COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Mizzou baseball players had their big league dreams turned into reality. The first day of the MLB draft saw right-handed pitcher Josh McDevitt and Kam Durnin both make it to the pros in the fourth round. McDevitt was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks with the 116th pick, and Durnin went just
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TONIGHT: After yesterday’s storms, tonight looks to be calm and quiet. Skies will remain mostly clear, with temperatures dropping to the mid 60s overnight. TOMORROW: Tomorrow brings another great day with mostly sunny skies and temperatures in the mid 80s. A light breeze will keep things comfortable throughout the afternoon. EXTENDED: Several dry, calm days
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Despite being the smallest metropolitan city selected to host games in the 2026 World Cup, Kansas City managed to catch the eyes of the world. On Saturday, Kansas City Stadium is set to host its sixth and final World Cup match, as Argentina and Switzerland will take the pitch in quarterfinal
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Parts of Mid-Missouri saw another round of rain Saturday morning following severe storms and damaging winds the night before. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather team is tracking a wet Saturday morning before the rain clears up for the rest of the week. An ABC 17 News reporter saw some water-covered roadways in
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TODAY: I’m tracking fog and lingering showers throughout the morning hours before Mid-Missouri gradually dries up near lunchtime. Temperatures walking out the door will begin in the low 70s, warming into the low 80s by the afternoon hours as sunshine begins to return. Winds will be out of the north at 5-10 mph, gusting up
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Strong storms moved through the area on Thursday evening, producing scattered high winds, hail, and a few brief rotations. Flooding remains a concern south of I-70 as storms have continued this morning. Some storms are strong-to-severe this morning. A Flash Flood Warning is in place for Phelps and Maries counties through 9 a.m., where over
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) When the 2026 MLB Draft gets going on Saturday afternoon, one of Columbia’s brightest stars will hope to be one of the 615 names that gets called over the course of two days. The Mid-Missouri baseball scene has grown accustomed to seeing pitcher Tyler Putnam light up opposing batters for Battle High
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A strong storm knocked out power to thousands of customers across mid-Missouri as it rolled through Friday evening. As of 7:30 a.m. Saturday, the Columbia Water and Light outage map reported 26 customers without power; down from 124 reported at 10:45 p.m. on Friday. Columbia Water and Light officials had told ABC
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ROLLA, Mo. (KMIZ) The National Weather Service Office in Springfield confirmed on Friday afternoon that an EF-0 tornado traveled through Rolla for about a minute on Thursday night. The maximum width of the tornado was 200 yards and it traveled more than a half mile from 10:02-03 p.m., the NWS shared on social media. Winds
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ROCKY MOUNT, Mo. (KMIZ) A severe morning storm caused tree damage and a widespread power outage across Morgan County on July 10, and residents spent much of the day preparing for possible storms later at night. In an email to ABC 17 News, Co-Mo Electric Cooperative representative Patrick Wood said at one point nearly 3,000
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TONIGHT: Another round of storms is expected this evening, with the main threats being damaging winds and flooding. As of 2:30 pm, storms are already beginning to fire off in northwestern Missouri, and are looking to track eastward into the northern portion of the viewing area by 4-5 pm tonight. Central Missouri looks to be
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JEFFESRON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Police Department required the help of a Missouri State Highway Patrol diving team on Friday after it encountered a “suspicious object” in Binder Lake. Officers were called at 9:42 a.m. Friday to the 300 block of Binder Lake Road for a report of a “suspicious incident,” according to
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Last night, a line of training thunderstorms set up just along and south of I-44, and with it came extreme rainfall rates. Each storm cluster had a rainfall rate of 1-2 inches or more in one hour, driving up rain totals and triggering flash flood warnings in portions of Central Missouri. In about 12 hours,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The 51st edition of the Columbia City Championships are right around the corner. On August 1 and 2, the best golfers in the area will be competing for the title of Columbia’s best. The tournament consists of 36 holes at two different private clubs in the area. In recent years, the tournament
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TODAY: I’m tracking the last of the morning showers and storms moving out of the area, leading to a brief period of dry conditions. As temperatures warm into the mid to upper 80s this afternoon, more potential storms are possible, some of which could be severe, which is why an ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert
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TODAY: Friday is another ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day, as afternoon storms pose another risk for damaging winds. Temperatures will be a little warmer than Thursday in the absence of widespread morning rainfall. Some showers and thunderstorms appear possible this morning, but coverage will be less than on Thursday. Temperatures will depend on rain coverage,
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COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County family is asking a judge to stop the county from euthanizing its pit bull, arguing the dog does not meet Missouri’s definition of a dangerous dog and that previous biting incidents occurred only when law enforcement officers entered the family’s property without advance notice. Keith Nilges filed the lawsuit
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe on Thursday signed an online age verification rule into a state law. House Bill 1839 was made official Thursday and now requires age verification for websites that have more than one-third of its content containing sexual material, including social media. The sites would have to use a third-party for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia held the first of six public forums Thursday night to explain how police and fire leaders would use a proposed 1% public safety sales tax that will appear on the city’s August ballot. Leaders from both departments plan to visit each city ward throughout the month to answer
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TONIGHT: An ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day is in effect until midnight for strong to severe storms. Storms will weaken after sunset, but heavy rain continues in southern Missouri, with a Flood Watch in effect for Pulaski, Phelps, Miller, and Maries counties. Over 1 to 2 inches of rain is possible in these areas.
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