JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Facing a 5 p.m. deadline, UnitedHealthcare and SSM Health reached a last-minute agreement Wednesday to extend their current insurance contract by 30 days. SSM Health had warned that failure to reach an agreement could disrupt care for more than 140,000 patients and lead to higher costs starting Jan, 1. The 30-day
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THIS AFTERNOON: Mostly sunny and mild, with highs reaching the mid to upper 40s. Winds from the southwest will be steady, possibly gusting up to 20 mph. TONIGHT: Temperatures drop into the 30s after sunset, approaching freezing as we ring in the new year at midnight. Clouds will start rolling back in late overnight. EXTENDED:
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) According to multiple reports, the Tigers hire former special teams coordinator John Papuchis from the Seminoles. Papuchis started with FSU back in 2020 and has spend the past six season overseeing special teams for the ‘noles. Last season, he was also put in charge of the line backer unit at the start
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TODAY: I’m tracking clouds exiting during the morning hours, leading to a sunny afternoon. Winds will be out of the southwest at 8-12 mph with gusts up to 20 mph, helping temperatures get into the mid-40s by the afternoon hours. TONIGHT: I’m tracking temperatures dropping into the mid-20s by the end of the night as
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The process of verifying more than 300,000 petition signatures aimed at forcing a statewide vote on Missouri’s newly redrawn congressional map is now underway. The redrawn congressional map — which is backed by President Donald Trump — are designed to shift political control in Missouri’s 5th Congressional District, currently represented by Democratic
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and cold, with temperatures dropping quickly to around freezing after sunset. Lows dip into the mid-20s. Winds from the west could gust up to 20 mph. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy in the morning, then sunny in the afternoon. Temperatures rise into the mid to upper 40s with a lighter breeze during the day.
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TODAY: I’m tracking temperatures warming into the mid-30s by the afternoon hours as mostly sunshine with some upper-level clouds is expected. Winds will be out of the west at 8-12 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. TONIGHT: I’m tracking temperatures dropping into the mid-20s by the end of the night as winds blow out
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Two Springfield lawmakers are calling on Gov. Mike Kehoe to reverse a recent decision delaying a child care payment program that was promised in his 2025 State of the State Address.
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Editor’s note, 12/30/2025: The story has corrected information on the Jefferson City School District’s candidate filing deadlines. COLUMBIA, Mo. Candidates for most local elections in April 2026 must file by 5 p.m. Tuesday, including races for the Columbia Board of Education and city council seats in Jefferson City. In Columbia, filing is closing for the
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TODAY: I’m tracking a cold start to the day as temperatures feel like they are in the single digits while actual air temperatures are in the mid-teens. By the afternoon, sunshine and winds out of the west at 8-12 mph with gusts up to 20 mph will lead to temperatures warming into the mid-30s. TONIGHT:
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Monday, Dec, 29, 2025. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS GIRLS BASKETBALL Tipton (65) Jefferson City (40) FINAL Hickman (53) Centralia (59) FINAL Helias (81) Capital City (32) FINAL Hallsville (16) Canton (60) FINAL Montgomery County (43) Macon (40) FINAL
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou’s true freshman kicker has decided to throw his name into the transfer portal, after one season with unforeseen circumstances in Columbia. Robert Meyer posted the announcement on his Instagram, following a debut season where he was thrust into the starting job when starter Blake Craig went down with an ACL tear
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VIENNA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire that heavily damaged a Vienna residential care facility in August has been ruled accidental, according to a revised fire investigation report that cites security video showing the Vienna police chief discarding a lit cigarette shortly before the blaze began. According to state fire marshal records obtained by ABC 17 News, the
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and cold with lows in the mid-teens. Wind chills between 5-10 degrees. TOMORROW: Cold in the morning followed by afternoon sunshine and highs in the upper 30s to around 40. EXTENDED: After a breezy Monday, winds die down a bit overnight, but even a lighter breeze will give us wind chills between
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was shot by Columbia police on Christmas Day has been charged with several counts, including arson. Boone County Assistant Prosecutor Melissa Buchanan told ABC 17 News in an email that Marc Lucas has been charged with first-degree trespassing, two counts of unlawful use of a weapon, one count of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An embattled restaurant whose owner has been accused of arson has officially moved out of its south Columbia location. Workers were seen emptying Casa Maria’s at 1305 Grindstone Parkway on Monday. The restaurant had announced on its Facebook page that Sunday would be its last day, but indicated it could reopen
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Attorney General’s Office has agreed to resume publishing the “disparity index” with its annual vehicle stops report after reaching a settlement with the state NAACP. The NAACP sued the attorney general’s office in May, alleging the office broke the law by not publishing the index in the yearly reports.
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THIS AFTERNOON: Sunny but extremely cold, with afternoon wind chills in the low teens at best. Winds stay strong throughout the day, gusting over 20 mph at times. TONIGHT: Wind chills remain in the single digits overnight, but most stay above zero. Winds gradually shift from the north to the west and south, and wind
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Howard County man was charged Sunday in Cooper County with carjacking, armed robbery and other felonies for allegedly taking a vehicle at gunpoint Saturday. The victim reported the carjacking to police at about 6:15 p.m. Saturday on Main Street in Boonville, according to a probable cause statement. Officers later arrested Carl
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A strong cold front brought a round of dangerous cold on Monday, with below-zero wind chills in the early morning. Wind chills will remain cold on Monday in the teens, before a return to more average temperatures for New Year’s. BLOG: The big changes can be blamed on a deep trough pushing off the Plains,
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