ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) The Southern Boone County R-I School District Board of Education will make its decision Monday on a possible four-day school week. The district has been discussing a potential shift to a four-day school week, starting with the 2026–27 academic year. Under the proposal, students would attend school 7:50 a.m.-3:25 p.m. Tuesday through
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TODAY: I’m tracking a sunny day ahead as temperatures start in the low teens and winds make it feel like it is in the single digits. Southwesterly winds at 10-15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph will help warm temperatures up into the low 40s by the afternoon hours. TONIGHT: I’m tracking winds calming
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team cruised to its final win inside of the walls of Mizzou Arena in 2025, overwhelming Bethune-Cookman in a 82-60 victory. You can watch extended highlights of the win in the video player below. The team’s second-straight win lifted head coach Dennis Gates and his team to 10-2
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A local substance use prevention group is asking the City of Columbia to reject extended alcohol service hours during next year’s FIFA World Cup. The City’s Substance Use Prevention Advisory Commission warns that nearly 24-hour alcohol sales could strain service industry workers and first responders, while also posing risks to public safety.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones caught up Calum McAndrew, the Columbia Tribune’s Mizzou Athletics beat writer, in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
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TONIGHT: Clear and cold with temperatures dropping into the lower teens. Wind chills will be near, but above zero, in the single digits. TOMORROW: Very cold in the morning, warming quickly to the 40s in the afternoon under sunny skies. Winds from the southwest will be gusty, reaching up to 25 mph. EXTENDED: Southerly winds
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As the Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri gears up to celebrate its annual One for One Holiday Food and Fund Drive on Wednesday, organizers are reminding mid-Missouri that the season of giving can last beyond the holiday season. “A lot of the times we see gaps in volunteerism after the
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The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for the potential of dangerously cold temperatures and subsequent wind chills between Saturday night and Sunday morning. A fast moving Alberta clipper system will slide by just to our northeast on Saturday, bringing the potential for some light snow across far northeastern Missouri
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TODAY: I’m tracking sub-zero wind chills areawide this morning, with the coldest weather expected along and north of I-70 as it could feel like -10 to -15 degrees. This is why an ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day is in effect through this morning. To read more about this event, visit our blog: https://abc17news.com/news/weather-alert-day/2025/12/10/weather-alert-day-dangerously-cold-temperatures-late-saturday-night-into-sunday/. Plenty
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The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for dangerously cold temperatures and wind chills in the negatives between Saturday night and Sunday morning.
This weather can cause symptoms and signs of frostbite to appear in less than 30 minutes. The extra factor of wind can make the process set in even faster.
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AUDRAIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) With temperatures dropping to dangerous levels, Room at the Inn in Audrain County is extending its hours to make sure no one is left out in the cold. The shelter will now remain open during the day as extremely cold conditions are expected through Sunday. The shelter is open daily from
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TONIGHT: Temperatures quickly fall into the single digits tonight, with wind chills dropping below zero only a few hours after sunset. Clouds will steadily clear out behind a cold front. TOMORROW: An ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day is in effect for Sunday morning for the threat of below-zero wind chills, with areas north of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team is monitoring dangerously cold temperatures from Saturday into Sunday. The American Red Cross has some tips to keep your home and water pipes safe as the temperatures drop below freezing Saturday. According to the Red Cross, the pipes most likely to freeze are outside, in unheated
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TODAY: I’m tracking the potential for freezing drizzle south of I-70 during the morning hours, leading to the potential for slick spots to be present. As this is occurring, snow will be entering northern Missouri, with areas like Macon being the first to see this snow by the late morning hours. This potential for snow
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) According to a Missouri Hospital Association report, Missouri hospitals saw a 4% drop in vacancies in 2024; however, overall turnover has remained steady. 2025_WF_Report (1)Download Based on 2024 data, the report found that the overall turnover rate for Missouri hospitals has been above pre-pandemic levels at 22.2%, compared to 21.5% in 2020.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As winter approaches, the Boone County Fire Protection District’s fire chief is reminding residents to check their safety devices. Scott Olsen said now is the time to make sure all smoke and carbon monoxide detectors are working to give families the early warning they need. “Fires burn a lot quicker, a lot
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One of the final steps before Mizzou gymnastics kicks off its highly-anticipated 2026 campaign is in the books. Head coach Shannon Welker and company invited fans out to their new home for the upcoming season in the annual Black & Gold exhibition. The meet marked the first of many to come in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Mizzou football stars earned national honors. Running back Ahmad Hardy and Offensive Lineman Keagen Trost were named Walter Camp All-Americans on Friday. Hardy was named to the Walter Camp first team, on top of being one of three finalists for the Doak Walker award, which recognizes the top running back in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) GoCOMO bus riders are sharing their concerns after the City of Columbia removed a bus shelter and trash container at a bus stop at 21 Conley Road. The Kroenke Group, who owns the Broadway Crossings, sent a letter to the city on Sept. 19 requesting the bus shelter be removed and it
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