COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The St. Francis Catholic Worker House is up for sale and will close once the building is sold, Ruth O’Neill — trustee of St. Francis Catholic Worker Community and director of Loaves and Fishes Soup Kitchen — said the building has been operating as an overnight homeless shelter since 1984. O’Neill said
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The No. 7-seeded Mizzou softball team got itself into a one-game hole in NCAA Super Regional action, with a 6-3 loss to No. 10-seeded Duke on Friday afternoon. The Tigers will now have to win on Saturday, in order to stay alive.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team is hosting Duke this weekend in the 2024 NCAA Columbia Super Regional, but there’s another team who’s got an important role of their own out at Mizzou Softball Stadium. The University of Missouri Athletics Sports Turf and Grounds Crew puts in hours of work preparing the field for
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TONIGHT: Showers and storms push east out of the region after 10 pm leading to drier conditions as winds switch out of the WNW at 5-10 mph. TOMORROW: Saturday sees mostly sunny skies with highs into the mid to lower 80s. Winds switch out of the north at 5-10 mph. EXTENDED: An ABC17 Stormtrack Weather
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A Columbia man was charged Friday with two counts of murder in the investigation into two missing Columbia women.
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UPDATES: Friday Afternoon Update: Showers and storms continue to remain focused on southeastern portions of Mid-Missouri this afternoon. Hail has been the primary threat along with stronger winds. There has been some weak rotation embedded within some storms. These showers and storms have prompted a Severe Thunderstorm Watch in effect until 11:00 PM for southwestern
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THIS AFTERNOON: Friday is an ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day. We’ll have the potential for strong to severe storms producing wind, hail, and tornadoes as storms develop along a cold front. Temperatures will climb into the low-to-mid 80s before the cold front passes. TONIGHT: Behind the cold front, temperatures will cool into the 50s with clear
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who is now being referred to as a suspect in a homicide investigation was arrested, the Columbia Police Department confirmed in a Thursday evening press release Randall Fox, 51, was previously referred to as a “person of interest” in a missing persons investigation. Fox was arrested on suspicion of second-degree
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TODAY: Friday is an ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day. From 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. we will have scattered thunderstorms work across the region from west to east that pose a severe risk. We’ll have potential for wind, hail, and tornadoes as storms develop along a cold front. Temperatures will climb into the low-to-mid 80s
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WARDSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Thursday, May 23, 2024. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BASEBALL NEVADA (5) BLAIR OAKS (7) FINAL LUTHERAN ST. CHARLES (6) MOBERLY (1) FINAL NORTH CALLAWAY (1) DUCHESNE (14) FINAL
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 7-seeded Mizzou softball team will host No. 10-seeded Duke in the first NCAA Super Regional in Columbia since 2021. The action will all begin on Friday, May 24. Ahead of the weekend’s big series against the Blue Devils, head coach Larissa Anderson sat down, one-on-one, with ABC 17 Sports Director
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Viewer discretion is advised for the full-length video. STURGEON, Mo. (KMIZ) Bodycam footage shows the interaction a Sturgeon police officer had with a 13-pound, blind-and-deaf Shih Tzu before he shot the dog to death. ABC 17 News requested bodycam footage from the city of Sturgeon for an Officer Woodson on Tuesday morning and received the
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HERMANN, Mo. (KMIZ) The Human Society of Missouri’s Animal Cruelty Task Force and the Gasconade County Sheriff’s Office rescued 22 dogs from an unlicensed breeder, according to a Humane Society press release and sheriff’s office Facebook post. There were 22 dogs rescued from the property and taken to the Humane Society’s Macklind headquarters in St.
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With nearly 44 million people expected to travel this weekend across the United States and almost 39 million of those expected by auto according to AAA, there is an increased risk of driving through potentially strong to severe storms. There are a lot of dangers when driving through storms that can heighten the risk for
Continue Reading TONIGHT: Partly to mostly cloudy and not as cool with lows in the mid-upper 60s. TOMORROW: Rounds of storms possible, starting by mid-morning. Some storms may be severe with wind gusts up to 60 mph and 1″ hail. Highs reach the lower 80s. EXTENDED: Temperatures will remain more mild tonight as we drop into the
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The University of Missouri Board of Curators on Thursday decided to increase tuition rates for the fourth year in a row, according to a press release from the university. The increases will take affect for the 2024-25 school year. Residential and nonresidential undergraduate students will see a 5% increase across all campuses.
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Environmental Health workers from the Columbia Boone County Public Health and Human Services Department are inspecting public and private pools across Columbia this week. The Lake of the Woods pool failed an inspection Wednesday.
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TODAY: Thursday is partly cloudy and mostly dry, with a high near 80. Winds remain out of the southeast at 8 mph. TONIGHT: A warm front approaches this evening, driving another round of thunderstorms to move in from the west after 7 p.m. Storms will be isolated and have limited potential for hail and gusty
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TODAY: Thursday is partly cloudy and mostly dry, with a high near 80. Storms early this morning near I-44 will persist through the morning, and keep a chance for at least showers north to I-70 through about 9-10 a.m. Still, many will be dry through this period. TONIGHT: A warm front approaches this evening, driving
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Wednesday, May 22, 2024. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BASEBALL MOBERLY (5) TOLTON (4) FINAL SACRED HEART (4) KINGSVILLE (1) FINAL SCHUYLER COUNTY (2) TIPTON (7) FINAL
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