TODAY: Friday is mostly sunny and mild, with high temperatures in the mid-80s. Winds are light from the south. TONIGHT: With a cooler-than-average high temperature, we’ll cool to the 70s shortly after sunset. At this time, clouds will be increasing for some as decaying thunderstorms move into areas near Highway 65. This will be part
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia lawmaker is warning that Missouri’s schools could face an increasingly difficult financial future, arguing that new revenue from legalized sports betting is not providing the boost to education voters were promised. The state’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education says the sports wagering money is being used to fund existing
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Tigers suffered their first loss of the season to in-state rival Saint Louis, 1-0. Mizzou ushered in the 2026-27 athletic season at the newly renovated Walton Stadium. Head coach Stefanie Golan’s team started the season with a win and a tie through their opening two contests. As they return home, more
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) City of Columbia had its monthly ‘Let’s Talk Local’ this Thursday, and it was an interested parties meeting where residents pushed back against the idea of the proposed transmission lines project. Roughly 25 people were at the meeting, City Councilwomen Betsy Peters (Ward 6) and Christina Hartmann (Ward 5) attended the meeting
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office has announced that it will discontinue the use of Flock automated license plate reader cameras. In a statement on Facebook, posted by the sheriff’s office Thursday morning, Sheriff Stacy Ball said that he took an oath to support and defend the Constitution, and that his responsibility is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Data from the 2024-25 school year will be used to give school districts a “first look” at a new A-F grading system for districts this fall. The Missouri State Board of Education reviewed an updated proposal Tuesday that would assign A-F grades to public schools and school districts. The board also learned
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A new Missouri law allowing higher speed limits on certain rural highways is set to take effect Aug. 28, but drivers will not see immediate changes. Gov. Mike Kehoe signed Senate Bill 1408 in July, giving the Missouri Department of Transportation the authority to raise speed limits from 70 to 75
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear with patchy dense fog possible overnight. Lows in the mid-60s. TOMORROW: Morning fog followed by more sunshine and highs in the mid-upper 80s. Scattered storms possible west of Highway 63 by evening. EXTENDED: Another night of clear skies and light winds with temperatures falling to near the dew point could allow patchy
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Corn growers are in a good mood at this year’s Missouri State Fair following a wet and warm summer. Bradley Schad, CEO of the Missouri Corn Growers Association, says 2026 is shaping up to be one of the strongest growing seasons the state has seen in years. “One thing stays constant, and that’s change in
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MACKS CREEK, Mo. (KMIZ) Emergency responders across Camden County are staging resources as thousands of attendees arrived for the annual Gathering of the Juggalos festival on Wednesday. The four-day event, hosted by the rap group Insane Clown Posse, runs through Saturday at Mother Nature’s Riverfront Retreat. Officials expect total attendance to reach 10,000 people throughout
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SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sen. Eric Schmitt was one of many politicians on hand Thursday morning for the Governor’s Ham Breakfast at the Missouri State Fair. Schmitt took questions from ABC 17 News on multiple topics before the event.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Camden County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday that deputies have seized hundreds of pounds of drugs from people associated with the Gathering of the Juggalos festival at Macks Creek. The busts were made in partnership with the Mid-Missouri Drug Task Force, the sheriff’s office said in a news release. The release, signed
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THIS AFTERNOON: Mostly sunny and mild, with highs in the low 80s and a light northerly breeze. TONIGHT: Clear skies, with cool temperatures settling in the mid-60s. Some fog is possible near bodies of water such as rivers and lakes. EXTENDED: The week will end on a warm note, with highs climbing to the upper
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SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe delivered a speech and held a news conference after the annual Governor’s Ham Breakfast at the Missouri State Fair.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Fair will host the annual Governor’s Ham Breakfast Thursday morning, with multiple politicians from across the state expected to attend ahead of the midterm elections. The breakfast will be in the NUCOR Director’s Pavilion at 8 a.m. at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia. Governor Mike Kehoe, Lt. Governor
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TODAY: Is a comfortable and dry day, with temperatures well below normal for late August. After the rain last night, temperatures and dew points are both in the 60s and 70s, with clear skies amid calm winds. This has created some fog that will be patchy but dense to start the day. This fog will
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) With Jefferson City facing a budget shortfall, city officials have told departments to prepare to make changes to their proposals if a proposed public safety sales tax fails at the ballot box in November. Mayor Ron Fitzwater presented his proposed fiscal year 2027 budget to the City Council on Wednesday, outlining
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Centralia is looking to extend its trend of success with an eighth straight winning season. The Panthers have been hard at work this offseason, impressing even their own head coach Tyler Forsee with how good they look. The team has come in ready to work, and is ahead of schedule for where
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri residents could face up to seven years in prison and a $10,000 fine due to a new school bus safety law. Missouri’s new school bus safety law — SB 1421 — takes effect Aug. 28 and significantly increases fines and license penalties for drivers who illegally pass stopped school buses with
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) A box truck that was hauling items for the U.S. Postal Service crashed near Ashland on Wednesday after the driver suffered a medical emergency, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The truck went off the Route H on-ramp from Highway 63, between Ashland and Columbia Regional Airport. The medical emergency, which
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