COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police shot a man armed with a knife on Christmas morning at a southeast Columbia gas station. Officers were called to the Break Time at East Stadium and Maguire boulevards a little after 10:30 a.m. Thursday. They shot a man who had a knife, and he was taken to a hospital, a
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TONIGHT: I’m tracking another foggy night for Christmas Eve, with the highest chance to observe dense fog being along and north of I-70. Temperatures will drop into the low 50s by the end of the night as winds blow out of the north at 5-10 mph. TOMORROW: I’m tracking fog lasting through the morning hours
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In the four years since the death of Boone County Assistant Fire Chief Bryant Gladney, the Boone Co. Fire Protection District tells ABC 17 News its made changes to its training and response procedures. Gladney was killed when a tractor-trailer slammed into his service SUV on Dec. 22, 2021 as Gladney was working at
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TODAY: I’m tracking a warm afternoon as temperatures get into the upper 60s by the afternoon hours. A mix of clouds and sun will be present as winds blow out of the southwest at 5-10 mph with gusts up to 15 mph. TONIGHT: I’m tracking temperatures only cooling into the low 50s by the end
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City Salvation Army is wrapping up the final hours of its Red Kettle Campaign on Wednesday, but the nonprofit says it needs even more donations to keep running its current programs. Spokesperson Melinda Jennings said the goal was to raise $410,000, but as of Tuesday afternoon, the Salvation Army needed
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TODAY: Some fog will be possible again early this morning. Wednesday is expected to be another warm day, this time in the upper 60s by the afternoon. Skies are overcast, but south winds will increase through the afternoon, lifting temperatures this afternoon. This comes as a warm front lifts north through the day. TONIGHT: Warmth
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mizzou defensive end has countersued the University of Georgia in Boone County after the school sued him for $390,000. UGA sued Wilson earlier this month in Georgia, alleging he broke his contract for name, image and likeness payments with the Classic City Collective when he transferred to Mizzou before the 2025
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged Monday with arson, burglary and attempted assault for allegedly setting a fire in an apartment where his brother and mother live. Kyan P. Pious, 20, was in the Cole County Jail on Tuesday without bond on charges of first-degree arson, first-degree burglary, first-degree attempted assault
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A St. Charles man was charged with felony stalking and harassment last week after allegedly threatening Gov. Mike Kehoe and his family on the social media platform Facebook. Daniel N. Mertz was charged Friday in Cole County with first-degree stalking and first-degree harassment. He was arrested the same day in Daytona
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people are facing felony drug charges after investigators uncovered a large amount of methamphetamine Monday in Columbia, leading to trafficking charges. On Monday, detectives with the Columbia Police Department’s Vice, Narcotics and Organized Crime Unit worked alongside the North Missouri Drug Task Force, the Boone County Sheriff’s Office and Homeland Security
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The ACLU of Missouri sued the Missouri Attorney General and Secretary of State on Tuesday, claiming they have evaded the state constitution’s rules on the referendum process. The group, representing two Kansas City voters, is asking the Cole County courts to suspend House Bill 1, a bill passed during a special session
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TONIGHT: Patchy fog and drizzle will remain possible overnight. Temperatures will be very mild, staying in the 50s along and south of I-70. CHRISTMAS EVE: Expect patchy fog in the morning, with mostly cloudy skies throughout the day. Highs will reach the upper 60s and low 70s south of I-70, and the mid to lower
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TODAY: Tuesday will be comparable to Monday, after a high near 60° on Monday. We expect to reach near low 60s across the region, with some in the north held in the 50s. Partly cloudy skies are expected overall, but some targeted areas south of I-70 may get stuck under low stratus clouds for much
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ST. LOUIS (KMIZ) The Tigers suffered their third loss of the 2025-26 campaign in Braggin’ Rights fashion, on Monday night. Head Coach Dennis Gates’ squad dropped their third game of the season, losing 91-48 to Illinois. After the game, Coach Gates shouldered the blame for his team’s 43-point loss, as they continue to face a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia police officer suffered minor injuries after they were involved in a crash in their patrol car. The officer was taken to an area hospital, according to Columbia Police Department Sgt. Anthony Bowne. The crash occurred near Range Line Street and Kennesaw Ridge Road in northern Columbia and was called in
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) State lawmakers are voicing disappointment and criticism Monday following the announcement of the Kansas City Chiefs’ move to Kansas in 2031. “They [The Chiefs] think a dome stadium and and landing a Super Bowl would be really big for the organization and I believe that that’s the piece that they were
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COLUMBIA MO. A home in the 100 block of Sexton Road that caught fire about a year ago is now at the center of multiple city complaints surrounding trash and abandoned vehicles. The home — owned by Carlos Alvino Lee Lawson — has a dumpster and other items outside of it that city officials say
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TONIGHT: Increasing clouds, mild with lows in the mid-40s. TOMORROW: Partly to mostly cloudy with highs in the 50s north of I-70, 60s south. EXTENDED: Cloud cover sticks around for parts of the area on Tuesday as a front stalls out across the area. This will make the temperature forecast tricky as those north of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A trip from Los Angeles to Mid-Missouri in the fall turned into a day that would leave William Tannehill and Andres Rios with nightmares months later, the two say. Tannehill was born and raised in Missouri, but lived in Jefferson City before moving across the country to Los Angeles. In September, he
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An incoming Christmas heat wave would be “virtually impossible” without the effects of a changing climate, according to meteorologists at the nonprofit Climate Central. “Yeah, this probably likely would have been a warmer-than-average Christmas regardless. But the level that we’re at, that’s 30 degrees above average for some of us in Missouri, those temperatures would
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