency Wednesday to a Columbia man whose parole on a drug charge had been overturned by courts. The Missouri Supreme Court in a one-sentence ruling March 31 overruled a motion for a rehearing in the case of Dimetrious Woods. The court ruled Feb. 4 that Woods must return
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Burgers’ Smokehouse in California announced on Wednesday that it suspended operations until next week after more employees tested positive for COVID-19.
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THIS AFTERNOON: Clouds will continue to increase this afternoon as an upper-level low-pressure system continues to pivot in from the west. Temperatures will actually fall throughout the day as moisture continues to build in and cool the atmosphere. Rain will start near the Lake of the Ozarks around noon and creep to the northeast through
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A fire caused by smoking caused heavy damage to a Mexico home Tuesday.
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Troopers said a possible hostage situation in Eldon led to a trooper-involved shooting early Wednesday morning.
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Check back throughout the day for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.
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WEDNESDAY: The day will start off dry with clouds ramping back up early on. Rain looks to return by the lunch hour around much of the area and will stick with us for the rest of it. Could mix in a rumble of thunder or two with some of the heaviest rain south of I-70.
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ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman is asking all of our viewers to send in your best at-home sports videos to news@kmiz.com. He will share the best ones in his 10 p.m. sportscast every night for the foreseeable future. You can watch Andrew’s at-home sports from Tuesday, April 21 in the video player above.
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OWENSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou basketball player Cullen VanLeer is Owensville’s new high school boys basketball coach. “I’m really excited to be a part of the Owensville community, and I’m really excited to build a stellar basketball program with stellar young men,” VanLeer said. Owensville High School would like to introduce new Head Boys Basketball
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After the initial funds set aside for small businesses and non-profits under the federal stimulus bill ran out last week, the U.S Senate approved a $500 billion coronavirus aid bill Tuesday. Most of the funding, more than $300 billion, would go to boost a small-business payroll loan program that ran out of
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Columbia’s hospitals have shown they have the capacity to handle COVID-19 cases and other needed medical procedures without being overextended, city and health care leaders said during a Tuesday news conference.
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear to partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. WEDNESDAY: Showers and a few thunderstorms likely by mid-late afternoon. Rain amounts between 0.5″ and 1″. Highs in the low to mid-60s. EXTENDED: Rain clears out early Thursday, leaving us with lingering clouds and warmer temperatures approaching 70 degrees. Another front begins to approach
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