COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Friday, March 14, 2025. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS GIRLS BASKETBALL Class 1 State Semifinals: ROCK PORT (46) NORTHEAST (CAIRO) (56) FINAL Class 2 State Semifinals: TIPTON (50) ST. VINCENT (56) FINAL HS BOYS BASKETBALL Class 1 State Semifinals: BRAYMER
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Camden County Commission has declared a state of emergency after roughly 30 buildings “were either damaged or destroyed,” according to a Friday night Facebook post from the county’s office of emergency management. “The EOC was activated, Road & Bridge provided heavy equipment and the Sheriff’s Department provided intelligence and reconnaissance for
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Watch live coverage in the media player. An ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day has expired after a line of severe thunderstorms rolled through and continues to track through St. Louis and Illinois. A confirmed tornado hit Rolla shortly before 8:00 with reports of damage streaming in Friday night. Power outages continue to increase area-wide
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A North Carolina man convicted last month in a Columbia rape and assault from 1984 was sentenced Friday to two consecutive life sentences. A jury convicted Wilson of rape and first-degree assault for raping and repeatedly stabbing a 17-year-old girl in the throat in the 4000 block of Wellington Drive in northeast
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TONIGHT: Gusty winds remain as a line of severe storms works east across Mid-Missouri. Wind damage and power outages are possible. Mostly cloudy with lows in the lower 50s. TOMORROW: Decreasing clouds and breezy with highs in the lower 60s. EXTENDED: Severe thunderstorms will develop into a line that could bring damaging 80-85 mph winds
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THIS AFTERNOON: Friday is an ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day for severe storms. Read our latest blog for more details. Today will be sunny and warm ahead of the storms with a high near 80. A line of severe storms tracks through Mid-Missouri between 4 to 8 pm with all severe hazards possible. TONIGHT: Isolated showers may
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Central Missouri Foster Care and Adoption Association says it will now be able to serve people across 24 counties with the launch of its Traveling Trunk program on Thursday. The organization launched the mobile extension of its current Trunks program that provides clothing, hygiene items and other items to foster,
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TODAY: Friday is an ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day. Read our latest blog for more details. Today will be sunny and warm, with a high near 80 before a line of storms brings all types of severe weather between 4-8 p.m. TONIGHT: We will have a chance for showers overnight, but the severe threat will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Softball treated fans to a pair of wins in its first two games on its home field this season. The Tigers (13-13) earned a 9-1 victory in run-rule fashion over South Dakota State (13-14) and a 7-4 comeback win over Princeton (4-11) on the first day of the Mizzou Invitational. MU
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) For the first time in any sport, Eugene High School has been crowned a state champion. Eugene Boys Basketball (28-4) defeated Canton (25-6) in the MSHSAA Class 2 Show-Me Showdown 72-61 to clinch its first state title in school history. Thursday’s game featured 11 lead changes, but the Eagles rallied at the
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (KMIZ) Mizzou hoops’ three-game losing streak came to a close in the form of an SEC Tournament win, on Thursday night. The Tigers hung on for a tough win over Mississippi State, 85-73 to advance to the SEC Tournament quarterfinals. Mizzou and Mississippi State stayed pretty evenly matched in the opening minutes of
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The Education Department said Tuesday it plans to lay off more than 1,300 employees in an effort to cut its staff in half, according to the Associate Press. This comes in preparation of President Donald Trump’s plan to dismantle the agency.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Task Force on homelessness discussed plan on Thursday to further resources in Mid-Missouri. The group was updated on what officials in Columbia are doing. One of the main focuses was making changes to Turning Point in Columbia, including a new contract for an overnight center and expanding the temperature
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The man charged Wednesday for allegedly spraying two strangers with a caustic liquid near the parking lot at Bear Creek Trail made his initial court appearance Thursday. Maxon Castle, 22, has been charged in Boone County with two counts of second-degree assault in connection with the Tuesday incident in the trail parking
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TONIGHT: Increasing clouds and mild with lows in the mid-50s. TOMORROW: Partly sunny and breezy with strong wind gusts between 50-55 mph. A line of severe storms develop by late afternoon and moves east into the evening. Damaging winds between 70-80 mph are the main concern along with a few tornadoes. Highs tomorrow reach near
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Spring has sprung quickly as temperatures warmed double digits above average into early March but this swift change of seasons has its consequences. An earlier spring affects the growing season and brings more bugs and allergies as people head outdoors. The growing season doesn’t typically begin in Central Missouri until mid-April, but the climate has
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A registered sex offender from Versailles was charged on Thursday after he allegedly tried to lure a child into a white van on Wednesday. James Anthony Ferrell, 64, was charged in Morgan County with child enticement, second-degree attempted kidnapping and drug possession. He is being held at the Morgan County Jail without
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TODAY: Thursday is another sunny and warm day with highs expected to near 80 by the afternoon, if not remaining in the upper 70s. A shower or weak thunderstorm may be possible from 4-10 p.m. but this will be very isolated and most will be dry. TONIGHT: There will be an increase in cloud cover
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TODAY: Thursday is another sunny and warm day with highs expected to near 80 by the afternoon, if not remaining in the upper 70s. A shower or weak thunderstorm may be possible from 4-10 p.m. but this will be very isolated and most will be dry. TONIGHT: There will be an increase in cloud cover
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued a cease-and-desist order against Planned Parenthood facilities in the state, prohibiting them from performing medication abortions without an approved complication plan from state health officials. However, Planned Parenthood officials contend they are not currently offering medication abortions and have complied with state requirements. Abortion appointments resumed
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