TONIGHT: Temperatures in the upper 80s this afternoon will fall into the 60s by early Wednesday morning. Clouds arriving from the north overnight will help to keep temperatures slightly warmer than the night before. TOMORROW: These clouds are blowing in to the region from a cold front that will arrive on Wednesday morning. Showers may
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BONNE TERRE, Mo. (KMIZ) A man convicted of killing two Randolph County jailers was executed Tuesday evening by lethal injection. Michael Tisius, 42, was executed at the state prison in Bonne Terre after Gov. Mike Parson denied him clemency Monday. In a statement Parson said, “It’s despicable that two dedicated public servants were murdered in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Tuesday morning, Columbia Police say they found multiple shell casings after a reported shooting near Rangeline St. and Blue Ridge Rd. ABC 17 News Crew arrived on scene at 4:40 a.m. as officers were finishing up their investigation. The Columbia Police Department confirmed shell casings were found in the area. Police
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BONNE TERRE, Mo. (KMIZ) The man convicted of killing two Randolph County jailers during a break-out attempt in 2000 is set to be put to death Tuesday evening. This follows recent information which paused his execution, revealing a juror at his 2010 resentencing only read at a third to fourth-grade level. The latest comments about
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Today: Temperatures look to rise once again to well-above average highs into the upper 80s this afternoon. Skies remain mostly sunny with a slight haze do to lower-level wildfire smoke drifting from fires in Canada back towards Mid-Missouri. Tonight: Overnight lows cool to the mid to upper 50s as cloud cover begins to build in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team officially has a new head coach. Mizzou Athletics introduced Kerrick Jackson in a press conference on Monday morning at Taylor Stadium. You can watch the full introductory press conference below. https://youtu.be/ZY_03UNSZLM “It’s not very often you can say goal accomplished,” an emotional Jackson said, as he stepped up
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Watch Monday’s Columbia City Council meeting in the web player above. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) At Monday’s City Council meeting, there were three public comments that led the meeting and all heavily focused on crime levels and policing in Columbia. Several people came to the meeting with questions and ideas for the council to address what
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The Route F bridge in Boone County that closed Monday is just the first of several closings coming along that road and Highway 124.
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Geoff Jones, the chief of the Columbia Police Department, plans to retire Columbia City Manager De’Carlon Seewood told ABC 17 News on Monday.
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Sheriff’s Office is still looking for those responsible for shooting and killing two teens and injuring four others at a house party at a vacant home Sunday morning. However, the Sheriff’s Office says, “they have no information about a specific threat to the community” and they have no
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ.) On Monday, Columbia City Council plans to meet to discuss utility pay increases among several other things. An $8.3 million revenue increase is proposed for utilities and is expected to take effect July 1. The city says this near seven percent increase is necessary to address an increase in operation and maintenance expenses while also
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The Jefferson City Council will introduce a bill Monday night that, if passed, would end the city’s agreement with Bird scooters, according to the meeting agenda.
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TONIGHT: Temperatures will fall efficiently overnight as we end the day dry and clear. Expect 70s by 9-10 p.m. and temperatures in the low 60s and upper 50s by early Tuesday morning. Dewpoints will have fallen into the 40s, so fog is looking unlikely. TOMORROW: Starting cool, we won’t waste any time warming up. Expect
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Today: Afternoon highs climb near 90 degrees with winds out of the northeast at 5-10 mph. Skies remain mostly sunny. Tonight: Overnight lows cool to the lower 60s thanks to continuous winds out of the northeast at 4-8 mph. Overnight sky conditions remain mostly clear. Extended: Tuesday follows a very similar outcome to Monday. A
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Madison, IL (KMIZ) After losing the inaugural Cup race at World Wide Technology Raceway to Joey Logano on the final lap a year ago Kyle Busch led the final 60 laps to his crew chief Randall Burnett a victory at his home track in front of a sold-out crowd. Burnett grew up in Fenton, Missouri,
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Watch the introductory news conference live. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Athletics announced that former Memphis head coach Kerrick Jackson will be Tiger baseball’s next head coach. The St. Louis-native will be officially introduced on MU’s campus in a few days. The news comes less than a week after MU fired former head coach Steve Bieser.
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two teens were killed and four other teens are injured after a shooting at a vacant home in Boone County early Sunday morning. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office said they responded to the 2600 block of Oakbrook Drive at 12:47 a.m. to reports of shots being fired. After investigating, deputies determined
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on the co-host of KTGR’s ‘The Big Show,’ Andy Humphrey in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Norma Hunt, the wife of the late Chiefs founder Lamar Hunt, has died at the age of 85, the Hunt family announced in a statement released by the team. Pegged by many as the matriarch of the Kansas City Chiefs, Hunt attended all 57 Super Bowls in her lifetime. She even
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Kansas City Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco was at Rock Bridge High School Sunday for a youth football camp, put on by Flexwork Sports Management, a company that sets up camps with professional and college athletes across the country. Pacheco is coming off of a big rookie season in Kansas City, going
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