COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Early Saturday morning, Melissa Rapp said she was woke up by her daughter and the sound of her car alarm blaring through the Georgetown subdivision in southwest Columbia. Rapp said by the time she had the chance to try and figure out what was happening, anyone in clear sight of her driveway
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou volleyball team left for the program’s first Sweet 16 appearance since 2017 in style on Tuesday afternoon. The Tigers were sent off with cheers and high fives from members of MU Athletics, including men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates and Athletic Director Laird Veatch. Head coach Dawn Sullivan and company will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three Mizzou football standouts made the Southeastern Conference’s all-conference lists, which is selected by the league’s 16 coaches, on Tuesday afternoon. Wide receiver Luther Burden was picked for first-team honors for the second-straight season, while offensive lineman Armand Membou and defensive end Johnny Walker Jr. were both tapped for second-team honors. Burden
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Ahead of the program’s first Sweet 16 appearance since 2017, five members of the Mizzou volleyball team were received 2024 AVCA All-Region honors, on Tuesday. Graduate outside hitter Mychael Vernon was tabbed as the AVCA Central Region Player of the Year, while head coach Dawn Sullivan was named the AVCA Central Region
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Law enforcement officers investigated damage to a car in east Columbia on Tuesday night. An ABC 17 News photographer saw the car on South Sonora Drive near South Victoria Avenue with apparent gunshot damage. The photographer also saw four evidence markers on the ground. A window on the car appeared to be
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The amount of “ghost guns” recovered by United States law enforcement has increased at an alarming rate, according to Everytown. The number rose 398% from 2016 to 2020, and nearly 24,000 ghost guns were recovered during that five-year time span.
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HALLSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Hallsville boys basketball head coach Brandon Crites has been put on administrative leave, according to an email from a school district spokesperson. District spokesperson Kari Yeagy wrote in a Tuesday email to ABC 17 News that Crites was placed on leave “pending an ongoing investigation conducted by an external agency.” Crites was
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy and cold with lows in the mid-upper 20s. Few snow showers possible before daybreak. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy with scattered snow showers through about midday. Accumulation isn’t expected, but there may be a dusting on the grass. Road impacts aren’t likely. Highs hovering near 30 degrees. EXTENDED: I’m tracking a disturbance that will
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The Missouri Department of Transportation cut a ribbon Tuesday marking the completion of the Lance Corporal Leon Deraps I-70 Missouri River Bridge at Rocheport.
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TODAY: Tuesday is partly cloudy, so expect a brighter day. Grab the coat, it will be notably cooler today, with temperatures starting in the 30s for many. Winds remain northerly around 10 degrees, keeping temperatures in the 30s, and feels like temperatures in the 20s for much of the day. TONIGHT: Overnight, a shortwave disturbance
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TODAY: Tuesday is partly cloudy, so expect a brighter day. Grab the coat, it will be notably cooler today, with temperatures starting in the 30s for many. Winds remain northerly around 10 degrees, keeping temperatures in the 30s, and feels like temperatures in the 20s for much of the day. TONIGHT: Overnight, a shortwave disturbance
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education approved the purchase of six additional weapons detection systems at a pair of the school district’s high schools during Monday night’s board meeting. The system will cost the district $102,246.00 through the Safety and Security operating budget. The district plans on adding three Open Gate weapons detection
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia’s Neighborhood Services department says it handled nearly 6,000 residential code issues during the 2024 fiscal year. According to the Neighborhood Service Department, the city dealt with 5,957 residential code issues which is a 12% increase from last year. These code issues cover a wide variety of residential property
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Athletics is making changes to align with the new era of college athletics. On Monday, MU announced that it is adopting a new fundraising structure, which will focus on elevating competitive success in the ever-evolving world of college sports. The biggest change will be coming to the ‘Tiger Scholarship Fund.’ The
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The City of Columbia Public Works department is working with the public to address traffic concerns on Rollins Road between South Fairview Road and Stadium Boulevard.
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If you have ever made a snowflake chain, or watched a holiday movie, you might recall a complex snowflake that many would describe as beautiful. This is one of many different shapes that snowflakes can come in. Sometimes they can be very basic to the naked eye, but other times that can seem even more
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Editor’s note: A name has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools is paying the Missouri School Board Association $20,000 to help find a permanent superintendent. CPS paid its former superintendent Brian Yearwood more than $667,000 in a contract buyout after announcing Yearwood would step down immediately in November, ending his contract early. Board
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some representatives of Missouri’s business community have filed a petition with the Missouri Supreme Court to overturn Proposition A. The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry says in a news release that Proposition A will increase prices for consumers and bring burdens on businesses of all sizes. “I think it’s going to
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and cold, lows in the upper 20s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and colder with highs in the upper 30s. EXTENDED: I’m tracking a cold front that will move through Mid-Missouri tonight into tomorrow, clearing out cloud cover and bringing cooler temperatures through mid-late week. We’ll see more sunshine tomorrow, but highs only reach
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TODAY: Monday another mild day, yet cooler than Sunday with highs forecast in the low 50s. Winds will be from the southwest early in the day, but a weak cold front will draw winds from the northwest. This won’t immediately drop temperatures, but allow a slower warm up. TONIGHT: Late Monday night and early Tuesday
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