The next several mornings, Venus and Mars will be passing by closely to each other. This event will be visible to the human eye or through binoculars during the early dawn hours the next several days. Venus will be close to around 100 times brighter than Mars each morning. Both planets will look to pass
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and chilly with lows in the lower 30s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny with highs in the lower 60s. EXTENDED: Spring like air continues to take hold across Mid-Missouri as upper flow begins to shift more south-southwesterly this week. Warmer than average temperatures are expected through the weekend, with highs anywhere from 10-20+ degrees
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TODAY: Afternoon highs warm into the mid-50s with mostly sunny skies thanks to a high pressure system to the west. Winds remain out of the southwest at 5-10 mph. TONIGHT: Overnight lows cool to the lower 30s with mostly clear skies as winds remain out of the southwest at 4-8 mph. EXTENDED: Tuesday and Wednesday
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The search for a new Mizzou Athletic Director begins now. Former AD Desiree Reed-Francois will be leaving Columbia for the same job at the University of Arizona, the school announced on Monday. The move comes about two and a half years after she was first hired, in Aug. of 2021. In her
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TODAY: Mostly sunny skies and south winds will get our temperatures back into the mid-50s this afternoon, helping to melt any remaining snow on the ground. TONIGHT: Clouds pass through overnight thanks to an upper level short wave, but winds largely remain southerly overnight, keeping temperatures in the 30s through Tuesday morning. EXTENDED: With continued
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia City Council is now at the crossroads to approve or deny the ordinance set by the University of Missouri’s Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA) to make Columbia a safe haven for the LGBTQ community. Members and supporters of YDSA are optimistic, hoping to hear a resounding ‘yes’ on Monday. Reese
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on Andy Humphrey, co-host of KTGR’s ‘The Big Show,’ in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. The pair touched on everything from Mizzou men’s and women’s basketball, as well as the start of the Tiger baseball season. The MU men’s basketball team has still yet
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KMIZ) Mizzou Women’s Basketball cut a 20-point deficit down to five points late in the fourth quarter but was unable to completely close the gap on Sunday evening at Bud Walton Arena. Arkansas held on to defeat Mizzou 75-68 to sweep its two regular season meetings with the Tigers. You can watch the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A lot of evidence will have to be processed to determine what it could take for the two juveniles charged in the Kansas City parade shooting to be charged as adults. On Friday, police revealed two juveniles were charged with crimes connected to the mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and cold with lows in the mid-20s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and warmer with highs in the mid-50s. EXTENDED: We continue the spring like stretch into next week with highs in the mid-50s Monday, and 60s Tuesday and Wednesday as the jet stream sends in warmer air from the southwest. Mid-week, we’ll be
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) In wake of the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl, Victory parade Wednesday that left 22 people hurt and one dead, dozens gathered at Washington Square Park Saturday for a gun violence prevention rally. The rally held by the Kansas City chapter of Moms Demand Action was to spread
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TODAY: Sunshine and warm southwest winds bring in a noticeable warmup today. Highs will climb near the 50-degree mark for most. TOMORROW: Monday sees even warmer temperatures despite some afternoon clouds. All of Mid-MO will warm into the 50s. EXTENDED: We warm further into midweek, breaching the 60-degree mark by Wednesday. This will be our
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL WILLIAM WOODS (67) COLUMBIA COLLEGE (74) FINAL COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL WILLIAM WOODS (52) COLUMBIA COLLEGE (68) FINAL HS BOYS BASKETBALL VASHON (72) HICKMAN (45) FINAL TOLTON (61) MILLER CAREER
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Passionate Kansas City Chiefs fans in Missouri are worried with safety concerns following the disturbing incident that unfolded Wednesday. With the shooting just a couple hours away from Columbia, ABC 17 spoke with a staff member from Mizzou Football about any safety concerns, considering the team’s growing success and Tiger walk before
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The mass shooting in Kansas City at the Chiefs Super Bowl parade on Wednesday is drawing attention to Missouri’s gun laws, which are some of the most relaxed in the country. Police say 22 people were hurt and one woman died when gunfire erupted during a dispute outside Union Station following the
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TONIGHT: I’m tracking a mostly clear night with temperatures cooling back off into the low 20s. Winds from the southwest at 8-12 mph will keep us from cooling down too much before sunrise. TOMORROW: I’m tracking a noticeable warmup because of plentiful sunshine and southwesterly winds at 5-10 mph. I’m expecting temperatures across mid-MO to
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TODAY: Early morning wind chills drop as low as the single digits due to steady northerly winds. Sunshine will try to help out but temperatures only reach the mid-30s at best this afternoon. TOMORROW: Conditions begin to recover Sunday as winds switch out of the southwest. Highs approach 50 degrees with more sunshine. EXTENDED: The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fourth man has been accused and charged with murder in connection to a shooting on McKee St. that killed a 15-year-old girl back in February 2022. On Friday, a grand jury indicted Daniel Ayers, 21, on charges of second-degree murder, two counts of unlawful use of a weapon, and two counts
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Bridget Barton, her husband Jason and their 13-year-old daughter Gabriella were at Union Station celebrating the Chiefs’ Super Bowl on Wednesday when things took a turn for the worst. Twenty-two people were shot at the end of the rally — including nine children — and one woman died. Barton described being overly
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BOYS BASKTBALL Battle (59) Hickman (72) FINAL Scotland County (33) Salisbury (69) FINAL HS GIRLS BASKETBALL Battle (63) Hickman (46) FINAL Scotland County (41) Salisbury (53) FINAL
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