COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Watch discussions about attendance area changes and COVID-19 in schools in the player below. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. The Columbia Board of Education will hear recommendations on a possible change to attendance areas Monday night. You can find the Columbia Public Schools Board of Education meeting agenda here. The board
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MONDAY: Some of us will wake up to some fog around the area. That mix of sun and clouds will turn mostly cloudy early on. A few spotty sprinkles will be possible from the late morning into the early afternoon. Temperatures will bounce back from a cool start into the low 60’s. TONIGHT: We’ll stay quiet and mostly cloudy
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A man got away with an undisclosed amount of cash after robbing a Columbia gas station Saturday.
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MONDAY: Some of us will wake up to some fog around the area. That mix of sun and clouds will turn mostly cloudy early on. A few spotty sprinkles will be possible from the late morning into the early afternoon. Temperatures will bounce back from a cool start into the low 60’s. TONIGHT: We’ll stay quiet and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Public Schools Board of Education will discuss revisions to Policy KKB during it’s meeting Monday night. Policy KKB currently prohibits visual or audio recording on district property unless authorized. Last year, the board discussed the policy, but did not make any changes. Many parents and students had come forward to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri’s Legislative Session ends Friday at 6 p.m, creating a deadline for bills to become laws in the state. This includes Senate Bill 262, which is set for a third reading Monday. The Missouri transportation investment bill, or Senate Bill 262, would be the first funding increase for Missouri since the 1990’s,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on Mizzou golfer Ross Steelman on this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the full interview in the video player above. Steelman is a redshirt sophomore for the Tigers. The former Rock Bridge standout recently qualified for an NCAA Regional in Noblesville, Ind.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team fell to No. 5 Tennessee in a 10-2 loss on Sunday, which extended their losing streak to nine games. The three-straight losses mark just the fourth time Steve Bieser’s group has been swept this season. The Tigers got on the board first, due to solid base running from
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FAYETTE, Mo. (KMIZ) The 2021 Central Methodist softball team ended up being a pretty unexpected group of girls. It’s composed of every grade, including a couple of “super seniors.” Due to COVID-19, college athletes received an extra year of eligibility, however, the decision to return was not easy one. “Some of them had different things
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) National housing cost increases have affected the Columbia real estate inventory and the ability of developers and builders to create new homes. Lumber costs skyrocketed last March at the start of the pandemic. Costs have continued to increase over the last year due to supply and demand issues. Lumber is one of
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The Community Remembrance Project of Boone County said Friday in a news release that its staff learned of the vandalism to the James T. Scott marker around 8 p.m. Thursday.
Continue ReadingTonight: Clouds begin to push east along with this past morning’s cold front. Mostly clear skies overnight and northerly flowing winds will lead to cooling temperatures where we will be bottoming out in the lower 40’s. Tomorrow: We see a slight warming trend tomorrow with partly cloudy skies along with winds switching slightly from the
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Columbia College softball team claimed its fourth-straight AMC Championship, in an 8-0 win over Central Baptist College on Saturday afternoon. The Cougars had a big day at the plate, with eight runs on ten hits in the outing. You can watch extended highlights of the championship win in the video player
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TODAY: Storms from overnight will switch over to scattered showers by the early morning. Expect some lingering rain just before noon, and a cloudy and cool afternoon. Temperatures will stay steady in the mid-50s today. TOMORROW: Clouds break apart a little for Monday to help highs reach the low 60s. Winds will stay calmer as
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Storms hit the Boone County area on Sunday morning and caused damage within the Columbia area. Severe weather on Sunday morning caused a tree to fall in the middle of the road near the corner of South William and Ross Street. A few residents in the area who saw what happened, reported
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri’s 2021 graduation and the True/False Film Festival are bringing more people to Columbia this weekend, resulting in more traffic for businesses. Mizzou commencements began yesterday honoring 5,547 students through a series of events continuing into next weekend. Each graduate was given six tickets to give to friends and
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Tonight: The ABC17 Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for tonight into tomorrow morning as a threat of possible strong to severe thunderstorms way their way into Central Missouri. A low-pressure system moves overhead tonight and by 1 am we see thunderstorms just off to the west. By 2 am these storms will
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The state budget has been passed by the House and will move onto Gov. Mike Parson’s desk and needs to be signed by July 1, the beginning of the state’s fiscal year. The state budget will need to be passed for 2022. The anticipated budget will be around $35 billion dollars.
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with a chance for widely scattered showers and a few storms through Saturday morning. Lows in the upper 40s to around 50. TOMORROW: Partly to mostly cloudy and cool for areas north of I-70, slightly warmer farther south. Most of the day is dry before a complex of storms arrives late tomorrow
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police say a man was hit by gunfire Friday afternoon in east Columbia. Officers were sent to the area of Orchard Lane and Callaway Drive for a shots heard call Friday at 4:30 p.m. and found shell casings in the street, a Columbia Police Department officer at the scene said. Sgt. Patrick
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