COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As holiday events are wrapping up, the new year is right around the corner and the Missouri State Highway Patrol is closing out 2024 with its annual New Year’s holiday counting period. The counting period will start at 6 p.m. Dec. 31, and end at 11:59 p.m. Jan. 1. According to a
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TODAY: Dense fog through noon, with light rain also possible. Some clearing is expected in the afternoon with mild temperatures in the 50s. TOMORROW: Fog is possible again Monday morning but likely clears early with higher winds. Temperatures reach the 50s ahead of rain chances in the evening. EXTENDED: Rain tracks mostly across northern Missouri
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (KMIZ) Mizzou football’s senior class is taking in all the moments, no matter how small, ahead of the final game of their collegiate career. As the clock ticks closer to kickoff against the Iowa Hawkeyes in the Music City Bowl on Monday, MU is getting in the final practices of this graduating class’
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TONIGHT: I’m tracking widespread rainfall for southeast Missouri, with dry but cloudy weather for central Missouri. Patchy fog will once again be possible throughout the overnight hours, and temperatures will drop into the low 40s by the end of the night. TOMORROW: I’m tracking patchy fog possible throughout the morning hours along with chances for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Neighbors in a northern Columbia neighborhood are concerned after a man is in the hospital in serious condition following a shooting in northern Columbia Friday night. Columbia Police Department responded to the 1200 block of Blue Ridge Road just after 9 p.m. Saturday afternoon, ABC 17 News knocked on neighbors doors to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri will see a slight increase in their payout this year, thanks to revenue growth from the TransPerfect Music City Bowl. No. 19 Mizzou will make its 38th bowl appearance, facing the Iowa Hawkeyes at 1:30 p.m. Monday in Nashville, Tennessee. Jay Grider, Chief Operating Officer for the TransPerfect Music
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia and Jefferson City encourage people to drop off Christmas trees at their free-to-use yard waste drop-off sites. When thrown out at a drop-off site, the trees are shredded and turned into mulch which will be used for city landfills, compost and landscaping projects. Before dropping off, it is
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TODAY: Dense fog through midmorning, then clearing into the afternoon. Temperatures will be very mild for late December in the 50s. Sunshine will be brief as rain chances track by to the southeast this evening and overnight. TOMORROW: Light rain may linger through the early morning, with another chance of clearing by the afternoon. High
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A homeless encampment outside of the former Glik’s Boutique in Downtown Columbia drew the attention of authorities Friday. And shop owners say the camp is a problem for surrounding businesses. Management at El Fogon Veracruzano and Kent’s Floral Gallery told ABC 17 News the unwanted neighbors have affected hurt their business and
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TONIGHT: Drizzle before midnight with patchy fog developing through daybreak. Lows in the mid-40s. TOMORROW: Morning fog followed by cloudy skies and rain for southeast Missouri. Highs in the mid-upper 50s. EXTENDED: As low pressure works northeast tonight, rain showers come to an end. Clouds look to hold, but with warm air still moving in
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jay Ashcroft, Missouri’s 40th secretary of state, will not seek another political office. In an interview Friday with ABC 17 News, Ashcroft said he does not see himself running again. “The people, they wanted me to stop, and I’ve done my eight years, so I just don’t see that I’m going
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THIS AFTERNOON: Another round of rain tracks through during the afternoon and evening while temperatures remain steady in the upper 40s and low 50s. TONIGHT: Rain and drizzle slowly come to an end late overnight. Fog is possible in the coolest spots tonight with lows in the lower 40s. EXTENDED: Drier conditions and peeks at
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THIS MORNING: Scattered rain early with a brief break by late morning. Temperatures hold steady in the upper 40s. TODAY: More rain redevelops by the afternoon as temperatures reach the 50s. Showers last through sundown. EXTENDED: Fog is possible on Saturday morning with drier conditions expected for much of the daytime. Rain returns briefly Saturday
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ). Chabad Jewish Center of MU and Mid-Missouri honored Jewish culture at a menorah lighting ceremony in front of City Hall in Downtown Columbia during the second day of Hanukkah. Around 50 people gathered on Thursday for the local event’s 50th anniversary. This year, Christmas and Hanukkah began on the same day, which
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with showers moving in late. Patchy dense fog possible, especially north of Highway 24. Lows in the mid-upper 40s. TOMORROW: Scattered showers and mild with highs in the lower 50s. EXTENDED: Rain and storms to our south are still well outside the vicinity, but showers move in from the south late tonight
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Whether it’s getting rid of old things to make room for the new, or tossing out the piles of cardboard gift boxes, in the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day, Americans produce 25% more trash than the rest of the year. “We get calls starting Christmas morning, honestly. And it goes
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THIS AFTERNOON: Temperatures reach the 50s despite clouds and wet conditions. Light rain and drizzle will be possible through the evening. TONIGHT: Rain chances remain light late into the night with temperatures holding in the 40s. Rain picks back up by early Friday morning. EXTENDED: Friday starts wetter with another push of showers through the
Continue Reading THIS MORNING: Dense fog early with light rain through late morning. Temperatures remain cool in the 40s. TODAY: Highs warm to the 50s with constant cloud cover. Isolated rain is possible any part of the day. EXTENDED: Widespread showers pick up early Friday morning and last most of the day. We have a warm weekend
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with patchy drizzle and dense fog developing overnight. Temperatures holding steady in the low to mid-40s. TOMORROW: Dense fog early, with mostly cloudy skies and highs in the lower 50s. EXTENDED: Temperatures will hold steady overnight with light winds and patchy drizzle. Dense fog develops late tonight and holds thick through much
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sophia’s Helping Hand served hot meals to those in need Wednesday afternoon during the nonprofit’s first Christmas Day event. Sophia’s Helping Hands has been feeding and clothing unhoused people in Columbia since it was founded by Sophia Smith in 2008, with Smith hand-delivering hundreds of meals to unhoused people daily. “If you
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