JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City School District is kicking off the 2025-26 school year Monday morning, as students will be introduced to the new statewide cellphone policy in schools. In July, Gov. Mike Kehoe signed Senate Bill 68 banning the use of cell phones during instructional time, lunch breaks, study halls and between
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An ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day is in effect through Monday afternoon as dangerous heat is expected to persist through the start of the week. A Heat Advisory is in effect from through Monday for all of mid-Missouri. A combination of heat and humidity will led to heat index values between 105-108 Monday. Stay
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TODAY: Monday is another ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day, as high temperatures are once again expected in the upper 90s. This and a stubborn dew point in the low 70s will yield heat indexes in the 105-108 range today. Exercise caution outdoors, and hydrate early and often to avoid heat stroke or exhaustion. Few pop
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COLUMBIA, Mo; (KMIZ) Ever since Mizzou volleyball coach Dawn Sullivan took the reins of the program, ahead of the 2023 season, all the Tigers know how to do is win. Year-after-year, Coach Sullivan and her players have leveled up and hope to continue that trend in 2025. Heading into her third season in Columbia, Sullivan
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team has officially reached the final chapter of fall camp, as just two practices remain. Once preseason work is in the books, head coach Eli Drinkwitz and company will turn the page to the season opener against Central Arkansas. During the final week of fall camp, media members will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) K-12 students were leaving the Armory Sports and Recreation Center and Cosmo Park with backpacks, sharp pencils, and even sharper hairstyles Sunday after two local Columbia businesses hosted two back-to-school events. This year marked the 5th annual Renz Blendz Barbershop event at the rec center and the first-ever Broadway Hair Company event
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TONIGHT: I’m tracking isolated storms dissipating after sundown, leading to a dry rest of the night. Winds will blow out of the south at 5-10 mph as temperatures drop into the mid 70s by the end of the night. TOMORROW: I’m tracking another hot afternoon as temperatures feel like they are 100-105 degrees area-wide as
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TODAY: Mostly sunny and hot with a heat index above 105 degrees in the afternoon. Pop-up storms are possible late in the day, but relief will be very limited. TOMORROW: Intense heat continues into the workweek with the feels-like between 100 to 104 degrees. Isolated afternoon storms are again possible, continuing into Monday night. EXTENDED:
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ST. CHARLES, Mo. (KMIZ) The 2025 college football season hasn’t even kicked off yet and Mizzou already has its first road test in the books. That came in the form of a road practice on the campus of Lindenwood University, on a muggy Saturday afternoon in St. Charles. After a slow start on the road
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Volleyball is garnering national attention. The Tigers, who were voted as the nation’s No. 17-ranked team in the AVCA’s preseason poll, hit another checkpoint in their preparation for the 2025 campaign, holding their annual Black & Gold Scrimmage at the Hearnes Center. Saturday’s scrimmage represented the first opportunity for fans to
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COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) Despite deer season starting up in next month in Missouri, deer have been making their presence known during the month of August. First responders have reported at least four serious vehicle crashes involving deer since the start of the month. The crashes include a Pettis County Man driving a truck and three
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Dozens of people gathered outside of the State Capitol on Saturday, protesting a recent push made by some republican lawmakers.
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TONIGHT: I’m tracking isolated storms throughout the rest of the afternoon before sundown. Winds will blow out of the southwest at 5-10 mph as temperatures fall into the mid 70s by the end of the night. TOMORROW: I’m tracking more isolated storms possible throughout the majority of the day, but the main focus will be
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TODAY: Mostly sunny with a heat index near or above 105 degrees in the afternoon. Spotty pop-up storms are possible during the heat of the day, with activity dying down after sunset. TOMORROW: Sunny and very hot and humid, with a heat index again above 105 degrees. Afternoon pop-ups are possible, mainly in eastern MO.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Anchorage, Alaska, for a summit on the Ukraine war on Friday. The two leaders held a news conference after speaking, accompanied by diplomats, for about two hours. Watch the two leaders meet after landing and holding a joint news conference.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Rock Bridge is maintaining its high expectations ahead of the new season. The Bruins have wrapped up their first week of practices in preparation for the 2025 campaign, working with their sights set on a second straight district title. Head Coach Lisa Alvis has built and sustained a winning culture within the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Gaming Commission voted Friday morning to give DraftKings and Circa Hospitality the state’s first two mobile sports betting licenses. The commission awarded the licenses at its meeting. The state can offer up to two licenses for companies to offer sports betting on people’s phones across the state. DraftKings, Circa
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Columbia men charged in the 2017 murder of Augustus Roberts appeared in front of a Boone County judge Friday. Roberts is the son of a former Northeast Missouri judge. David C. Adams, 44, of Columbia, was arrested Thursday and charged Friday with first-degree burglary, first-degree robbery, second-degree murder and illegal gun
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TONIGHT: Overnight lows cool to the mid-70s as skies remain mostly clear. TOMORROW: Saturday welcomes increasing temperatures up to 97 degrees and dew points into the lower 70s resulting in the issuance of an ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day lasting through Sunday afternoon. Heat index values can reach up 106 degrees Saturday. Skies remain
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The peak of the Atlantic hurricane season is approaching, and the fifth named storm has strengthened into the season’s first hurricane in the Atlantic basin this year. Hurricane Erin has become a Category 1 storm with sustained winds reaching up to 75 mph. It is the fifth tropical system of the season and the first
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