COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Researchers at the University of Missouri will study one of the country’s first autonomous tractors, according to a Tuesday press release from the University. MU received the tractor Monarch MK-V within the past month, the release states. The tractor is part of a grant awarded by the Department of Agriculture. According to the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gates will open Thursday at Faurot Field for the Missouri Tigers’ 2023 football season. Preparations for the home opener began as soon as last season ended. The University of Missouri Police Department, the Missouri State Highway Patrol and Boone County Sheriff’s Office all work together to ensure everyone will be safe inside
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Another University of Missouri fraternity member accused in the Danny Santulli hazing case has a plea hearing set for the end of the week. Samuel Morrison, of Cameron, has a plea hearing set for 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Boone County Courthouse. He was charged with felony hazing. Santulli was left disabled
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A spokesman for MU Health Care told ABC 17 News on Tuesday that it will stop prescribing puberty blockers to current minor patients. The action comes after a new law banning gender-affirming care for Missouri youth went into effect on Monday. The spokesman for MU said other forms of gender-affirming care could
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri announced Tuesday on its social media that it is asking employees who work “on campus in non-public-facing roles” to work remotely Thursday. The University stated remote work should begin at noon, stating it is accommodating increased traffic in the area for Mizzou football’s season opener. The Tigers host
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A hearing was held Monday at the Boone County Courthouse for one of the University of Missouri fraternity members accused of hazing Danny Santulli.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It’s already dangerous to be outside in the extreme heat Mid-Missouri is seeing, which is why Columbia College is letting students move in earlier in the day on Wednesday to avoid moving during the hottest part of the day. Columbia College spokesperson Sam Fleury said students are now able to move in
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The University of Missouri said Monday that 5,100 freshmen are starting their college careers at the Columbia campus.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Today, The University of Missouri held it’s annual Tiger Walk amidst the heat, and students braved the heat to celebrate an age old tradition. With dangerous highs ABC 17 spoke to students about how they stayed cool. “We beat the heat by drinking a lot of water preparing for the event, but it’s
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As University of Missouri students move in to begin the school year, one thing on both parents’ and students’ minds is safety.
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The University of Missouri System said Wednesday that some students, workers and retirees’ information was compromised in a massive hack this summer of a file-transfer system.
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COLUMBIA Mo (KMIZ) Move-in for the University of Missouri began Wednesday morning, and will continue Thursday. Thousands of students are expected to move in this week. MU says that with so many people in the area, to expect some traffic delays. MU is making several roads in the area one way. Barricades will be put
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Trial dates have been set for one of the University of Missouri fraternity members accused in the Danny Santulli hazing case. Benjamin Karl, 21, of Columbia, was charged with felony hazing. A jury will be pooled from Warren County. A pretrial conference is scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 4. A three-day
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The University of Missouri System confirmed Wednesday that a data breach of a file transfer system compromised information about employees, students and retirees.
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The students are back.
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Students at the University of Missouri are moving in this week, leading to temporary changes in roadways
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One of the University of Missouri fraternity members accused in the Danny Santulli hazing case was sentenced Thursday at the Boone County Courthouse. Alec Bradley Wetzler, 21, of St. Louis, pleaded guilty in April to supplying liquor to a minor and buying liquor as a minor, both misdemeanors. Wetzler was sentenced on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri has decided to shutter its printing services operation within a year. A couple of dozen workers will lose jobs, a university spokesperson said, most of them full-time. “We do want to make it as easy as we can to ensure that they find either another job, that they
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The University of Missouri simulated what would happen in an emergency at the campus nuclear reactor in a drill Monday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri Research Reactor has begun production of two radioisotopes, according to a press release from the university. Iron-59 (Fe-59) and manganese-54 (Mn-54) radioisotopes are being produced for the Department of Energy’s Isotope Program, which meant to bolster under-produced or non-available isotopes for researchers in the United States, the release states. These
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