TONIGHT: A few storms early, with a decaying storm complex moving in by daybreak. Lows in the upper 60s to around 70. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and humid with highs in the mid-80s. Scattered storms developing along a stalled frontal boundary by late afternoon. A few storms could produce brief heavy rain and isolated strong downburst
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TODAY: We start out our work week with a fairly dry day and temperatures reaching the upper 80s. We’ll hang out to partly cloudy skies for most of the day, with low chances of storms heading into the afternoon. TONIGHT: As we head into the night, temperatures are expected to drop to the lower 70s.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation will begin nightly lane closures of U.S. 63 near Grindstone Parkway for interchange improvements. From 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. until July 14, MoDOT will be closing one lane northbound on U.S. 63 to prepare for outside lane widening. Construction on New Haven Road has been postponed
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TODAY: Monday feels like summer, with highs in the 80s, feeling like near 90 with continued summer humidity. A few storms are possible this afternoon, but most of the day is dry under partly cloudy skies. Winds are light and variable with a stationary front draped across the region. TONIGHT: Skies remain partly cloudy overnight.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on Mizzou women’s basketball star Grace Slaughter in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can find a full transcript of the interview below. You can also watch the full conversation on ABC 17 SportsZone at 10:30 on KMIZ. NATHALIE JONES: Welcome back everyone, it
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TONIGHT: Scattered storms diminishing late with mostly cloudy skies and lows falling into the upper 60s to around 70. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny, warm and humid with a few storms possible by mid-late afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. EXTENDED: Scattered storms diminish late tonight as we lose daytime heating, but tomorrow looks to be warm
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Nearly 500 Co-Mo Electric Cooperative customers are without power in Moniteau County.
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TODAY: Isolated storms are possible in the morning, with storm coverage increasing along and south of I-70 in the early afternoon. Temperatures climb to the mid-80s, and humidity pushes the heat index into the mid-90s. Storm chances decrease overnight as we lose the heat of the day. TOMORROW: Monday starts dry and sunny, but showers
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The Boone County Fire Protection District and Missouri State Highway Patrol tell ABC 17 News they have already responded to multiple calls over the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
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TONIGHT: I’m tracking scattered storms lasting into the evening, slowly falling apart through the overnight hours. Temperatures will be dropping into the low 70s by the end of the night as winds shift into the northwest at 7-10 mph with gusts up to 15 mph. TOMORROW: I’m tracking more storms redeveloping along and south of
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TODAY: Sunny in the morning, with clouds rolling in before the afternoon. Temperatures will reach the upper 80s to near 90 degrees, with the heat index climbing into the mid-90s. Scattered rain chances increase after 3 PM from west to east, and isolated showers and storms persist late overnight. TOMORROW: Sunday starts out dry for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The city of Columbia is all hands of deck for its Fourth of July festivities. The city’s multi-page plan includes protocols for situations like medical emergencies, fire and public disturbances. In the event of a major emergency Columbia Fire Department and the Columbia Police Department will take control and swiftly direct people
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The annual Salute to America festival was held Friday around the Capitol in Jefferson City and included areas set up to help attendees beat the heat. A cooling station and a reusable water bottle refill station were available, as was a Jefferson City bus with cool air and water. Cole County
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TONIGHT: I’m tracking very isolated and brief showers possible before sundown, but the majority of central Missouri will be staying dry throughout 4th of July evening. Winds will be out of the south at 7-10 mph with gusts up to 15 mph as temperatures fall into the low 70s by the end of the night.
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If you’ve been out in recent days, you might have seen some strange sights in the skies among the fireworks. Photos shared with ABC 17 News by Kathy Zumwalt in Jefferson City displayed smoke rings on back-to-back evenings on both Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. They might look a bit spooky, but this isn’t an Independence
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TODAY: Friday is warm and muggy, with a high near 90 degrees and the heat index in the mid-90s. Skies remain mostly sunny with a light southwest breeze. TONIGHT: Spot showers are possible near Hwy 65 in the late afternoon, but almost everyone will stay dry for fireworks. Temperatures fall to the upper 70s before
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) There were no injuries reported after first responders had a street blocked off in Fulton on Thursday for a house fire. Fulton fire crews responded to the scene of a house engulfed in flames in the 500 block of West 7th Street just after 7:30 p.m. According to a press release, crews
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TODAY: Friday is warm and muggy, with a high near 90. We’ll have enough humidity to feel like mid-90s. Sunny skies are forecast amid a light south wind. TONIGHT: Spot showers are possible near HWY 65 around sunset, but this is unlikely. We expect dry conditions everywhere else through the night. EXTENDED: Showers and storms
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The recently passed federal budget bill, known officially as H.R. 1 or the “One Big Beautiful Bill” is drawing criticism from Missouri health care leaders and public officials, who warn that the legislation’s deep Medicaid cuts could lead to widespread coverage losses and strain already struggling rural hospitals. The bill, now awaiting
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Renegades came close to snapping a four-game losing streak, on Thursday night, but a costly error late in the game brought in a run for Northeast Missouri and put the game just out of reach. The Renegades ended up losing to the Naturals 2-1 to extend the skid
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