COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It’s not uncommon for Missouri drivers to have to maneuver cones, reduce speeds, drive through narrow lanes, or have construction crews standing feet away from the road, with nearly 600 active work zones on highways across the state under the Missouri Department of Transportation. Even with signs telling drivers to slow down
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An entertainment district at the Lake of the Ozarks that is expected to open next year will receive additional funding from the state’s Property Assessed Clean Energy program. Oasis at Lakeport in Osage Beach –which will be located at Highway 54 and Jeffries Road, adjacent to the Grand Glaize Bridge – will
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The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for the possibility of sub-zero wind chills early Thursday morning. Temperatures will drop to the lower teens or single digits on Wednesday night, and the wind chill could fall near or below zero for several hours. SETUP A cold front connected to a
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TONIGHT: Light flurries are possible near and along I-70 through the evening, but accumulations will be light, and no traffic impacts are expected. Temperatures drop quickly overnight following a cold front, with wind chills approaching single digits by midnight. We’ll wake up to below-zero wind chills in northern Missouri early Thursday. TOMORROW: Thursday morning will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The state senator who represents Columbia clapped back on social media after Gov. Mike Kehoe shared images of his meeting with University of Missouri President Mun Choi. Kehoe posted on social media with photos of him and Choi meeting with public safety officials, including Missouri State Highway Patrol leaders. “This week, our
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The Carver School Apartments, once home to Fulton’s George Washington Carver School, opened Wednesday, adding 33 affordable senior apartments to the city’s housing stock. Victor Pasley, a member of the George Washington Carver Cultural Center and former student at Carver school from 1952-60, was inspired by a similar project in Sedalia that
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An ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day is in effect, starting at midnight tonight and lasting throughout tomorrow morning. This is for wind chills that could be below zero during the early morning hours. The thing is, the actual air temperature tomorrow morning will be close to 10 degrees, meaning it is actually a bit
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A popular bar in Columbia will close for 15 days after its liquor license was suspended by the state. Tropical Liqueurs – colloquially known as “Trops” by locals – will shut the doors of both of its locations in town beginning on Thursday, the business announced on its social media page. Trops
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission has chosen a Columbia-based contractor to head up the team designing and building a section of the widened Interstate 70 between Columbia and Rocheport. The commission awarded Emery Sapp and Sons and Parsons Transportation Group as contractors for a $441 million project to widen and improve
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Scholastic is selling its headquarters in New York and its distribution center in Jefferson City through a lease-back deal, according to a press release from the company’s website. A leaseback occurs when a business sells a location to another party and leases it from the buyer. Scholastic is selling the Jefferson
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Head Coach Eli Drinkwitz announced the signing of the incoming 2026 class. On Wednesday, 19 student-athletes put pen to paper, officially committing to the University of Missouri for next year. “We’re excited to welcome this great group of freshmen to our program and brotherhood,” said coach Drinkwitz. “It takes everybody in this
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Wednesday is National Signing Day for high school football players to select which school they will attend. Mizzou football’s Eli Drinkwitz held a news conference at noon to talk about Missouri’s signings. Watch it in the video player.
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TODAY: Wednesday is another colder than average day, just a bit warmer than Tuesday. We expect highs in the upper 30s to near 40° by the afternoon. Winds will start from the south, but switch to the north around midday along a cold front. This front will pass without precipitation initially. TONIGHT: Some light wintry
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is considering to form a task force to look into campaign finance reform. The council on Monday night unanimously approved creating the task force, though specifics of the task force– including who would be on it and how many people would make it up — still need to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Legal sports betting went live in Missouri on Monday, with more than 2 million people attempting to access sportsbook apps on launch day. Circa Sports, one of the first two companies in Missouri to receive an online betting license, now operates in six states. The first bet placed on Circa was a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A south Boone County neighborhood is still shaken after a 15-year-old was taken to a local hospital after they were shot in the face early Tuesday morning. The Boone County Sheriff’s office said in a release that Joint Communications received a call about a juvenile being shot in the face at 12:04
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Tigers may lose a highly-touted receiver in the upcoming transfer window. Former four-star wide receiver James Madison II announced on Tuesday that he is entering the transfer portal, according to reports from Matt Zenitz and CBS Sports. Over the course of his career at Mizzou, Madison played in three games as
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TONIGHT: Clear until sunset, then clouds return overnight. Lows drop into the lower 20s with wind chills in the upper teens. TOMORROW: Wednesday will be cloudy, but temperatures will rise to the upper 30s in the afternoon. Flurries are possible in the afternoon and evening, with trace amounts for some, and little impact on traffic.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou women’s basketball is preparing for its toughest task of the season. The ACC/SEC Challenge returns for the 2025-26 season, where the Tigers will take on the Cal Golden Bears. After a successful 3-0 trip to Florida over the Thanksgiving week, MU will be back in Mizzou Arena on Thursday. For just
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Overcrowding at the Boone County Jail is costing the county, with officials now housing more inmates in out-of-county facilities than in the jail itself. According to Cpt. Brian Leer with the Boone County Sheriff’s Office, the county has spent more than $1.8 million so far this year on housing inmates in other
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