COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia held a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the columbia fire department’s new station, Fire Station No. 11. The new station – located at 6909 South Scott Boulevard — will have three apparatus bays, a training center and a Columbia Police Department substation. Columbia Fire Chief Clayton Farr Jr.
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) A new video designed to prevent hazing at the University of Missouri has been released by the Missouri Greek Alliance. The organization is made up of alumni from various different fraternity houses across campus. According to their press release they work with the University administration to develop policies that benefit Fraternities and
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Have you ever been outdoors ahead of an incoming storm? Have you ever smelled a distinct fragrance from that moment? If you have, it’s not the actual storm making that smell. The lightning creating ozone is actually to blame. There is plenty of oxygen (O2) available in the atmosphere. Whenever lightning heats up the environment
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Less than a month after the owners of Treeline Music Fest announced 2023’s event will not take place, the production group has announced it is dissolving because it has too much debt.
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TONIGHT: Isolated to scattered storms along and south of the I-70 corridor likely just before midnight through daybreak. Brief heavy downpours possible with lightning, but severe weather isn’t expected. Lows around 60 degrees. TOMORROW: Rain exits southeast early leaving us with partial cloud cover. Slightly cooler with highs in the lower 80s. EXTENDED: A weak
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Today: Afternoon highs warm into the mid-80s with partly cloudy skies as winds remain out of the west at 4-8 mph. Tonight: Overnight lows cool to near 60 degrees as chances of scattered showers and storms increase after 9 PM. Areas along and south of highway 70 will see the best chances of these showers
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Mizzou football head coach Eli Drinkwitz talks to reporters as the 4-0 Tigers get ready to start SEC play.
Continue ReadingAlzheimer’s affects locals from all walks of life.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) CVS Pharmacy employees across Missouri are protesting what they are calling “poor working conditions and sub-par Regional leadership”. ABC 17 News spoke with six employees of CVS, four of which work at a Mid-Missouri CVS locations. All six wished to remain anonymous due to the possibility of retaliation. The first walkouts began
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Boone County’s top prosecutor said Monday that his office has charged a man with second-degree murder and other violent felonies after the shooting death of a 3-year-old Sunday.
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TODAY: Tuesday is a dry and warm day, with highs expected in the mid-80s, with a light and variable wind. TONIGHT: Chances for rain return tonight as a low pressure nears to our east. The low level winds that feed into this low will ramp up after sunset, driving shower chances generally after 10 p.m.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County will hold an open house Tuesday night regarding a new master plan for the county. The county’s current master plan was adopted in 1996, so this will be the first time in nearly 30 years that the plan is updated. The plan is a way for the county to accommodate
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Rep. Mark Alford (R-Raytown) introduced a $8.5 billion bill last week to reauthorize WHIP+, or Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program-Plus. The bill would allow farmers to recoup money for crops that were lost due to ongoing drought conditions that continue to impact the state. The program provided payments to producers in 2018
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS SOCCER Father Tolton (2) Hickman (1) FINAL Mexico (4) Fatima (3) FINAL Hannibal (3) Marshall (0) FINAL Sullivan (4) Crocker (3) FINAL HS SOFTBALL Capital City (5) Camdenton (4) FINAL Linn
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ABC 17 News streamed an online-only newscast at 6 p.m. Monday because of “Monday Night Football” pregame coverage.
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Mid-Missouri is once again seeing highs into the mid to lower 80s that looks to continue into the rest of the week. It’s officially fall and the average high in Columbia Missouri is 77 degrees for September 25th. The main factor behind what’s driving these summer-like temperatures exists due to atmospheric blocking. A high pressure
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and mild with lows in the upper 50s to around 60. Patchy fog in river valleys. TOMORROW: Partly to mostly sunny and hot with highs in the mid-80s. EXTENDED: A warm week is expected with temperatures rising 5-10 degrees above average each day, with some small nuances to make each day different.
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Ahead of the Columbia Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Saturday, ABC 17 News is digging into Alzheimer’s Disease and the resources available to families.
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Today: Afternoon highs warm into the lower 80s as winds remain out of the west at 5-10 mph. Skies remain mostly sunny. Tonight: Overnight lows cool to just below 60 degrees with mostly clear skies. Winds remain calm out of the west at 3-5 mph. Extended: Tuesday begins partly cloudy with highs once again into
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TODAY: We’re waking up to clear skies on Monday, but this means dense fog will be possible as clear skies allow us to cool quickly. Fog will clear eventually, leaving us mostly sunny through the majority of the day, allowing us to warm into the low 80s. TONIGHT: Some high clouds may arrive overnight, but
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