COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Big changes are coming to college athletics gambling rules. On Wednesday, the NCAA Division I Administrative Committee approved a proposal that would allow student-athletes and athletic department staff to place bets on professional sports. The rule change must be approved by all three NCAA divisions. Divisions II and III are expected to
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Joined by local business owners, City of Columbia residents, and Boone County Prosecutor Roger Johnson, University of Missouri System President Mun Choi got a glimpse of the downtown Columbia nightlife scene in a walkthrough of the city late Saturday night.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The total number of fans ejected from Mizzou home games this football season is up to 63. The Tigers are on bye this week and host Alabama on Oct. 11. All of Missouri’s games have been at home this season, and there were 31 total ejections heading into MU’s game against South
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Auditing criminal cases arising from incidents downtown and adding county deputies and state troopers to patrol shifts are among the plans Columbia and University of Missouri leaders have for reducing crime. MU and the City of Columbia on Wednesday put out a list of actions they’re taking to make downtown safer after
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri’s School of Medicine’s Emergency Department held a “simulated mass casualty event” at Faurot Field on Wednesday. Emergency medicine resident physicians trained for six different scenarios, including cardiac arrest, a field stampede incident, a player spinal injury and more. The students used several actors and mannequins–plus a mobile lab to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri System President Mun Choi is inviting City of Columbia officials to take to the streets with him Saturday evening for a walkthrough of downtown Columbia, according to an email obtained by ABC 17 News. “You’ll be able to witness for yourself what business owners, your constituents, students and parents
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County’s top prosecutor says a Florida man has now been charged with murder in the death of a Stephens College student. Misael Covarrubias, 23, will be charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of Aiyanna Williams. He is also charged with three counts of armed criminal action, two counts of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield will increase its reimbursement rates paid to University of Missouri Health Care by 3.5% each year under a deal reached this summer. The deal, which was agreed to in August but took effect retroactively on April 1, was the result of months of negotiations between the insurance
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An area attorney is concerned a recent proposal from University of Missouri System President Mun Choi could lead to some people in the city being singled out. Choi held a press conference on Monday, pushing for city and university leaders to come together to address crime. Choi’s push came after Stephens College
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri System President Mun Choi said Monday that crimes ranging from homeless trespassers on campus to gun violence in downtown Columbia have created a dangerous environment for citizens and students. “What I’m hearing from individuals, whether that’s the business leaders or citizens, is that Columbia was not this way in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri System President Mun Choi held a news conference Monday morning to talk about crime in Columbia after a Stephens College student died over the weekend from a gunshot wound. Watch the playback in the player.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri President Mun Choi, in an email obtained by ABC 17 News, called on Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe to address violent crime, warning that if action isn’t taken, he will elevate the issue to Gov. Mike Kehoe. Buffaloe, in response, listed actions the city government and Columbia Police Department have
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri Homecoming Parade kicked off Saturday morning, with the Mizzou Students for Justice in Palestine in tow. The student group was barred from participating in the parade last year. MSJP was denied again this year but a federal judge ordered the university to allow the group to participate this
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou Students for Justice in Palestine student organization posted on social media Thursday that they will be marching in the University of Missouri Homecoming Parade on Saturday. MU had denied MSJP the ability to march in the parade, citing “safety concerns,” according to previous ABC 17 reporting. This was the second
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As Homecoming preparations continue, drivers should expect several road closures in downtown Columbia on Saturday morning for the University of Missouri’s annual parade. City transit services including Go COMO, Paratransit and the MU Tiger Line will be delayed until noon because of the parade. The parade begins at 9 a.m. Saturday at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri’s annual security and fire safety report showed sharp declines in reported rapes and liquor arrests in 2024 from the previous year. The report was shared by the university on Friday. The report shows there were nine reports of rape in 2024, which is half the total of 2023’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than 150 people showed up to a meeting on Wednesday at the University of Missouri’s chapter for Turning Point USA. The meeting was the first the group held since the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the national group’s founder. Kirk was killed in a shooting on Sept. 10 at an event at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Students Association passed a resolution in support of the Legion of Black Collegians, after the group’s “Black 2 Class Block Party” was canceled after University of Missouri administrators took issue with the name. Mizzou Legion of Black Collegians shared last month on its social media that its “Black 2 Class
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou Greek Alliance set a goal to educate the public on the recently enacted “Danny’s Law” during this school year. In a press release Tuesday, MGA presented its goals for the year. The goals include gaining 501©(3) status to offer tax deductions for donors, promoting Greek housing in the Columbia area
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EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been updated to reflect that homecoming takes place Sept. 27. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A federal judge on Friday ruled that the University of Missouri must let a student group that opposes Israel’s war in Gaza participate in its homecoming parade, with conditions. Judge Stephen Bough of Missouri’s federal Western District
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