COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council on Monday night reallocated $25,000 from recent bicentennial events to make security upgrades to city hall. City staff said they want to buy portable security scanners and the city’s finance director is working with the Jefferson City Police Department to determine their options. No decision has been made
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THIS AFTERNOON: Breezy and warm with highs in the lower 70s. Winds could gust up to 30 mph. TONIGHT: Mostly clear and mild with lows in the lower 50s. EXTENDED: Winds begin to shift back to the north overnight into Wednesday as another dry cold front moves in from the north. This will allow temperatures
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 19 Mizzou Tigers are coming off a bye week and getting ready to jump back into SEC play against Texas A&M. The game kicks off at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Faurot Field. Watch a news conference about preparation for the game here.
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TODAY: Tuesday is a breezy one, with south winds and mostly sunny skies driving high temperatures into the low 70s this afternoon. Winds are sustained around 10-15 mph, gusting to 20-25 mph. TONIGHT: Skies see a few clouds overnight, but we’ll stay dry. Temperatures are warm, in the upper 40s and low 50s still at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team survived a close game against Central Arkansas, on Monday night, to open up head coach Kellie Harper’s first season with a victory. A couple of clutch buckets down the stretch from transfers Chloe Sotell and Jayla Smith led to a 78-71 win at the Arena. The Tigers
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council on Monday night unanimously approved a $58,000 consultant agreement with Avenu Insights and Analytics to help track and enforce the city’s new short-term rental regulations. Between February and July, the city passed a series of ordinances establishing land use, business license, and tax rules for short-term rentals, such
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Thousands of federal workers are feeling the financial strain as the government shutdown stretches past a month, leaving many furloughed or working without pay in what is expected to become the longest shutdown in U.S. history. The shutdown began Oct. 1 as lawmakers in Washington D.C. are in a stalemate over a
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council approved a resolution at Monday’s meeting allowing the Missouri Association of Counties to preserve another portion of the historic Buescher Memorial Home. The front part of the former funeral was known to be in good condition to renovate and preserve, but MAC Executive Director Steve Hobbs said
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: AI was used to help research the background for this story. A Jefferson City man accused of stabbing the mother of his child began his bench trial at the Boone County Courthouse on Monday. Sergio Sayles, 39, faces charges of first-degree murder, armed criminal action, tampering with evidence and first-degree
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TONIGHT: Partly cloudy and warmer with lows in the lower 40s. TOMORROW: Partly sunny and breezy with highs in the lower 70s. EXTENDED: I’m tracking a front that will begin to lift back north as a warm front on Tuesday, pushing highs into the lower 70s as winds gust to 30 mph at times. Fire
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MoDOT leaders, state troopers and elected officials across Missouri gather for a ribbon cutting on I-70 near mile marker 137
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TODAY: I’m tracking temperatures warming into the low 60s by the afternoon hours with little to no cloud cover throughout the day. Winds will be out of the north at 5-7 mph before gradually shifting into the south overnight as temperatures drop into the low 40s. TOMORROW: I’m tracking temperatures warming into the low 70s
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) An Old Navy store in Jefferson City opened Sunday after a deadly shooting outside the store Saturday night. Jefferson City police said one person was killed after a disturbance in the parking lot escalated into gunfire. Officers found the victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds in the area of 3500 Missouri
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KINGDOM CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation gave a public update Monday on work on the Improve I-70 project. Construction crews are close to completing three lanes in each direction between Columbia and Kingdom City.
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TODAY: Monday is warmer than Sunday. We’ll expect low 60s despite a weak cold front sliding through the region. Skies are sunny, helping to keep us mild. TONIGHT: Overnight, skies turn partly cloudy, and winds shift from the south. Temperatures fall to the 50s this evening, and into the 40s by sunrise. EXTENDED: Starting mild,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones sat down Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the full interview on SportsZone at 10:30 on KMIZ. The pair previewed Coach Gates’ fourth season in Columbia, breaking down new additions, returning talent and where he feels
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The 2025-26 season opened on Sunday for the Missouri wrestling team at the Hearnes Center. The Tigers competed in the Missouri Duals, where they picked up two shutout wins and added another victory by more than 30 points to start the season 3-0. For the first time in program history, Mizzou squared
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Congratulations to our Week 10 SportsZone Football Friday Play of the Week Nominees! You can watch the nominees in the video player above and then vote for your favorite play here. Nominee No. 1: Camdenton’s Michael Maschino evades pressure in the pocket and heaves a bomb to Cole Ginnings, who makes a
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and chilly with lows in the upper 30s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and pleasant with highs in the lower to mid-60s. EXTENDED: Winds have begun to shift back to the south late Sunday, allowing temperatures to stay above freezing overnight despite the chilly day. We’ll start off the week on a warmer note
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Police Department says one person is dead after a disturbance turned into a shooting. A news release from the department said officers responded to the area of 3500 Missouri Blvd at around 7:50 p.m. to investigate a disturbance. Prior to their arrival on scene, joint communications began receiving
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