COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Fire Protection District responded to a call around 4:03 p.m. about a residential structure fire on 221 North Rainbow Drive in Boone County. Seven units and 12 personnel were dispatched to the scene, and once they arrived, they saw smoke coming from the outside of the house, according to Boone
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear with lows in the upper 50s to low 60s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and hot with highs in the upper 80s to around 90. EXTENDED: Heat continues across Mid-Missouri with light south winds keeping temperatures in the 60s overnight. Sunday will be another hot afternoon as highs reach near 90 by late afternoon,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No. 14 Mizzou held Texas A&M out of the end zone on its way to a 27-6 victory. You can watch extended highlights of the win in the video player below. Entering week six, the Tigers had lost three straight games against the Aggies dating back to 2014. Head coach Eli Drinkwitz
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TODAY: I’m tracking increasing cloud cover this morning due to the remnants of Hurricane Isaias, but no rainfall is expected in Mid-Missouri. Temperatures will start in the low 60s and warm into the mid-80s by the afternoon, with southeasterly winds at 8-12 mph. TONIGHT: I’m tracking clear skies across Mid-Missouri quickly returning, allowing temperatures to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: The spelling of the victim’s name has been corrected. A Sturgeon man was found guilty of three felonies, including manslaughter, in the death of his father. ABC 17 News was told at 9:30 p.m. that a verdict was reached by a jury. Just before 10 p.m., it was announced that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Week 6 of the Missouri high school football season kicked off on Friday night. You can find scores from all of your Mid-Missouri teams below, as well as highlights in the video player above.
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and mild with lows in the upper 50s to around 60. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny early, becoming mostly cloudy by afternoon. Highs in the mid-80s. EXTENDED: I’m tracking a mild night as winds remain from the southeast, keeping temperatures in the upper 50s to around 60 by morning. We’ll see increasing clouds tomorrow,
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HARTSBURG, Mo. (KMIZ) A hot, dry summer left Hackman Farms short on pumpkins ahead of this weekend’s Hartsburg Pumpkin Festival. The festival takes place every October in Hartsburg, a small village in southern Boone County. This year’s event will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Jeri Cooper, vice president of the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe has expanded restrictions on dyed diesel to all drivers, not just farmers. Executive Order 26-20 allows all motor vehicles to use dyed diesel fuel on Missouri highways. The action follows an executive order President Donald Trump signed on Monday. “Haulers in Missouri will now be able to utilize tax-free
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TODAY: I’m tracking plenty of sunshine and southerly winds this afternoon, blowing at 8-12 mph, gusting up to 15 mph. This combination will lead to summer-like heat, with temperatures topping out in the upper 80s and low 90s across Mid-Missouri. TONIGHT: I’m tracking mostly clear conditions through the night. Temperatures will drop back into the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Across the Show-Me State, more than 122,000 Missourians aged 65 and older are living with Alzheimer’s disease, according to the latest data from the Department of Health and Senior Services. One-in-three seniors die from Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia across the country. “That is a staggering figure,” said Senior Program
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hurricane Isaias is expected to make landfall in the Florida Panhandle on Friday or early Saturday as a Category 3 storm after rapidly intensifying in the Gulf of Mexico. Watch the storm’s approach on Panhandle beach cameras. Sharky’s, Panama City Perdido Key, Florida Santa Rosa Island, Florida Destin, Florida
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: A name misspelled because of a source error has been corrected. A five-hour-long manhunt in Montgomery County ended Thursday night with a man with a nationwide extradition warrant arrested. According to a press release from the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called at 6:30 a.m. to the 100 block
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TODAY: I’m tracking a mild start to the day with temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s. By the afternoon, plenty of sunshine and southerly winds at 8-12 mph, gusting up to 15 mph, will boost temperatures into the upper 80s and low 90s, giving some areas like Columbia a chance to break a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Columbia schools meet to kick off the final third of the high school football season. The Bruins and Spartans are our SportsZone Football Friday Game of the Week. You can watch the game live over the air on channel 17.3 on KZOU. Here is a look at other local listings: DirecTV
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and mild with lows near 60. Patchy fog in low lying areas. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and hot with near record highs in the upper 80s to low 90s. EXTENDED: We’ll see mild lows overnight as we fall to about 60 degrees under clear skies. There may be some patchy fog in low
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A survey conducted by Columbia’s Planning and Zoning Commission found that a majority of respondents believe the city should not build a data center. But as interest in technology grows, city officials are working to determine what regulations would be needed if a data center were proposed. Patrick Zenner, Columbia’s director of
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) Southern Boone pitcher Brenna went “Beyond the Game” with ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones, as a part of a two-part feature on the Eagles’ standout pitching tandem. The other half of that tandem – junior Rylee Ellsworth – can be watched here. You can find a full transcript of the interview
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Since its announcement Tuesday, 172 high school seniors across Missouri have opted into the University of Missouri’s guaranteed admissions program. Eligible students are high school students with a 3.0 GPA who have completed at least 12 credits of college-level courses through their school district’s early college program. School districts partnering with MU
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: The spelling of the victim’s name has been corrected. The mother of a man suspected of killing his father testified Thursday that her son admitted to the shooting immediately afterward. Tracy Perkins testified Thursday that her son told her, “I just shot your husband,” after she heard gunshots inside their
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