TONIGHT: Mostly clear and cool with winds dying down. Lows in the mid-upper 40s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and breezy with highs in the upper 70s. EXTENDED: It will be a warm start to the week as winds shift back to the south on Tuesday, sending temperatures into the upper 70s and lower 80s through Wednesday.
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PETTIS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Pettis County Road & Bridge Department will close the entire intersection at Swisher Rd & Harms Rd beginning Monday, October 12, 2020, for 120 days for bridge replacement. The location is north of State Route 52 in southwestern Pettis County. All work is weather & equipment breakdown dependent, with the
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A former youth pastor was charged with seven felonies following accusations he sexually abused a child in Missouri. The Springfield News-Leader reports 46-year-old Jeff Taylor of Strafford, Missouri, was charged Thursday with five counts of statutory sodomy and two counts of statutory rape. Taylor is accused of sexually abusing a
Continue ReadingROLLA, Mo. (AP) — A St. Louis businessman and his wife have donated $300 million to a foundation to support Missouri University of Science and Technology in what the university said is believed to be the largest single gift to a higher education institution in Missouri. Missouri S&T announced the gift Monday from Fred and
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School board will review whether teachers should be considered essential workers.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Two days after a “database extract error” incorrectly showed a massive one-day increase in coronavirus cases in Missouri, the problem remains unresolved. Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services spokeswoman Lisa Cox said Monday that the state is still working to pinpoint the cause of the problem, which is related
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Days before Amazon Prime Day, the Better Business Bureau is warning Amazon users about scammers trying to steal your personal information. In a news release, the BBB says the scammer will call you and if you answer a recorded message will play. The message claims there is a problem with Amazon account.
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The Columbia School Board voted to allow some students to return to the classroom.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team’s homecoming game against Vanderbilt on Saturday is postponed. PowerMizzou first reported the news. NEWS: The Vanderbilt at Missouri FB game of Oct. 17 is postponed due to positive tests & subsequent quarantine of individuals within the Vanderbilt FB program. The action is consistent with SEC COVID-19 management requirements.
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At her confirmation hearing, Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett has declared that Americans deserve an independent Supreme Court that interprets the Constitution and laws “as they are written.”
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Online school comes with all sorts of new challenges. Among them is ensuring students don’t cheat on exams when they’re taken outside the classroom.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City officers arrested a man with multiple active warrants early Sunday morning. A release from the police department said 27-year-old Jonathan Adams and a woman were arrested at a Days Inn hotel on Jefferson Street. Officers were patrolling the area when they saw a vehicle associated with Adams in the
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THIS AFTERNOON: Gusty winds behind a strong fall cool front will continue this afternoon. Winds upwards of 30-35 mph are possible. Expect a lot less humidity and comfortable temperatures through the day! TONIGHT: Winds back off tonight with mostly clear skies overhead. Temperatures will cool off into the upper 40’s. EXTENDED: Those winds turn more southwesterly tomorrow, but
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou volleyball team has postponed its first two matches of the season due to COVID-19 concerns in the Tigers program. MU was scheduled to play at Alabama on Saturday and Sunday this week. Instead – MU will now play in Tuscaloosa, Alab. on Oct. 21 and Oct. 22. “Mizzou Volleyball’s fall
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A Lake of the Ozarks-area man was seriously hurt after crashing into a bridge later Saturday night, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said.
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Get live updates on the COVID-19 pandemic here.
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MONDAY: Winds will pick up this morning as a front arrives. Gusts will reach 30-35 mph at times as those winds swing out of the northwest behind the front. Temperatures will be held up this afternoon in the upper 60’s to some low 70’s, despite plenty of sunshine. TONIGHT: Winds back off tonight with mostly
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The sheriff of Benton County and his wife are at University Hospital in Columbia after a motorcycle crash.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on the Kansas City Star’s Mizzou beat writer Souichi Terada in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
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ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman recaps the Mizzou football team’s upset win over No. 17 LSU on Saturday. “It was our will versus there’s,” Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz said after the game. “We wanted it more, bottom line.”
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