This Afternoon: Skies begin partly cloudy becoming mostly sunny by late this afternoon. Highs top out into the mid-70s thanks to winds at 8-12 MPH from the northwest with gusts up to 18 mph possible. Tonight: Lows cool to the upper 50s with mostly clear skies and patchy fog around the region. Winds remain out
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Today: Afternoon highs top out into the mid-70s thanks to winds at 8-12 MPH from the northwest with gusts up to 18 MPH possible. Skies begin partly cloudy becoming mostly sunny by later afternoon hours. Tonight: Overnight hours cool to the upper 50s with mostly clear skies and patchy fog around the region. Winds remain
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education unanimously approved the district’s contract with the Columbia Police Department for school resource officers on Monday night. During the meeting, Board members heard from parents, teachers and students about the agreement, and a presentation over SROs and other safety measures was presented. The presentation outlined a number
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team continued the start of its final week of fall camp on Monday. The Tigers will do an official wrap up of the entire camp on Saturday, Aug. 19. The start of practice featured a highlight reel catch from wide receiver Mekhi Miller. You can watch that clip, as
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools Superintendent Brian Yearwood told ABC 17 News that with the new school year quickly approaching, safety remains a top priority. He said the district has a safety and security team in place, whose main objective is to keep students in schools safe. One of their main focus is working
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TONIGHT: We’ll stay somewhat breezy this evening, as we continue to deal with the parent system from yesterday’s storms. Clouds fill in overnight, and temperatures remain in the low 60s. For these reasons, fog is unlikely overnight. TOMORROW: Clouds will slowly clear Tuesday morning. We may start mostly to partly cloudy depending on well these
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Farmers and politicians gathered Monday at the Missouri State Fair to talk about the next extension of the Farm Bill.
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The Central Missouri Humane Society said Monday that its kennels are full of dogs and cats.
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Rainfall early this month has already been record-setting as Columbia has recorded its third wettest August ever so far. The majority of the area is above-average on rain, with parts of Mid-Missouri receiving over three times their normal rainfall in recent weeks. Though this hasn’t been enough to break our long-term drought, and the rest
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There are many opportunities to help those affected by the wildfires raging through Maui, but those looking to give should do their research first.
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ABC 17 News will interview superintendents of Mid-Missouri schools as the academic year gets going this month.
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Today: Skies remain partly cloudy as highs warm into the mid-70s. Winds will be noticeable out of the west at 12-18 MPH and gusts up to 32 mph are possible. Tonight: Overnight lows cool to the upper 50s as winds switch out of the north at 10-15 MPH. Skies remain partly cloudy. Extended: The second
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education meets Monday evening, on the agenda is a discussion over whether to renew the school resource officer agreement ahead of the school year. If approved, four officers are contracted for hire. The agreement will place two officers in Battle, one in Rock Bridge and one right here in Hickman High Schools. This school resource officer program is a
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According to a press release sent by Ameren Communications, there have been a total of 1.5 million requests to mark utilities on Missouri and Illinois properties in 2022.
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Today: Afternoon highs warm into the mid-70s as winds remain stronger out of the west sustained at 12-18 MPH with gusts up to 32 MPH possible. Skies remain partly cloudy with lingering showers south of I-70 clearing to the southeast as the day continues. Tonight: Overnight lows cool to the upper 50s as winds switch
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on Mizzou soccer coach Stefanie Golan in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the full interview in the video player above.
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TONIGHT: It’s a Weather Alert Day for Mid-MO as another round of strong to severe storms is set to roll through in the evening and overnight hours. Trends have shown that the majority of this activity is set to appear over our southern counties, but we could see those threats sneak north if the correct
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MORGAN, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports for those boat explosions Friday are now available. According to the report, the explosion in Morgan County happened when one boat was fueling at Milestone Marina gas docks and someone started the boat causing it to explode. Three people were ejected when the boat exploded. The
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TODAY: An ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day is in effect Sunday for several rounds of storms possible. Rain will first move in early this morning, with a low chance for severe storms for the first part of the day. Conditions briefly dry up late this afternoon and evening, allowing the atmosphere to destabilize ahead
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SETUP: An upper level disturbance digs into the Upper Plains on Sunday, with its associated low pressure and fronts sweeping through the Midwest today. If a warm front can make it into Mid-Missouri, our severe chances will increase heavy-handedly. South of the warm front will be an environment rich in storm energy and shear. These
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