COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on PowerMizzou’s Drew King in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team avoided taking its second-straight series loss, on Sunday, with a 20-2, run rule win over Purdue Fort Wayne. The Tigers and the Mastodons ended the series in a 2-2 tie. Head coach Kerrick Jackson’s team ended with a season-high 19 hits in the dominating win over Purdue Fort
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COLUMBIA, Mo, (KMIZ) Along with the new time change, crucial life-saving reminders emerge. Fire departments are urging citizens to adjust their clocks and change the batteries in smoke detectors. Jeffery Heidenreich with the Columbia Fire Department said fire alarms are life-saving devices. The fire department sees an overwhelming number of deaths or injuries resulting from
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As of this week, 99% of Missouri is still experiencing either abnormally dry or moderate drought conditions, and we have not been completely drought-free since June 2022.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Flu season has hit its peak in Missouri with 8,646 total cases in week eight (Feb. 18-24) of the state’s weekly Influenza report by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. A reported by the Centers of Disease Control, flu season happens during the fall and winter. However, influenza viruses spread
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and chilly lows in the upper 30s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and windy with southwest gusts up to 25 mph. Strong winds and low relative humidity will increase the fire danger as highs reach the lower 70s. EXTENDED: I’m tracking another sunny day to start next week as highs reach the upper 60s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No. 13 Mizzou Gymnastics finished Sunday afternoon’s quad meet in second place after posting its fourth-best team score of the season in the team’s final meet at the Hearnes Center this season. The Tigers’ 197.375 score was only eclipsed by No. 11 Denver, who won the meet with a 197.625 overall tally.
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TODAY: It’ll be chilly to start the day in the upper 20s but the afternoon ends up warmer than yesterday. Lighter southwest winds and sunshine will push highs into the upper 50s. TOMORROW: Winds ramp back up out of the south on Monday, boosting temperatures even further above average. Most areas will reach the upper
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Saturday, March 9, 2024. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS GIRLS BASKETBALL ST. PIUS X (FESTUS) (34) CENTRALIA (36) FINAL HS BOYS BASKETBALL THAYER (61) MONTGOMERY COUNTY (49) FINAL HICKMAN (63) OAK PARK (73) FINAL TOLTON (53) LOGAN-ROGERSVILLE (60) FINAL MEXICO
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) People are preparing to spring their clock forward as Daylight Saving Times begins on Saturday night, but Daylight Saving Time is not very popular among Missourians. In February, St. Louis University conducted a poll that asked 900 likely Missouri voters about their thoughts on Daylight Saving Time, and it showed a vast
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team went 1-1 in doubleheader action against Purdue Fort Wayne, on Saturday. With a win in game two, the Tigers will look to end the series in a tie in the finale on Sunday. MU lost the first game of the day, as the Mastodons put together a big
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Editor’s Note: “Flutie” was spelled incorrectly. It has since been changed to reflect the effect named after Doug Flutie. The University of Missouri is catching the eye of many students, having received over 23 thousand applications for the upcoming freshman class, as disclosed at the latest Board of Curators meeting. MU spokesperson
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TONIGHT: I’m tracking a mostly clear sky with winds from the NW at 5-8 mph. These two factors will cool mid-MO down into the upper 20s by the end of the night. Remember to set clocks forward one hour and change smoke detector batteries as the transition to Daylight Savings Time occurs tonight. TOMORROW: I’m
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 12 Mizzou softball team improved to 20-2 on the season with a 5-0 win against No. 25 Auburn on Saturday afternoon. With the victory, the Tigers secured their first conference series win of the season. Sophomore pitcher Cierra Harrison was lights out in game two. She tossed a complete-game shutout
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TODAY: Clouds will be quick to exit after early morning, but even with sunshine temperatures are a touch below average topping out around 50 degrees. A stout breeze out of the north will push the feels-like several degrees colder. TOMORROW: Sunday starts chilly, likely even colder than the day before. But winds will switch out
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Softball has secured its first SEC win of the season, behind a strong pitching performance and a pair of home runs. Larissa Anderson’s crew took down Auburn 5-2 on Friday evening in its first game at Mizzou Softball Stadium and first contest of conference play this season. Laurin Krings pitched a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) CONTENT WARNING: The video attached to this article contains graphic, potentially traumatizing content. Watch at your own risk. One Columbia lawmaker is pushing for a bill that would require institutions of higher education to have opioid overdose rescue kits available for public use on campuses. House Bill 1997 was proposed by state
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Baseball entered the ninth inning on Friday evening with a one-run lead but was unable to hold on for the win. Kerrick Jackson’s crew fell to Purdue Fort Wayne 9-7 in the first contest of its four-game set. After trailing for the first eight innings of the game, Helias alum Trevor
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Centralia girls basketball made history, on Friday evening, by playing the program’s first-ever state final four, however, El Dorado Springs played spoiler. The Bulldogs came back in the fourth quarter for a 52-41. Centralia led 32-26 heading into the final quarter of action, but El Dorado Springs turned on the afterburners and
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TONIGHT: Overnight lows cool to the lower 30s with mostly cloudy skies. Winds remain out of the north at 10-15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. TOMORROW: Saturday begins partly cloudy before clearing becoming mostly sunny by the later morning hours. Highs only reach into the upper 40s as winds continue out of the
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