BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Construction on the new Boone County Fire Protection District Station is underway. According to the department’s website, a new concrete foundation has been laid for the new four-bay station, and the station’s framing is up. Station 8 will include a built-in training tower, a dedicated training room, a workout space, study
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TONIGHT: Rain and storms exit before midnight with gradual clearing. Lows in the lower 50s. TOMORROW: Breezy and sunny with highs in the upper 50s to around 60. EXTENDED: Showers and storms will move through Mid-Missouri in the next few hours. The severe threat remains low, but if we do see anything become strong, it’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 20-year-old man was sentenced to 21 years in state prison Monday after he pleaded guilty to a reduced murder charge for a June 2023 shooting. Alqueze M. Jones of Columbia pleaded guilty Monday to second-degree murder in a Boone County courtroom, Boone County Prosecuting Attorney Roger Johnson said. He had been
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TODAY: Monday is a wet one, with scattered showers through the morning. Some will catch a brief break from rainfall through the noon to early afternoon hours, but a line of showers and storms will push in from west to east after 5 p.m. This line may pack an isolated wind and tornado threat. They
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TODAY: Monday is a wet one, with scattered showers through the morning. Some will catch a brief break from rainfall through the noon to early afternoon hours, but a line of showers and storms will push in from west to east after 5 p.m. This line may pack an isolated wind and tornado threat. They
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (KMIZ) For the first time in five years, the Mayor’s Cup is staying in South Carolina. Mizzou lost a thriller in heart-breaking fashion at Williams-Brice Stadium, giving up a go-ahead touchdown in the final minute. While the Tigers suffered their third loss of the season, hindering their 12-team College Football Playoff aspirations, Saturday’s
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EDITOR’S NOTE: A reference to an unrelated project in The Village of Cherry Hill has been removed. COLUMBIA, Mo. The City of Columbia has decided not to move forward with investing in pallet shelters as a solution for homelessness, according to city spokeswoman Sydney Olsen. Instead, the city has chosen to fund three key projects:
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on Eli Hoff, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Mizzou Athletics beat writer, in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with rain moving in from the southwest late. Lows in the upper 50s. TOMORROW: Cloudy with rain through much of the morning. We’ll have a break during the day, but wind gusts could get higher than 35 mph at times. Storms moving in by early evening. A few cloud be strong with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) 900 people in Columbia were without power following a crash on Vandiver Dr. around 4 p.m. Saturday. An ABC 17 News reporter saw several businesses near the Intersection of Whitegate Drive and Paris Road without power. Street lights in the area were also not working. According to Columbia Fire Department spokeswoman Katherine
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With National Crash Responder Safety Week starting Monday, MoDOT is reminding drivers of Missouri’s “Move Over” law and how to keep both themselves and emergency responders safe when driving near a crash. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, in 2021, 49 people were injured in 168 traffic crashes involving parked emergency
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Meteorology is a relatively new field, which means new weather terms pop up and spread like “megafires ” (that’s a new term coming out to describe intense and fast-growing wildfires fueled by climate change). In winter, you’ve probably also heard the term “polar vortex” more commonly in recent years to refer to cold air outbreaks. While
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TODAY: Temperatures will be mild with cloudy skies with highs reaching the low to mid-60s this afternoon. A spot shower is possible today but better rain chances hold off until late tonight. TOMORROW: Widespread showers are expected for the Monday morning commute, lasting into the late afternoon. A brief break is possible before sunset but
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (KMIZ) For the first time in five seasons, the Mayor’s Cup will reside in Columbia, South Carolina. You can watch the full postgame press conference with Tiger head coach Eli Drinkwitz in the video player below. The No. 23 Mizzou football team fell just short of a comeback win on the road at
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TONIGHT: I’m tracking increasing clouds through the evening with breezy southerly winds at 6-10 mph and gusts up to 20 mph. Temperatures will fall into the mid to upper 40s by the end of the night. TOMORROW: I’m tracking more clouds with temperatures warming into the low to mid 60s by the afternoon hours. There
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is offering free weatherization services to eligible Columbia homeowners, on a first-come, first-served basis. According to the US Department of Energy, installing energy-efficient light sources, air-sealing windows, and adding extra insulation to pipes and air ducts, weatherizations helps homeowners save an average of $372 on energy per year and 18%
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TODAY: Highs in the lower 60s with mostly sunny skies. Winds out of the southwest could gust up to 20 mph. TOMORROW: Cloud cover increases on Sunday with similar temperatures in the 60s. Showers track in from the southwest after sundown. EXTENDED: Showers and storms are expected for the Monday morning commute with a second
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores Week 12 of the high school football season. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS Rock Bridge (43) Troy Buchanan (19) FINAL Lebanon (18) Helias (30) FINAL Hannibal (28) Warrenton (42) FINAL Tolton (41) Lafayette County (82) FINAL Boonville (6) Blair Oaks
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No. 25 Mizzou volleyball fell short in a five-set thriller against No. 21 Florida, on Friday night, losing 3-2 in the team’s first match as a ranked squad. Head coach Dawn Sullivan and company came out of the gates strong with a set one win, 25-15. However, the Gators responded with wins
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Mid-Missouri saw a spring and summer that featured plenty of active weather with dozens of tornadoes and periods of flooding. Now it’s time to look ahead to winter with the annual ABC 17 Stormtrack Winter Weather Special. In the 30-minute special, viewers will get an interactive look at how humidity can affect our bodies in
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