A Weather Alert Day is in effect through early tomorrow morning as storms with very heavy rain and damaging winds work east through Mid-Missouri. Reports of wind damage have already started to pour in, with power outages across western and southwest Missouri. The Tornado Watch has been pared back to include the St. Louis area
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Ever since former Mizzou football coach Gary Pinkel retired from coaching in 2015, he’s made it his life’s work to help other people. On Monday, Pinkel hosted his seventh-annual Par 3 Golf Tournament at the Old Hawthorne. Year-after-year the event is one of his foundation’s most successful fundraisers. While it does raise
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The demolition of Columbia’s recycling facility started on Sunday. A press release from the city says the facility should be fully demolished by the end of June. The building was destroyed by an EF-1 tornado on April 20. The damage resulted in the city temporarily suspending regular curbside recycling pickup, as well
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TONIGHT: Widespread strong to severe storms that could produce large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes along with heavy rain. Isolated flash flooding possible with 2-3″+ rainfall expected. Lows in the lower 60s. TOMORROW: Storms exiting early, breezy and mostly cloudy with highs in the low to mid-70s. EXTENDED: Strong storms continue to develop ahead of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Road rage led to a deadly shooting at the McDonald’s on Nifong Boulevard in south Columbia on Sunday afternoon, Office of Violence Prevention administrator D’Markus Thomas-Brown said Monday. “It was two individuals, not interpersonal, traffic signal parking lot discussion, an altercation, and then followed across the street at McDonald’s to the individual getting shot and killed, and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe’s office requested a federal emergency declaration Monday after storms ripped through Missouri last week, killing seven people. Five people died in St. Louis and two in southeast Missouri’s Scott County when tornadoes hit Friday. Experts who surveyed the area say the St. Louis twister showed damage consistent with an
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TODAY: Monday is an ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day, as a chance for all types of severe weather will come from a system that peaks storm chances Monday evening. We will start with showers and likely non-severe thunderstorms before rain exits to the north and east. We expect a general lull through midday. How long
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones caught up with former Mizzou men’s basketball star Laurence Bowers in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their conversation in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team lost two of the biggest names on the roster, on Sunday afternoon. Just hours after news of pitcher Taylor Pannell entering the portal came out, ABC 17 Sports confirmed with a team spokesperson that infielder Madison Walker is throwing her name into the transfer portal, as well. This
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One of the most recognizable names on Mizzou softball’s pitching staff has entered the transfer portal, following the 2025 season. On Sunday, Lee’s Summit native Taylor Pannell confirmed with ABC 17 Sports that she made the decision to throw her name into the portal, after spending three seasons in Columbia. She ends
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Task Force One returned to Columbia on Sunday afternoon following a two-day deployment to north St. Louis Friday in response to deadly storms. The 88-member emergency response team was sent to assist with recovery efforts after severe weather caused widespread damage across parts of the city. Team members were stationed in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 32-year-old man has died after he was shot near the McDonald’s on Nifong Blvd. in south Columbia Sunday afternoon. The Columbia Police Department announced that Derek Gonzalez, 32, of Columbia, died at a local hospital after he was shot on Sunday in the 500 block of East Nifong Blvd. Police said
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TONIGHT: Storms move in after sunset and will bring the threat of quarter size hail, strong winds, and heavy rain up to 1″. Lows in the mid-60s. TOMORROW: Morning storms exiting with highs near 80. A few isolated severe storms becoming more widespread in the evening. Large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes possible from late
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It will be harder to know the cost of the most extreme weather disasters, as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced it will stop monitoring billion-dollar disasters in the United States. A message atop the website for Billion Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters reads, “In alignment with evolving priorities, statutory mandates, and staffing changes,
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More than 30 items are on the agenda for Monday’s Columbia City Council meeting, ranging from million-dollar infrastructure projects to DEI initiatives.
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Columbia Fire Department crews were busy Sunday morning extinguishing a house fire in an under-construction home.
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TODAY: Partly sunny and warm with highs near 80 degrees. Storms roll in by sunset, and some could be severe, producing heavy rain, large hail, and strong winds into the overnight. TOMORROW: As a warm front lifts through Mid-MO early Monday, a complex of storms will track near and along the front in the early
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Saturday marked the second day of commencement ceremonies on the University of Missouri’s campus, celebrating the accomplishments of students in multiple fields. Roughly 6,000 students are expected to graduate from the university this weekend. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the national unemployment rate held steady at 4.2% in April. While
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With the Mizzou baseball team’s third-straight loss to Mississippi State, on Saturday, the Tigers finished the 2025 regular-season with the worst record in modern Southeastern Conference history since the league shifted to a 30-game slate in 1996. MU lost to MSU in run-rule fashion, 12-1 in seven innings, on senior day at
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TONIGHT: Partly cloudy with storms south of I-70 overnight. Lows in the mid-50s. TOMORROW: Partly sunny with storms moving in after sunset. Highs in the upper 70s to near 80. Some storms could be strong to severe with heavy rain, large hail, and strong winds. EXTENDED: An active pattern sets up over the next several
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