TODAY: Tuesday is another quiet and warm day. Temperatures should land a few degrees warmer than Monday. Highs are expected in the upper 70s under mostly sunny skies. Winds are expected from the southwest around 10-15 mph. TONIGHT: Quiet conditions remain, with an increase in clouds overnight. This, along with continued south winds, should keep
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The National Weather Service in St. Louis has confirmed a sixth tornado touched down in Mid-Missouri following severe weather on Friday night. The EF-0 tornado touched down at around 8:08 p.m. near Marion in Cole County, and continued along a more than 23 mile track through southern Boone and Callaway counties. The tornado had maximum
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It’s been one year since a tornado destroyed Columbia’s recycling facility and city officials told ABC 17 News the city is spending more money to transport recyclables than what it makes in return. Recovery Supervisor Tom Elliot with the city’s Solid Waste Division said the revenue impact is due to profit sharing
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou softball coach Larissa Anderson summed up the 2026 season perfectly, in her opening statement to local media on Monday morning. “Up and down,” she said. That comes after the Tigers’ dropped another series to a ranked Southeastern Conference foe, over the weekend. No. 25 South Carolina took two out of three
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and comfortable with lows in the lower 50s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and mild with gusty winds. Highs in the upper 70s. EXTENDED: Beautiful weather looks to stick around the next few days as high pressure persists across the region. Lows tonight will not be as cold as we remain in the lower
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Mid-Missouri endured several tornado touchdowns late last week as severe storms rolled through on Friday, and the National Weather Service says they may not be done counting. As of Monday afternoon, six tornadoes have been confirmed from Friday’s storms: two in Benton County, three in Morgan County, and one that touched down in southern Boone
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The leader of a “cult-like” Amish community who was charged with felonies last month is now charged with manslaughter in the 2025 death of an infant. Sam Shetler, 42, of Boonville, is now charged in Cooper County with three counts of trafficking for forced labor, a count of first-degree sodomy, first-degree sex
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The state presented its opening statement and two witnesses during Day 1 of the jury trial for a woman charged in a Holts Summit murder case. Heather Smith, 38, is facing charges of second-degree murder, child endangerment, armed criminal action and three counts of unlawful use of a weapon after she is
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Smoke was rising just past the empty playground at Warsaw North Elementary School on Monday afternoon.
While Warsaw R-IX students and staff had the day off after the district closed Monday for storm damage clean up, city crews were hard at work burning downed trees and snapped limbs after severe storms.
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THIS AFTERNOON: Sunny and comfortable, with highs in the 70s and a light breeze from the south. TONIGHT: Temperatures fall quickly under clear skies overnight, with lows in the lower 50s. EXTENDED: Mild weather will continue through Tuesday and Wednesday, closer to 80 degrees at times, but storm chances return later in the week. A
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TODAY: Monday is sunny and mild, with highs forecast near 70. Winds are variable, around 5-10 mph, becoming southerly by the afternoon. TONIGHT: Temperatures fall into the 60s through the dinner hour, and into the 50s overnight. Lows Tuesday morning are near 50 under clear skies. EXTENDED: Tuesday is a warmer day as temperatures reach
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates made three transfer portal additions over the course of four days, which led to his 2026 class being ranked No. 1 in the nation by 247Sports. On Sunday, Eli Hoff, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Mizzou Athletics beat writer, joined ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones for
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Toronto, Canada (KMIZ) When Columbia native Spencer Miles made the Toronto Blue Jays’ Opening Day roster for the 2026 season, he defied the odds. The Mizzou and Rock Bridge alum not only became the first former Bruin player to make it to the big leagues, but also did it after pitching just 14.0 innings of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team will play the final stretch of the regular-season with little room for error, after falling to No. 25 South Carolina, 4-0, in Sunday’s series rubber match. With the loss, head coach Larissa Anderson and her team moved to 24-24 on the season and 7-11 in Southeastern Conference play.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on Grace Ybarra, who a sports anchor and reporter for KMOV in St. Louis, in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation is scheduled to shut down the U.S. 63 northbound on and off ramps at Grindstone Parkway in Columbia on Monday, according to a MoDOT press release. The closure is expected to last until the end of June while crews work to build the on and off ramps
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and cool with lows in the low 40s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and pleasant with highs in the low 70s. EXTENDED: After a gorgeous Sunday, we can expect a comfortable start to the week with temperatures warming gradually each day as high pressure builds in, shifting winds to the south. We’ll warm to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) State and local governments will be given one more year to update their websites and apps to match requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act following an extension by the Department of Justice. The Department of Justice announced the initial order on April 24, 2024. Local governments with a total population of
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TODAY: I’m tracking a cooler start to the day with temperatures in the mid to upper 30s, leading to isolated areas of frost. By the afternoon, continued sunshine paired with westerly winds at 5-10 mph will help temperatures warm into the upper 60s. TONIGHT: I’m tracking a mostly clear evening as winds briefly shift into
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team sent the series against No. 25 South Carolina to a rubber match, with a 5-0 win over the Gamecocks on Saturday night. The victory came on the back of a stellar performance from starting pitcher Marissa McCann in the circle. The junior tossed her fourth complete-game shutout of
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