COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An NFL MVP made an appearance at Mizzou fall camp, on Monday. As the Tigers start their final full week of fall camp, former NFL quarterback Cam Newton paid a visit to Columbia to hang out with the team and take in a practice. Newton has quite a few connections to Columbia,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Leaders and businesses with Columbia’s Downtown District requested research on a potential “urban camping” ordinance to be conducted by the city. At Monday’s City Council meeting, a letter in support of a possible ordinance signed by now nearly 80 downtown business owners, organizations and University of Missouri System President Mun Choi was
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and comfortable with lows in the lower 60s. TOMORROW: Increasing clouds with a spotty shower possible. Highs in the upper 80s with a heat index in the low to mid-90s. EXTENDED: We’ll see a bit more cloud cover tomorrow and perhaps a couple sprinkles as winds shift to the southwest. We could
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council on Monday voted overwhelmingly to renew its agreement with Flock for automated license plate readers, with Ward 2 Councilman Cody Holt casting the lone dissenting vote. Since September 2025, the Jefferson City Police Department has operated 21 Flock automated license plate readers throughout the city. Ahead of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Fire Department system is currently staffed with a minimum of three people per truck, but the fire chief would like to see four per truck. That could happen soon with extra money to pay employees and new recruits coming on staff. A new public safety sales tax is expected to
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After a dry July, drought crept back into the Show-Me state. Right now, more than a third of the state is running drier than normal. Meteorologists in southern Missouri say the soil and vegetation dried out fast under the heat. “All of those soils and fuels down there are drying out very efficiently with all
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A hit-and-run crash late Friday in Columbia was captured on video, leading to the arrest of two suspects, a probable cause statement filed Monday states. The video captured the moments a vehicle allegedly driven by Shunta Bohanon hit 47-year-old Mark Hunter Jr. at East St. Charles Road and Remm Drive. Hunter was
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City’s long-awaited Olive Garden opened its doors Monday, drawing a line of customers outside the restaurant before seating started at 11 a.m. The new restaurant is located on Missouri Boulevard. Customers lined up outside the building and into the parking lot as they waited for the doors to open, starting
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THIS AFTERNOON: Mostly sunny and milder, with highs in the low 80s. TONIGHT: Clear, with lows falling to the mid-60s. EXTENDED: Milder weather continues tomorrow, but temperatures will rise to the upper 80s ahead of rain chances in the late afternoon or evening. Chances for showers and thunderstorms increase Tuesday night into Wednesday, with a
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TODAY: Monday is sunny and much cooler than days past. Behind a cold front, winds have shifted from the north and are expected to leave highs in the low 80s this afternoon. With dew points in the low 60s and possibly 50s in some spots, today will feel much more comfortable. TONIGHT: Dry weather remains,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on Eli Hoff, who is the Mizzou Athletics beat writer for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 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) Mizzou football is in the home stretch of its preparation for the 2026 season. On Monday, the Tigers will enter their final full week of fall camp, as head coach Eli Drinkwitz and company are now less than 20 days away from opening up the season against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Thursday, Sept.
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As Columbia Public Schools begin class on August 25, the Missouri Highway Patrol is warning motorists and parents to prepare their students for road safety as student drivers return to morning commutes. According to a press release from MSHP, the state had 834 traffic crashes involving a school bus in 2024. Of those crashes, seven
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia is looking to expand designated rideshare and taxi zones downtown in an effort to reduce traffic congestion and improve pedestrian safety, according to the city. The proposed ordinance would expand the amount of dedicated curb space downtown while giving rideshare drivers and customers more clearly defined locations for pickups and drop-offs.
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TONIGHT: Scattered storms through about 10:00 p.m. along and south of I-70. A few storms may bring severe wind gusts up to 60 mph. Lows in the upper 60s. TOMORROW: We’ll be cooler behind the front with northerly winds and highs in the lower 80s. EXTENDED: A weak low pressure system left over from this
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The first round of move-in for University of Missouri students happened Saturday and parents are expressing concerns about safety in Columbia. Day one of move-in is typically reserved for specialized groups of students moving in for sorority recruitment, student leadership positions, or athletics. ABC 17 spoke with parents of their students who
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) For the sixth year in a row, the United States Exercise Tiger Foundation is set to give out free life jackets to veterans and their pets at Cooper’s Landing on Sunday morning. The event runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and comes amid a rise in drownings across the state. According
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TODAY: I’m tracking scattered showers and storms moving out of Mid-Missouri throughout the rest of the morning hours as temperatures begin in the mid-to-upper 70s. By the afternoon hours, temperatures are expected to get into the upper 80s as winds shift to the north at 8-12 mph, but humidity will still be making it feel
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COLUMBIA. Mo. (KMIZ) A 47-year-old Columbia man was killed Friday night after he was struck by a vehicle while walking along East St. Charles Road, according to the Columbia Police Department. Police responded around 9:09 p.m. Aug. 14 to a crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian near East St. Charles Road and Remm Drive.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team is continuing to inch closer and closer to Sept. 3’s season opener against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, as the Tigers have the first two weeks of fall camp in the books. On Saturday, head coach Eli Drinkwitz and company capped off those two weeks with the first scrimmage of the
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