Lincoln University leaders seeking ‘structured’ relationship with alumni association after cutting ties in June
The Lincoln University Board of Curators met on Thursday to discuss the future with its national alumni association.
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Tracking strong to severe storms this evening
TONIGHT: Strong to severe storms surge ahead of an incoming cold front lasting throughout the first half of the night. Winds up to 70 mph, hail up to 1.5″, and a low but not zero tornado chance remains possible tonight. Lows cool near 70 degrees. TOMORROW: Friday welcomes partly cloudy skies with highs up to
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State troopers tell drivers to watch for kids and buses as school starts
The Missouri State Highway Patrol is telling drivers to be aware of school starting again in hopes of reducing the close to 900 crashes involving school buses last year.
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Weather Alert Day: Tracking potential for hail and damaging winds Thursday evening
THURSDAY AFTERNOON UPDATE: Little has changed in the forecast for Thursday night, other than the fact that we now have some added clarity of where and when the best chances for storms will be. We’ll have two primary rounds of storms. Our first window for sever weather will come with development in the south that
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RECALL ROUNDUP: Baby formula, Ford and Mazda vehicles recalled
A look at some of the week’s major recalls.
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Tracking strong storms ahead of a quiet weekend
TODAY: Thursday is an ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day. We’ll have a chance for severe storms including the chance for hail, damaging winds, and a possible tornado from 3 p.m. to around midnight. Additionally, it will be hot and humid, with highs ranging from high 80s in the north to mid-90s in the south. Some
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CPD chief suggests quarterly audits of Flock cameras during Wednesday presentation
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department held a series of meetings on Wednesday to gather public feedback on implementing Flock Safety camera system throughout the city. A series of eight meetings were scheduled between Wednesday and Thursday. The first was held at 9 a.m. at Lange Middle School on Wednesday with the final meeting
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Fulton poised to achieve breakthrough season
FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The Fulton Hornets have kicked off preparation for the return of high school football. Dana Chambers Jr.’s team began official practice for the new season earlier this week, striving to have a breakout campaign in 2024. Chambers Jr. is entering his fourth season as Fulton’s head football coach. Over the past three
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Mizzou defensive end suffers season-ending knee injury
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team announced that defensive end Darris Smith will miss the entire 2024 football season, after suffering a season-ending knee injury during practice on Tuesday. “We are devastated by the injury to Darris,” head coach Eli Drinkwitz said. “He was having an outstanding camp and was poised to have a
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Mizzou football sells out of reserved season tickets for 2024
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) At the end of the 2023 football season, Mizzou fans sold out Faurot Field five-straight times, a feat which had not been accomplished since 1980. Now, two weeks away from a new season, the Tigers are looking to pick up right where they left off. On Wednesday, MU Athletics announced that it
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More than 4,600 students move into MU campus housing on Wednesday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Thousands of University of Missouri students started moving in on campus ahead of the fall semester on Wednesday, and more are expected to throughout the rest of the week. The move in process was delayed for 90 minutes due to rain in the morning, according to University spokesman Travis Zimpfer. Zimpfer said
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Insider Blog: Rain rates and observed rainfall
Thunderstorms in Mid-Missouri recently brought heavy rain and some incidents of flooding to the area. These storms have been efficient rainfall producers thanks to heavy moisture in the atmosphere, some storms hit rain rates up to 6″ at times. But this rate of rainfall isn’t the same as what is observed in rain gauges. The
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LU students begin moving into dorms
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Wednesday was move-in day for students of Lincoln University. Dorms opened at 8 a.m. Wednesday marked the beginning of orientation week for students. Several events are planned, including a “parting ceremony” for parents on Wednesday evening.
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Missouri education department still behind on child care subsidy payments
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is still behind on payments to child care providers after previously saying issues would be resolved by the end of July.
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Tracking multiple rounds of storms Thursday
TONIGHT: Temperatures overnight cool into the lower 70s as winds continue out of the southeast at 5-10 mph. A few isolated showers/ storms remain possible with lightening and moderate downpours. TOMORROW: Thursday is an ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day as two rounds of showers and storms push into the area. Early Thursday morning, a
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Tracking potential for flooding and storms before the weekend
TODAY: Showers and storms are forecast this morning through the early afternoon. With efficient rainfall rates and potential for repetitive rain, we will have some potential for flooding. We are warmer today, but with rain and clouds, we still expect highs to be below average, in the low 80s. TONIGHT: Rain lets up this afternoon,
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Abortion, sports gambling make November ballot in Missouri; Lake-area casino rejected
A question to legalize abortion will be on the November ballot but one to award a license for a riverboat casino on the Lake of the Ozarks will not.
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Vehicle break-ins raise concerns in north Columbia neighborhood
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some residents in a north Columbia Neighborhood are growing concerned after a recent sting of vehicle break-ins Tuesday morning. The break-ins occurred near the 5100 block of Aspen Ridge Drive. The Columbia Police Department confirmed an incident report was filed, but did not provide any further details. Ring camera video submitted to
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Mizzou soccer picked to finish last in the SEC in preseason coaches poll
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In the new 16-team league, Mizzou soccer was projected to finish last in the Southeastern Conference’s preseason coaches poll, on Tuesday. The projections comes after the Tigers finished the 2023 campaign with a 5-9-3 overall record and a 1-8-1 mark in SEC action. Despite the win-loss column, head coach Stefanie Golan and
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Competition continues as Mizzou fall camp begins to wind down
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team only has a little less than a week left of fall camp, before game-week preparation for the season opener against Murray State will begin. On Tuesday, the Tigers put practice No. 13 of camp in the books. You can watch extended highlights of that practice in the video
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