TODAY: Thursday is mostly sunny and dry. Isolated storms are possible south of I-70 from Jefferson City to Rolla, and possibly the Lake of the Ozarks this afternoon, but no severe weather is expected. Highs are forecast in the low-80s. TONIGHT: Temperatures fall into the 70s around sunset, and to near 60 by sunrise. EXTENDED:
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COLUMBIA, Mo. Officials in Clinton reported damage to several buildings Wednesday night after storms moved through the area. Henry County Sheriff Aaron Brown told ABC 17 News that a tornado appeared to have touched down in Clinton near Calvird Drive between 2nd Street and Highway 13. Henry County is located in the western part of the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Family Access Center of Excellence has been tasked with cutting its budget by $1.6 million ahead of the 2027-28 school year. The FACE program works with students in schools across the county to help students who need additional social, emotional or behavioral support, according to its website. The program is funded
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TONIGHT: Storms becoming widespread with heavy rain, strong winds, and hail possible. Severe threat lowers after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s to around 60. TOMORROW: Becoming mostly sunny with highs in the lower 80s. EXTENDED: Scattered severe storms have developed across far eastern Kansas and western Missouri, eventually forming into a line that tracks
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THIS AFTERNOON: An ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day is in effect for possible severe storms this afternoon and evening. Storms may first develop in the midafternoon from 2 to 4 p.m. and move west to east, producing damaging winds, large hail, and a possible tornado. Another line of severe storms will develop around the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Housing Authority, a non-profit that offers low-cost housing, celebrated a ribbon cutting Wednesday marking 70 years of services. But demand for its services continues to outpace available housing. CHA serves over 2,000 households and nearly 4,000 people in Boone County and Columbia, according to the organization. Its work includes providing
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: A misspelled name has been corrected. Smoke in the Missouri Psychiatric Center that is connected to University Hospital caused a large Columbia Fire Department response Wednesday, but no evacuation was needed, according to a CFD official. CFD Assistant Chief Lester Shewmake said an HVAC system handler started smoking and spread
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TODAY: Wednesday is an ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert day. For the latest on a chance for severe storms, read our online blog. Storms are likely today, alongside south winds and partly to mostly cloudy skies. Winds are from the south southwest around 10-20 mph sustained, and may gust to 30 mph, not including potential thunderstorm
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As the midnight deadline to file 2025 taxes approaches, extension options are available. Filers can request an extension to file their taxes until Oct. 15 by going to the IRS website and finding the IRS Free File Guide. Filers can submit this request electronically and at no cost. If people still owe
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Tuesday, April 14, 2026. You can watch the highlights in the video player above, as well as below. HS BASEBALL Helias Catholic (4) Rock Bridge (8) FINAL Smith-Cotton (12) Hickman (4) FINAL Capital City (1) Camdenton (8) FINAL Blair Oaks (4) Osage (1) FINAL Warrensburg (4)
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Fallout continues after Columbia Public Schools’ decision not to renew Chief Equity Officer Carla London’s contract, a move that sparked protests and drew criticism from community leaders during Monday night’s Board of Education meeting. The Columbia NAACP says it is continuing to meet to determine if any further action will be taken
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash on North Providence road near Monday night Hickman High School that left a man seriously hurt marked the third crash in Columbia this year that involved a pedestrian. Statewide crash data shows pedestrian crashes are three times lower in Columbia than by the same point in 2025. By April 2025,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Board of Education voted 5-1 on Tuesday to approve an application for a Columbia charter school. The application was refiled by Frontier last week for a STEM charter school in Columbia. The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education recommended the board authorize the Frontier STEM school for pre-K
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TONIGHT: Warm and muggy with storms moving in late. Some storms could be severe with damaging winds and hail. Lows in the upper 60s. TOMORROW: Partly cloudy with scattered strong storms possible. Highs in the upper 70s. EXTENDED: A more organized line of storms moves in late tonight from the west, bringing the threat of
Continue ReadingLast night, storms and heavy rain may have caught you by surprise. This was all due to a couple of unexpected storms that started in Kansas after growing and taking advantage of a very favorable environment. These three storms went on to be tornado-warned throughout the evening hours of Olathe and near Pleasanton, with two
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The two men accused of robbing the Isle of Capri Casino in Boonville last month have each been indicted by a grand jury. Benjamin Michael-Dass Charles, 21, of Columbia has been charged with first-degree robbery, armed criminal action and tampering with evidence. He is being held at the Cooper County Jail on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A substitute high school teacher from the state of California has been arrested after he tried to get children from Callaway County to send him nude photographs. Matthew Bowman, 25, of Los Banos, California, was charged on Friday in Callaway County with two counts of child enticement and two counts of misrepresenting
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Hemp Trade Association held a news conference ahead of delivering handwritten letters to the governor’s office opposing hemp regulations. Watch it in the video player.
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TODAY: An ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day has been issued for the potential of strong to severe storms today. For the most detailed information, head on over to our weather alert day blog. I’m tracking mostly dry time throughout the rest of the afternoon as high temperatures reach into the mid-80s and dewpoints persist in
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TODAY: Tuesday is an ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day. For the most detailed information, head on over to our weather alert day blog. Most of Tuesday is dry and warm. Highs are forecast in the mid-80s, with dewpoints in the 60s adding a muggy feel to the air. Tuesday will again be breezy, much like
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