COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone Health is chipping away at Missouri’s primary care shortage, hiring 25 providers in the past 12 months, eight of whom are primary care providers. Four additional primary care providers are expected to join Boone Health by the end of the year, according to a Wednesday press release from Boone Health. The
Continue Reading
EDITOR’S NOTE: AI contributed to background research for this article. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County launched a new Youth Substance Use Prevention Coalition on Wednesday afternoon at the Columbia/Boone County Health Department. This meeting marks the start of a collaborative effort to tackle youth substance use and promote community-driven change, organizers say. The coalition aims
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two women made their first appearance in court on Wednesday in connection with a deadly officer-involved shooting in Paris, Missouri, last weekend. Lois Armour, 78, and Patty Armour, 51, both of Paris, Missouri, were charged with hindering a felony prosecution and are currently booked in the Randolph County Jail. They are being
Continue Reading
This past weekend, you may have noticed fog reducing your visibility as you drove to your destination. Fog can occur due to many reasons, and can have a big impact on commutes on a daily basis. Simply put, fog is tiny visible water droplets in the atmosphere that can often be thought of as a
Continue Reading
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Renegades are taking their talents to a brand-new baseball league. The Diamond Baseball League (DBL) has announced it has purchased the franchise from the MINK League ahead of its inaugural season in 2026. The DBL is a professional-grade collegiate summer baseball league, which will feature six teams that
Continue Reading
TODAY: I’m tracking temperatures warming into the low 80s by the afternoon hours as clouds gradually move out of the area. Winds will be out of the south at 5-10 mph through the rest of the evening as temperatures drop into the low 60s by the end of the night. TOMORROW: I’m tracking temperatures warming
Continue Reading
SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Smith-Cotton’s Dax Wiskur is our Week 7 SportsZone Football Friday play of the week winner! You can watch the play in the video player above. Up next – the Tigers will host the Helias Crusaders on Friday, Oct. 17 at 7 p.m.
Continue Reading
TODAY: Wednesday is bright and warm. Mostly sunny skies and highs in the low 80s are forecast. Winds will start southeasterly, becoming southerly around 5-10 mph. TONIGHT: Skies remain mostly clear, temperatures fall into the 70s this evening, and into the 60s by sunrise. EXTENDED: Sunshine and warmth keeps lows in the 60s and highs
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some Columbia City Council members are responding to University of Missouri System President Mun Choi’s push for the city to better address crime. Councilwomen from wards 1, 2 and 3 sent a joint letter to Choi on Tuesday, outlining the current action plans the city has taken to address the issue of
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Tuesday, Oct. 14 2025. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS VOLLEYBALL Battle (1) Rock Bridge (3) FINAL Capital City (3) Blair Oaks (2) FINAL Jefferson City (1) Helias (3) FINAL Hickman (0) Eldon (3) FINAL Fulton (0) Hallsville (3) FINAL North
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia and CBB Transportation Solutions conducted a walk-through safety audit on Tuesday afternoon to survey the Business Loop 70 corridor between the roundabout near Creasy Springs Road and Stadium Boulevard. The audit focused on identifying safety improvements aimed at eliminating traffic-related deaths and serious injuries. The project prioritizes safer
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones spoke with the Mike Kelly, the voice of the Missouri Tigers, ahead of the Mizzou, Auburn edition of Tiger Talk out at Harpo’s. You can watch the full conversation with Mike Kelly in the video player above.
Continue Reading
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Businesses near the Madison Street Parking Garage in Jefferson City are worried demolition will block entrances and make it harder for customers to access their business. The city won’t know what road closures will have to be made until after a demolition bid is awarded at the next City Council meeting
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County Prosecuting Attorney Locke Thompson said Tuesday two victims in a Jefferson City shooting have died. Thompson said in a news release that charges against Michael A. Davis, 40, of Jefferson City, will be upgraded from assault and domestic assault to first-degree murder. “The number of shots or stab wounds or
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU Health Care experts are reminding the community that October is the time to re-up flu and COVID-19 immunizations to be ready for the winter season. “While most people can recover easily from infections like flu and COVID, those vulnerable patients are more likely to end up with a severe disease, to
Continue Reading
TONIGHT: Partly cloudy and mild with lows in the lower 60s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and warm with highs in the lower 80s. EXTENDED: Tonight is warm with a few clouds and lows in the lower 60s. We’ll feel the effects of an upper ridge of high pressure tomorrow and Thursday with more sunshine and highs
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In the wake of No. 16 Mizzou football’s first loss of the 2025 campaign to No. 6 Alabama, on Saturday, the Tigers are taking a familiar mindset into game seven: ‘we lost, but all is not lost.’ In fact, it’s the same way head coach Eli Drinkwitz and his team approached the
Continue Reading
Andrew Worrall, a fired Ashland Police Sergeant, has filed a lawsuit against the City of Ashland for whistleblower retaliation and violations of Missouri’s Law Enforcement Bill of Rights.
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 16 Missouri Tigers are heading out on the road for the first time this season. The Tigers will continue their SEC schedule Saturday with a trip to Auburn. Mizzou fell from No. 14 after losing a close one last weekend in Columbia to Alabama, 27-24. Now they’ll attempt to get
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man accused of trying to set a house on fire in Northeast Columbia will make an appearance in front of a judge at the Boone County Courthouse Tuesday morning. Brandon Butchkoski, 47, will be in front of Judge Benjamin Miller at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday for a bond review hearing. Butchkoski
Continue Reading