TODAY: Highs in the mid-70s are expected in some cooler air behind last night’s cold front. Light showers will wind down in the south by sunrise, leaving us dry and mostly sunny through the day. Winds are light from the north through the morning, before returning to a southerly direction through the afternoon. TONIGHT: Skies
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Workers from the union chapter LiUNA 955 are demanding better pay from MU Health Care, ahead of wage negotiations planned for later this month. About three dozen workers gathered outside of University Hospital on Wednesday afternoon, with the hopes of making MU Health Care hear their concerns. According to union representative Andrew
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – The Missouri NAACP is suing Gov. Mike Kehoe to stop a special session on congressional redistricting, arguing that the move is unconstitutional and racially motivated. The NAACP and two Missourians, including a Columbia woman, filed the lawsuit Wednesday afternoon in Cole County. The group is seeking a temporary restraining order to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Fire Department has purchased a software program that uses real-time data analytics to improve overall performance. Earlier this year, the City of Columbia approved the software, known as Darkhorse Emergency, at an annual cost of approximately $44,000. During a candidate forum last year, Columbia Fire Department Chief Brian Schaeffer expressed his vision
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Wetlands like Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area, located in southern Boone County, look pretty empty in terms of waterfowl. In the next several days to weeks, that’ll be changing as blue-wing teal and green-wing teal look to migrate through the area. Each early fall, wetlands in Mid-Missouri will be filled with these small species of ducks
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The special session on redistricting kicked off Wednesday with a quick meeting at noon. Governor Mike Kehoe announced the special session last Friday. Kehoe unveiled the first map to be considered by the General Assembly at noon Wednesday in Jefferson City. According to a press release, the new Missouri First Map:
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CALIFORNIA, Mo. (KMIZ) California, Missouri’s police chief is warning homeowners of a recent wave of pranksters jumping on the decades-old tradition of “ding dong ditching.” Chief Scott John noticed an uptick in the prank in July when people began posting themselves ringing doorbells and knocking or kicking doors and running away on TikTok. The department
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with a few storms lingering through midnight. Lows in the lower to mid-50s with patchy fog developing by morning. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and comfortable with highs in the mid-70s. EXTENDED: Storms will continue to be scattered tonight, with the better environment for severe weather across eastern Kansas. Storms will likely drift near
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COLUMBIA, Mo. The Networks of Mid-Missouri and The COMO Companies teamed up to broadcast COMO Business Times’ 20 Under 40 Class of 2025. The special, hosted by ABC 17’s Lucas Geisler, aired on Wed., Sept. 10 at 7 p.m. on FOX 22, KQFX, and highlighted Columbia’s outstanding professionals who demonstrate leadership, innovation and civic engagement.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Athletics has issued new mandatory entry instructions for fans attending football games at Memorial Stadium. According to a press release, MU is requiring all fans to enter the venue on the same side of the stadium as their seats for the remainder of the 2025 season. In conjunction with this rule,
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TODAY: Wednesday is a warmer day with highs reaching the mid-80s thanks to more sunshine and some westerly flow. Most of the day will be dry, but shower and storm chances return by early afternoon north of HWY 24, and by 4 p.m. at the soonest between I-70 near and HWY 24. This places the
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (ABC NewsOne) A bipartisan group of House members, including Democrat Ro Khanna and Republicans Thomas Massie and Marjorie Taylor Greene, joined victims of Jeffrey Epstein in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday to push for more transparency over the case of convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Workers at the Shangri-La Dispensary in south Columbia are no longer unionized. Union workers collectively negotiate with their employer for better wages, benefits and working conditions. Workers fought to unionize at the south Columbia dispensary in early 2023. Workers told ABC 17 News at the time claimed the company retaliated against workers
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TODAY: Wednesday is a warmer day with highs reaching the mid-80s thanks to more sunshine and some westerly flow. Most of the day will be dry, but shower and storm chances return by early afternoon north of HWY 24, and by 4 p.m. at the soonest between I-70 near and HWY 24. This places the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Battle’s Ames Mikonga is our Week 1 SportsZone Football Friday play of the week winner! You can watch the play in the video player above. Up next – the Spartans will travel to face the Capital City Cavaliers on Friday, Sept. 5 at 7 p.m.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After months of wage negotiations, the city of Columbia has reached a deal with local union LiUNA 955 to implement new pay adjustments. However, the union says it still has concerns about the agreement. The deal includes a 3.5% raise for the roughly 300 city workers LiUNA represents. All eligible members will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) GoCOMO bus riders will be token-free for another year after the Columbia City Council approved another year of suspended bus fares at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. Transportation operation costs that were adopted for fiscal year 2025 were over $7.8 million in the City of Columbia’s budget. Both the council memo and the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some local pharmacies and health care providers are working to determine their vaccination protocols after new federal regulations limit who can receive them. The Food and Drug Administration approved updated COVID-19 vaccines for the upcoming fall and winter season. The regulations now state that Americans will be required to get a prescription
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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, Kansas edition of Tiger Talk out at Harpo’s. Tiger Talk is a weekly radio show hosted by Kelly, which previews the upcoming football games with Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz, assistant
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Saturday, one of the most iconic rivalries in all of college sports will return to the gridiron. When Kansas descends upon Columbia, it will be the first time the Jayhawks have visited Faurot Field since 2006. It’s the first time that these two have meet on the football field, period, since
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