Local law enforcement agencies address death of George Floyd
Local authorities, the University of Missouri System and Gov. Mike Parson addressed the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
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Hotel occupancy rates make double-digit drops across mid-Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The number of hotel rooms used in Columbia and Jefferson City made steep drops in April, mirroring a loss of business seen across the state. Numbers from the Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau show a drop of 40 percent in April compared to April 2019. The CVB reported 21.5 percent of hotel
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Data shows some Columbia businesses don’t feel ready to reopen
Results from a recent survey show some Columbia businesses do not feel ready to reopen to the public amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Tracking the last of the rain followed by beautiful Friday
TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with steady showers. Rain amounts could get up to 0.5″. Lows in the upper 50s. TOMORROW: Clouds clear early, leaving us with sunshine and lower humidity. Highs in the mid-70s. EXTENDED: Northwest winds keep humidity at bay this weekend, but could also bring in a fast moving disturbance late on Saturday for
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Columbia city manager warns of possible service cuts as COVID-19 hits revenue
Columbia City Manager John Glascock said Thursday that he is directing departments to make plans for 10 percent cuts as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to hit city revenue.
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WATCH: Boone County commissioner discusses growth in COVID-19 cases
Boone County Southern District Commissioner Fred Parry said Thursday that the county will have to see many more cases before COVID-19-related restrictions are tightened.
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Missouri governor extends COVID-19 order through mid-June
Gov. Mike Parson is expected to preview a new statewide health order at his regular COVID-19 briefing Thursday.
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Tracking afternoon rain chances, nice weekend ahead
THIS AFTERNOON: A line of showers and thunderstorms continues to rotate from northwest to southeast from the Kansas City metro area. The rain will arrive to our western counties by early afternoon and progress through the rest of the viewing area through the evening hours. Have the umbrella ready if you plan on being out
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Tracking one last round of rain today
THURSDAY: A cold front is on the way this afternoon. As it approaches, more showers and a few thunderstorms will fire up along it. Best coverage again appears to be in the afternoon and evening hours, after warming into the middle 70’s. TONIGHT: Those rain chances stick around until midnight when things start to dry
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Columbia program awards loans to small businesses
A Columbia program has awarded 18 small businesses with $5,000 loans each.
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Columbia playgrounds, pools reopen under new COVID-19 order
The Columbia/Boone County health department’s COVID-19 order that went into effect Tuesday allows playgrounds, parks, spraygrounds, trails and pools to reopen.
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Tracking widespread rain and a few storms before nice weekend
TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and a few thunderstorms. Lows in the mid-60s. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms likely. 0.25″ to 0.5″ of new rainfall is possible. Highs in the mid-upper 70s. EXTENDED: Low pressure responsible for all of our rain the last several days will finally begin to break down
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Rain sticks around… beautiful weather ahead for weekend
THIS AFTERNOON:Â Rain showers will continue off and on today. Cloudy skies will continue to hold strong. Temperatures will hover in the 70s for the rest of the day. TONIGHT: Showers and storms will stick around through the evening before tapering off after midnight. Lows will fall back into the middle 60’s. EXTENDED: One last day of unsettled
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Keeping the streak going with more storms today
WEDNESDAY: Another day with showers and storms through this afternoon. Highs look like they’ll be stuck in the upper 70’s thanks to some better cloud cover and rain chances early on. TONIGHT: Showers and storms will stick around through the evening before tapering off after midnight. Lows will fall back into the middle 60’s. EXTENDED:
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State leaders consider upcoming school year
State leaders say there is still some uncertainty about the upcoming school year.
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Andrew’s at-home sports: May 26, 2020
ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman is asking all of our viewers to send in your best at-home sports videos to news@kmiz.com. He will share the best ones in his 10 p.m. sportscast every night for the foreseeable future. You can watch Andrew’s at-home sports from Tuesday, May 26 in the video player above.
Continue Reading Tracking scattered storms tomorrow, increasing by Thursday
TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with an isolated shower or storm. Lows in the mid-60s. TOMORROW: Partly to mostly cloudy with scattered afternoon storms. Highs in the upper 70s. EXTENDED: Storms increase in coverage on Thursday as a cold front finally makes its way east across Mid-Missouri through the day and night. Measurable rainfall up to about
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Tracking more storms this afternoon
TUESDAY: Storm chances will be around all day, but a better bet this afternoon. Nothing severe expected as highs top out in the low 80’s. TONIGHT: Storms look to wind down in coverage but the chance will be there overnight with lows in the upper 60’s. EXTENDED: Showers and storms will come and go throughout
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Whitesides looks back on 22 years in CPS athletics
ABC 17’s Tyler Murry sat down with Columbia Public Schools Athletic Director Bruce Whitesides to look back on his 22 years with CPS.
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Osage Beach officials said businesses are responsible for social distancing enforcement
Many lake-goers did not adhere to Governor Parson’s current state Economic Reopening Health Order at the Lake of the Ozarks and Osage Beach this weekend.
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