COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Editor’s note: The location was changed to be more accurate. Columbia Police responded to a report of shots fired in east Columbia Sunday night. Crime scene tape went up Sunday night in the 2600 block of Jacobs Place in Columbia, near the Broadway Village Apartments. Police were called to the scene around
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A third party presidential candidate visited Columbia Sunday, the day after being arrested for her participation in protests in St. Louis. Dr. Jill Stein is running for president of the United States as a Green Party candidate. She spoke with voters Sunday afternoon at the Boone County Government Center. The Green Party is
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TONIGHT: It is an ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day for the potential of strong to severe storms. Luckily, rain and cloud cover from the impactful system last night has limited a good amount of energy that could have been available today. This means that the majority of storms throughout the afternoon and evening will
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VERSAILLES, Mo. (KMIZ) An escaped federal prisoner was arrested south of Versailles early Saturday. 42-year-old Joseph Uman of Kansas City was arrested yesterday by Morgan County deputies after a car chase started by the Versailles Police Department, according to the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies used a K-9 to track Uman after his car was found
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The hazards posed by storms rolling through multiple states, including Missouri, have the potential to flood roads, cause power outages and hail damage. The pathway on the MKT Trail, located beneath Locus St. in Columbia, has been severely flooded due to heavy rainfall Sunday morning. The water level has risen to such
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Senior Laurin Krings’ second complete-game shutout of the season secured a 4-0, series-opening win over No. 18 Mississippi State for the No. 14 Mizzou softball team, on Saturday night. You can watch extended highlights of head coach Larissa Anderson and company’s win in the video player below. https://youtu.be/XfLhfsIV6WY Krings moved with precision
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) First responders are warning people to avoid downed power lines in extreme weather, ahead of a chance for severe storms Saturday and Sunday. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team issued a Weather Alert Day for the chance of 60+ mph winds, hail, and tornadoes for some Western Counties. Boone County Fire Protection
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Saturday, April 27, 2024. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BASEBALL GLENDALE (5) ROCK BRIDGE (3) FINAL FRANCIS HOWELL (3) ROCK BRIDGE (1) FINAL OZARK (11) HICKMAN (6) FINAL STALEY (10) HICKMAN (5) FINAL BATTLE (7) WEBB CITY (5) FINAL BATTLE
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TONIGHT: It is an ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day as I’m tracking isolated storms throughout the rest of the evening and a more widespread round of storms through the late evening/overnight hours. The evening/overnight round is the area of most concern as all severe weather types will be possible (large hail, damaging winds, tornadoes)
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Laird Veatch and his entire family were feted by the Tiger faithful Friday, as the University of Missouri introduced its newest athletic director.
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TODAY: Saturday starts out dry as temperatures race to the lower 80s. Isolated non-severe storms could fire up this afternoon bringing heavy downpours. Storm coverage increases this evening as a risk of severe storms returns after sundown. A line of severe storms tracks in from the west near midnight, bringing the threat of 60 mph
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SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Sedalia wrote on its website that debris pickup will take place throughout the city over the next two or three weeks. Storms entered the area on Thursday and another severe storm is expected on Friday evening. More storms are expected to roll through the Mid-Missouri area over the weekend.
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TONIGHT: Overnight lows cool to the lower 60s as scattered storm chances slide into the region from the west. Winds up to 60 mph, hail up to 1″ in diameter, and a low but not zero tornado threat are all on the table. TOMORROW: Saturday sees drier conditions throughout most of the day with partly
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A former Mid-Missouri state representative who dropped out of a state Senate race this week after a second cancer diagnosis wants to make sure people get regular screenings.
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By Mary Gilbert, Zoe Sottile, Sarah Dewberry, Jamiel Lynch, Raja Razek, Sharif Paget, Sara Tonks and Brandon Miller, CNN (CNN) — Devastating tornadoes are tearing across parts of eastern Nebraska and Iowa on Friday as a multiday severe thunderstorm event ramped up in the central United States, injuring at least three people. Storms began in
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Despite an active spring with rain and storms, Missouri remains gripped by a years-long drought. Past months have seen sporadic bouts of rainfall with dry stretches in between that are only slowly eating away at the drought. It will take even more above-average rain to wash out dry conditions locally and the spring season is
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THIS AFTERNOON: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday are ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Days. Get the latest details here. After a rain-soaked morning parts of Mid-Missouri clear out early afternoon. Redevelopment of storms is possible this evening mostly to our west where all severe hazards are possible; current data keeps this activity out of our area but
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TODAY: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday are ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Days. Get the latest detail here. Friday brings a chance for scattered storms through the morning, and some isolated evening storm chances. Our best chance at severe weather will be with what can develop later this evening, but a chance for isolated severe exists
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A groundbreaking ceremony was held Thursday for a new location for the Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment, which is expected to help with an increased demand in testing. The new location is slated to open in the spring of 2026 at South Providence Medical Park at 551 Veterans United Drive in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia city leaders are considering solutions for its outdated Material Recovery Facility. This week, the City Council authorized an agreement with a consultant group to help evaluate the future of recycling in Columbia. On Oct. 3, 2022, the City Council approved an agreement with RRT Engineering to conduct an extensive evaluation of
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