FRIDAY: Winds have swung out of the south and will start to pick up this morning. Some gusts will reach up around 25-30 mph later today. That will lead to a couple of things this afternoon: highs in the low 50’s, but an elevated fire danger. Outdoor burning is advised against, as dry as we
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He may only be 11, but Tiger Woods‘ son Charlie is clearly a chip off the old block when it comes to golf. The pair were a mirror image of each other when warming up on Thursday ahead of the PNC Championship — an end-of-season event where professionals line-up with a family member of their
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Students are still months away from having access to the vaccine but some parents are already saying they won’t let their children be vaccinated.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hallsville school resource officer is going to be reassigned beginning next semester. The Boone County Sheriff’s Department recently told all Boone County school districts that School Resource Officers will be reassigned to other departmental duties outside the schools. Hallsville’s Kari Yeagy said, “Officer Burkholder, our Hallsville SRO, has been an incredible resource
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City police are investigating a possible shooting in the 100 block of north Polk. According to ABC 17 News crew on scene is reporting a large police presence has blocked off north Polk. The crew on scene is reporting evidence markers being used. Stay tuned for the latest updates on
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VALLEY PARK, Mo. (KMIZ) Police in St. Louis County report they found a body they say is connected to a Columbia case. Police tell us it found the body in Valley Park, a suburb 20 minutes southwest of St. Louis Detectives found a person dead in a truck at Marshall Road and 7th in Valley
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BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Cooper County Public Health Center administrator Melanie Hutton says the organization has recently received multiple threats that require added security. Hutton says the center has an increased law enforcement presence with a full-time officer on duty. On Tuesday, the health center leadership approved an emergency purchase to upgrade the center’s security system.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Housing and Community Development gave their CARES ACT Funding proposals recommendations Wednesday night in the third round of funding. CHCD had a little under $800,000 to hand out but received $1.7 million in proposals. CDBG CV Round 3 Recommendations-Final-1Download Sixteen organizations from across the city requested the grant money to help
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With the FDA committee recommending Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine approval, long term care facilities in the state are one step closer to getting doses. Residents of long-term care facilities in Missouri could receive Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine as early as next week, according to Missouri’s top public health official. Dr. Randall Williams, director of
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MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State Highway Patrol report a Morgan County crash was caused due to road conditions on US Highway 50 east of Old Route 50. Troopers report a 1999 Ford F-250 lost control due to the conditions causing a trailer to swerve and hit oncoming traffic. The driver of the Ford, Jorge
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HOWARD COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people were injured in a two-vehicle wreck Wednesday evening in Howard County. According to the crash report, both vehicles were traveling westbound on Highway 40 when Thomas Schnell attempted to turn around in the middle of the roadway. Officials say that is when the second vehicle hit the first one.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia police traffic stop ended up as a chase through Callaway County Thursday afternoon. Officials say Columbia Police chased the suspect’s vehicle into Callaway County on Interstate 70 and canceled the chase at the State Road J overpass. Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers then spotted the vehicle on State Road F
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Even for the northeast, yesterday’s snow storm was a sight to behold. A crushing band of snow sat across the I-86/I-88 corridors dumping snowfall rates of 4-6″ per hour… for nearly 8 hours. You do the math. That puts you at 32-48″ of snow… which is around what most folks in that area measured in
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An FDA advisory panel voted Thursday to recommend the agency approve Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine for use in people 18 years old and older.
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More than a dozen Columbia police and Boone County Sheriff’s Department vehicles responded to an apartment complex in east Columbia Thursday afternoon.
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear to partly cloudy and chilly with lows in the upper 20s. TOMORROW: Partly sunny with increasing clouds during the day. Breezy, with wind gusts between 25-30 mph. Temperatures are mild with highs reaching the low 50s. EXTENDED: A cold front approaches the area Friday night, increasing clouds and bringing a chance for
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Cole County health officials gave an update on the COVID-19 pandemic Thursday morning during an online meeting.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House Ethics Committee says a state lawmaker who allegedly had sex with an intern should be punished. A committee report released Wednesday says a staffer reported that St. Louis Democratic Rep. Wiley Price admitted to having sex with an intern. The report says he then pressured the staffer to
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Public Service Commission has turned down a request that sought a moratorium on utility shutoffs due to the coronavirus pandemic. The commission says it has no authority to grant such an order. The Consumers Council of Missouri filed a request for the emergency order that would have prohibited
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Lottery plans to limit how many tickets individuals can buy in one day. The Lottery Commission voted Thursday to ban the selling of more than $10,000 in tickets to one person in a 24-hour period. Former Gov. Eric Greitens administration removed a previous cap as part of an
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