COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Wednesday is National Signing Day for high school football players to select which school they will attend. Mizzou football’s Eli Drinkwitz held a news conference at noon to talk about Missouri’s signings. Watch it in the video player.
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TODAY: Wednesday is another colder than average day, just a bit warmer than Tuesday. We expect highs in the upper 30s to near 40° by the afternoon. Winds will start from the south, but switch to the north around midday along a cold front. This front will pass without precipitation initially. TONIGHT: Some light wintry
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is considering to form a task force to look into campaign finance reform. The council on Monday night unanimously approved creating the task force, though specifics of the task force– including who would be on it and how many people would make it up — still need to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Legal sports betting went live in Missouri on Monday, with more than 2 million people attempting to access sportsbook apps on launch day. Circa Sports, one of the first two companies in Missouri to receive an online betting license, now operates in six states. The first bet placed on Circa was a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A south Boone County neighborhood is still shaken after a 15-year-old was taken to a local hospital after they were shot in the face early Tuesday morning. The Boone County Sheriff’s office said in a release that Joint Communications received a call about a juvenile being shot in the face at 12:04
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Tigers may lose a highly-touted receiver in the upcoming transfer window. Former four-star wide receiver James Madison II announced on Tuesday that he is entering the transfer portal, according to reports from Matt Zenitz and CBS Sports. Over the course of his career at Mizzou, Madison played in three games as
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TONIGHT: Clear until sunset, then clouds return overnight. Lows drop into the lower 20s with wind chills in the upper teens. TOMORROW: Wednesday will be cloudy, but temperatures will rise to the upper 30s in the afternoon. Flurries are possible in the afternoon and evening, with trace amounts for some, and little impact on traffic.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou women’s basketball is preparing for its toughest task of the season. The ACC/SEC Challenge returns for the 2025-26 season, where the Tigers will take on the Cal Golden Bears. After a successful 3-0 trip to Florida over the Thanksgiving week, MU will be back in Mizzou Arena on Thursday. For just
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Overcrowding at the Boone County Jail is costing the county, with officials now housing more inmates in out-of-county facilities than in the jail itself. According to Cpt. Brian Leer with the Boone County Sheriff’s Office, the county has spent more than $1.8 million so far this year on housing inmates in other
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Lawyers for the family of Riley Strain, a University of Missouri student who died on a trip with his fraternity brothers, and for the Delta Chi fraternity, Barrister Capital Corporation, and 39 of Strain’s former fraternity brothers have until Dec. 10 to provide backing for their claims to Boone County Judge Josh
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team fielded questions from media on Tuesday ahead of their home game against California on Thursday. The Tigers (7-2) are on a three-game win streak, featuring wins over Northwestern, Bradley and Washington State. The Golden Bears are 6-2 on the season and saw its six-game winning streak snapped
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TODAY: Tuesday will be a return to dry weather, but snow and ice will remain on the ground through the day. Temperatures will climb from near 15° to near 32° prompting some melt in the afternoon sunshine. Most of the day will be at least partly cloudy, but grab the sunglasses for brighter conditions this
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A new Missouri rule, aimed at protecting children from online pornography, has prompted Pornhub – the industry’s largest platform – to block access statewide rather than comply.
Pornography websites operating in Missouri must now verify that its users are adults before allowing them access to explicit content.
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Moberly city crews spent the weekend battling the season’s first major snowfall after roughly 6 inches fell across the area, with more continuing into Monday. However, preparation for the winter weather began long before the first flakes fell. “We’re working several months in advance, actually, into the summer,” city spokesman Scott McGarvey
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Snowfall began coating some Mid-Missouri roads by 9 a.m. Monday and continued well into the afternoon, leading to dozens of slide-offs and crashes and closing part of Interstate 70 for hours. After light snowfall over the holiday weekend, a few more inches were expected to accumulate Monday, with high temperatures staying in
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Friends and family of Erik Spencer II, who was shot and killed in a Jefferson City parking lot, spoke during the public comment portion of Monday’s City Council meeting, as they continue to demand that officials release the identity of the alleged shooter. Spencer was shot and killed on Nov. 1
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The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for the potential of accumulating snow that could cause roads to be slick through Tuesday morning. A wave of low pressure has plunged out of the Rockies across the Plains and into the Midwest on Monday, triggering a wide swath of snow where
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TONIGHT: The last band of snow presses across Mid-Missouri through the evening commute, completely exiting the region before midnight. Lows fall into the upper teens, meaning untreated areas will continue to be slick. TOMORROW: Gradually decreasing clouds, chilly with highs in the low 30s. EXTENDED: Snow showers exit from west to east tonight, leaving another
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View all school closings and delays here. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A number of Mid-Missouri schools will be closed on Tuesday after varying amounts of snow fell on the area starting Monday morning. Columbia Public Schools announced in a text message to parents that it will not hold class on Tuesday due to inclement weather. “Having
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man who was found guilty of stabbing the mother of his child to death has been sentenced to life in prison. Sergio Sayles, 39, was found guilty last month in a bench trial for first-degree murder, armed criminal action and tampering with evidence in the death of Jasmine
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