COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mizzou defensive lineman revealed he is retiring from playing football. Austin Firestone announced his retirement from the game of football in a social media post on Thursday night. “After much prayer and reflection, I’ve decided to retire from the business of football. So many great memories have come from these past
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FORT WORTH, Texas (KMIZ) The 2023-24 Mizzou Gymnastics season wrapped up on Thursday night with the program’s lone individual competitor making her debut at the NCAA National Semifinals. Mara Titarsolej ended a stellar first season with the Tigers by taking the national stage and scoring a 9.6625 on the bars at Dickies Arena. Titarsolej’s score
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) While Mizzou Gymnastics won’t be competing as a team at the NCAA Championships, the Tigers will have one gymnast in Fort Worth to represent them. After qualifying for the national championships as an individual competitor on bars, Mara Titarsolej is getting set to make her debut on the NCAA Championship stage. “I’m
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fourth member of last season’s Mizzou Men’s Basketball team is putting their name in the transfer portal. A team spokesperson confirmed to ABC 17 Sports on Monday night that John Tonje has officially entered the portal. Tonje transferred to the Tigers last offseason after playing the first four years of his
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Monday, April 15, 2024. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS GIRLS SOCCER SMITH-COTTON (4) CAPITAL CITY (0) FINAL TOLTON (6) BISHOP DUBOURG (0) FINAL FULTON (1) FATIMA (4) FINAL MARSHALL (6) MEXICO (0) FINAL CALIFORNIA (0) STOVER (8) FINAL HS
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Dennis Gates and his coaching staff have secured another commitment out of the transfer portal. Tony Perkins is committing to the Mizzou Men’s Basketball program, per a post on his Instagram account. The Iowa transfer was ranked as the No. 55 player and No. 12 point guard in the portal, according to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU is scheduled to unveil renderings of planned renovations for the Memorial Stadium Improvements Project at Thursday’s UM Board of Curators meeting at Missouri S&T, according to an MU spokesperson. The UM Board of Curators is also expected to discuss what’s next for the project and the progress it has already made.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17’s Kyle Helms caught up with Matt Michaels, the color commentator for Mizzou Baseball, in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down to discuss the first half of SEC play for Mizzou Baseball amid the first year of the Kerrick Jackson era. They highlighted the culture Jackson is building within the program,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) While No. 15 Mizzou Softball did finish its latest three-game set with an SEC series win, Larissa Anderson’s crew fell short of capturing the sweep. Florida’s Keagan Rothrock tossed a one-hit, complete game in the circle, leading to a 3-1 loss for the Tigers at Mizzou Softball Stadium. Mizzou is still searching
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) For the second time in SEC play, No. 15 Mizzou Softball has captured a series win over a team ranked No. 9 or higher in the nation. The Tigers defeated No. 9 Florida 5-2 on Saturday afternoon with 3,607 fans in the stands, breaking Mizzou Softball Stadium’s single game attendance record. Larissa
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Saturday, April 13, 2024. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BASEBALL FRANCIS HOWELL (3) ROCK BRIDGE (1) FINAL FORT ZUMWALT WEST (8) SOUTHERN BOONE (6) FINAL/9 SOUTHERN BOONE (1) ROCK BRIDGE (16) FINAL JEFFERSON CITY (2) HICKMAN (10) FINAL SMITH-COTTON (12)
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Friday, April 12, 2024. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BASEBALL WILLARD (15) BLAIR OAKS (14) FINAL BLAIR OAKS (11) HICKMAN (5) FINAL WILLARD (3) HICKMAN (0) FINAL CBC (2) SOUTHERN BOONE (3) FINAL EUREKA (8) ROCK BRIDGE (9) FINAL FORT
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) For the fourth time this season, No. 15 Mizzou Softball has defeated a team ranked No. 10 or higher in the nation. The Tigers upset No. 9 Florida on Friday night, behind a four-run rally in the sixth inning. Larissa Anderson’s crew was held hitless through the first five frames of the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Thursday, April 11, 2024. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BASEBALL JEFFERSON CITY (2) ROCK BRIDGE (9) FINAL TRUMAN (1) ROCK BRIDGE (12) FINAL FRANCIS HOWELL (11) HICKMAN (1) FINAL FRANCIS HOWELL (2) BLAIR OAKS (1) FINAL EUREKA (8) JEFFERSON CITY
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The 2024 NFL Draft kicks off in exactly two weeks, and Mizzou will have a player in attendance at the event. Darius Robinson accepted an invitation from the league to attend the NFL Draft in-person in his home state of Michigan. Robinson is one of 13 players who are scheduled to be
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HALLSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County residents will have another chance to weigh in their thoughts regarding housing in the county Wednesday night by contributing to the Boone County Housing Study. The meeting will take place at the Hallsville Community Center at 324 E. Hwy OO from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Residents are asked to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) For the second time in three games, Mizzou Baseball defeated the nation’s No. 6 ranked team in walk-off fashion. Jeric Curtis delivered an RBI single in the final inning to clinch an 11-10 win for the Tigers and a three-game series sweep over Florida. Sunday’s game marked Mizzou’s third consecutive upset victory
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KMIZ) After scoring just two runs on five hits in game one of its three-game series with No. 19 Arkansas, No. 11 Mizzou Softball posted a stellar afternoon at the dish on Saturday. The Tigers cruised to a 12-3 run-rule win over the Razorbacks to force a rubber match on Sunday afternoon. Larissa
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Office of Emergency Management held a damage assessment exercise Saturday in multiple neighborhoods across the county from 8 a.m. through 2 p.m. Those neighborhoods include Hillview Acres in unincorporated Boone County, Smithton Ridge and Bellwood in Columbia, and Palomino Ridge in Ashland. According to a press release from
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Columbia firefighters responded to a fire off the Business Loop in central Columbia early Friday morning.
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