TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with scattered rain showers. Lows in the lower 60s. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy and breezy with highs in the upper 70s. Isolated to scattered showers and storms possible. EXTENDED: We start to saturate more tonight as the low level jet stream ramps up, bringing more rain farther east into Mid-Missouri. Showers will start
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Today: Afternoon highs climb into the upper 70s with widespread showers after 3 pm. Winds remain out of the south at 8-12 mph with gusts up to 25 mph possible. Tonight: Overnight lows cool to the lower 60s with scattered showers and storms. Extended: The rest of the week sees above average highs into the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In a press release, the Columbia Public Schools Foundation announced a $37,956 grant for esports gaming rooms at Battle and Rock Bridge high schools. The Foundation board of directors announced the grant where the Rock Bridge and Battle E-Sports teams came together for a 3 vs. 3 scrimmage competition playing Rocket League.
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TODAY: We’re tracking the remnants of what was Hurricane Norma, as they arrive in mid-Missouri this morning. This is nothing more than an interesting bit of weather trivia, as the system is totally unrecognizable compared to it’s past. Remnant moisture and disturbances will drive a chance for showers and perhaps a rumble of thunder today.
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AUXVASSE, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Auxvasse will continue to be without a new mayor. The City Council decided to hold off on appointing a new mayor at its meeting on Monday after former Mayor Ronald Dye resigned nearly two weeks ago. “My understanding is he was getting constant calls. People were calling over and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Following a 34-12 win over South Carolina at Faurot Field on Saturday, two Mizzou football players earned a nod from the Southeastern Conference. Running back Cody Schrader is the SEC Offensive Player of the Week and left tackle Javon Foster is the SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week. Schrader had a career
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Each week for the past month, drought conditions have continued to worsen with extreme drought encompassing more of Mid-Missouri. Typically by October 23rd Columbia Missouri sees a total of 35.86″ of rainfall. This year, the current total is 6.7″ less at 29.16″. By the end of the month, the month of October in Mid-Missouri typically
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Beginning next month, Jefferson City residents will dispose of their yard waste in a new place for the first fall in more than a decade at a city-run site.
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TONIGHT: Increasing clouds, breezy and warm with lows in the lower 60s. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy with showers by mid-morning. Breezy with highs in the upper 70s. EXTENDED: We’re tracking cloud cover that moves in tonight ahead of our next chance of rain. The theme of the week will be warm and wet with rounds of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A state lawmaker filed an initiative petition about two months ago in an effort to enact a tax freeze for seniors. A state law allowing a property tax freeze for seniors went into effect Aug. 28. On Aug. 29, state Rep. Cheri Toalson Reisch (R-Hallsville) filed an initiative petition to let voters
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Today: Afternoon highs warm into the lower 80s as winds remain out of the southwest at 12-18 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Skies remain mostly sunny. Tonight: Skies remain mostly clear as lows cool to the lower 60s. Extended: Tuesday morning welcomes scattered showers and storms that become more widespread throughout the afternoon
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TODAY: Some light showers are passing us to our north early this morning, but should leave most of us dry. We’ll keep a chance for a sprinkle in and north of Columbia this morning, but rain is unlikely. Some clouds in the morning will clear by the afternoon to reveal a mostly sunny sky. This
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One year after the Wooldridge fire burned over 3,000 acres and destroyed at least 23 buildings in the Cooper County town, the rebuilding continues for those affected by the natural disaster.
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A Boone County Fire Protection District official on the scene told ABC 17 News the man was conscious and breathing as he was being loaded into the ambulance.Â
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou’s fifth-straight Mayor’s Cup win against South Carolina, on Saturday, not only lifted the team up to No. 16 in the latest AP Top-25 poll, but it also lifted them to 7-1 on the year. The Tigers will now head into the bye week on a high note, as recovery is the
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JONESBURG, Mo. (KMIZ) Residents recount how a Scrap Mart Metal Friday morning caused several residents to shelter in place. Jonesburg Elementary School and multiple neighborhoods are just two miles east of where the fire occurred. Most residents were at work when the fire was happening. However, Kenneth Shaw was home when he saw multiple fire
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on PowerMizzou’s Gabe DeArmond in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Congratulations to our Week 9 SportsZone Football Friday Play of the Week Nominees! You can watch the nominees in the video player above and then vote for your favorite play here. Nominee No. 1: Southern Boone’s Chase Morris grabs an interception in the end zone, as it ricochets off of a Blair
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Democratic queer rights advocate is officially in the race to represent the 48th District in the Missouri House of Representatives. Joseph “Joe” Jefferies tells ABC 17 he is running for the state legislature because of recent controversial legislation on transgender youth and adults, libraries and more. He will face off
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TONIGHT: Partly cloudy with lows in the lower 50s. A few spotty showers north of I-70 possible overnight. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and breezy with south wind gusts up to 25 mph. Highs in the lower 80s. EXTENDED: Tonight, I’m tracking a few clouds and possibly a few sprinkles north of I-70 overnight. Monday is our
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