TODAY: Monday is an ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day. Showers this morning, will give way to a chance for storms this evening. Some storms may be capable of hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes if we can get enough energy to fuel these storms. While severe weather is not a guarantee, if storms gain access to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou guard Caleb Grill remembers his first college basketball game like it was yesterday. “A lot of people’s dream is to play Division I basketball, and then, just kind of like got out there and played. But, when I got to halftime, I just kind of sat back and had the realization
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) For the first time in 2024, the Mizzou football team is not ranked in the AP Top-25. The Tigers did still receive votes, but, following a bye week, MU went from being the No. 25 overall team to an unranked team. MU will head into Week 11 of the college football season
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones previewed the 2024-25 Mizzou men’s basketball season with PowerMizzou’s Drew King in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Congratulations to our Week 10 SportsZone Football Friday Play of the Week Nominees! You can watch the nominees in the video player above and then vote for your favorite play here. Nominee No. 1: Boonville’s Landon Conz comes up with a tremendous, juggling touchdown catch through double coverage. Nominee No. 2: Capital
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With Daylight Saving ending on Sunday, the American Red Cross and Fire officials are encouraging people to take the time change as a reminder to check their smoke alarms and ensure they’re working properly. The City of Columbia reported over 50 residential fires, with 267 incidents tied to smoke alarms and 295
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TONIGHT: Showers and storms ramp up overnight, with winds gusting up to 25 mph. Lows near 60. TOMORROW: Scattered showers are possible early, with highs reaching near 70. Strong storms possible in the evening ahead of a cold front. EXTENDED: An active weather pattern continues tonight into tomorrow with showers and storms becoming more widespread
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department was seen investigating reports of shots fired and a fight in downtown Columbia at around 2 a.m. Sunday. Patrol Lieutenant Andy Muscato with Columbia Police told ABC 17 News at the scene that the department was called to the 900 block of Broadway for reports of shots fired
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TODAY: Showers and rumbles of thunder continue through the morning with limited breaks during the afternoon. Temperatures will warm to 70 degrees with steady southerly winds bringing good warmth and energy for storms. Heavy rain and storms return tonight several hours after sundown. TOMORROW: Storms will be on the way out Monday morning with isolated
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) As Election Day nears, a growing number of Missouri voters are seizing the opportunity to cast their ballots early, hoping to bypass potentially long lines on Tuesday. Voting centers in Centralia, Columbia, and Ashland were open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, with about 3,400 people casting their ballots in
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KMIZ) St. Elizabeth has been crowned state champions for the first time in 13 years. The Hornets tormented Gallatin’s pitching staff on Saturday morning, putting double-digit runs on the scoreboard to earn an 11-1 win in the Class 1 State Championship. Head coach Sheila Oligschlaeger’s group did most of its damage in the
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KMIZ) A six-run inning doomed Centralia in the Class 3 State Championship. Oak Grove posted a comeback win by scoring six runs in the final frame to take its first lead of game, propelling them to an 8-3 win to capture its program’s first-ever state title. Head coach Elizabeth Bostick’s team entered the
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS SOCCER Tolton (5) Wright City (0) FINAL – district quarterfinal Winfield (5) Mexico (1) FINAL – district quarterfinal Moberly (6) Fulton (1) FINAL – district quarterfinal Priory (6) Sullivan (1) FINAL
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TONIGHT: I’m tracking the potential for light rainfall after midnight across central Missouri. Winds will be out of the southeast at 10-15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph as temperatures fall into the mid 50s by the end of the night. TOMORROW: I’m tracking more rainfall throughout the morning hours before a brief break
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TODAY: Temperatures will be a handful of degrees warmer today reaching near 70 despite some clouds. Rain chances have pushed late enough in the forecast to keep the evening dry until close to midnight. TOMORROW: Sunday kicks off wet, with showers throughout the day and brief breaks in between. Temperatures reach 70 degrees as southerly
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KMIZ) The Tolton softball team secured its second-ever state championship under head coach Taylor Bartlett, on Friday, with a 2-0 win over Belton. The state title win is the second one this program has seen in just five seasons. Bartlett’s team didn’t need too much offense to get the trophy win. In fact,
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KMIZ) The Rock Bridge softball team finished the 2024 season as the second place team in Class 5 action, following a 3-0 loss to Lafayette Wildwood in the state championship game, on Friday. The Bruins and the Lancers were locked in a stalemate throughout the entire game, as two standout pitchers went head-to-head.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Clerk’s Office will have two locations on Saturday for voters to cast their no-excuse absentee ballot ahead of election day. The Southern Boone Middle School cafeteria in Ashland and Impact Support Services in Centralia will be open from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. today for no-excuse absentee voting. No-excuse absentee voting
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol will no longer publish the names of those involved in its preliminary online traffic crash and boat/drowning reports, a Friday press release says. The release says MSHP was “recently notified of scam incidents across the state” that targets crash victims or people who know someone involved in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia will receive a $1 million grant from the US Department of Transportation in order to bring back flights to-and-from Denver at Columbia Regional Airport. The city is receiving the grant through the Small Community Air Service Development Program. Flights to Denver from Columbia ended during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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