‘Cicadapocalypse’ nears its end in Mid-Missouri
You’ve seen them in the trees and flying throughout the air — those clumsy, black insects with large wings.
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Columbia City Manager shares plans for violence prevention, housing center in State of the City
Columbia City Manager De’Carlon Seewood will deliver Columbia’s State of the City address Thursday at City Hall. The speech is scheduled to start at noon.
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Tracking several rain chances into the weekend
TONIGHT: Clouds will increase ahead of rain to our west but we’ll stay mostly dry through the evening. Showers arrive in the west near Sedalia and Marshall after sunset and struggle to make it east of Boonville overnight. Low temperatures fall to the 60s. TOMORROW: A mostly dry start to the day warms temperatures back
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City calls for administrative investigation on Sturgeon cop who killed 13-pound dog
STURGEON, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Sturgeon has initiated an administrative investigation for the police officer who shot and killed a 13-pound dog on May 19, according to a Thursday press release from the city. Body camera footage from Officer Myron Woodson – which ABC 17 News obtained through a records request – showed that
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Tracking partly cloudy skies with chances of widespread showers and storms Friday
TODAY: Thursday we’ll be partly cloudy with a high near 80. Clouds will increase in the afternoon, ahead of rain nearing to our west. We’ll stay mostly dry through the evening, but a chance for showers arrives in the west near Sedalia and Marshall after sunset. TONIGHT: Showers struggle to make it east of Booneville
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Tracking rising rain chances and temperatures
TODAY: Thursday we’ll be partly cloudy with a high near 80. Clouds will increase in the afternoon, ahead of rain nearing to our west. We’ll stay mostly dry through the evening, but a chance for showers arrives in the west near Sedalia and Marshall by sunset. TONIGHT: Showers struggle to make it east of Booneville
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Columbia Board of Education details possible cellphone policy during first public ‘listening session’
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Members of the Columbia Board of Education detailed a possible student cellphone policy plan and discussed the implementation of a weapons-detection system during a roundtable discussion on Wednesday evening. About a dozen people showed up for Columbia Public School’s first listening session at Battle High School. The sessions are designed to allow
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Naloxone education and distribution event held at The Blue Note
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A naloxone education and distribution event was held Wednesday at The Blue Note in Columbia. Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services staff provided training to those who attended on how to recognize the signs of an opioid overdose and how to administer the nasal spray NARCAN on victims. The event is
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Blair Oaks punches ticket to Class 4 State Championship
OZARK, Mo. (KMIZ) For the third time in five seasons, Blair Oaks is returning to the state championship stage. The Falcons defeated Lutheran St. Charles 4-2 on Wednesday afternoon at Ozark Mountain Sports Complex, behind a tremendous performance from Jacob Tellman on the mound. The senior tossed 6.2 innings in the final pitching appearance of
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Tracking a pleasant Thursday, rain returning Friday
TONIGHT: Mostly clear and cool with lows in the upper 50s. TOMORROW: Sunny and pleasant with some late day clouds moving in. Highs in the upper 70s to around 80. EXTENDED: Clouds build in overnight Thursday into Friday ahead of our next storm system that will bring rain and perhaps a few embedded storms between
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Legal expert says external investigation into Sturgeon police officer’s actions is overdue
A former prosecuting attorney said it’s “inexcusable” that an investigation hasn’t has started into the Sturgeon police officer who shot and killed a dog earlier this month.
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Tracking a sunny afternoon before returning showers and storms
TODAY: Skies remain partly cloudy as highs surge into the upper 70s with winds out of the northeast at 4-8 mph. TONIGHT: We’ll be mostly clear overnight, with a light breeze increasingly from the south. Temperatures fall into the 50s. EXTENDED: Thursday brings back the 80s, with more southerly flow. We’ll start clear, but see
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Tracking more pool time ahead of end of week rain chances
TODAY: We’ll start with partly cloudy skies, and see more sunshine this afternoon. Expect a dry day, with a north northeast breeze near 5-10 mph at most. Highs will be near or just shy of 80, a hair cooler than yesterday. TONIGHT: We’ll be mostly clear overnight, with a light breeze increasingly from the south.
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Owner of 13-pound dog shot to death by Sturgeon cop sues officer, city
STURGEON, Mo. (KMIZ) The owner of a 13-pound, blind-and-deaf dog that was shot to death by a Sturgeon police officer on May 19 is filing a lawsuit against the officer and the city. Nicholas Hunter filed a lawsuit against the City of Sturgeon and Officer Myron Woodson on Tuesday in the Western District Court of
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Former Mizzou star Darius Robinson signs rookie contract with Arizona
PHOENIX, Ariz. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou football star Darius Robinson is on board for four years in Arizona, after putting pen to paper on his rookie contract on Tuesday. Multiple reports said that Robinson is fully guaranteed $13.9 million in his deal, as well as a $6.9 million signing bonus. As is the standard with first-rounder
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Mizzou softball infielder set to hit the transfer portal
COLUMIBA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Tuesday afternoon, the Mizzou softball team saw its first bit of offseason news. Sophomore infielder Katie Chester announced that she will be entering the transfer portal with two years of eligibility left. The news comes just days after the Tigers fell out of the postseason in a Super Regional loss to
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Charges filed on woman accused in Conley Road Walmart shooting
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Charges were filed on Tuesday for a woman accused in a shooting in the parking lot of the Conley Road Walmart in east Columbia on Friday. Whitney Eliesh Nevels-McKee, 35, of Columbia, was charged with second-degree kidnapping, two counts of second-degree assault, two counts of carjacking, two counts of armed criminal action,
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Two charged with three felonies each in east Columbia shooting; 1 suspected of tampering
Prosecutors charged a Columbia woman and man Tuesday with three felonies including murder for their alleged roles in a shootout that ended with one man dead.
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Tracking quiet weather, rain returning Friday
TONIGHT: Mostly clear with lows in the lower to mid-50s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and quite pleasant with highs in the upper 70s. EXTENDED: High pressure keeps things nice around here for the next few days as highs reach the upper 70s to around 80 with sunshine through Thursday. Our next system approaches on Friday, bringing
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Why UV peaks increase as we head deeper into summer
Heading into the summer months, we are going to see an increase in the average UV Index. This means more people are at risk of these damaging rays. The UV Index charts the damage done by UV rays in a certain amount of time. The higher the value, the more at risk of health effects
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