TODAY: Thursday will have plenty of dry time, but you’ll want to watch radar; especially this afternoon. Spotty rain chances this morning will dry up around midday, before isolated to scattered showers and weak storms bubble up again this afternoon. Temperatures may just reach 70 this afternoon. Winds are sustained around 5-10 mph from the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Senate is discussing a bill that would make the Show Me State an open-enrollment state. On Wednesday, the Senate took up House Bill 711 for a third reading and final passage. The legislation would allow K-12 public schools to decide whether to accept students from neighboring districts. House Bill
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) It’s been three years since the hospital in Mexico closed its doors, leaving Audrain County communities in limbo for immediate emergency care. “Having no hospital and no emergency room, it’s been devastating to this community, devastating to my practice,” said surgeon Dr. Joseph Corrado. “Before it was easy, you know, we had
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An emotional weekend at the Mizzou Softball Stadium is on deck, as head coach Larissa Anderson and company prepare to honor a group of five seniors: third baseman/shortstop Kara Daly, catcher Julia Crenshaw, designated player Taylor Ebbs, outfielder Mya Dodge and pitcher Jayci Kruse. Coach Anderson said she can’t say enough about
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri Senate committee has approved putting a ballot measure before voters that would overturn Amendment 3. House Joint Resolution 73 has already been approved by the full House. Voters approved Amendment 3, which established reproductive health care — including abortion — as a constitutional right in last November’s election. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Callaway County woman accused of shooting and killing a woman at an apartment complex earlier this month is out on bond. Heather M. Smith, 37, was charged with second-degree murder, child endangerment, armed criminal action and three counts of unlawful use of a weapon. Her bond was lowered to $150,000 on Monday
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with isolated storms early, becoming more widespread again tonight. Lows in the upper 50s to around 60. TOMORROW: Scattered showers and storms with highs in the lower 70s. EXTENDED: I’m tracking a few spotty storms trying to develop this afternoon across eastern and southeast Missouri, and a complex of storms in southwest
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Ticks thrive in Missouri due to its mild weather, low humidity, and dense forests, and can be affected by drought, cold weather, and rainy days.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Scott County Prosecutor’s Office has been named the special prosecutor in a pair of cases involving a Columbia restaurant owner. Crystal Umfress is charged with felonies in two cases in southeast Missouri. In one case, she’s charged with second-degree arson. In another, she was charged with two counts of filing false
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No one was displaced from their apartment, and no one was injured when a fire broke out inside a unit of Oak Tower on Tuesday night. Columbia Fire Department units responded to the 700 block of North Garth Avenue at about 9:30 p.m. Crews arrived within two minutes to find a small
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TODAY: Afternoon highs climb into the lower 70s a warm front drifts through the region from the south. Scattered showers and storms begin close to 3 pm with more widespread chances lasting through the evening hours. Moderate downpours and gusty winds remain the primary threats. TONIGHT: Overnight, we’ll trend drier as storms push east. Skies
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TODAY: Wednesday is another wet day, with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Rain will spread across the region through the early morning, with showers and a few storms both present. These will exit to the northeast through late morning and early afternoon, leaving us drier through midday. Then, another round works in south of a warm
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou women’s basketball coach Kellie Harper is not slowing down, when it comes to building her first roster in Columbia. On Tuesday night, she officially made her fifth addition from the transfer portal since being hired in mid-March. Former Purdue guard Jayla Smith announced that she will be the newest member of
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou women’s basketball great and former Hickman girls basketball coach Morgan Eye Scott is officially making the jump head coaching at the collegiate level. On Tuesday, William Woods University announced that Scott will take the reins of the women’s basketball program. The move comes after former head coach Terry Nash resigned from
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou nation already knew that Tiger guard Tamar Bates would not be back for another season in the black and gold, after he used up his final year of eligibility in the 2024-25 campaign. But, on Tuesday night, the Kansas City native made it official: he is declaring for the 2025 NBA
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Tuesday, April 29, 2025. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BASEBALL BATTLE (2) ROCK BRIDGE (3) FINAL BATTLE (0) ROCK BRIDGE (7) FINAL JEFFERSON CITY (3) HICKMAN (0) FINAL CAPITAL CITY (0) HELIAS (1) FINAL CAMDENTON (4) SMITH-COTTON (5) FINAL CAMDENTON
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Supporters of a voter-passed proposition rejoiced after a court’s decision on Tuesday. The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld Proposition A, which raised the state’s minimum wage and requires employers to offer paid sick leave, rejecting arguments from business groups that the ballot measure was misleading and unconstitutional. The court’s majority ruled
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a voter-approved law that increases the minimum wage and requires employers to provide paid leave. Chief Justice Mary Russell wrote the majority opinion, joined by five of the court’s seven judges. The remaining judge wrote in a separate opinion that the court does not have
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Lines are forming outside at least one Columbia license office as people rush to get a new Real ID ahead of a pending deadline. Columbia’s license office on Vandiver had a line out the door Tuesday morning. An employee told ABC 17 News that it takes 5 to 10 minutes to process
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Final exams are just a few weeks away, and the end of the semester can be a stressful time for students. Between final exams, final project deadlines, final grades, and for some graduation, students may experience a deterioration of their mental health.
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