COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Thornbrook residents on Thursday flocked to Columbia City Hall to express their thoughts, feelings and questions over the recently proposed site for a new water tower next to the neighborhood and Beulah Ralph Elementary School. “That’s where a lot of carpools and kids come, so it’s it’s not an ideal place,” Thornbrook
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County property that was apparently abandoned for years has nearby residents frustrated. But, the county says there isn’t much it can legally do. The property is located in the 8800 Block of North Brown Station Road, north of Columbia. Despite not having running water or utilities, multiple people have
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Average highs continue to decrease deeper into late December and January causing the cost of heating to increase. Many people are already cutting things tight with their budgets during the holiday season so we are breaking down some tips to keep you comfortable for less this winter using science. Warm air typically rises in homes
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TONIGHT: Partly to mostly cloudy with lows in the mid-20s. TOMORROW: Partly cloudy, cold, and breezy with highs in the lower 30s. EXTENDED: Colder air moves in from the north with a cold front tomorrow morning, bringing some morning clouds. Temperatures only top out in the low 30s on Friday, but we can expect high
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TODAY: Thursday is a warmer day than Wednesday thanks in large part to south winds. We’ll have south to southwest winds around 10-15 mph, gusting 20-30 mph at times. Wind chill will be a factor through the morning, making us feel like 20s and 30s in the wind. We’ll have some sunshine, with partly cloudy
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TODAY: Thursday is a warmer day than Wednesday thanks in large part to south winds. We’ll have south to southwest winds around 10-15 mph, gusting 20-30 mph at times. Wind chill will be a factor through the morning, making us feel like 20s and 30s in the wind. We’ll have some sunshine, with partly cloudy
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Balloons, lit candles, songs and tears were the sight Wednesday night in Fulton, as community members of all ages packed into a church parking lot to honor Dominique Ford. Ford, 27, of Fulton died after an October shooting. According to an October social media post from the Fulton Police Department, police found
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou women’s basketball’s winning streak came to a screeching halt at five games, as the Tigers fell 76-63 to Oral Roberts on Wednesday night. Head coach Robin Pingeton’s team came into the game against the Golden Eagles leading the SEC and ranking fifth in the nation in 3-point percentage through the young
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HALLSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) During a Wednesday night Board of Education meeting, Hallsville residents demanded the district to reinstate a coach who was put on leave. Varsity boys basketball head coach Brandon Crites was placed on administrative leave on Dec. 2. District spokesperson Kari Yeagy wrote in an email to ABC 17 News on Dec. 10
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou gymnastics team hosted the unofficial start to the 2025 campaign, on Wednesday, with the annual black and gold intrasquad exhibition at the Hearnes Center. You can watch some highlights from the meet in the video player below. Team black ended up taking the win, scoring higher in three out of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Students of Columbia Public Schools will still have to work to do on snow days after the school district announced its implementation of Alternate Methods of Instruction. According to a presentation on AMI for a Board of Education meeting Thursday, the district is adding remote learning days following the Department of Elementary
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TONIGHT: Decreasing clouds and chilly with lows in the upper 20s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and windy with highs in the upper 40s. EXTENDED: Clouds clear out gradually tonight, leaving us with temperatures in the upper 20s by tomorrow morning. Thursday is looking breezy with highs in the upper 40s and more sunshine. A disturbance will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri raised more than $78,000 at its 18th annual One for One Holiday Food and Fund Drive Wednesday. Executive director Lindsay Lopez said preliminary totals show that the nonprofit collected $78,751 through the drive. The Food Bank collected donations from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Hallsville man is calling on state agencies to make changes along Route B to lower the number of crashes and create a safe road for drivers. In an email to ABC 17 News, Tom Payne expressed his concern for the state road that takes drivers to and from Columbia to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) For college football teams across the nation, it is the craziest time of year. Head coaches are not only dealing with preparation for upcoming bowl games, but tackling signing day, transfer portal madness, opt-outs, NFL Draft declarations and so much more. Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz has been busy ever since the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou Tigers football team is getting ready for the postseason. The Tigers, who finished No. 19 in the College Football Playoff rankings, will head to Nashville, Tennessee, on Dec. 30 to play Iowa in the Music City Bowl. Watch a news conference about the team’s preparation in the player.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Cooking remains the biggest seasonal risk for fires around the holidays, a Boone County firefighter said Wednesday. Gale Blomenkamp, the Support Services Bureau director for the Boone County Fire Protection District, said cooking/kitchen fires are the biggest risk this time of year. “So when it comes to holidays, we remind people to
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TODAY: Wednesday will be cloudy, breezy, and cool. Temperatures remain in the low 40s thanks to persistent clouds and a 10-15 mph north wind that may gust up to 20-30 mph at times. Wind chills will be in the 20s and 30s most of the day. TONIGHT: After a cloudy day, clouds will persist into
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Prosecutors charged a man Tuesday with murder for his alleged role in a deadly October shooting and charged another man — who was already in custody and charged — with murder. Daevion McCray, 21, was arrested Tuesday in connection with the death of Orrion Moody, 28, of Columbia. Police found Moody with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman is growing frustrated with a vacant property that she says is a danger to the community. Marty Wallace was looking to move into a home in the 5400 Block of Thompson Road when she noticed a vacant property across the street. The house was falling apart, with items littering
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