TODAY: Mostly sunny and mild, with highs in the low to mid 70s. TONIGHT: Cool and mostly clear, with lows in the lower 50s, possibly upper 40s. EXTENDED: Rain returns tomorrow morning as we wake up to spotty showers and storms early on Friday. These showers will continue through at least noon, lingering in southern
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TODAY: Thursday is another bright and mild day with highs maxing out in the low-to-mid 70s under mostly sunny skies. TONIGHT: Some clouds return overnight, keeping temperatures slightly warmer than they’ve been the past few mornings, but still likely in the 50s. It’ll be a cool evening Thursday and a chilly start Friday. EXTENDED: Winds
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Audrain County isn’t eligible to use funds from the Rural Healthcare Transformation Program to build a new hospital in Mexico. The federal program prohibits the funds to be used for capital investments, like building a new hospital, according to Missouri Hospital Association spokesman Dave Dillon. There were plans for the Audrain Community
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several parents of University of Missouri students are growing worried about sending their children off to school in Columbia, records show. Email records obtained by ABC 17 News show several parents have reached out to UM System President Mun Choi in the wake of a deadly downtown shooting. Stephens College student Aiyanna
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS SOFTBALL Smith-Cotton (2) Rock Bridge (12) FINAL Camdenton (0) Hickman (5) FINAL Battle (9) Park Hill South (6) FINAL Fatima (3) Helias (12) FINAL Southern Boone (3) Jefferson City (4) FINAL
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Sheriff’s Office says no one was hurt after a home in the 4200 block of Santa Barbara Drive was hit by gunfire on Tuesday morning. Sheriff’s Office spokesman Brian Leer told ABC 17 News that deputies responded to multiple calls about shots being fire at 12:30 a.m. Tuesday. A
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man accused in a domestic shooting was denied bond Wednesday. Michael Anthony Davis, 40, will remain in the Cole County Jail after Cole County Judge Joseph Shetler ruled against allowing him out on bond. Davis is charged with first-degree domestic assault, three counts of armed criminal action and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Employment and education center Job Point hopes to establish a charter school in Boone County. The organization has submitted a letter of intent to the state-run Missouri Charter Public School Commission, which will be voted on Thursday. If approved, Job Point will be invited to apply to establish a charter school. Job
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and chilly with lows in the lower 40s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and cool with highs in the lower 70s. EXTENDED: With high pressure in control, we’ll continue to see clearing overnight with lows dropping into the low 40s. We may have some spots in low lying areas dip to the upper 30s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Big changes are coming to college athletics gambling rules. On Wednesday, the NCAA Division I Administrative Committee approved a proposal that would allow student-athletes and athletic department staff to place bets on professional sports. The rule change must be approved by all three NCAA divisions. Divisions II and III are expected to
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If you turned on your car this morning, you may have noticed a low tire pressure warning pop up on your dashboard. Don’t worry, because this sudden change in tire pressure could just be due to the colder air that was seen this morning. Temperatures were measured in the mid 40s this morning, which is
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TODAY: I’m tracking temperatures warming into the low 70s by the afternoon hours with plenty of sunshine as winds blow out of the north at 8-12 mph. After sunset, temperatures will cool back off, making it into the mid 40s by the overnight hours. TOMORROW: I’m tracking temperatures once again warming into the low 70s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia says it plans to make advocating for changing the state’s juvenile gun law a priority next year. During its meeting Monday night, council members unanimously approved making amending the state law to match federal law regarding possession of handguns by minor a legislative priority in 2026. The council
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As the government shutdown enters its second week, food banks across the country are preparing for increased demand.
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The meeting was moved to Oct. 22. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Sedalia Board of Appeals will meet on Wednesday to review the city’s dangerous building notice and demolition order, as the property owners argue that their properties are not in danger of collapsing. The city has been actively collecting bids to demolish the
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TODAY: Wednesday is a shining example of what early to mid-October should typically feel like. We’ll have bright skies, and a high near 70 after starting in the 40s. Some start in the upper 30s this morning, but most will make it into the low 70s. Winds are light from the northeast. TONIGHT: Overnight, temperatures
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) For the first time since 1979, the Mizzou football team is preparing for a Top-15 clash at Faurot Field. The No. 14 Tigers (5-0) will host No. 8 Alabama (4-1) in a game that will undoubtedly have College Football Playoff implications, on Saturday. Although the Tigers come into the matchup in a
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Tuesday, Oct. 7 2025. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS SOFTBALL Blair Oaks (4) Southern Boone (2) FINAL Helias (1) Tolton (4) FINAL Camdenton (3) Rolla (11) FINAL Centralia (7) Hallsville (0) FINAL Russellville (5) Eldon (6) FINAL South Callaway (2)
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hickman’s Quinton Brown and Jeyshan Scott are our Week 6 SportsZone Football Friday play of the week winners! You can watch the play in the video player above. Up next – the Kewpies will host the Camdenton Lakers on Friday, Oct. 10 at 7 p.m.
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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, Alabama 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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