CALIFORNIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BOYS BASKETBALL Eugene (53) Capital City (51) FINAL Monroe City (53) Hickman (76) FINAL Francis Howell (48) Blair Oaks (51) FINAL Canton (38) Harrisburg (43) FINAL Hazelwood East (47) Rock Bridge
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Room at the Inn is keeping its doors open throughout Saturday night for people in need of a warm place to sleep as the frigid cold sweeps through mid-Missouri. Manager John Trapp said the shelter regularly hits its full capacity of 110 people. The shelter opens at 6:30 p.m. and
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TONIGHT: Clouds partially clear overnight, allowing temperatures to drop into the single digits. An ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day will go into effect at midnight, lasting through noon tomorrow for below-zero wind chills. TOMORROW: Partly to mostly cloudy, with dangerously low wind chills in the morning. Temperatures manage to climb back to the low
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TODAY: I’m tracking flurries and breezy northerly winds throughout the morning hours. Temperatures will start in the teens and warm into the low 20s by the afternoon hours as cloud cover persists, but these breezy winds will lead to temperatures feeling like they are in the single digits throughout the majority of the day. TONIGHT:
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The Missouri Department of Education has until June to create a plan to implement a new system for grading schools in the state, following Gov. Mike Kehoe’s announcement of an executive order signed during his State of the State address.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With four conference meetings in the books, the Mizzou men’s basketball team finds itself in the upper echelon of the Southeastern Conference. As of Friday afternoon, the Tigers in a five-way tie for first place in the SEC, as Mizzou, Vanderbilt, Arkansas, Texas A&M and Florida have all recorded a 3-1 mark
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 7 Mizzou gymnastics team started fast, but couldn’t hold its lead against No. 2 Oklahoma, on Friday night, falling to the reigning national champions 197.425-196.925. “I think we obviously were, a little disappointed in the overall performance because we know we can do better. But that’s a good thing too,”
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TONIGHT: Scattered snow chances are possible through 8 to 9 PM, with isolated accumulations up to half an inch. Visibility may become an issue in some areas, with strong winds gusting up to 30 mph. Temperatures will drop behind a cold front, with lows in the teens. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy and cold, with highs remaining
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man accused of stabbing his wife to death this week at their home pleaded not guilty Friday, claiming a mental disease or defect. Malang J. Akbari, 46, was charged Tuesday with murdering his wife, Manhaz Akbari, by stabbing her to death in their home on East McCarty Street. Court documents
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was taken to the hospital after shots were fired in north Columbia just after 11:30 p.m. Thursday, according to the Columbia Police Department. A release posted on social media from the department states officers were called to the 2400 block of Nelwood Dr. at 11:37 p.m. for reports of shots
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia on Thursday entered an agreement with Utah-based EnviroServe that involves cleaning out homeless camps around the city. A city spokeswoman wrote in an email that bids were requested because the city will often not have the specialized equipment needed to deal with hazardous materials and other items left
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If you stepped outside this morning in Central Missouri, you likely felt a sense of relief. With temperatures hovering in the 40s, it hardly feels like the precipice of a sharp turn in our weather pattern that could bring multiple hazards. This sharp change taking place over the next 24-48 hours is all being caused
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County dispensary caught fire on Thursday night after a vehicle hit the gas meter of the building, according to Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp. Firefighters were called around 8:30 p.m. Thursday for a fire at Greenlight Dispensary in the 4000 block of Ponderosa Drive and
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TODAY: I’m tracking clouds increasing throughout the afternoon ahead of light showers and flurries arriving through the later afternoon/evening hours as temperatures get into the low 40s. If flurries are observed, most will see trace accumulations at most, but higher totals will stay below 1″. Winds will be out of the northwest at 10-15 mph
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TODAY: Friday starts mild, with temperatures in the 30s, and climbing to near 40 by midday ahead of a cold front that sweeps through from late morning to early afternoon. Behind the cold front, thick low clouds spread across the region, and likely bring scattered snow showers. This snow will be light and sporadic across
Continue Reading Editor’s note: The name of the business was corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire damaged a cannabis dispensary Thursday evening in the 4000 block of Ponderosa Drive in Columbia. Greenlight Dispensary was damaged. Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp told ABC 17 News in a text message there was a fire on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In one of their most impressive offensive performances of the season, head coach Kellie Harper and company secured their first conference victory, beating the Razorbacks 94-69. “I’m so happy for our team. I’m really, really happy for our players,” head coach Kellie Harper said. “You know, they’ve been through a pretty tough
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau is rolling out a new campaign designed to bring both international and domestic soccer fans to Mid-Missouri ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The initiative, called “Kick It in CoMo,” is meant to boost local businesses and showcase Columbia as a destination for visitors traveling
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Housing Authority’s Kinney Point low-income housing project is complete, and families have moved into all 34 homes, as more than 1,257 households remain on the agency’s waitlist, according to CHA. Previous reporting shows the list stood at about 800 households in September. Randy Cole, CEO of the Columbia Housing Authority,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Parks and Recreation voted unanimously to move forward with a new design of the Douglass Park basketball courts on Thursday, following community debate over a proposed name and theme for the $900,000 renovation project. In 2023, the city announced that the courts would honor Willie Cox, a former assistant coach of
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