COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Area advocates are speaking out after a video surfaced on Sunday showing a Columbia police officer punch a man in the face several times in front of Harpo’s bar over the weekend. The incident in the video — which shows twos Columbia police officers, and shows one officer punching a man in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County prosecutor said his office was aware of the investigation into two Columbia police officers seen holding down and hitting a person Downtown on Sunday morning. Prosecutor Roger Johnson told ABC 17 News in an email that the office was “aware of the recent incident and are monitoring the situation
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Today: Afternoon highs reach into the low 80s ahead of an approaching cold front. Along and in front of the passing front, strong to severe storms will form moving southeast this afternoon after 3 pm. The main threats with these storms will be strong winds and the potential for damaging hail. The tornado threat is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) May is national Lyme Disease Awareness month, giving activists and those suffering from Lyme disease a chance to spread information on how to prevent the disease. According to the Centers for Disease Control’s website, Lyme disease is often found in the upper midwest and northeastern states in the United States, and is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ.) Monday marks the start of Children’s Mental Health Week. Health experts say one in six children between the ages of 6 to 17 experience a mental health disorder. In an effort to bring attention to children’s mental health, a group of community organizations will hold a brief ceremony on Wednesday from 12:15 p.m.-12:50 p.m. at Shelter Fountains. Fourth
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TODAY: Monday is a Weather Alert Day. After early morning storms that brought isolated wind gusts, possibly small hail, much needed heavy rainfall, and a lot of lightning and thunder, another round is possible this evening. Isolated storms will develop south of HWY 50 around 5-7 p.m. These storms will have potential for large hail,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on Matt Michaels, the color commentator for Mizzou baseball, in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. The two discussed the SEC Tournament picture for the Tigers, as the regular season continues to wind down. MU has two more conference series remaining in 2023, along with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City native Kara Daly made it happen when it matters for Mizzou softball in the regular-season finale against No. 12 Arkansas hitting walk-off homers in back-to-back games to get the series victory. In the final game on Sunday, it was tied up at six runs each and Daly hit a solo
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sunday around 12:46 a.m., several Columbia Police officers were recorded allegedly using force with a subject. The video and incident are now being investigated by the Columbia Police Department and Boone County Sheriff’s Office. The incident happened in the 20th block of South 10th Street, in the area of several popular Downtown
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TONIGHT: Warm and humid with storms moving in from the north after midnight. Some storms could bring strong to damaging winds, especially north of I-70. Showers and storms continue into Monday morning. Lows in the mid-60s. TOMORROW: Morning storms diminishing, becoming warm and humid with highs in the lower 80s. Another round of storms could
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One high school student was killed after a crash late Friday night in south Columbia. Columbia Police Department said in a release that four vehicles were involved. Officers responded to the area of West Nifong Boulevard and Bethel Street around 11 p.m. for a report of a crash. A release said one
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TODAY: Conditions are muggy but mostly dry for Sunday with highs again in the upper 80s. Isolated thunderstorms could pop up during the heat of the afternoon but similar to yesterday, almost all of this activity will be suppressed by warm air. TONIGHT: A cold front will approach from the northwest overnight, triggering a sweeping
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After clinching the series victory on Friday, Mizzou fell short of the sweep on Saturday in a high-scoring game against Ole Miss. The Rebels claimed the finale 20-14. The two teams combined for 31 total hits on the day and 34 runs. The leading force at the plate for Mizzou came from
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City native Kara Daly and Columbia native Maddie Snider hit two home runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to even up the series with No. 12 Arkansas after a 4-3 victory. Before the late home runs, the Tigers had just four total hits on the day and six hits
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Saturday, May 6, 2023. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BASEBALL HALLSVILLE (0) SOUTHERN BOONE (6) FINAL ELDON (0) FULTON (15) FINAL FATIMA (5) MOBERLY (4) FINAL NORTH CALLAWAY (4) MEXICO (3) FINAL HICKMAN (7) ROLLA (3) FINAL BATTLE (5) ST.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people were arrested and charged for a shooting in Jefferson City. Police say no one was hurt, but there was property damage. This happened in the 700 block of Marshall Street at Community Park around 8:30 Friday night. Officers nearby heard the shots, and were able to respond quickly. “The
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TONIGHT: I am tracking scattered storm chances right around when the sun will be setting, with the highest chances in the northern part of Missouri and our forecasted viewing area. The most likely scenario for the viewing area is rain, thunder/lightning, and possible hail. The northern part of Missouri could see a tornado watch issued
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri is honoring law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty. The memorial service for officers is scheduled to take place Saturday at 10:00 a.m. at the Missouri Law Enforcement Memorial at the State Capitol in Jefferson City. Governor Mike Parson and Attorney General Andrew Bailey are
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The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather team is tracking a major pattern shift as warmer than average temperatures return to Mid-Missouri along with almost daily isolated storm chances. The upper level high pressure system that was centered over us early in the weak has begun to break down, and more of a southwesterly flow will set
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TODAY: Saturday morning sees a chance for scattered showers and thunderstorms as a warm front lifts north through the area. This will push highs to the upper 80s as we stay mostly dry. These excessively warm temperatures will put a lid on the atmosphere, suppressing almost all storm activity, but there is still a conditional
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