TODAY: Monday is an ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day, starting with dangerously cold wind chills as low as -20° to -25°. Winds are relaxing through the morning as they shift to the west from the north. A transition to southerly wind happens this afternoon and windspeeds increase to 10-15 mph, warming temperatures. TONIGHT: Wind chills
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The ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday due to dangerous cold, with temperatures expected to drop to the teens and single digits, and wind chills potentially reaching subzero levels.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones caught up with Mizzou softball coach Larissa Anderson in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-Down to preview the 2026 season. Coach Anderson emphasized that her team is intent on making it back to the postseason, after falling short of that goal in 2025. “I mean it’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou wrestling coach Brian Smith earned his 350th-career win in style on Sunday afternoon, as his team absolutely thrashed Northern Colorado 42-0 to improve to 9-7 on the season and 3-2 in Big 12 action. The Tigers domination started in the very first bout, as Mack Mauger cruised to a commanding victory
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team snapped its two-game losing streak, on Sunday night, taking down Texas A&M in a 81-70 victory in Columbia. You can watch extended highlights of the win in the video player below. The victory marked first-year head coach Kellie Harper’s second Southeastern Conference win of the year, lifting
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Snow and slick roads have kept drivers on high alert all weekend, but for many who chose to stay home, a different challenge waited right outside their front doors.
Mid-Missouri was blanketed with five to nine inches of snow, according to the ABC 17 StormTrack Weather Team, leaving residents shoveling driveways and sidewalks before the workweek begins Monday morning.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Many schools in mid-Missouri have already canceled class for Monday ahead of dangerously cold temperatures. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather team is tracking temperatures below zero, following a snowstorm over the weekend. Assistant Chief of the Boone County Fire Protection District Gale Blomenkamp said these temperatures could leave some people vulnerable to
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TONIGHT: Dangerously cold and clear with lows around 5 degrees below zero. Morning wind chills between -15 and -25. TOMORROW: Bitterly cold in the morning with afternoon sunshine and highs in the mid-teens. EXTENDED: The coldest air of the bitter weekend sets in tonight with arctic high pressure overhead, dropping temperatures below zero for Monday
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Snow is expected pick back up Sunday morning, adding at least one to two inches to already snow-packed roads.
An ABC 17 News Stormtrack meteorologist reported measuring about five inches of snow in Columbia around 5 a.m. Sunday.
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TODAY: Sunday is cold and snowy, with travel likely difficult. Highs are forecast in the low teens, with wind chills in the single digits at best today. For the latest on our winter storm, read our ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day Blog. Snow will wind down this afternoon and evening. We expect skies to clear
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In the 215th meeting between Mizzou and Oklahoma the Tigers pulled off a nail bitting finish in overtime to a pair of buzzer beaters from Trent Pierce and Mark Mitchell to secure the home win 88-87. “Honestly, man, that was just a blessing from God. You dream to have moments like that.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Ameren has canceled its alert asking customers to conserve energy as extreme cold drives up electricity demand across the region. The cancellation comes after the Midcontinent Independent System Operator– which oversees the Midwest power grid– urged energy companies to reduce usage. Ameren said it is still monitoring conditions and warned customers may
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TONIGHT: Snow showers becoming heavy at times. New snow accumulation between 4-8″ especially along and south of I-70. Lows falling to around 5 with wind chills around -5. TOMORROW: Snow showers early, tapering off west to east by mid-late afternoon. Highs in the low teens. EXTENDED: Snow showers begin to ramp up as more moisture
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Tiger football added two more major recruits to its line up for next season. Head coach Eli Drinkwitz got a commitment from four-star wide receiver Cayden Lee. He started in all 15 games for Ole Miss on their College Football Playoff semifinal run, totaling 635 yards and three touchdowns on 44 catches.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Watch live online newscasts with winter storm updates here. The first one airs at 3 p.m.
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A large police and firefighter presence was seen on Vandiver Drive in northeast Columbia early Saturday morning.
An ABC 17 News reporter arrived on scene around 2:15 a.m. and saw heavy smoke coming from a home in the 1300 block of Vandiver Drive. At least three Columbia Fire Department engines, four Columbia police cruisers, a Boone Health ambulance and an air truck was seen.
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TODAY: Snow has begun in the 3 o’clock hour here in Columbia. Snow will continue on and off through the day and into Sunday. Temperatures will hover in the single digits all day, with wind chills sub-zero all day. Snow will be light Saturday, but we’re cold enough that everything will stick. Snow may let
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Gaming Commission has denied a request from the NCAA to ban wagers on individual student-athlete performance, including player prop bets and first-half wager spreads on college basketball games. NCAA President Charlie Baker sent a letter to the commission on Jan. 15 urging the state to restrict these bets, citing
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