COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Mid-Missouri congressman has been appointed to a seat on the board that governs the University of Missouri. Blaine Luetkemeyer, who stepped down from his seat representing Missouri’s Third Congressional District after the November election, has been tapped by Gov. Mike Kehoe to fill a seat on the University of Missouri
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TODAY: Tuesday is a wet day, with rain expected areawide. Half an inch to an inch of rain is expected from multiple rounds of showers and storms. Round one started around 3 a.m. this morning. This round will bring elevated storms with potential for small to large hail. These storms will produce abundant lighting with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The expected opening of the Voluntary Action Center’s Opportunity Campus has been pushed back to March 2026. As of December 2024, the Opportunity Campus was expected to open in fall 2025. On Monday, Voluntary Action Center director Ed Stansberry said the initial timeline was a “best guess” and that weather has caused
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Tariffs going into effect on Tuesday means businesses and shoppers should expect to pay more for common goods, a local professor says. President Donald Trump announced during a Monday press conference that 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada will begin on March 4, as well as an additional 10% tariff on Chinese
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council unanimously voted to slow down traffic along Rollins Road between Fairview Road and Stadium Boulevard following a public hearing on Monday. The roughly $32,000 project will add three speed bumps near Rollins Road and a crosswalk at the intersection of Martin Drive According to the council memo, Rollins
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some Missouri Senate Republicans are looking to tighten requirements for initiative petitions — measures that get on the ballot through gathering voter signatures — with Senate Joint Resolution 10, SJR 11, SJR 30 and SJR 47. The bills, sponsored by Senators Mike Moon (R-Ash Grove), Jason Bean (R-Holcomb), Ben Brown (R-Washington) and
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Although the Mizzou softball team would’ve loved to open up their home stadium to fans on Tuesday evening, the inclement weather expected to hit Columbia didn’t provide ideal conditions. As a result, the Tigers’ first game at the Mizzou Softball Stadium will have to wait, but it does gift head coach Larissa
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Week 17 of the college basketball season was a tale of two different kind of games for Tiger men’s hoops. In the first game, Mizzou stomped South Carolina by 30 points. But, head coach Dennis Gates and company followed that up with a heartbreaking loss in overtime at Vanderbilt on Saturday. After
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police arrested a man on Monday wanted on suspicion of sexual misconduct. According to a press release, police arrested Michael Shields, 45, of Columbia, in connection with two incidents. Police said the first happened Dec. 11 in the 3600 block of Rangeline Street, and the second happened on Friday in the
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy and breezy with lows in the lower 50s. TOMORROW: Rain and storms with gusty winds. Highs in the upper 50s. A few strong storms possible by afternoon. EXTENDED: Clouds are already streaming in ahead of low pressure that will throw all kinds of changes at us tomorrow. We’ll start the morning with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Abortion appointments resumed Monday at Columbia’s Planned Parenthood clinic four months after voters enshrined reproductive rights into the Missouri Constitution. Four patients went to appointments at the clinic Monday, a Planned Parenthood spokesperson said. They were the first abortion appointments at the clinic since 2018. Appointments are also available at the midtown
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The Columbia City Council will review a feasibility study for a convention center at its pre-council meeting Monday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Callaway County deputy shot during an October 2024 traffic stop is back in the office. The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office wrote Monday in a social media post that Deputy Gardner Pottorff returned to the job. Pottorff was one of two deputies shot during the Oct. 14 stop. Cpl. Justin Bax was
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THIS AFTERNOON: Increasing clouds and breezy with highs in the lower 60s. TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy and windy with lows in the lower 50s, and a few spotty showers. EXTENDED: Scattered storms are expected by sunrise Tuesday, bringing heavy downpours and isolated small hail. Rain and storms become more widespread by mid-late morning, bringing the bulk
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TODAY: Monday is a warmer day, with the return of better southerly flow and continued sunshine. Temperatures will likely reach 60s this afternoon, with winds from the south sustained around 10-15 mph, gusting as high as 25 mph. TONIGHT: Gusts may increase tonight, as upper level winds will be strong moving in moisture and warmth
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Fire Protection District firefighters are working to contain an outdoor fire near Route E early Monday morning. ABC 17 crews on scene spoke to Boone County Fire Captain Adam Burks who said crews found two structures collapsed and engulfed in flames. Captain Burks said crews had to put out
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sunday’s women’s basketball game at Mizzou Arena was about more than just what happened between the lines. It was about honoring a group of four seniors and the legacy of head coach Robin Pingeton. Earlier in the week, Coach P announced she will be stepping aside at the end of the season
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Chris Kelley remembers the hours he put in to filling sandbags during the flood of 1993. He and dozens of others held open bags and shoveled sand for days as the rising waters of the Missouri River creeped into Rocheport. Those volunteer numbers, though, dwindled over time as the flood continued. Kelley,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou gymnastics star Helen Hu has said goodbye to Tiger nation once before. However, on Sunday, No. 8 Mizzou’s meet against No. 11 Auburn will mark her true curtain call at the Hearnes Center, following a season for the record books. In 2025, Hu has taken her gymnastics to the next level.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17’s Nathalie Jones caught up with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Mizzou Athletics beat writer, Eli Hoff, on this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-Down. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
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