COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) 900 people in Columbia were without power following a crash on Vandiver Dr. around 4 p.m. Saturday. An ABC 17 News reporter saw several businesses near the Intersection of Whitegate Drive and Paris Road without power. Street lights in the area were also not working. According to Columbia Fire Department spokeswoman Katherine
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With National Crash Responder Safety Week starting Monday, MoDOT is reminding drivers of Missouri’s “Move Over” law and how to keep both themselves and emergency responders safe when driving near a crash. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, in 2021, 49 people were injured in 168 traffic crashes involving parked emergency
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Meteorology is a relatively new field, which means new weather terms pop up and spread like “megafires ” (that’s a new term coming out to describe intense and fast-growing wildfires fueled by climate change). In winter, you’ve probably also heard the term “polar vortex” more commonly in recent years to refer to cold air outbreaks. While
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TODAY: Temperatures will be mild with cloudy skies with highs reaching the low to mid-60s this afternoon. A spot shower is possible today but better rain chances hold off until late tonight. TOMORROW: Widespread showers are expected for the Monday morning commute, lasting into the late afternoon. A brief break is possible before sunset but
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (KMIZ) For the first time in five seasons, the Mayor’s Cup will reside in Columbia, South Carolina. You can watch the full postgame press conference with Tiger head coach Eli Drinkwitz in the video player below. The No. 23 Mizzou football team fell just short of a comeback win on the road at
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TONIGHT: I’m tracking increasing clouds through the evening with breezy southerly winds at 6-10 mph and gusts up to 20 mph. Temperatures will fall into the mid to upper 40s by the end of the night. TOMORROW: I’m tracking more clouds with temperatures warming into the low to mid 60s by the afternoon hours. There
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is offering free weatherization services to eligible Columbia homeowners, on a first-come, first-served basis. According to the US Department of Energy, installing energy-efficient light sources, air-sealing windows, and adding extra insulation to pipes and air ducts, weatherizations helps homeowners save an average of $372 on energy per year and 18%
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TODAY: Highs in the lower 60s with mostly sunny skies. Winds out of the southwest could gust up to 20 mph. TOMORROW: Cloud cover increases on Sunday with similar temperatures in the 60s. Showers track in from the southwest after sundown. EXTENDED: Showers and storms are expected for the Monday morning commute with a second
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores Week 12 of the high school football season. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS Rock Bridge (43) Troy Buchanan (19) FINAL Lebanon (18) Helias (30) FINAL Hannibal (28) Warrenton (42) FINAL Tolton (41) Lafayette County (82) FINAL Boonville (6) Blair Oaks
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No. 25 Mizzou volleyball fell short in a five-set thriller against No. 21 Florida, on Friday night, losing 3-2 in the team’s first match as a ranked squad. Head coach Dawn Sullivan and company came out of the gates strong with a set one win, 25-15. However, the Gators responded with wins
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Mid-Missouri saw a spring and summer that featured plenty of active weather with dozens of tornadoes and periods of flooding. Now it’s time to look ahead to winter with the annual ABC 17 Stormtrack Winter Weather Special. In the 30-minute special, viewers will get an interactive look at how humidity can affect our bodies in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department on Friday held a meeting at City Hall with businesses who are experiencing a high volume of shoplifting to discuss ways to reduce the number of incidents, and handle them more efficiently. According to city spokeswoman Sydney Olsen, CPD invited businesses facing the highest volume of shoplifting incidents
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department is requesting $208,934 in seized money to buy gun identification technology. The request will be presented at the City Council meeting Monday. If approved, CPD will have a direct connection to the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives National Integrated Ballistic Information Network. The purchase would
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged Friday with three felonies for allegedly pulling a gun after trying to shoplift a sleeping bag at the Conley Road Walmart. Police say they never found a gun, but they did find a cartridge and pellets for an airsoft gun. Braxton B. Sifrit, 32, tried to take
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When we talk about wrap around precipitation on the backside of low pressure system, those can be a little bit different from typical frontal events. What you can typically expect with these systems is going to be focused on the western side of a cold front. Cooler air with this rain, will bring those lighter,
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THIS AFTERNOON: Sunny and mild with highs up to 60 degrees. TONIGHT: Clear with chilly lows in the upper 30s. Clouds return after midnight. EXTENDED: Temperatures inch further into the low 60s tomorrow with partly sunny skies. Cloud cover steadily increases into Sunday with a spot shower possible. Widespread showers and storms are expected on
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COLUMIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team dominated Mississippi Valley State 111-39 for the team’s third-straight win, on Thursday night. Overall, the Tigers improved to 3-1 on the season. You can watch the full postgame press conference with head coach Dennis Gates, guard Marques Warrick and forward Jacob Crews in the video player below.
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TODAY: Friday starts foggy. A Dense Fog advisory is in place through nearly all of the region through 9 a.m. Mostly sunny skies result after fog clears, which help us get to just near 60 for highs. Winds increase from the south by the afternoon, sustained around 5-10 mph. TONIGHT: Temperatures are chilly again overnight,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Farm Bureau is concerned about how a new plan to consolidate mail delivery will impact rural Americans. The U.S. Postal Service has rolled out a new proposal to consolidate morning and afternoon drop-off and pickup into a single route for ZIP codes that are more than 50 miles away from
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) During the second Jefferson City Taskforce on Homelessness meeting Thursday, members discussed critical gaps in available resources for those experiencing homelessness. The taskforce — whose creation was approved by the Jefferson City Council in June — brings together various groups such as law enforcement, community recreation, legal professionals and resources like
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