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Mizzou football in second week of spring practices

March 5, 2025 10:11 AM Nathalie Jones

The Mizzou football team is already onto its second week of spring camp, as the 2025 season is now just over 170 days away.

Mizzou football defensive coordinator, players answer questions after spring practice

March 5, 2025 11:56 AM Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football defensive coordinators Corey Batoon and players Triston Newson and Zion Young answered questions from reporters after spring practice on Wednesday. This is the second week of spring practice.

Slick roads cause multiple crashes amid high winds and snow

March 5, 2025 9:19 AM Jazsmin Halliburton

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Slick road conditions caused multiple accidents Wednesday morning after strong winds and snow swept into Mid-Missouri. Boone County Fire posted on its social media Wednesday morning warning drivers to exercise extreme caution due to deteriorating road conditions. The Boone County Joint Communication system also sent several alerts about accidents and downed power

Tracking an active midweek ahead of a quieter weekend

March 5, 2025 3:55 AM John Ross

TODAY: Wednesday is an ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert day for wind gusts areawide as high as 50 mph, with some possibly reaching 60 mph, this morning. Get the latest on this wind storm, and the quick dose of snow that comes along with it in our Weather Alert Day Blog. Snow will complicate the morning

Local highlights and scores: March 4, 2025

March 4, 2025 11:42 PM Nathalie Jones

HARRISBURG, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Tuesday, March 4, 2025. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS GIRLS BASKETBALL Tipton (58) Harrisburg (25) FINAL – state sectionals Tolton (50) Centralia (69) FINAL – state sectionals Northwest (29) St. Elizabeth (62) FINAL – state sectionals Southern Boone (50) Blair

Man accused of multiple cases of sexual misconduct won’t face felony charges

March 4, 2025 8:02 PM Nia Hinson

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused in three separate instances of sexual misconduct in Columbia wont face felony charges, prosecutors said. According to a Monday news release, Columbia police arrested Michael Shields, 45, of Columbia in connection with two incidents. Police say the first incident occurred in the 3600 block of Rangeline Street on Dec.

Autopsy complete for missing Lake of the Ozarks toddler

March 4, 2025 8:47 PM Marie Moyer

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The investigation of two-year-old Iszabella Obryan’s death at the Lake of the Ozarks is still ongoing as the medical examiner completed an autopsy of Obryan’s body today. The results, any suspects, and Obryan’s photo are still yet to be released. Several agencies around the Lake of the Ozarks searched for Obryan on

One year of roll carts in Columbia boosts safety and efficiency

March 4, 2025 3:05 PM Haley Swaino

March 4 marks one year since the City of Columbia rolled out roll carts.

Tracking rain changing to snow overnight, strong winds Wednesday

March 4, 2025 3:44 PM Jessica Hafner

TONIGHT: Rain and a few storms shifting to snow overnight. Strong winds gusting to 40-50 mph overnight. TOMORROW: Morning snow accumulating on grass up to an inch. Blowing snow lowers visibility through the morning. Highs in the upper 30s with wind chills in the low 20s as winds could gust to 50 mph through the

Representative pushes for funding for Boone County infrastructure improvements

March 4, 2025 2:15 PM Erika McGuire

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Rep. Adrian Plank (D-Columbia) and Rep Del Taylor (D-St. Louis) are pushing for funding for three infrastructure projects in Boone County The money would be part of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ budget. The Subcommittee on Appropriations Agriculture, Conservation, Natural Resources and Economic Development met Monday afternoon to discuss the

Columbia man gets 10-year prison sentence for shooting

March 4, 2025 5:29 PM Matthew Sanders

A Columbia man was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison with credit for time served after he was charged last June with first-degree assault and armed criminal action.

WATCH: ABC News Live interviews Sen. Eric Schmitt on tariffs, Ukraine, ag and more

March 4, 2025 5:04 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) was interviewed by ABC News Live anchor Kyra Phillips on Tuesday. Watch the entire interview, which covers a variety of topics such as tariffs, agriculture and Ukraine.

Madness around the corner: No. 15 Mizzou heads into final week of regular-season

March 4, 2025 12:59 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) All the madness that comes with March is on the horizon for No. 15 Mizzou hoops. The Tigers have just two more games left on the regular-season slate, before the SEC Tournament will kick off in Nashville, Tenn. on Wednesday, March 12. But first, head coach Dennis Gates and company will travel

Tracking extreme winds, storms, and snow

March 4, 2025 12:58 PM Chance Gotsch

TODAY: Showers and storms look to remain scattered through the afternoon before a brief lull by the early evening. After this brief lull, isolated stronger to severe storms remain possible with hail up to 1″, winds up to 60 mph and a low but not zero tornado risk. TONIGHT: The cold front will pass from

Former congressman appointed to University of Missouri Board of Curators

March 4, 2025 12:45 PM Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Mid-Missouri congressman has been appointed to a seat on the board that governs the University of Missouri. Blaine Luetkemeyer, who stepped down from his seat representing Missouri’s Third Congressional District after the November election, has been tapped by Gov. Mike Kehoe to fill a seat on the University of Missouri

Tracking a strong system expected to bring storms, wind, snow, and cold

March 4, 2025 3:47 AM John Ross

TODAY: Tuesday is a wet day, with rain expected areawide. Half an inch to an inch of rain is expected from multiple rounds of showers and storms. Round one started around 3 a.m. this morning. This round will bring elevated storms with potential for small to large hail. These storms will produce abundant lighting with

Opening of Voluntary Action Center’s Opportunity Campus pushed back to spring 2026

March 3, 2025 6:36 PM Meghan Drakas

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The expected opening of the Voluntary Action Center’s Opportunity Campus has been pushed back to March 2026. As of December 2024, the Opportunity Campus was expected to open in fall 2025. On Monday, Voluntary Action Center director Ed Stansberry said the initial timeline was a “best guess” and that weather has caused

Local shoppers, businesses brace for price surge, as experts say tariffs will have economic impact

March 3, 2025 7:44 PM Nia Hinson

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Tariffs going into effect on Tuesday means businesses and shoppers should expect to pay more for common goods, a local professor says. President Donald Trump announced during a Monday press conference that 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada will begin on March 4, as well as an additional 10% tariff on Chinese

Columbia City Council approves traffic calming proposal on Rollins Road

March 3, 2025 4:58 PM Mitchell Kaminski

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council unanimously voted to slow down traffic along Rollins Road between Fairview Road and Stadium Boulevard following a public hearing on Monday. The roughly $32,000 project will add three speed bumps near Rollins Road and a crosswalk at the intersection of Martin Drive According to the council memo, Rollins

Missouri senators propose raising the bar for initiative petitions

March 3, 2025 12:12 PM Marie Moyer

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some Missouri Senate Republicans are looking to tighten requirements for initiative petitions — measures that get on the ballot through gathering voter signatures — with Senate Joint Resolution 10, SJR 11, SJR 30 and SJR 47. The bills, sponsored by Senators Mike Moon (R-Ash Grove), Jason Bean (R-Holcomb), Ben Brown (R-Washington) and