TODAY: Monday is a mostly quiet day, with showers departing this morning. Clouds will slowly clear to partly cloudy by this afternoon. Expect highs in the upper 70s, about 10 degrees warmer than yesterday, with winds from the south at about 10-15 mph sustained. TONIGHT: ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day is in effect for tonight,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) According to Missouri State Highway Patrol there has been no reports on alcohol-related accidents so far this Cinco de Mayo weekend. According to Bishop and Hayes, a law firm in Missouri, 70.2% of fatal crashes involving drunk driving are attributed to individuals with high blood alcohol content, specifically those with a blood
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on Mizzou baseball alum and SEC baseball analyst Dylan Kelly 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) May is motorcycle safety awareness month and the Missouri State Highway Patrol reminds drivers to be vigilant of motorcyclists on the roads. According to Sgt. Kyle Green with the Highway Patrol, between late spring and the early fall is when most crashes involving motorcycles occur. Green said he recommends people pay extra
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Baseball was just nine outs away from clinching an important series win over No. 15 South Carolina. However, the Tigers allowed eight unanswered runs in the final three frames, leading to a 9-4 loss in Sunday’s series finale. Kerrick Jackson’s crew has now lost six of its last seven SEC games
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and storms possible. No severe weather expected. Lows in the upper 50s. TOMORROW: Partly sunny to mostly cloudy with highs in the upper 70s. EXTENDED: An active week is setting up across Mid-Missouri with scattered showers and storms exiting after midnight. Monday starts off dry, but it’s warmer and
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TODAY: Sunday will be mostly dry again to get outside but anyone with plans at the Lake should remain aware of showers and storms this afternoon. These could track in from the south by midafternoon at the earliest, with rain staying south of I-70 through the evening. Highs today remain comfortable in the lower 70s.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several dozen University of Missouri students were arrested during the university’s stop day on Friday, according to a university spokesman. Stop Day, or Reading Day, is a decades-old tradition at the university intended to give students extra time to study and catch up on classwork. University spokesman Christian Basi said several dozen
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Saturday, May 4, 2024. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BASEBALL FATIMA (4) SOUTHERN BOONE (3) FINAL/8 MOBERLY (1) SOUTHERN BOONE (6) FINAL MOBERLY (9) FULTON (7) FINAL FATIMA (5) FULTON (4) FINAL NORTH CALLAWAY (0) MEXICO (9) FINAL ELDON (9)
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Saturday morning, Missouri law enforcement gathered at the State Capitol for its 37th annual memorial service, dedicated to those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Four officers were honored this year, their names added to the Missouri Law Enforcement Memorial alongside over 700 others who lost their lives in the line of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team sent the series versus No. 15 South Carolina to a rubber match on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers topped the Gamecocks 8-3 at Taylor Stadium to even up the series, 1-1. The MU bats were live out of the gates, with a four-run first inning off the bats of
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TONIGHT: I’m tracking a line of storms forming across our southeastern counties that will continue to move to the east throughout the rest of the night. Severe weather unlikely, but storms could produce gusty winds and sub-severe hail (<1″ in diameter) if they become strong enough. Mid-Missouri will cool down into the low 50s by
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TODAY: Highs reach the upper 70s as a cold front tracks through the area. This could produce showers from midmorning to afternoon with a low severe risk past midday. Large hail and damaging winds are possible but much of Mid-MO may find themselves dry today. TOMORROW: More showers and storms are possible for the southern
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Friday, May 3, 2024. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BASEBALL North Callaway (0) Southern Boone (2) FINAL – Southern Boone Classic Fatima (6) Eldon (1) FINAL – Southern Boone Classic Eldon (3) Fulton (13) FINAL – Southern Boone Classic Hallsville
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Baseball’s SEC losing skid has now reached five consecutive games. Kerrick Jackson’s crew lost its series opener against South Carolina 10-2 after getting outscored 9-0 in the final seven innings. After Friday’s action, the Tigers are still in 13th place in the SEC standings but are now two games behind both
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash that left one person injured caused the southbound lanes of Highway 63 in Columbia to close on Friday afternoon near the Interstate 70 connector. Columbia Fire Department spokeswoman Katherine Rodriguez said two vehicles were involved in the crash and that one injured person was brought to an area hospital by
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Friday, University of Missouri students celebrated “Reading Day,” also known as “Stop Day.” It’s intended to give students a day off from class each semester to study, before finals start next week. This year, the Columbia Police Department and MUPD planned to work to prevent students from violating the city’s nuisance ordinance. CPD passed out flyers earlier
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A March fire that left a building in North Columbia destroyed was set intentionally, according to a report from the Columbia Fire Department. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. The fire on March 22 left Plush Lounge on Business Loop in a total loss. No one was injured. The
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TONIGHT: Overnight lows cool to near 60 degrees with partly cloudy skies. Winds remain out of the east at 5-10 mph. TOMORROW: Saturday welcomes scattered showers and storms by mid-day. Storms remain at a threat level 1/5 with large hail and damaging winds up to 60 mph as the primary threats. Highs rise into the
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It has been an active spring and severe weather season for Missouri this year with high winds and hail and several tornadoes reported across the state. Storms also produced a rare landspout yesterday afternoon near Joplin with minor damage reported. Landspouts are a weak type of tornado produced by a specific atmospheric setup that differentiates
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