JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Lincoln University’s largest dorm has reopened. The $23 million renovation for Dawson Hall is complete ahead of student move-in this week. The building holds 360 beds. New additions include individual HVAC controls for dorm rooms, private bathrooms and new laundry facilities. Officials in 2022 told ABC 17 News the construction would
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear with an isolated storm early, lows in the upper 60s. TOMORROW: Comfortable with slightly lower humidity and lower temperatures with highs in the mid-80s. EXTENDED: Tomorrow is comfortable with slightly lower humidity and temperatures in the mid-80s. High pressure begins to build for the rest of the week into the weekend, shifting
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On Monday the 11th, the National Hurricane Center named Tropical Storm Erin in the Eastern Atlantic. The significance of Erin in comparison to this years other named storms is this specific named storm has the best chance to potentially become the first hurricane of the season in the Atlantic for 2025. Erin is currently projected
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Tiger football players took questions from reporters after another day of fall camp on Tuesday. Watch their answers in the media player.
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TODAY: Tuesday is mild with rain chances once again. Spotty to scattered afternoon storms will be possible, especially along and south of a line from Sedalia to Mexico. Our best chances will come nearest I-44. Highs are expected in the mid-80s with enough humidity to feel like 90s. TONIGHT: Tuesday’s rainfall will be on the
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The Cole County Commission signed a contract Tuesday to have a salary study done for the county’s more than 350 full-time employees.
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TODAY: Tuesday is mild with rain chances once again. Spotty to scattered afternoon storms will be possible, especially along and south of a line from Sedalia to Mexico. Our best chances will come nearest I-44. Highs are expected in the mid-80s with enough humidity to feel like 90s. TONIGHT: Tuesday’s rainfall will be on the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was detained by police following a multi-hour standoff at Stephens Lake Park on Monday. The Columbia Police Department urged the public to avoid Stephens Lake Park on Monday afternoon as police tried to talk down a man having a mental health crisis. “Please avoid Stephens Lake Park! Columbia Police are
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools is still working toward the goal of having construction work finished next month at Ridgeway Elementary. CPS approved a $100,000 contract with PlayPower LT Inc. for work to be done at the school during one of its meetings in May. The work began on May 13 and is expected
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people are in custody after Mexico police responded to a shooting that damaged property near the 600 block of Grove Street on Saturday evening. Two 15-year-old boys were taken to a juvenile detention center, the Mexico Department of Public Safety stated in a news release. Cynquail C. Hardman, 18, was charged
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools is falling short of its goal to reduce suspension and discipline referrals, according to Columbia Board of Education documents. The district set a goal to decrease out-of-school suspension by 50% and office referrals by 10% between 2022 and 2027. During the 2022-2023 school year, the district reported 3,684 out-of-school
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Just one week after the Coaches’ Poll excluded the Mizzou football team from its preseason Top-25, the Associated Press (AP) followed suit. The Tigers fell seven spots out of the AP’s Top-25 teams, on Monday, with 33 voting points. BYU, Utah, Baylor, Louisville, Southern Cal and Georgia Tech all received more votes
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As the Mizzou football team enters the back half of fall camp, the focus is execution. Head coach Eli Drinkwitz and company took to the gridiron for practice No. 12 of preseason work. You can find extended highlights from that practice in the video player below. Following Saturday’s closed scrimmage, Coach Drinkwitz
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A Columbia man who was released from federal custody this summer after his sentence was commuted by then-President Joe Biden is in the Cole County Jail.
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When talking about stationary fronts, it’s basically a game of tug of war. Cold air sits on one side of a region, and warmer less dense air on the other side. Both fronts are equally matched and stay in place, often times lasting multiple days before one side budges. A prime example of a stationary
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TONIGHT: Scattered storms and partly cloudy with lows in the lower 70s. TOMORROW: Partly cloudy with highs in the mid-80s and a chance for a few storms, especially along I-44. EXTENDED: Storms have started to fire up again across northwest and western Missouri, and will bring the potential for heavy rain and isolated strong wind
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia Police Department cruiser was damaged while officers were at the scene of a previous crash Monday. Police were called a little after 11 a.m. with a crash involving a concrete truck at Walnut Street and College Avenue. It’s not clear if anyone was hurt in the crash. A tow truck
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TODAY: We’ll have at least small chances for rain through the day, but better chances return in the evening. Clouds and intermittent rain will keep highs in the 80s. With dew points high, we’ll feel like 90s. TONIGHT: Better rain coverage comes tonight, with scattered showers and storms overspreading the region. Another 0.25″ to 0.75″
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia city leaders are inviting the public to learn about the city’s budget process for the 2026 fiscal year. There will be two meetings taking place, one from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and the second from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., in Columbia City Hall conference rooms 1A and 1B. The
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