COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Nationwide layoffs at Cumulus Media, which owns and operates radio stations across the U.S., have impacted two longtime Mid-Missouri radio personalities. David Gaines and Simon Rose have left KFRU as part of the company’s nationwide cut, according to posts on social media from Gaines and from Rose’s wife. Gaines announced on social
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Spartans begin their quest back to the mountain top by shifting the perception of the team. Battle finished the 2025 season 0-10, the only winless season in the program’s history. But when you’re at rock bottom, the only way forward is up; a mindset that second year head coach Shawn Gaines
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SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ). The 2026 Missouri State Fair got underway Thursday, with the day’s events including celebrations of two major projects. Fair officials held ribbon-cutting ceremonies of new additions to the fairgrounds, including the new Governor Michael L. Parson Arena and an upgraded State Fair Fire Station. State officials and university leaders gathered at the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Office of Violence Prevention gave an update on upcoming analysis completion dates involved in the effort to curb violent crime in the community. These violence analysis reports were first brought up in January in a collaboration with the National Institute of Criminal Justice Reform. According to a previous report, at
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear, with warm temperatures in the upper 70s. TOMORROW: Partly sunny, with a heat index up to 105 to 110 degrees in the afternoon. Isolated storms are possible, though most remain dry. EXTENDED: Dangerous heat will continue into the weekend, with the heat index above 100 degrees on Saturday and possibly Sunday. Rain
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department arrested a man in connection with a homicide that occurred Wednesday afternoon. Nicholas Ayres, 35, of Crane, was charged on Thursday with first-degree domestic assault and second-degree murder, Boone County Prosecutor Roger Johnson confirmed to ABC 17 News. According to a press release from the department posted around
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TODAY: I’m tracking another extremely hot afternoon with only isolated storm chances at most in the forecast. Temperatures by the mid-afternoon hours will be in the mid-90s, but humidity will continue to make it feel closer to 105-110 degrees. This is why an ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day is still in effect. Winds will
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TODAY: Thursday is another ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day. Dangerous heat indexes of 105 degrees or higher remain likely today, along with mostly dry conditions. Partly cloudy skies will keep some gray in our sky, but we’ll remain very bright for most of the day. Temperatures in the mid-90s and dew points in the 70s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Tigers are looking to integrate the tight end room into its offense more under new OC Chip Lindsey. When looking at what weapons Mizzou has brought in, many eyes go to starting quarterback Austin Simmons making the move from Ole Miss in the offseason, or the new receivers coming to Columbia.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The start of the high school academic year is right around the corner, meaning high school football teams everywhere are looking to squeeze in a few extra practices before classes begin. Fulton is entering its third offseason camp before the students return to the classroom, but is putting extra emphasis on on-field
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) If you’re walking through downtown Columbia, you may notice a new Flock camera at the intersection of Ninth Street and Walnut Street. The camera comes as University of Missouri System President Mun Choi has called the area a “danger zone” in a series of emails to city leaders following high-profile incidents along
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police are sharing new evidence of a theft investigation at the home where a University of Missouri employee was shot to death in 2021. James Hundle was assistant to the vice chancellor and dean of the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources at the University of Missouri when he was killed.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Moberly Area Community College opened a new aviation training facility at Columbia Regional Airport on Wednesday as the college prepares to welcome its first class of commercial pilot students. MACC and the City of Columbia celebrated the opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the former terminal. The facility is home to MACC’s
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County judge on Wednesday allowed three Republican groups to step in on a lawsuit challenging a certificate of insufficiency the secretary of state issued on a referendum to get the 2025 congressional map on the November ballot. Judge Daniel Green allowed the Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County residents should expect a knock on their door soon as the Cole County Assessor’s Office starts a mass reinspection plan. Every odd-numbered year, there is a reassessment of the value of residential properties. This property value then determines property taxes. This year, the assessor’s office is gathering detailed information
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TONIGHT: Quiet and mostly clear, with lows falling to the upper 70s. Look for the Perseid meteor shower in the northeast sky! TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and muggy, with a heat index above 105 degrees. EXTENDED: Thursday and Friday are ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Days as the heat index continues to soar above 105 through
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If you’ve been paying attention to the sky conditions beyond just our atmosphere, you know there are many astronomical events taking place and more set to occur in the near future. For example, earlier today, skywatchers in parts of Greenland, Iceland, and Spain witnessed a dramatic total solar eclipse as the Moon’s shadow swept across
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TODAY: I’m tracking chances of showers and storms exiting throughout the early afternoon hours as dangerous heat takes back over. Actual air temperatures will get into the low 90s as winds blow out of the southwest at 8-12 mph, gusting up to 20 mph, which will continue to bring moisture into the area and drive
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LAKE OZARK, Mo. (KMIZ) The Lake Ozark Board of Aldermen on Tuesday unanimously approved a youth curfew, prohibiting anyone younger than 18 from being on the Bagnell Dam Strip after 11 p.m. without a guardian. The ordinance will stretch from the Lake Ozark Christian Church to the Bagnell Dam Strip and last from 11 p.m.-5
Continue Reading TODAY: Wednesday could see a break in our extreme heat, with a chance for afternoon showers and thunderstorms. Today will start warm and dry, but storms are likely to move in from the north shortly after sunrise, before spreading south through midday. This will likely take the sting out of the heat and humidity for
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