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Jefferson City hospitals capable of holding over 200 patients
Numbers from the Missouri Department of Health and Human Services show the two major Jefferson City health care providers have a total of 268 licensed beds.
Continue ReadingRural communities in Boone County impacted by COVID-19
Areas in Boone such as Centralia face unique problems in dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak. The city is abiding by the county’s stay at home order, and mayor Chris Cox says he’s seen restaurants take the biggest hit so far.
Continue ReadingColumbia’s stay-at-home order allows essential businesses to stay open
A stay-at-home order issued by Columbia and Boone County authorities that took effect Wednesday includes a long list of what officials consider “essential businesses.”
Continue ReadingTracking chances for strong storms Thursday night and Friday
TONIGHT: Partly to mostly cloudy and mild. Lows in the low 50s. THURSDAY: A cold front slides in from the north, increasing cloud cover. Temperatures soar into the low 70s, with a round of storms moving in after midnight. EXTENDED: Storms along the front on Thursday night and Friday morning have the potential of bringing
Continue ReadingAndrew’s at-home sports: March 24, 2020
ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman is asking all of our viewers to send in your best at-home sports videos to news@kmiz.com. He will share the best ones in his 10 p.m. sportscast every night for the foreseeable future. You can watch the latest edition of Andrew’s At-home sports from Tuesday, March 24, 2020 in
Continue ReadingTracking a pair of quiet days with storms around the corner
WEDNESDAY: After getting off to a foggy start this morning, clouds will thin out toward this afternoon as temperatures make it into the low to mid 60’s. TONIGHT: With partly cloudy skies overhead, lows fall to near 50 degrees with that southerly wind sticking around. EXTENDED: Clouds look to move back in for Thursday, but
Continue ReadingTracking fog and warmer temperatures Wednesday
TONIGHT: Clouds break up a bit with patchy fog developing. Lows in the low 40s. WEDNESDAY: Morning fog followed by decreasing clouds. Highs in the mid-upper 60s. EXTENDED: Several waves of energy will ride along a front that will slide south and stall out over Mid-Missouri starting Thursday night. Temperatures will warm up Thursday and
Continue ReadingWeb Extra: J’den Cox speaks out about postponed 2020 Olympics
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou and Hickman star J’den Cox said he’s happy with the International Olympic Committee’s decision to postpone the Tokyo Olympics to at least 2021 due to concerns surrounding COVID-19. “You’re asking me to give up one opportunity, so that somebody else doesn’t have to give up every opportunity that they
Continue ReadingDrier skies return to mid-Missouri Tuesday
THIS AFTERNOON:Â Rain showers will taper off this afternoon leaving us cloudy this evening. Temperatures will hang out in the mid 40s. TONIGHT:Â Clouds stick around. Lows will drop into the upper 30s and low 40s. Patchy fog is possible as well. EXTENDED: A beautiful day looks to be in store on Wednesday, with a healthy dose
Continue ReadingShowers and storms moving in this morning
TUESDAY: Showers and a few thunderstorms will return to mid-Missouri this morning. The best shot at hearing a few rumbles of thunder will be south of I-70, but nothing severe is expected. Showers will continue into the afternoon before tapering off by the evening with highs stuck in the upper 40’s and low 50’s. TONIGHT:
Continue ReadingLocal restaurants react to lift on restricting sale of unprepared food
Governor Parson signed executive order 20-05 on Monday, allowing restaurants to sell unprepared food.
Continue ReadingAndrew’s at-home sports: March 23, 2020
ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman is asking all of our viewers to send in your best at-home sports videos. He will share the best ones in his 10 p.m. sportscast every night for the foreseeable future. You can watch the latest edition of Andrew’s At-home sports from Monday March 23, 2020 in the video
Continue ReadingFormer MU football player and coach passes away
Former Mizzou football coach and player Woody Widenhofer passed away on Monday. Widenhofer coached the Tigers from 1985-88. He was a linebacker for MU from 1961-64. Former #Mizzou Head Coach and linebacker Woody Widenhofer has passed away.Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends and former players & teammates. 💛 pic.twitter.com/XhZTd3MPZK— Mizzou Football (@MizzouFootball)
Continue ReadingTracking another round of stormy weather Tuesday
THIS AFTERNOON:Â Clouds have been fairly thick across the area, but a few peeks of blue sky and sunshine are possible throughout the evening. Temperatures will remain in the upper 40s and low 50s. TONIGHT:Â Thick cloud cover will build back into the region overnight as our next round of rain moves in. EXTENDED: Rain moves in for
Continue ReadingColumbia men raise funds for local EMS workers as COVID-19 pandemic continues
George Ubinas and Sean Moore started a gofundme page called COMO EMS Heros to raise money for emergency medical services crews at University of Missouri Hospital and Boone Hospital.
Continue ReadingAndrew’s at-home sports: March 22, 2020
ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman is asking all of our viewers to send in your best at-home sports videos. He will share the best ones in his 10 p.m. sportscast every night for the foreseeable future. You can watch the latest edition of Andrew’s At-home sports from Sunday, March 22, 2020 in the video
Continue ReadingCentral Missouri Allstars go virtual
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Central Missouri Allstars cheer organization has gone virtual to continue its practices during these uncertain times. ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman spoke with the owner of CMAS, Morgan Sapp, and he participated in one of the online classes. You can watch his report in the video player above.
Continue ReadingTracking warmer temperatures and more rain this week
TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy and chilly with lows falling into the upper 30s. Patchy fog developing overnight. MONDAY: Patchy fog early, staying mostly cloudy. Temperatures warm up into the low to mid-50s. EXTENDED: Another system will bring a chance for showers and thunderstorms on Tuesday. Rain amounts will range between 0.5″ to 1″. A few strong
Continue ReadingTracking a rainy day
TODAY: A system producing cold rain will dominate today, and we could even see a few snow flurries where temperatures become cool enough. Overall, .5″ of rain is expected from this system, and any snowflakes that happen to fall will not have major impacts. Highs will only be in the lower 40s. TONIGHT: The rain will
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