COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri ranks 37 out of 52, which includes the 50 states, Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico, for preterm birth rate, according to the 2025 March of Dimes report. Missouri had an 11% preterm rate in 2024, which is the same as in 2023. St. Louis had the highest preterm birth rate at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman accused of embezzling nearly $50,000 from a Boonville nonprofit has now been charged with a similar crime in Boone County. Jennifer Waibel, 52, of Boonville, was charged last week in Cooper County with stealing more than $25,000. Her bond in that case was reduced and she is no longer listed on the Cooper
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou basketball prepares to host South Dakota for the fifth time in program history. Off the back of a 5-0 start, head coach Dennis Gates has his squad ready to contest for a sixth-straight win to start the season. On Monday against Prairie View A&M the Tigers controlled the game from the
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You may have noticed there was a lack of visibility this morning, either while driving to work or while taking a morning walk. Much of Central Missouri saw areas of dense fog during the early to mid-morning hours before it gradually dissipated in the later morning hours. Places like Columbia, Jefferson City, Sedalia, and the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Central Missouri Humane Society is out of space to take in new dogs after it saw an influx of canines from a Columbia animal abuse case. Last week, dog breeder Melissa Sanders, 26, was charged with three counts of felony animal abuse and 15 counts of misdemeanor animal abuse. Sanders runs
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy and cool with lows in the upper 40s. A few spotty showers possible overnight. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy with showers and a few storms possible near the Lake of the Ozarks and the I-44 corridor and south. Highs in the upper 50s to lower 60s. EXTENDED: We don’t cool down much overnight thanks
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PARIS, Mo. (KMIZ) The state has requested more time for evidence discovery in its case against Patty and Lois Armour. Lois Armour, 78, and Patty Armour, 51, both of Paris, are charged with second-degree murder and hindering a felony prosecution. The state was expected to present its case against Lois Armour on Wednesday in a
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TODAY: I’m tracking a cloudy rest of the day as winds blow out of the southeast at 5-10 mph. This persistent cloud cover will only allow temperatures to warm into the mid 50s by the afternoon hours, and will also lead to a lack of change through the overnight hours as temperatures cool into the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Tigers men’s basketball team is getting ready for a Wednesday night home tipoff. The Tigers will host South Dakota at 7 p.m. at Mizzou Arena. The Tigers remain undefeated as they continue through the easiest part of the schedule. Watch Coach Dennis Gates take questions about the preparation in the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A truck full of food donations from America250 arrived in Mid-Missouri on Wednesday morning, carrying 40,000 pounds of food. The thousands of pounds of food was delivered to The Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri on Vandiver Drive with 40,000 pounds of food will be donated to Mid-Missouri communities. The President
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TODAY: Clouds and a north wind keep us cooler through the afternoon Wednesday. Temperatures climb into the 50s with overcast skies expected. TONIGHT: Skies remain cloudy, winds shift from the east, and temperatures fall just into the mid-40s. EXTENDED: Shower chances return on Thursday. Beginning by daybreak, several waves of rain are possible along and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz looked to send a clear message to the Tiger faithful, during Tuesday’s weekly meeting with the local media: his attention is solely on the task at hand in Columbia, not on job openings around the nation. At the start of the Tigers’ press conference to preview the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A season-best 30 points from guard Shannon Dowell lifted Mizzou women’s basketball to a bounce-back win on Tuesday night, as the Tigers trounced Southern Illinois 81-50. You can watch the full postgame press conference with head coach Kellie Harper in the video player below. With the win, the Tigers improved to 4-1
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The driver of a Sunderland Truck involved in a deadly crash on Business Loop 70 in Columbia last month claims he was on the phone at the time of the crash, but used Bluetooth. The Columbia Police Department said Roger Bone, 56, of Jefferson City was killed in the crash on Oct.
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Fire Protection District held an open house Tuesday afternoon to celebrate the opening of the Fire Station No. 8. The $4.7 million facility is located on Route K just feet away from the old facility that was built in 1981. Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp said BCFPD decided to
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) The Southern Boone School District held a community forum at Southern Boone High School on Tuesday night to discuss a possible shift to a four-day school week beginning with the 2026–27 academic year. More than 50 people attended the event, where school board members responded to pre-submitted questions from community members, followed
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones spoke with the Mike Kelly, the voice of the Missouri Tigers, ahead of the Mizzou, Oklahoma edition of Tiger Talk out at Faurot Field. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
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TONIGHT: Increasing clouds and chilly with lows in the mid-40s. TOMORROW: Partly to mostly cloudy with highs in the upper 50s to around 60. EXTENDED: We can expect clouds to slowly return tonight, along with cool low temps in the mid-40s. Tomorrow will be cooler behind the front, with morning temperatures in the 40s and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team will look to snap a 59-year drought with a road trip to Norman, Oklahoma on Saturday, as the Tigers will face the No. 11 Oklahoma Sooners. MU will roll into Norman with hopes of finding their first win at Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium since 1966. Head
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two congressmen representing parts of Missouri have released statements about their votes to release the Epstein files. U.S. Rep. Mark Alford (R-Raytown) and U.S. Rep. Emanuel (D-Kansas City) were among the 427 House members to vote Tuesday afternoon to compel the Justice Department to release files related to the investigation of convicted
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