TODAY: Storms from overnight will switch over to scattered showers by the early morning. Expect some lingering rain just before noon, and a cloudy and cool afternoon. Temperatures will stay steady in the mid-50s today. TOMORROW: Clouds break apart a little for Monday to help highs reach the low 60s. Winds will stay calmer as
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Storms hit the Boone County area on Sunday morning and caused damage within the Columbia area. Severe weather on Sunday morning caused a tree to fall in the middle of the road near the corner of South William and Ross Street. A few residents in the area who saw what happened, reported
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri’s 2021 graduation and the True/False Film Festival are bringing more people to Columbia this weekend, resulting in more traffic for businesses. Mizzou commencements began yesterday honoring 5,547 students through a series of events continuing into next weekend. Each graduate was given six tickets to give to friends and
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Tonight: The ABC17 Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for tonight into tomorrow morning as a threat of possible strong to severe thunderstorms way their way into Central Missouri. A low-pressure system moves overhead tonight and by 1 am we see thunderstorms just off to the west. By 2 am these storms will
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The state budget has been passed by the House and will move onto Gov. Mike Parson’s desk and needs to be signed by July 1, the beginning of the state’s fiscal year. The state budget will need to be passed for 2022. The anticipated budget will be around $35 billion dollars.
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with a chance for widely scattered showers and a few storms through Saturday morning. Lows in the upper 40s to around 50. TOMORROW: Partly to mostly cloudy and cool for areas north of I-70, slightly warmer farther south. Most of the day is dry before a complex of storms arrives late tomorrow
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police say a man was hit by gunfire Friday afternoon in east Columbia. Officers were sent to the area of Orchard Lane and Callaway Drive for a shots heard call Friday at 4:30 p.m. and found shell casings in the street, a Columbia Police Department officer at the scene said. Sgt. Patrick
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri transportation investment bill, Senate Bill 262, is the first funding increase that Missouri is seriously considering since the 1990s according to Daniel Mehan, president of the Missouri Chamber of Commerce. “If you are rebuilding a mile of road, think about how much more that costs today versus 1995,” said Mehan.
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State Rep. Sara Walsh, R-Ashland, took to the House floor Thursday to praise Rush Limbaugh as the chamber voted on creating a day in his honor.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House has voted in favor of creating “Rush Limbaugh Day.” The GOP-led House on Thursday tacked the provision on another bill, which then passed the chamber. Several Missouri state lawmakers have proposed honoring the late Limbaugh every Jan. 12, his birthday. The Cape Girardeau native gained national fame
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MU is honoring 5,547 students with more than 6,115 degrees through a series of in-person, socially distanced ceremonies.
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FRIDAY: We’ll get off to a crystal-clear start this morning! All of that sunshine will get the ball rolling in the right direction, pushing temperatures into the low 70’s. Clouds will return by this afternoon, with a chance of a shower by the late afternoon hours. TONIGHT: That chance of rain sticks around overnight. Lows will fall
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The week will end on a nice note with high pressure just to our west on Friday, keeping pleasant conditions around Mid-Missouri on Friday night. The ABC 17 Stormtrack weather team has been tracking the potential for rain and storms over the weekend for the last several days, but there has been some uncertainty in
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FRIDAY: We’ll get off to a crystal-clear start this morning! All of that sunshine will get the ball rolling in the right direction, pushing temperatures into the low 70’s. Clouds will return by this afternoon, with a chance of a shower by the late afternoon hours. TONIGHT: That chance of rain sticks around overnight. Lows
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TONIGHT: Decreasing clouds and chilly, lows in the low 40s. TOMORROW: Increasing clouds and breezy with west winds up to 20 mph. Highs in the upper 60s to low 70s. EXTENDED: Spotty showers will be possible through Saturday morning, with a possible break during the day. There is still some uncertainty in model forecast guidance regarding the
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Meteorologists around the nation work to collaborate every single day. This communication is an essential part to our daily workflow, especially when there’s severe weather inbound. The National Weather Service largely runs our main communication channels between broadcast meteorologists, emergency management, law enforcement and trained storm spotters. We use an NWS-run tool called Weather Chat
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American Airlines resumed direct flights between Chicago and Columbia and added a third flight between Columbia and Dallas/Fort Worth on Thursday.
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THURSDAY: A cold front is working through the area this morning. It could have enough to generate a few spotty sprinkles but seems to be losing the battle to dry air. The better chance for some rain and a few thunderstorms will be along and south of the I-44 corridor around the early afternoon hours. The
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THURSDAY: A cold front is working through the area this morning. It could have enough to generate a few spotty sprinkles but seems to be losing the battle to dry air. The better chance for some rain and a few thunderstorms will be along and south of the I-44 corridor around the early afternoon hours.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One of Columbia’s largest festivals kicked off on Wednesday while working to keep people safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Last year, the True/False Film Festival was held in March with indoor seating in theaters across Columbia. That was right before state and nationwide lockdowns trying to slow the spread of the novel
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