COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17’s Kyle Helms caught up with KTGR’s Andy Humphrey in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-Down, reflecting on No. 14 Mizzou Football’s undefeated five-game start to the 2025 season. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and cool with lows in the lower 60s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny with late day clouds and a few storms by evening. Highs in the mid-upper 80s. EXTENDED: We’ll see yet another well above average day with temperatures about 15 degrees above normal to start our the work week. A disturbance ahead of
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Joined by local business owners, City of Columbia residents, and Boone County Prosecutor Roger Johnson, University of Missouri System President Mun Choi got a glimpse of the downtown Columbia nightlife scene in a walkthrough of the city late Saturday night.
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TODAY: Sunny and warm with afternoon temperatures in the mid-80s. Winds from the south will be gusty at times, reaching up to 20 mph. TOMORROW: Increasing clouds, with highs in the mid-80s. Rain chances are possible in the afternoon, especially in southeast Missouri, where scattered showers and storms are expected to develop. EXTENDED: Rain chances
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KINGDOM CITY, Mo (KMIZ) Governor Mike Kehoe has ordered the Missouri State Capitol dome to shine red from sunset on Saturday through sunrise Sunday in honor of Missouri firefighters who died in the line of duty. A candlelight vigil is was held at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Firefighters Memorial of Missouri in Kingdom City.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS SOFTBALL TOLTON (5) HICKMAN (6) FINAL LEE’S SUMMIT WEST (9) HICKMAN (12) FINAL LIBERTY (WENTZVILLE) (8) HICKMAN (10) FINAL TOLTON (5) OAK GROVE (1) FINAL LIBERTY (WENTZVILLE) (8) JEFFERSON CITY (7)
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Men’s Basketball has put its skills on display for some of the nation’s best talent evaluators. The Tigers hosted scouts from a dozen different NBA franchises for Pro Day, an open practice at Mizzou Arena. MU invited scouts from all 30 NBA teams to Saturday’s event. “Pro Day is important for
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TONIGHT: I’m tracking quiet and clear conditions as temperatures drop into the low 60s by the end of the night and winds blow out of the south at 5-10 mph with gusts up to 15 mph. TOMORROW: I’m tracking a warm and sunny day as temperatures warm into the mid 80s by the afternoon hours.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Heather Brinker lost her son to fentanyl poisoning over two years ago. “He had no idea what he was taking. He thought he was taking a Percocet,” Brinker said. “It took us a couple days before we found out what had happened.” She started Connor’s Avengers after his death to spread awareness
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TODAY: Sunny and hot with afternoon highs in the mid to upper 80s. Winds from the south may gust up to 15 to 20 mph. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and still above average in the upper 80s. EXTENDED: Summer-like weather is expected all weekend with plenty of sunshine and warm temperatures to enjoy. Rain chances return
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The 25th annual Mid-Missouri PrideFest is set to kick off Saturday afternoon, featuring live performances, food trucks, and more than 100 vendors and activity booths.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s leader of the office of violence prevention D’Markus Thomas-Brown says he supports continued efforts from Columbia Police Chief Jill Schlude to keep the city safe. That includes recent efforts announced by city leaders and the University of Missouri to target crime in the downtown area. Efforts include increasing staffing at the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Week 6 of the Missouri high school football season is tonight. Scores from Mid-Missouri teams will be posted below.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One MU Health Care neurologist says research on Alzheimer’s disease treatments and prevention has rapidly accelerated in the last few years. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, more than 7 million Americans are battling this disease, which includes more than 122,300 Missourians. “We had a good 15 to 20 years of nothing,” Dr.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A new “Ride Home” program aimed to get people back to their support system, will begin taking referrals from the City of Columbia on Monday. The “Ride Home” initiative came about after the Columbia City Council agreed to amend its existing contract with First Last Mile in August. It will begin with
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TONIGHT: I’m tracking clear and quiet conditions as temperatures drop into the low to mid 60s by the end of the night and winds blow out of the south at 5-8 mph. TOMORROW: I’m tracking a mostly sunny afternoon as temperatures warm into the mid to upper 80s across the area. Winds will blow out
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police Chief Jill Schlude sat down with ABC 17 News on Friday to discuss changes the department is making to make downtown Columbia safer on the weekends. On most Friday and Saturday nights, nearly half of CPD’s on-duty officers are placed downtown. Following a shooting last weekend on East Broadway, Schlude
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City plans to demolish the Madison Street Parking Garage in November instead of taking it down and rebuilding it with the new downtown conference center, according to city spokeswoman Molly Bryan. “We were planning to have the demolition begin for this parking garage towards the end of 2025,” Bryan said.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KIMZ) University of Missouri and Columbia City leaders are asking downtown businesses to sign a form that would allow the Columbia Police Department to warn unwanted people on private property for trespassing. Without a letter of enforcement, the business owner would have to be present for the unwanted people to be cited with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mid-Missouri PrideFest began on Saturday afternoon and will continue through Sunday, running from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m. The event will result in several road closures and potential traffic disruptions in downtown Columbia throughout the weekend. According to the Mid-Missouri Pridefest Emergency Plan, each street entrance will be barricaded to ensure
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