TODAY: Thursday is another bright day, with more sunshine than on Wednesday. This will help inch us a few degrees closer to 80 this afternoon, yet most are forecast to land in the upper 70s today. TONIGHT: Skies remain mostly clear through the day and into the overnight hours. Temperatures fall into the low 50s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An NFL investigation found the Philadelphia Eagles will not face discipline over their handling of the medical process after quarterback Jalen Hurts was diagnosed with blood clots. While the Eagles say Hurts is expected to make a full recovery, the 28-year-old quarterback is expected to miss the rest of the 2026 season
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education this week approved changes to its bullying and hazing policies during Wednesday morning work session, expanding who can report bullying and how students are supported throughout the response process. Board member Paul Harper said the changes have been under discussion since August 2025. “We changed the notifications that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education announced a new head of the state’s K-12 schools on Wednesday. Lisa Sireno will serve as interim commissioner for the department, DESE said in a news release. Sireno was the department’s deputy commissioner of learning services, a job she took over in July. Sireno
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear with patchy fog in low lying areas. Lows in the upper 40s to around 50. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and pleasant with highs in the upper 70s. EXTENDED: We’ll be mainly clear tonight and with calm winds we may see some patchy fog by daybreak in low lying areas. Tomorrow looks beautiful and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri farmers are encouraged to pre-file applications with the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the over $8 billion Harvest Fuel Relief Program. The program is a one-time payment that is intended to provide farmers with financial relief during the harvesting season. It is funded by the 1933 Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act,
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation said Wednesday that speed limits will increase to 75 miles per hour on eight stretches of rural interstate around the state. In a news release, the department stated it took various factors into consideration when deciding where to change speed limits: Current traffic numbers. Truck traffic.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A lifelong Columbia resident says he has shared his concerns about excessive speeding on Garth Avenue, but he claims the city won’t take his issue seriously. Stacy Wilson, 63, has lived in the 2500 block of North Garth Avenue for over 30 years. He told ABC 17 News on Wednesday that the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) More Mid-Missouri students are exploring careers in the skilled trades, according to construction industry officials. More than 1,500 high school students registered for Build My Future Central Missouri, a construction career showcase held Wednesday at the Jefferson City Jaycees Fairgrounds. The event featured hands-on activities where students could practice laying bricks,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou soccer team is getting set for its final push of the season, as the Tigers look to qualify for their first SEC Tournament since 2020. Despite a tough start to conference play this year, head coach Stefanie Golan and company have begun figuring some things out in the past couple
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THIS AFTERNOON: Partly to mostly sunny, with mild temperatures in the mid-70s. TONIGHT: Clearing skies, with chilly temperatures in the low 50s. EXTENDED: Quiet and clear conditions persist through the weekend, and temperatures climb further to the upper 70s the next several days, possibly closer to 80 on Saturday and Sunday. Our next rain chances
Continue Reading THIS MORNING: Chilly, but warming fast, with early morning lows in the upper 40s and low 50s. Temperatures jump to the upper 60s by late morning. TODAY: Mostly sunny and mild, with highs in the mid-70s. EXTENDED: Quiet and clear conditions persist through the weekend, and temperatures climb further to the upper 70s, possibly closer
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched a new respiratory virus tracking website to predict spread in communities nationwide. The site shows the estimated growth of COVID-19, Influenza and Respiratory syncytial virus in Missouri. The CDC launched the new website in early October, and it uses estimations to identify outbreak peaks
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SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Smith-Cotton’s Armand Wirght is our Week 8 SportsZone Football Friday play of the week winner! You can watch the play in the video player above. Up next – the Tigers will host Marshall on Friday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Efforts to preserve historic properties in Columbia are gaining attention as new owners look to redevelop former Columbia College properties and city officials consider additional ways to protect historic buildings from demolition. During a Historic Preservation Commission event Tuesday, officials discussed an ongoing survey of the Benton-Stephens neighborhood that could help identify
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday released a facial reconstruction tied to a 13-year old discovery of human remains. The new image shows what is believed to be John Dixon Doe, whose skull was found in October 2013 along Highway 28 in Dixon, Missouri. In a social media post, Sheriff Stacy
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VIENNA, Mo. (KMIZ) Maries County is waiting to be refunded more than $13,000 in Blue Shield Grant funds from Flock Safety after ending its automatic license plate reader project with the company Monday. “I was a big fan of it, absolutely, it’s a shame that it didn’t work out,” Maries County Sheriff Mark Morgan said.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Howard County man is behind bars after authorities claim he drunkenly fired shots at an off-duty Boonville police officer on Monday in Boone County while driving. Dillon Ray Ames, 30, of Armstrong, was charged on Tuesday in Boone County with two counts of first-degree assault, three counts of armed criminal action,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Demolition on the grain towers in Moberly are nearly complete. Work to begin demolition started last month. Just the bases of the buildings remained on Tuesday. City spokesman Scott Garvey told ABC 17 News the “high-reach work” was completed on Monday. “Most of what will happen going forward is sorting of metals
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy and cool with lows in the upper 40s to around 50. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and mild with highs in the lower 70s. EXTENDED: We’ll be a touch warmer as a weak disturbance sends clouds our way tonight, keeping temperatures in the upper 40s to start Wednesday. We’ll gradually warm through the end
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