COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Multiple retailers and organizations are giving away incentives including gift cards to incentivize residents to get the coronavirus vaccine. The White House recently announced multiple incentives including free childcare to anyone who gets vaccinated. A full list of incentives can be found here. President Biden’s current goal is to get 70% of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A contractor for the City of Columbia will close the intersection of Route K at Sinclair Road and Old Plank Road for the construction of a single-lane roundabout. The intersection will be closed between June 7 and August 16, weather permitting, for construction of the roundabout. The roundabout is expected to be
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Non-profits in Mid-Missouri are experiencing a shortage of volunteers, which could in turn impact how many people they can serve. The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri sent out a call Wednesday asking for more people to volunteer, saying the shortage of hands could impact programs that provide food to thousands
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou football coach Gary Pinkel and standout Jeremy Maclin were both placed on the ballot for the National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame on Wednesday. Pinkel is one of seven coaches from the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision on this year’s ballot. Maclin is one of 78 players to
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy and cool with lows in the upper 50s to around 60. TOMORROW: Patchy fog in low lying areas early, followed by more sunshine. Highs in the upper 70s to around 80. EXTENDED: Rain chances stay near I-44 and southeast on Thursday. High pressure begins to build in Friday and through the weekend with temperatures rising
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Wednesday marks three weeks since the mask ordinance in Columbia has been lifted and case rates have stayed relatively steady. When the order was lifted on May 12, Boone County’s 5-day average daily case total was at 6.8. After May 14, the county experienced a slight drop in cases before another increase
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Yesterday’s Stormtrack Insider took a look back at the weather we saw during May. Today, Meteorologist Maddie Est tells us what we can expect as we continue into the month of June. As summer approaches, many of us are looking forward to long days full of sunshine and warmth, but those dreams fully depend on
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WEDNESDAY: Some fog and light sprinkles will make the start to the day a bit gloomy south of I-70. This looks like it might be tough to shake, even into the afternoon. Some of those light showers could pick up some thunder this afternoon, but most won’t. Highs will top out in the middle 70’s again
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: The Sheriff’s Office says they are looking for one suspect from a car chase with police early Wednesday morning. The Sheriff’s Office says three individuals were taken into custody and this includes the driver of the vehicle. All three individuals currently in custody are 14-years-old. Their names will not be released
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One home was damaged after shots fired at the 400 block of Providence Road. Officials report that no one was injured, but they have no suspect description at this time. ABC 17 News crew on scene saw crime scene tape was up and police shut down Fifth Street. Our crew on scene
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WEDNESDAY: Some fog and light sprinkles will make the start to the day a bit gloomy south of I-70. This looks like it might be tough to shake, even into the afternoon. Some of those light showers could pick up some thunder this afternoon, but most won’t. Highs will top out in the middle 70’s
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy and mild with lows in the upper 50s. TOMORROW: Variably cloudy with an isolated shower or storm as a disturbance passes through the region. Highs in the lower 70s with a light northeast breeze. EXTENDED: Low pressure to our south begins to exit the region on Thursday, giving us more of a southwesterly
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A Columbia police officer pleaded guilty in connection with a child’s death.
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We’ve seen a lot of rain these past few weeks, and our Stormtrack Weather Team has tracked it all. With this week being characterized by rain and cooler temperatures, data was collected to see how this May lined up to our average conditions for mid-Missouri Mays. Our average high temperature was near 73 degrees which
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TUESDAY: Showers will greet some of us out the door this morning. The chance for those will stick around into the afternoon. Coverage looks to become a bit more isolated, though, with highs in the low to mid 70’s. TONIGHT: That chance for some showers lingers overnight, but many of us will stay dry. Lows will fall
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TUESDAY: Showers will greet some of us out the door this morning. The chance for those will stick around into the afternoon. Coverage looks to become a bit more isolated, though, with highs in the low to mid 70’s. TONIGHT: That chance for some showers lingers overnight, but many of us will stay dry. Lows
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri’s National Guard is set to complete scaling back its help at vaccination sites across the state Tuesday. This comes as demand for the COVID-19 vaccine has significantly decreased in recent weeks. As of Tuesday, 74,939 vaccines had been administered in the last 7 days. Since the state began vaccinations, 4,538,144
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TONIGHT: Scattered showers remain in Central Missouri throughout the overnight hours but the cloud cover will keep some warmth in the area. Lows will fall into the upper 50s. TOMORROW: It will be a cool start to the day, but temperatures will ultimately warm into the upper 60s and lower 70s. Rain chances will be
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Today: This afternoon scattered showers begin to push in from the east. With the combination of the light southeasterly breeze and cloudy skies, we will be topping out just above 70 today. Tonight: Scattered showers remain in Central Missouri throughout the overnight hours but the cloud cover keeps our low well above the overnight low
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THIS MORNING: Clouds that rolled in yesterday will keep us warmer in the morning in the mid to upper 50s by sunrise. Some early sprinkles are possible, with more rain on the way later in the day. TODAY: Temperatures will gradually warm into the low 70s today with light rain possible in the morning and
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