Education bill that will allow charter schools in Boone County goes into effect Wednesday
A new law goes into effect Wednesday that will raise teacher salaries and allow for charter schools in Boone County.
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Tracking a hot and humid Thursday before Friday storms
TONIGHT: Increasing clouds and muggy with a low storm chance. Lows in the lower 70s. TOMORROW: Partly cloudy, hot and humid with highs in the low to mid-90s. The heat index will range between 98-100, and a few storms are possible by late afternoon. EXTENDED: We are tracking partly cloudy skies tonight and a spot
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Tracking cooling temperatures into Labor Day weekend
TODAY: Wednesday will be hot and humid, feeling like near 100 with a true temperature expected only in the 90s. Spotty showers this morning will be possible, fizzling out through midday, only to redevelop as storms this afternoon and evening. The best chance tonight comes near I-44. Most will be dry. TONIGHT: Clouds will clutter
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Tracking heat, storms, and a beautiful weekend
TODAY: Wednesday will be hot and humid, feeling like near 100 with a true temperature expected only in the 90s. Spotty showers this morning will be possible, fizzling out through midday, only to redevelop as storms this afternoon and evening. The best chance tonight comes near I-44. Most will be dry. TONIGHT: Clouds will clutter
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Boone Health awarded $475K in ARPA funding to expand hospital unit
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone Health was awarded $475,000 in ARPA funding from the Boone County Commission to expand its progressive care unit. Boone Health says that the money will help double the unit from 16 beds to 32. The hospital believes that this expansion will allow for a better flow of patients, while also helping
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Some Columbia residents optimistic about city’s transit study
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some Columbia bus riders say a transit study could be key to decreasing long wait times. On Tuesday, Columbia Public Works held its final open house for the Go COMO transit study at Wabash Bus Station. The city has held multiple open houses since the study began in August 2023, aimed at
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Web Extra: Full one-on-one with the voice of the Tigers Mike Kelly
ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones spoke with the Mike Kelly, the voice of the Missouri Tigers, ahead of the season premiere of Tiger Talk. Tiger Talk is a weekly radio show hosted by Kelly, which previews the upcoming football games with Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz, assistant coaches and players. For the first time
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Planned Parenthood files lawsuit against state over new health care bill
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In a press release Monday, Missouri’s two Planned Parenthood affiliates, Great Plains and Great Rivers, announced they filed complaints in the Missouri Administrative Hearing Commission after being removed from the Missouri Medicaid Program. Introduced by state Rep. Cody Smith (R-Carthage) on Feb. 5, Missouri House Bill 2634 prevents government funds from going
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Heat related deaths and injuries on the rise across the U.S.
Heat continues to remain a problem following much of the Midwest into the end of August. This has resulted in a multi-day stretch of triple digit heat indices across mid-Missouri that looks to last through Thursday. Heat remains the deadliest weather related causation over the past ten years with flooding coming in a distant second
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Tracking a few storms tonight, hot and humid again tomorrow
TONIGHT: A few showers and storms, otherwise warm and humid with partly cloudy skies and lows in the mid-70s. TOMORROW: Partly sunny with isolated storms possible by late afternoon. Highs in the low 90s with a heat index near 100. EXTENDED: Storms could pop up by this evening and will be widely scattered through about
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Ashland man sentenced to 50 years after found guilty of voluntary manslaughter
A Boone County judge sentenced an Ashland man found guilty of voluntary manslaughter to 50 years consecutively in prison on Tuesday.
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Tracking lasting heat with late week possible spotty storms
TODAY: Tuesday is an ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day as heat lingers that could be dangerous with prolonged exposure. Highs will reach mid-90s with enough humidity to have us feel about 10 degrees warmer. TONIGHT: A few storms may develop after 4 p.m. this evening. Severe weather is not anticipated, but if a storm can sustain itself
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Tracking a muggy and stormy week ahead of a cool and calm weekend
TODAY: Tuesday is an ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day as heat lingers that could be dangerous with prolonged exposure. Highs will reach mid-90s with enough humidity to have us feel about 10 degrees warmer. TONIGHT: A few storms may develop after 4 p.m. this evening. Severe weather is not anticipated, but if a storm can
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Missouri vehicle theft rates climb; Insurance agents share tips to protect your car
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police still have no new information on a string of vehicle break-ins captured on video in northern Columbia earlier this month. CPD spokesman Brain McNeill told ABC 17 they don’t have any updates on an incident report that on Aug. 13 after ring camera video showed at least three people wearing
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Still no money spent from Columbia public inconvenience fee
Nearly eight years into the city charging developers for closing streets, sidewalks and parking downtown, Columbia has not spent any of the money collected.
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MU Health Care to receive updated Pfizer vaccine next month
MU Health Care will receive the updated COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer, according to the co-chair of the vaccine committee.
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Wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster returns to Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Chiefs reunited with wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, on Monday, after he was released from the Patriots earlier in August. Smith-Schuster only previously spent one season in KC, but made it count. In 2022, he led all Chiefs wide receivers with 933 yards and three touchdowns on 78 receptions,
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California to work with Moniteau County Sheriff’s Department after resignation of the Police Chief
The Mayor and Board of Alderman of California formally announced the resignation of the Police Chief on Monday.
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Above average heat grips the Midwest
With an ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day issued for both Monday and Tuesday due to dangerously high heat indices, many people across the region have felt caught off guard. Highs have reached into the mid-90s with the heat index surpassing the triple digit threshold this afternoon. This puts as well above average considering our
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Tracking another day of dangerous heat, few storms Tuesday
TONIGHT: Mostly clear and muggy with lows in the mid-70s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and hot with highs in the upper 90s and heat index values near 105 degrees. A few isolated showers and storms are possible by late afternoon into early evening, especially north of I-70. EXTENDED: In addition to tomorrow’s heat, we’ll be tracking
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