TONIGHT: Overnight lows cool to the mid-teens with partly cloudy skies. Winds remain out of the west at 5-10 mph. TOMORROW: Tuesday welcomes partly cloudy skies with lows into the mid-20s. Winds switch out of the north at 5-10 mph with gusts up to 15 mph. EXTENDED: Wednesday morning sees lows into the single digits
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THIS MORNING: Much colder to start the day with temperatures in the low teens. Winds will push the feels-like to single digits. TODAY: Temperatures remain well below freezing despite mostly sunny skies. Highs in the low to mid 20s. EXTENDED: Cold air sticks around on Tuesday, and a weak disturbance moves in from the north
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some local shelters were faced with an increase in guests as bitter cold temperatures took over Mid-Missouri last week. According to a social media post from Turning Point, the shelter will operate an emergency overnight shelter on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. in response to freezing temperatures.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Women’s Basketball’s drought against SEC opponents has reached 16 straight games, dating back to the 2023-24 season. The Tigers (11-8) dropped their fourth consecutive contest, losing 93-67 to the Florida Gators (11-7) at Mizzou Arena on Sunday afternoon. You can watch the full postgame press conference with head coach Robin Pingeton,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones caught up PowerMizzou’s Drew King 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) Here are your local scores from the Sophie Cunningham Classic on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS GIRLS BASKETBALL Tipton (64) Rock Bridge (55) FINAL Cardinal Ritter (56) Hickman (47) FINAL Fulton (32) Mack’s Creek (47) FINAL
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TONIGHT: Increasing clouds and cold with gusty winds up to 20 mph. Lows in the lower teens. TOMORROW: Partly to mostly sunny with highs in the lower to mid-20s. EXTENDED: A front moving through to our east will shift winds back to the northwest, ushering in colder air for the start of the week. That
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou remains flawless on its home floor. The Tigers (13-3) defeated the Vanderbilt Commodores (13-3) 75-66, maintaining the team’s perfect record at home with its 13th consecutive win inside Mizzou Arena. You can watch the full postgame press conference with head coach Dennis Gates, as well as guard Anthony Robinson and forward
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COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has seen an increase in flu and flu-like illnesses between December and January. According to the CDC, flu activity typically peaks in February, followed by December, January and March. Boone Health’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Robin Blount adds that she also sees an increase
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TODAY: Mostly cloudy with isolated flurries possible. Temperatures climb above freezing to the mid-30s in the afternoon. Winds will be breezy up to 20 mph at times. TOMORROW: Much colder in the morning in the low teens. Despite more sunshine, highs only reach the mid to lower 20s. A northwesterly breeze adds on more chill
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. NAIA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COLUMBIA COLLEGE (69) STEPHENS COLLEGE (67) FINAL NAIA MEN’S BASKETBALL COLUMBIA COLLEGE (89) HASKELL INDIAN NATIONS UNIVERSITY (72) FINAL HS GIRLS BASKETBALL STRAFFORD (67) CENTRALIA (57) FINAL SKYLINE (68)
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri law enforcement officials are warning drivers to be on the lookout for “snow missiles” or “snow mattresses,” in the midst of winter weather in the state. “What happens is after it snows or the ice storm, it builds up and has a tendency to, to melt a little bit and refreeze,”
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TONIGHT: Saturday night welcomes lows into the upper 20s with scattered flurries. TOMORROW: Sunday welcomes early morning flurry chances with highs into the mid-30s. Skies remain mostly cloudy. EXTENDED: Temperatures drop significantly to start off next week with highs into the lower 20s and lows near the single digits through Tuesday. Another shot of flurries
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City’s Public Works started hauling snow out of the Capitol area at 2 a.m. Saturday for general snow clean up and to also help prepare for Gov.-elect Mike Kehoe’s inauguration. “That operation is ongoing, same with our parking division, they’ll be coming in early on Monday morning checking everything, because we’re
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TODAY: Partly sunny with a slight warmup into the mid-30s. Winds will be fairly light out of the southwest between 5 to 10 mph. TOMORROW: Flurries possible under cloudy skies, accumulations will be very light. Highs reach the mid-30s in the early afternoon. EXTENDED: Temperatures drop significantly to start off next week with highs into
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from the Sophie Cunningham Classic on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS GIRLS BASKETBALL Blue Valley North (54) Rock Bridge (45) FINAL Battle (44) Liberty North (48) FINAL Doniphan (52) California (56) FINAL Harrisburg (59) Tolton (60) FINAL
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Children’s Services Board gave the City of Columbia a zero on its application for grant money on its violence-prevention efforts. The city’s application for $1.5 million was the only one to receive a zero, according to documents released by the county board on Tuesday. Columbia had asked for money
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mid-Missouri schools were impacted this week by winter weather and poor road conditions. A number of schools called off class, while others chose to partake in alternative methods. Missouri law requires public school districts and charter schools to provide a minimum of 1,044 instructional hours each school year, but with winter weather
Continue Reading JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A committee of Missouri House and Senate members say communication with Capitol Police has been an issue. The lawmakers met Thursday as the Joint Committee on Capitol Security with Gov.-elect Mike Kehoe’s inauguration just days away. Members told ABC 17 News on Friday that they are concerned about Capitol security in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With snowfall slowing down, snowplow crews in Columbia and Jefferson City are turning their attention to residential streets and parking lots in the area. Mid-Missouri was hit with a pair of winter storms this week, with the most recent occurring Thursday night and Friday morning. Roughly 4 inches fell in Columbia, according
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