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Missouri budget bill includes funds for AI weapon detection systems in schools
The Missouri legislatures passed a $51 billion fiscal 2025 state budget Friday, including funding to implement firearm detection software in schools.
Continue ReadingThe Missouri legislatures passed a $51 billion fiscal 2025 state budget Friday, including funding to implement firearm detection software in schools.
Continue ReadingTONIGHT: Overnight lows cool to the upper 50s with chances of scattered showers and storms. There is a potential for an isolated strong storm south of I-50 this evening that could produce some gusty winds and small hail. This threat diminishes after 8 pm due to decreasing energy in the enviroment. TOMORROW: Tuesday sees scattered
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman who is accused of stabbing an MU student to death last year and burning the body in the backyard of a residence has not been evaluated yet by the Department of Mental Health. Emma Adams, 22, was charged with second-degree murder, armed criminal action, tampering with physical evidence and
Continue ReadingTODAY: Monday is a rainy one, with spotty to scattered rain and thunder through the morning, ahead of more widely scattered storms this afternoon. Severe weather is not expected. High temperatures are cool thanks to rain, with highs expected in the low 70s. TONIGHT: Showers and thunderstorms will continue overnight, with temperatures falling into the
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Baseball mounted a late comeback on Sunday afternoon against Auburn but was unable to completely erase its deficit, falling 9-7 in the team’s final home game of the season. The Mizzou Tigers have now lost their last five SEC series and remain outside the SEC Tournament field. MU mathematically remains in
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on Mizzou basketball alum, SEC Network’s Jarrett Sutton in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Downtown Columbia businesses and residents are torn over whether or not the city’s new downtown parking meters will be effective. The city announced on Thursday it plans to begin installing 15-minute curbside pickup parking signs and meters in downtown on Monday. According to a press release from the city, 19 curbside parking
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 7-seeded Tiger softball team will, once again, host an NCAA Regional at the Mizzou Softball Stadium. Head coach Larissa Anderson and company will host their third NCAA Regional in four years. The team will also look to advance past weekend one and host its first NCAA Super Regional since 2021,
Continue ReadingTONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and storms moving in overnight. Lows near 60. TOMORROW: Rain and storms likely. Any severe threat will be low. Highs in the lower 70s. EXTENDED: Showers and storms filter in tonight ahead of low pressure that is centered out across the Plains. Severe weather isn’t expected, but storms will
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Saturday, May 11, 2024. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS GIRLS SOCCER JEFFERSON CITY (0) PACIFIC (5) FINAL CAPITAL CITY (0) ROCKWOOD SUMMIT (4) FINAL MEXICO (1) CHRISTIAN (3) FINAL FULTON (0) ST. CHARLES WEST (8) FINAL CALIFORNIA (0) BARSTOW (7)
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team would’ve liked to clinch a series win against Auburn on Saturday, as the race to make the SEC Tournament in Hoover continues. But the last place team in the SEC fought back. Auburn run-ruled MU 12-2 in eight innings on MU’s senior day to even up the series
Continue ReadingTODAY: Mother’s Day will start off pleasant with temperatures warming to around 80 degrees with mostly sunny skies. Isolated showers will track in from the west this evening and become more widespread into the overnight. TOMORROW: The Monday morning commute will feature showers and rumbles of thunder that persist into the afternoon. Temperatures will remain
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, MO. (KMIZ) For some University of Missouri 2024 graduates, the ceremonies held by the university marks their first traditional graduations. The class of 2024 was a part of the high school graduating class of 2020, whose ending to the school year was altered due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to data from Education Week,
Continue ReadingTONIGHT: I’m tracking a mostly clear night with temperatures falling into the mid 50s by the end of the night. If you missed the Aurora Borealis yesterday, there is another opportunity tonight because of these sky conditions and continued solar flare activity. For optimal viewing conditions, get away from sources of light and look north
Continue ReadingTODAY: Saturday remains mostly clear and seasonal with highs in the mid-70s. Winds from the northwest will be noticeable at times gusting up to 20 mph. TOMORROW: Mother’s Day is also pleasant with highs up to 80 degrees. A few showers are possible in the evening but dinner plans should remain dry. EXTENDED: Rain spreads
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Baseball needed five runs with just nine outs left in Friday’s action to complete a comeback over Auburn. It only took MU two innings to erase that deficit, capturing a 12-11 win in the series opener to keep themselves in the hunt to make the SEC Tournament. Kerrick Jackson’s crew entered
Continue ReadingA man who was charged with assault in the suspected hazing of former University of Missouri student and fraternity pledge Danny Santulli has accepted a plea deal that will require him to spend time in jail.
Continue ReadingQuiet weather is finally settling in for the weekend and if conditions are clear enough overnight we may get a view of an aurora in Mid-Missouri. The Space Weather Prediction Center has issued a severe (G4) geomagnetic storm watch this weekend, the first in nearly 20 years. This high-energy event could send the northern lights
Continue ReadingThe University of Missouri is expecting to graduate more than 5,200 students this weekend, an increase from the number of spring graduates in 2023.
Continue ReadingMissouri House lawmakers began discussing and debating the state budget Friday with just hours to get it on the governor’s desk.
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