COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team is already considered one of the best teams in the country ahead of the start of the 2025 campaign. However, head coach Larissa Anderson said that in order to be the best, you have to beat the best. Tiger softball is ranked No. 15 in ESPN’s preseason Top-25,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A night of heroics led to the Mizzou women’s basketball team’s first SEC victory of the season, on Monday. Sophomore guard Grace Slaughter put her Tiger team on her back against Mississippi State and contributed nearly half of Mizzou’s points in the 78-77 win. That was, undoubtedly, a heroic performance. But, the
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TODAY: Tuesday is a warmer day than Monday, with highs forecast in the 50s under sunny skies. Winds will be sustained from the southwest around 10-15 mph, gusting to 20-25 mph at times. TONIGHT: Temperatures remain mild overnight, with lows reaching near freezing by Wednesday morning. EXTENDED: Sunshine and warmth continues Wednesday, ahead of our
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A student at Columbia’s West Middle School brought a loaded handgun into the building Monday morning. West Principal Courtney Lewis wrote in a letter to families that a student brought a loaded handgun into the school. Another student reported that the gun and school officials “took immediate action to investigate,” the letter
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s police officers are having more frequent encounters with homeless people — so many that the Columbia Police Department has a team dedicated to dealing with that part of the population. The number of calls for service and arrests involving homeless people jumped 38% in Columbia from 2023 to 2024, according to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As the Kansas City Chiefs prepare to head to New Orleans for Super Bowl LIX against the Philadephia Eagles on Feb. 9, many fans are also preparing their wallets, as ticket and travel prices soar. “Don’t expect to go to the Super Bowl for cheap if you’re going to cheer on the
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and breezy, not as cold with lows in the upper 20s. TOMORROW: Warmer and breezy with highs in the upper 40s to low 50s. EXTENDED: Tomorrow is sunny and breezy yet again with highs near 50 degrees. The fire danger will be elevated for our southern half again with low humidity along
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Arkansas coach John Calipari, Mizzou coach Dennis Gates and Missouri players take questions after the Tigers’ home win.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A shooting shut down part of one of Columbia’s busiest roads Monday morning. A Columbia Police Department spokesperson said a man was taken by ambulance to a hospital after the shooting that closed Providence Road from Business Loop 70 to Interstate 70. More than a dozen first responder units were sent to
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) For the sixth time in seven years, the road to the Super Bowl runs through Kansas City. After waiting 30 years since their last Super Bowl appearance, Bills fans felt this was finally their year. But for the fourth time since 2020, their championship hopes were dashed by the Kansas City
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TODAY: Monday is warmer with mostly sunny skies and a high in the mid-40s. We will have 10-20 mph southwest winds driving this warmth. Where drought is greatest and snow has mostly melted, in the south, we’ll have a chance for erratic fire behavior thanks to the dry and breezy air. TONIGHT: Temperatures remain in
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Chiefs are one win away from the NFL’s first-ever three-peat. Head Coach Andy Reid’s team earned the right to represent the AFC in New Orleans at Super Bowl LIX, following a 32-29 win over the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Championship at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones caught up Mizzou softball coach Larissa Anderson 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) No. 11 Mizzou gymnastics posted its best performance of the season in the team’s first meet inside the Hearnes Center this 2025 season, on Sunday. The Tigers toppled No. 6 Kentucky by a 197.200-196.800 margin to improve to 6-2 on the season. In the victory over the cats, six gymnasts scored 9.900’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 23 Mizzou wrestling team toppled No. 20 West Virginia inside Mizzou Arena on Sunday afternoon to grab head coach Brian Smith and company’s first ranked win of the 2024-25 campaign. With the victory, the Tigers improved to 5-7 on the year and 4-1 in Big 12 action for their third
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Local bars in Columbia stayed busy Sunday night as sports fans flocked to their favorite hangouts to watch the AFC Championship match up between the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills. Yoeun Moeun, the General Manager of Southside Pizzeria in Columbia said the family-owned restaurant thrives off of the Chief’s success, bringing
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and cold with lows in the upper teens to around 20. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and breezy with highs in the upper 40s. Heightened fire danger south of I-70 where drought has been a concern. EXTENDED: We’re in for a cold night as high pressure settles across Mid-Missouri, keeping skies clear into Monday
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COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) Americans can expect to pay more for eggs in 2025, as Avian flu continues to hurt commercial and backyard livestock nationwide. According to the US Department of Agriculture, egg prices are predicted to increase by 20.3% in 2025. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average cost of eggs increased from
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TODAY: Mostly cloudy and chilly with highs in the 30s, a ten-degree drop from yesterday. Winds from the north remain light between 5 to 10 mph. TOMORROW: Temperatures rebound back to the 40s with clear skies. Warm winds out of the south gust up to 20 mph in the afternoon. EXTENDED: Highs climb into the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After a stellar start to its season, Columbia College Women’s Basketball fell just one win short of tying a program record. First-year head coach Matt Moore’s team suffered its first loss of the season 75-70 to Mission University on Saturday afternoon, ending its streak of 18 straight wins to begin the 2024-25
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