THIS AFTERNOON: Sunny and hot, with highs around 90 degrees. Humidity is more noticeable with dew points in the upper 60s. TONIGHT: Clear and mild overnight, with lows in the lower 70s. EXTENDED: The rest of the week is sunny and hot, but pop-up storms will be possible each afternoon from Wednesday through Friday. The
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A decision on a bond motion for an Osage Beach alderman will decided next week, a Camden County judge decided on Tuesday. Osage Beach Ward 1 Alderman John Robert “Bob” O’Steen, 60, was charged in May with delivery of a controlled substance, two counts of drug possession and one count of unlawful use
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TODAY: Tuesday is another sunny and warm day, with high temperatures verging on 90 degrees. Some fog is possible early, but we expect sunny skies and light east northeast winds for most of the day. TONIGHT: Skies remain clear overnight, as temperatures cool into the 70s just before midnight. EXTENDED: Wednesday is just as warm
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department is getting $1 million in the newly signed state budget to use specifically on downtown public safety. When exactly the money hits the city’s account depends on Gov. Mike Kehoe releasing the funds, according to State Sen. Stephen Webber. Webber said a conversation with Columbia Police Chief Jill
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe on Monday signed a slew of bills into law, including one that can increase the speed limit on rural roads. Kehoe’s office announced in a Monday press release that the governor signed Senate Bill 1408. The bill allows the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission and the Missouri Department
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Board of Education member Jeanne Snodgrass resigned from her position during Monday’s meeting. She wasn’t at the meeting in person, but the board read her letter of resignation. Snodgrass submitted the letter dated July 9 saying that she is moving next month “and will no longer live within the eligible boundaries.”
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Camp Bowers has become a staple of summer in Columbia, over the course of the last 12 years. Year-in and year-out, campers pack into the Columbia Sports Fieldhouse to learn more about basketball from former Mizzou hoops standout Laurence Bowers, himself, as well as some local college stars. For the camp’s dozenth
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Callaway County Public Library, a branch of the Daniel Boone Regional Library located in Fulton, opened back up to the public Monday, following an extended closure for HVAC replacement. “We can now control the building’s temperature and make it comfortable for everyone,” Callaway County Public Library manager Sara Henry said in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missourians have been mostly spared from the diarrhea-causing illness contracted by eating contaminated produce or water. Currently, the Department of Health and Senior Services has reported 43 cases since this time last year, and data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control show Missouri with zero reported cases of cyclosporiasis since July
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear with patchy river valley fog possible. Lows in the upper 60s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and seasonably hot with highs in the upper 80s. EXTENDED: A dome of high pressure has pressed far to our north, but with east/northeasterly flow aloft, humidity isn’t as bad as it could be with dew points in
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Parts of Iron and Reynolds counties in southeastern Missouri experienced catastrophic flash flooding last Friday, July 10, following a one-in-1,000-year rainfall event. The Missouri National Guard used eight UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters to evacuate more than 200 children and counselors who were stranded by floodwaters at Camp Taum Sauk in Lesterville. Task Force 1, the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City is seeing a sizable difference in the money collected from parking enforcement after changing the rates for metered parking fines earlier this year. Previous reporting shows the city issued 4,674 expired meter citations between Jan. 6-June 30 this year, compared with 3,963 during the same period in 2025. From Jan.
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THIS AFTERNOON: Sunny and seasonable, with highs in the upper 80s. TONIGHT: Clear, with lows falling to the mid-60s. EXTENDED: It’ll be a long, hot week in Mid-MO with a historic heat dome to the north of the area, leaving us sunny and dry. Pop-up storms are possible on Wednesday and Thursday as this pattern
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Camden County prosecutor on Monday filed a motion to revoke the bond of an Osage Beach alderman after he allegedly failed a drug test. John Robert “Bob” O’Steen, 60, who represents the city’s first ward, was charged in May with delivery of a controlled substance, two counts of drug possession and one
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Task Force 1 on Monday completed its four-day deployment in Reynolds and Iron counties to respond to and help with the historic flooding in southern Missouri. The task force was originally placed as a type 3 resource, meaning only half the team was deployed, but after seeing the severity of the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Voluntary Action Center’s Opportunity Campus in Columbia officially opened the doors to its overnight shelter Monday to support people experiencing hardship and homelessness. “I would not be at all surprised if we reached 150 overnight guests tonight,” Voluntary Action Center Executive Director Ed Stansberry said. The 30,000-plus-square-foot facility, capable of serving
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TODAY: I’m tracking another day filled with sunshine as temperatures begin in the mid to upper 60s, warming into the mid to upper 80s by the afternoon hours. Winds will be out of the northeast at 5-10 mph, gusting up to 15 mph. TONIGHT: I’m tracking a clear and quiet evening as temperatures drop back
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones caught up with Eli Hoff, the Mizzou Athletics beat writer for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 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) Columbia’s own Tyler Putnam achieved something he’s worked his whole life for, on Sunday, when he heard his name called by the Colorado Rockies with the No. 136 overall pick in the 2026 MLB Draft. That made the Tennessee Volunteers signee the very first pick of the second day of the Draft.
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WARDSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) There is no shortage of Missouri-born talent in professional baseball and, on Sunday, Blair Oaks grad Wil Libbert was added to that list. The former Falcon and Mizzou pitcher punched his ticket to the next level, when the Atlanta Braves selected him in the fifth round of the MLB Draft, with the
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