COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No. 15 Mizzou Softball is putting the finishing touches on preparation for its season opener. The Tigers held their annual Black & Gold Game at Devine Pavilion on Sunday ahead of a road trip to the Sunshine State for the NFCA Division I Leadoff Classic. Team Black defeated Team Gold 10-4 in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17’s Kyle Helms caught up with KSHB 41 sports anchor McKenzie Nelson to preview Super Bowl LIX on this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-Down. The Kansas City Chiefs are preparing to face the Philadelphia Eagles in New Orleans on Feb. 9 at 5:30 p.m. at the Caesars Superdome, needing just one
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Women’s Basketball kept pace with back-to-back ranked opponents but could not secure their second SEC win of the 2024-25 season. Despite a fourth quarter rally, the Tigers (12-12) suffered a narrow defeat to No. 18 Tennessee (16-5) 76-71 at home. Sunday’s loss extended MU’s losing streak to eight of its last
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TONIGHT: Increasing clouds and cool with lows in the lower 40s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and windy with highs in the upper 60s. EXTENDED: Â Clouds look to hold on overnight, and morning temperatures will remain in the low 40s. We could see some clearing during the day tomorrow with highs in the upper 60s. The record
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TODAY: Partly sunny and mild with high temperatures in the 60s. Calmer winds from the southwest between 5 to 10 mph. TOMORROW: Sunnier and warmer as temperatures climb to the upper 60s and possibly low 70s. Winds continue out of the south most of the day, switching to a northerly breeze behind a cold front
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person is dead after an officer-involved shooting on Raleigh Dr. in northern Columbia late Saturday night. According to Columbia Police Department Spokesman Brian McNeill, at around 10 p.m., Columbia Police was assisting the Moberly Police Department in a homicide investigation in the 1500 block of Raleigh Dr. An officer-involved shooting occurred.
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Football fans across the country will be gathering to watch Super Bowl LIX on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. Hosting a Super Bowl party can be costly.
“I think collectively we’ll probably spend about 350, 400 dollars on drinks and food,” Chiefs fan Paul-Scott Wheeler said.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS GIRLS BASKETBALL LINK ACADEMY (74) HICKMAN (55) FINAL CENTRALIA (61) HARRISBURG (47) FINAL LINN (63) FAYETTE (38) FINAL MARSHALL (48) BLAIR OAKS (59) FINAL CALIFORNIA (68) CROCKER (49) FINAL VERSAILLES (60)
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TONIGHT: I’m tracking increasing clouds through the evening with winds out of the south at 10-12 mph and gusts up to 20 mph. Temperatures will drop into the low 40s by the end of the night. TOMORROW: I’m tracking a mix of clouds and sunshine as temperatures warm into the low 60s by the afternoon
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As the IRS is expecting to receive more than 140 million individual tax returns this season, the Better Business Bureau is telling taxpayers to be aware of potential scammers looking to interfere with filing. The BBB reports that tax scams are the most common form of fraud reported to the bureau with
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TODAY: Increasing clouds with highs in the low 50s. Winds out of the southwest gust above 20 mph in the afternoon. TOMORROW: Partly to mostly cloudy and warmer in the 60s. Calmer winds from the south. EXTENDED: Highs climb 20+ degrees above average into the mid-60s on Monday ahead of a cold front. This will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Donald Trump announced he will be implementing 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico and a 10% tariff on goods from China, effective on Saturday. However, the White House has not made it clear if it will provide exemptions to the tariffs, which could quickly raise prices for consumers in
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The Missouri Health Department posts updated flu numbers to its website every Friday. Data released Friday brought the Influenza-like Illness Activity Level to moderate.
There were 5,414 influenza cases reported in Missouri between Jan. 24, 2025 and Jan. 31. 2025, according to the department.
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VANDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri is now the 10th state to offer a prison nursery to incarcerated mothers. The Women’s Eastern Reception, Diagnostic, and Correctional Center in Vandalia has launched a new program and newly renovated wing that provides mothers with resources to bond with their newborns and prepare for life after incarceration. “Life skills, trauma
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A famous annual weather prediction will be made on Sunday morning by a unique figure, a rodent with a pretty poor track record. Groundhog Day on February 2nd marks the day that Punxsutawney Phil will bring omens of an enduring winter or the hope of an early spring. Records for Groundhog Day in the United
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman was charged in Monroe County on Thursday after she allegedly stole more than $23,000 from the Paris Athletic Booster Club. Jessica Howard, 43, of Paris, Missouri, was charged with three counts of stealing more than $750, one count of forgery and two counts of fraudulently using a debit card. She
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Chiefs have kicked off preparation for their historic appearance in Super Bowl 59. The Chiefs (15-2) will be the first two-time defending world champions to take the field at a third straight Super Bowl when they meet the Philadelphia Eagles (14-3) on Sunday, Feb. 9. With a victory
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THIS AFTERNOON: Cloudy and wet with scattered light rain and drizzle. Temperatures will be steady in the 40s. TONIGHT: Most clouds clear out overnight as northwest winds drop temperatures to near freezing by Saturday morning. EXTENDED: South winds return tomorrow and warm temperatures to the 50s on Saturday afternoon under partly cloudy skies. More sunshine
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After much of the world experienced the hottest year on record in 2024, the U.S. has seen a lot of cold and snow for January. This warmth was partly fueled by a strong El Nino that peaked last year and was slow to come down. Now, changes are sweeping the nation as tropical Pacific Ocean
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TODAY: Friday is starting very dreary with widespread fog and drizzle limiting visibilities across the region this morning. Fog may linger through 9 a.m. Actual rainfall will be limited today, as the last round will move from the Kansas City region this morning into mid-Missouri through midday. This band of rainfall is forecast to weaken
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