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Tracking summer-like heat to close out September
TONIGHT: Mostly clear and comfortable with lows in the upper 50s to around 60. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and hot with highs in the upper 80s. EXTENDED: We have a quiet week ahead to close out the month of September with unseasonably warm temperatures through the entire 7-day stretch. High pressure builds in and is locked
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University of Missouri president issues ultimatum to Columbia mayor after homecoming weekend shooting
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri President Mun Choi, in an email obtained by ABC 17 News, called on Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe to address violent crime, warning that if action isn’t taken, he will elevate the issue to Gov. Mike Kehoe. Buffaloe, in response, listed actions the city government and Columbia Police Department have
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Kehoe to sign new congressional map into law Sunday
Two bills from September’s special session are up for Governor Kehoe’s signature in a closed-door signing Sunday.
A new congressional map, dubbed the “Missouri First” map, is ready to be signed. The map splits Democratic U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver’s Fifth District in Kansas City into three. This will merge it with more rural and republican areas, likely removing Cleaver’s seat and giving the Republican Party a boost in the next election.
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Tracking a bright and toasty end to the weekend
TODAY: Sunny and warm with afternoon highs in the mid-80s. Winds from the southwest will be light, between 5 and 10 mph. TOMORROW: Cool at the morning bus stop in the upper 50s and 60s. Highs reach the mid-80s under sunny skies in the afternoon. EXTENDED: The forecast changes very little this week, with daily
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No. 20 Mizzou crushes UMass on homecoming to earn second 5-0 start in three seasons
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) For the ninth-straight season the Mizzou football team walked away from its homecoming game with a mark in the win column, following a 42-6 trouncing of UMass on Saturday night at Faurot Field. With the victory, head coach Eli Drinkwitz and company improved to 5-0 on the season, which marks the second
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Columbia Mayor announces plans for new task force following downtown shooting
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ). Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe is planning to take steps toward addressing violence downtown. Buffalo responded on social media to an early morning shooting on Saturday that left three people injured, calling it “one too many.” She announced plans to create a task force of city, county, university, business, and community leaders to
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MSJP claims the group was told to take down a parade decoration during MU’s homecoming parade
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri Homecoming Parade kicked off Saturday morning, with the Mizzou Students for Justice in Palestine in tow. The student group was barred from participating in the parade last year. MSJP was denied again this year but a federal judge ordered the university to allow the group to participate this
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Florida man accused of shooting 3 in downtown Columbia
A large police presence was seen in downtown Columbia early Saturday morning.
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Tracking dry and warm weather through all of next week
TONIGHT: I’m tracking a quiet and clear evening as temperatures drop into the upper 50s by the end of the night. Winds will be variable and light throughout the overnight hours. TOMORROW: I’m tracking another sunny and warm afternoon as temperatures get back up into the mid 80s across Central Missouri. Winds will be out
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Tracking a warm and sunny homecoming
TODAY: Cool at the Mizzou homecoming parade with temperatures warming into the 60s by midmorning. The afternoon will be very warm for tailgating, with highs in the mid-80s. By Mizzou’s kickoff, temperatures will start falling back into the 70s. TOMORROW: Sunny and warm, with highs in the mid-80s. EXTENDED: Sunshine and warm conditions will stick
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Pastor reflects on time in Columbia as Wilkes Boulevard church prepares to close next year
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) When the Rev. Andrew McCausland was appointed to Columbia’s Wilkes Boulevard United Methodist Church in January 2024, he knew change was ahead. His last appointment was in Union, Missouri, a rural town of just more than 12,000 people, with his new assignment bringing him to a city of more than 126,000. “It
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SportsZone Football Friday highlights and scores: Week 5
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri high school football kicked off Week 5 of the 2025 season on Friday. Scores from Mid-Missouri teams are posted below.
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MSJP plans to march in University of Missouri Homecoming Parade
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou Students for Justice in Palestine student organization posted on social media Thursday that they will be marching in the University of Missouri Homecoming Parade on Saturday. MU had denied MSJP the ability to march in the parade, citing “safety concerns,” according to previous ABC 17 reporting. This was the second
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SportsZone Football Friday Game of the Week Preview: Smith-Cotton at Hickman
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A pair of rising programs in the Central Missouri Activities Conference (CMAC) will clash in Week 5 of the high school football season. Hickman (3-1) will host Smith-Cotton (3-1) on Friday at Alumni Stadium, representing a showdown between two CMAC teams with just one loss in league play. The Tigers and Kewpies
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Mizzou homecoming will be warmer than usual this year
Homecoming came early this year, so fans will probably need fewer layers at Faurot for Saturday’s game. Mizzou faces UMass this weekend for its 114th homecoming, which will be held a bit earlier than usual. Traditionally, homecoming happens in October or sometimes November, when fall “football weather” has taken hold and temperatures are cooler. This
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Tracking perfect weather for Homecoming at Mizzou
TONIGHT: I’m tracking clear and quiet conditions as temperatures drop into the mid 50s by the end of the night and winds shift into the southwest at 3-6 mph. TOMORROW: I’m tracking great weather to attend the Mizzou Homecoming parade and football game as plenty of sunshine is expected with temperatures in the mid 80s
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Mizzou Cross Country places top-12 at Gans Creek Classic
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Cross Country clashed with some of the nation’s best runners at Gans Creek. The Tigers hosted an event-record 87 teams at the seventh-annual Gans Creek Classic on Friday morning, earning eighth place in the Women’s 6K Gold and 12th place in the Men’s 8K Gold races. Both teams toppled nationally-ranked programs
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Tracking sunshine and seasonably warm temperatures
TODAY: Sunny and warm with highs around 80 degrees. Winds will be light and variable. TONIGHT: Conditions remain quiet overnight, with lows falling to the 50s. EXTENDED: Saturday starts cool and comfortable for the homecoming parade in downtown Columbia. Tailgating will be warm as afternoon highs climb into the low-to-mid 80s. Kickoff will still be
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