COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri judge signed an order on Friday that allows a law banning gender affirming treatment for minors to go into effect, but the legal battle continues. Attorney General Andrew Bailey sent a letter to Missouri health providers telling them to cease any treatments that might violate this law. No central Missouri
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Despite recent crashes and complaints from the Governor, the Missouri Department of Transportation has no projects planned to work on the tri-level overpass in Jefferson City. Aside from some resurfacing — which will be occurring all across the Jefferson City area — there are no projects planned to address the tri-level.
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Two people died and one person was seriously injured at the Lake of the Ozarks this past weekend.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City’s Parks, Recreation and Forestry director has been placed on leave without pay. City records show the Parks and Recreation Commission put Todd Spalding on leave. The group voted 7-0 in a closed meeting on Thursday. Spalding will stay on leave until Oct. 7, and can only return after completing
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TONIGHT: It’s been a mild day with more pleasant weather ahead, before heat returns. This evening, temperatures will fall into the 70s around sunset, with some high clouds overhead and a light variable breeze. TOMORROW: Winds will pick up from the south early Tuesday, before a cold front switches them by mid-morning. This cold front
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Fire Protection District announced in a Monday press release that 45 members of Missouri Task Force One are heading to Florida. Members are deploying to the Pensacola, Florida, at 6 p.m. Monday ahead of Tropical Storm Idalia hitting the coast, according to the release. Task Force teams from Texas
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Today: The afternoon high rises into the lower 80s with partly cloudy sky conditions. Winds remain out of the northeast at 5-10 mph. Tonight: Overnight lows cool to the lower 60s as winds begin to switch out of the northwest at 5 mph. Skies remain partly cloudy. Extended: A warming trend begins after Thursday as
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Congratulations to our Week 1 SportsZone Football Friday Play of the Week Nominees! You can watch the nominees in the video player above and then vote for your favorite play here. Nominee No. 1: Centralia’s Beau Hatton evades multiple defenders on his way in for a touchdown, courtesy of a pass from
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on KTGR’s co-host of the ‘The Big Show,’ in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) For the second straight day, the Mizzou volleyball team managed to take matches to five sets to complete come back victories. On Sunday, MU managed to win the last two sets against Colgate to take the match. Dawn Sullivan has started her era at Mizzou a perfect 3-0 after some exciting wins
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TONIGHT: I’m tracking any sort of clouds dissipating overnight, and overall calm conditions for mid-MO. Temperatures will be cooling off into the low 60s, and skies will be staying clear. TOMORROW: I’m tracking another cool start to the morning, and temperatures warming up into the low 80s by mid-afternoon. Skies will be mostly sunny to
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TODAY: Clouds and patchy fog will kick off the day with cooler temperatures in the 60s. Cloud cover somewhat clears out by the afternoon with temperatures nearing 80 degrees. A stray shower can’t be ruled out this afternoon near I-44. TOMORROW: Clouds linger into Monday with morning lows in the lower 60s. Highs will once
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As part of Columbia Public School District’s new strategic plan, meet and greets will be held for families of students to meet the districts new Executive Director Leadership Team. The district will hold three separate meetings at three different high schools starting Monday. The first meeting will be held at Hickman High
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After losing the first two sets, the Mizzou volleyball team made the first major comeback of the Dawn Sullivan era to down Central Arkansas 3-2 in the five-set match. The Tigers were led by St. Louis native Jordan Iliff finishing with 15 kills, seven digs and a block. Dilara Gedikoglu also had
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Non-profit organization In2Action invited the public to a cookout open house to celebrate receiving over $1 million from the American Rescue Plan Act. In2Action provides transition services and residential transition services to people when they’re released from prison. According to Wise Voter, Missouri has a recidivism rate of 37.2%, with over 17,000
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. BOYS SOCCER BATTLE (2) TOLTON (3) FINAL SMITH-COTTON (6) CLINTON (0) FINAL HELIAS (3) FT. ZUMWALT SOUTH (2) CAMDENTON (2) JEFFERSON CITY (0) FINAL HICKMAN (2) KICKAPOO (1) FINAL ROCK BRIDGE (3)
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TONIGHT: I’m tracking scattered rain and storm chances in the afternoon lasting through the evening, that could bring heavy rainfall to central and southeastern MO with the possibility of localized flooding. Humidity will be increasing through the afternoon and evening hours, with dewpoints and temperatures becoming very close right before sundown. Keeping that in mind,
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Here are the scores from Week 1 of area high school football.
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Saturday begins the 35th Lake of the Ozarks boat Shootout charity race and boat safety is on top of mind.
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TODAY: A complex of storms will slowly chug eastward through Mid-MO today with the greatest rain chances between noon and 8 p.m. A few isolated high wind gusts are possible, but we’re mostly following relief from the heat today. Temperatures will still quickly warm to near 90 by noon before rain cools us into the
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