COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After a difficult and physical week in Southeastern Conference action, a non-conference game could be a bit more relaxing for Mizzou football coaches and players, right? Wrong. That’s the very mentality that Tiger head coach Eli Drinkwitz is hoping to combat with not only his team, but the fan base heading into
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia City Council members support the idea of the city taking a trip to the west. Columbia Police Department Asst. Chief Mark Fitzgerald told business owners during a meeting on Monday that CPD has been looking into the Lawrence, Kansas police department. “They seem to be several years down the road on
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Construction on the new Boone County Fire Protection District Station 8 is complete. Work on Station 8, located on Route K in southern Boone County, began late last year. It is expected to be fully operating by Nov. 1, according to Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp. The
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The Neighborhood Opportunity and Community Accountability Proconsul (NOCAP) will discuss bringing a community center to East Columbia at its monthly meeting Tuesday night, according to Office of Violence Prevention Administrator D’Markus Thomas-Brown.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou Greek Alliance set a goal to educate the public on the recently enacted “Danny’s Law” during this school year. In a press release Tuesday, MGA presented its goals for the year. The goals include gaining 501©(3) status to offer tax deductions for donors, promoting Greek housing in the Columbia area
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe signed an executive order on Monday declaring a drought alert in Missouri. The executive order gives state agencies the authority to direct resources to communities and farmers struggling with dry conditions. The order, which runs through Dec. 1, covers 85 counties experiencing moderate, severe, or extreme drought. “This executive
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones spoke with the Mike Kelly, the voice of the Missouri Tigers, ahead of the Mizzou, UMass edition of Tiger Talk out at Harpo’s. You can watch the full conversation with Mike Kelly in the video player above.
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TONIGHT: Scattered showers and a few storms with lows in the lower to mid-60s. Patchy fog developing by morning. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and storms. Highs in in the lower 70s. EXTENDED: Scattered showers and a few thunderstorms continue into this evening as low pressure slowly works across the region. With damp ground
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MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An Eldon man was charged Tuesday with murder after a woman shot outside an office building in Morgan County was declared dead. Robert J. Anselmo was charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the shooting death of Johnetta Yeager. Yeager was pronounced dead at University Hospital on Monday afternoon,
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The Tigers are undefeated heading into Homecoming. No. 20 Missouri is set to host UMass on Faurot Field for a 6:30 p.m. kickoff Saturday. Coach Eli Drinkwitz and players made themselves available for questions at noon Tuesday. Watch it in the media player.
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TODAY: Rain chances grow by mid-morning from west to east. A part of an approaching low, scattered thunderstorms will overspread the region. Lightning and thunder will be present, but no severe weather is expected. Widespread moderate and locally heavy rainfall will lead to a chance for ponding on roadways to limited flooding, especially in the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Donald Trump addressed the United Nations on Tuesday for the first time during his second presidential term. Watch his remarks in the media player.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Governor Mike Kehoe will be awarding Missouri’s highest public safety honors Tuesday to a select few responders and people for their heroic acts made in 2024, including some first responders from Mid-Missouri. According to a press release, the awards include: 15 Missouri Medals of Valor for exceptional courage and heroism in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The real fun is set to begin for No. 21 Mizzou volleyball on Wednesday night in the Lone Star State. After completing an 11-game non-conference invitational slate, head coach Dawn Sullivan and company are set to turn the page to the Southeastern Conference, beginning with a pair of matchups in Texas on
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Southeastern Conference football schedule saga continued on Monday morning. You might remember, during August the conference decided to move to a nine-game league slate, which will include three ‘permanent’ opponents for four seasons. The other six games on the schedule will rotate, as every team will face each other in both
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Downtown Columbia businesses are experiencing issues and are asking for the city’s help to solve them. “It’s a very frustrating time for a lot of the businesses,” Executive Director of The District Nickie Davis said. “We have seemingly a rotation of of people in different stages of crisis sometimes coming into businesses
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) During a town hall in Harrisburg on Aug. 27, Troy Douglass went to the microphone to address Rep. Mark Alford (R-MO). Douglass — a lifelong farmer with farms in Boone, Howard and Randolph counties — was concerned about the future of his business. Missouri ranks seventh in the U.S in soybean production with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Trump Administration on Monday linked the use of acetaminophen among pregnant women may be linked to an increased risk of autism. Tylenol is a popular form of acetaminophen, and has been the only pain medicine recommended for pregnant women. The medicine can be used to reduce fevers. Critics have made a
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TONIGHT: Partly cloudy with patchy fog developing late. Lows in the lower to mid-60s. TOMORROW: Morning fog with rain and storms moving in by late morning. 1-1.5″ of rain possible through Tuesday night. Highs in the mid-70s. EXTENDED: We’ll see fog developing by daybreak, especially east of Highway 63 ahead of rain that will move
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Although rainfall over the past couple of days in Missouri has aided slightly in lessening dry conditions in the state, drought is still persisting through the majority of the area. As of September 18th, when the last drought monitor was released, areas to the south of I-70 are seeing the most impacts. A moderate drought
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