COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In her first year of eligibility, Mid-Missouri legend Sophie Cunningham earned a spot in the 2025 Mizzou Hall of Fame class. She is the first member that MU Athletics chose to announce, via a social media video on Monday morning. Cunningham is currently a star in the WNBA, having just been traded
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Seven Tiger women’s basketball players from the 2024-25 roster have thrown their names into the transfer portal. On Monday, a team spokesperson confirmed with ABC 17 that guard Nyah Wilson threw her name into the portal, after one season in Columbia. She joins guards Ashton Judd, Tilda Sjokvist, Londyn Oliphant and De’Myla
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An EF-1 hit Columbia on Easter Sunday, the National Weather Service determined. Weather service crews were in Columbia assessing damage Monday. The Boone County Office of Emergency Management said in a news release Monday afternoon that an EF-1 tornado was responsible for the damage, including at the city’s landfill and recycling center.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Local Catholics began a nine-day mourning period Monday after the death of Pope Francis. Francis died Easter Monday at the age of 88, the Vatican announced. His death comes one day after blessing Catholics who gathered in St. Peter’s Square on Easter Sunday. In his last speech, the pope called for
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TONIGHT: Skies remain mostly clear for the evening and overnight, allowing temperatures to fall to the 50s and upper 40s by sunrise. TOMORROW: Sunshine persists on Tuesday and winds turn southerly, boosting temperatures back to the upper 70s to 80 degrees. EXTENDED: Temperatures will again climb near 80 degrees on Wednesday, possibly Thursday too, if
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Monday, Mayor Barbara Buffaloe will preside over her first Columbia City Council meeting of her second term. Buffaloe won April 8’s municipal election with more than 14,000 votes in an expensive race for mayor over Blair Murphy and Tanya Heath. Buffaloe won handily, taking precincts around the city. ABC 17 News
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The National Weather Service has confirmed that an EF-2 tornado touched down in southern Callaway County on Sunday. Severe storms caused damage and power outages throughout Mid-Missouri on Sunday, with many areas still feeling the effects on Monday. The NWS wrote that the tornado developed northwest of New Bloomfield and moved northeast
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Update: After victims and family members read their impact statements, they had the opportunity to speak to journalists on camera. Several people said the past five years have been a challenging emotional time. One family member added that the community’s support has made it much easier to cope with the loss of their loved ones.
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TODAY: Monday brings some much needed quiet and dry weather. We’ll have mostly cloudy skies this morning, giving way to sunshine by the afternoon. Overall, we’ll call it partly cloudy and mild, with a high temperature kept in the upper 60s to near 70 amid a 5-10 mph westerly breeze. Winds may gust to 20
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia has indefinitely suspended commercial and residential recycling pickup after the city’s recycling plant was damaged during a strong storm Sunday afternoon. Columbia Utilities spokesman Jason West said this also applies to the public drop-off centers, saying they will be unavailable to the public. Recycling workers have been asked not to report
Continue Reading CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Thousands of customers lost power across Mid-Missouri as severe storms moved through the area and set off multiple tornado warnings. Nearly 4,000 Boone Electric Cooperative customers were without power as of 5:35 p.m. According to the outage map, the outages are happening near Hallsville and Columbia. Emergency managers also sent out
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones caught up with two-time national champion Keegan O’Toole in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-Down, reflecting on his illustrious wrestling career and previewing what’s next for the Mizzou legend. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
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TONIGHT: Clouds clearing with lows in the upper 40s. TOMORROW: Gradually decreasing clouds with highs in the upper 60s. EXTENDED: A line of severe thunderstorms has exited Mid-Missouri, leaving behind power outages and damage. Gusty winds hang around through the overnight hours with clouds gradually diminishing on Monday. Highs reach the upper 60s to near
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The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day has come to an end after storms exited Mid-Missouri by around 7:00 p.m. There will still residents without power in Camden, Benton, Cole, Boone, and Callaway counties as of 10:00 p.m. Our ABC 17 News crews observed possible tornado damage in Callaway and Boone counties. More than 3″
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Some Boone County residents woke up to power outages Sunday morning.
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EASTER: Sunday is an ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day due to the risk of severe storms capable of all hazards, including tornadoes, from noon to 10 PM. A brief pause in showers is expected by midmorning to the early afternoon, allowing the atmosphere to set up for severe storms. These storms are first expected
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A Sedalia man suffered moderate injuries in a crash on Friday in Morgan County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash happened at 10 p.m. on Highway 50 near Route 135.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Office of Emergency Management is reminding residents about extreme weather safety as Mid-Missouri is forecasted to be hit with high winds, heavy rain, and risks for hail and tornadoes on Easter weekend. In a Facebook post Friday, the BCOEM reminds drivers to avoid driving through moving and high water.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri and the City of Columbia are stepping up efforts to keep students and community members safe following a violent weekend where five people were shot. Both MU and the Columbia Police Department said they’re working together to increase patrols in, and around downtown in response to growing safety
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TONIGHT: I’m tracking showers and rumbles of thunder persisting throughout the overnight hours as winds shift into the south at 10-15 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Temperatures will drop into the low 50s by the end of the night. TOMORROW: I’m tracking showers exiting the region by 8-10 am, with strong to severe
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