TODAY: Heat remains hazardous for much of the area, especially along and south of I-70, where a triple-digit feels-like is possible. Clouds and rain chances further north will shave off a few degrees, but the afternoon is overwhelmingly dry, hot, and humid. TONIGHT: Isolated to scattered storms will develop around the dinner hour and into
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The story has been corrected to remove a reference that said landlords are invited. They are not. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Tenants Union is inviting renters and homeowners to its meeting at the Armory in downtown Columbia from 2-3:30 p.m. Saturday. The union will discuss tenant rights, landlord issues and brainstorm changes. Attendees are
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TODAY: Friday brings greater rain chances which will keep us cooler than days past, especially in the north. Early Friday morning, we have rain on radar that has brought flash flood warnings to our northern counties. We’ll have a flood threat until rain winds down in the late morning hours. Temperatures are likely to be
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KMIZ) When you look at the Kansas City Chiefs’ offense, names like Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Xavier Worthy, Rashee Rice and a few others tend to jump off the page. However, KC fans may want to take a look at what head coach Andy Reid has in the backfield in 2025. The
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Back-to-school shopping is starting earlier than usual this year, as families scramble to buy supplies before new tariffs take effect next month. For many shoppers, it’s all about beating the clock. With tariffs set to impact the cost of imported school essentials starting Aug. 1, parents and grandparents are hitting stores
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police and deputies have arrested a suspect after a man drove himself from Howard County to Boonville. Boonville police found the victim sitting in a car bleeding with a gunshot wound and Main Street, according to a news release. The shooting happened in Howard County, the release says. Boonville police and Cooper
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The sister of a woman who found dead in a vehicle in Boone County over the weekend is sharing her sister’s story. The body of Misty Guzman-Castro, 43, was found Saturday evening in the 2400 block of North Lake Of the Woods Road. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a social
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Missouri State Highway Patrol confirmed one person died after a crash on eastbound Interstate 70 in Columbia Thursday morning.
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TONIGHT: Overnight scattered showers and storms remain across northwestern portions of Mid-Missouri as a cold front sets up. Most of these showers and storms remain along and north of I-70. An areal flood watch remains across portions of northern Missouri as high rainfall totals remain possible. Some isolated storms could bring some gusty winds. Lows
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Rock Bridge High School football team is switching up its practice routine for the summer heat. Matt Perkins, Rock Bridge football’s head coach, said the team’s practice schedule during the school year is usually two hours after school, starting around 4:15 or 4:30 p.m. However, with Mother Nature turning up the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The cause of a fire that severely damaged a well-known bar in downtown Columbia earlier this month is still under investigation, according to a report from the Columbia Fire Department. McNally’s Irish Pub on Sixth Street caught fire on July 1. The fire started in the main room of the bar, according
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Maybe you can’t always feel the sun’s rays, but your skin will definitely react to them. Depending on the UV index, it could take only a handful of minutes to burn. According to the EPA, the UV Index was designed to help people take daily precautions based on how intense the sun’s radiation is at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A grant that had been canceled twice has once again been given the greenlight. A Thursday press release on the website for the Business Loop 70 area says that a $2 million grant to study a portion of the street has been reapproved. The grant – which was approved for use by
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TODAY: Today we’re still under that Weather Alert Day criteria, as some areas could see heat index values reaching 105 or above. We’ll be partly cloudy with an increase in rain chances by this afternoon. TONIGHT: Most precipitation looks to stick up to our northwest, but we could see a few straggling showers dip into
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TODAY: Thursday is another ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day as heat indices once again near 105 this afternoon. Increasing clouds through the day may limit that threat in the west and northwest. Spotty showers can’t be totally ruled out in the northwest this morning, but most will stay dry today until more scattered showers and
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KMIZ) Although some of the biggest names of the Kansas City Chiefs defense are set to return for the 2025 season, it’s hard not to feel like defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo’s group has a bit of a new look. Quite a few players will be stepping into new leadership roles in the
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KMIZ) The Chiefs have wrapped up their second straight day of training camp. Kansas City held its first public practice of the year at Missouri Western State University on Wednesday morning, inviting the entirety of Chiefs Kingdom to get their first glimpse at the team. “It’s electric. It’s fun,” Stephanie Ervin said.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A new Missouri law will require drivers to pay the motor vehicle sales tax directly at the car dealership when purchasing a vehicle in a bid to reduce the number of expired temporary tags on the road. It will require drivers to pay their motor vehicle sales tax directly at the dealership
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Extreme heat has been no stranger to Mid-Missouri. Wednesday marked the fifth day in a row of an ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day for brutal heat. A Weather Alert Day continues into Thursday, as the heat index will surge up to 105 degrees. The heat can not only cause headaches for the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) For the first time in more than 15 years, the Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services will not be offering flu shots in local schools during the fall semester. The free flu vaccines were previously offered by the Health Department each fall for students in preschool through 12th grade. The change
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