COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) People around Columbia celebrated Juneteenth on Friday. Juneteenth is a federal holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. Volunteers helped Powerhouse Community Development put on its third annual event on Friday at Cosmo Park. A community luncheon and another event were held at Douglass Park the same day.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri officials say they are investigating multiple cases involving alleged fake nursing credentials as authorities warn the issue is becoming more common nationwide. A spokesperson for the Missouri Attorney General’s Office told ABC 17 News the agency is currently investigating another nursing credentials case in addition to the one filed this week
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COLUMBIA MO. (KMIZ) Gas prices across the state have fallen again this week, just two weeks before Independence Day. According to AAA, the state average for a tank of gas sits at $3.65. That’s down 11 cents from last week but still up 83 cents compared to last year at the same time. The current
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman was flown to a hospital, and another person was found dead when Osage County deputies and state troopers responded to a shooting Friday morning. A release posted on the Osage County Sheriff’s Office’s Facebook page says deputies and troopers were sent to a home on County Road 623 on a
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TONIGHT: Increasing clouds, with spotty showers possible along and north of I-70. Lows in the lower 60s. TOMORROW: Isolated showers before midmorning, then mostly sunny and hot, with highs in the mid-80s. EXTENDED: Get outside on Saturday, as widespread showers and storms return early Father’s Day morning, with another round of storms developing in the
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TODAY: The afternoon continues to look beautiful with a high temperature right in the low to mid 80s. Some scattered high clouds will leave plenty of sunshine for the day. A slight chance for a few raindrops does exist tonight, though most will stay dry. TOMORROW: The early morning looks to bring some thunderstorms, mostly
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In the year 2026, the United States of America celebrates its 250th anniversary of freedom and independence. However, on July 4, 1776, not everyone in this country was free. It was another 82 years before the South was ordered to free all slaves when President Abram Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation at
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TODAY: I’m tracking fog developing before sunrise this morning as temperatures begin in the upper 50s and winds are light, blowing out of the northwest. This will quickly become less of a factor in the forecast as sunshine persists throughout the afternoon hours and temperatures jump back up into the low 80s. TONIGHT: I’m tracking
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Downtown Fulton businesses remain closed and a block of Nichols Street is expected to stay shut down through the weekend after part of a historic building collapsed Wednesday morning, exposing a second-floor apartment and forcing evacuations. No injuries were reported in the collapse, but businesses remain displaced and the residents who lived
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CENTRALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Following a fatal crash Wednesday night in Centralia, a local minister is sharing his memories of 17-year-old Hunter Hull, alongside a message from the boy’s family. The Rev. Justin Danielson is the minister at Parkview Christian Church, where the Hull family are members. Danielson said his family had just finished a family
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TONIGHT: Partly cloudy to mostly clear with patchy fog developing by daybreak. Lows in the upper 50s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and mild with highs in the lower 80s. EXTENDED: We’ll start out with some patchy fog overnight with light winds and clearing skies as lows drop to near the dew point. Tomorrow looks excellent with
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ROLLA, Mo. (KMIZ) State leaders, industry experts, researchers and business stakeholders gathered in Rolla on Thursday to discuss the future of artificial intelligence and data center development in Missouri. Gov. Mike Kehoe hosted the conference at Missouri S&T’s new Proto-Plex building, bringing together leaders from across the state to explore how Missouri can position itself
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe said Thursday afternoon that she was OK after her car was in a crash involving a city bus. The crash shut down College Avenue at University Avenue at about 4 p.m. Thursday, according to an alert sent by Boone County emergency dispatchers. It wasn’t clear whether anyone on
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The Plains states that you may typically associate with “Tornado Alley” are nowhere near the top of the list of twisters for 2026 so far. Instead, tornado numbers are quickly climbing in states in the Midwest and Deep South, including Missouri. So far this year, the Show-Me state has logged 76 twisters, putting it among
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ROLLA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe spoke Thursday at a conference on AI and data centers on the campus of Missouri S&T in Rolla.
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THIS AFTERNOON: Scattered showers south of I-70, with mild temperatures in the low 70s. Rain totals will be below a quarter of an inch. TONIGHT: Rain ends by sunset, and clouds clear quickly overnight. Lows fall to the upper 50s, with patchy fog possible. EXTENDED: Sunshine is expected on Friday along with warmer temperatures in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men received probation in a deadly shooting case Thursday after pleading guilty to reduced charges. Tavion Johnson, 21, and Daevion McCray, 22, were originally charged with felony murder in the 2024 shooting death of Orrion Moody, 28. They each pleaded guilty in April to two counts of second-degree assault and a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 17-year-old Centralia High School student and basketball player is dead after a crash in Boone County on Wednesday at 9:45 p.m. A Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report said the 17-year-old failed to stop at a stop sign on Highway 124 at Gano Chance Road. The Centralia Panthers basketball team posted
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men who pleaded guilty to lesser charges in connection with a deadly 2024 shooting in Columbia are set to be sentenced Thursday. Daevion McCray and Tavion Johnson will be in the Boone County Courthouse at 8:30 a.m. for sentencing before Judge Devine. In April, both pleaded guilty to two counts of
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TODAY: I’m tracking a mild start to the day with temperatures in the mid to upper 60s. A wave of light, scattered showers is expected to move in from the north today, taking over regions north of I-70 during the morning hours, passing through Columbia and Jefferson City closer to the lunch/early afternoon hours. Temperatures
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