TODAY: Wednesday brings a better chance for rain, but we’ll still have dry time. Some thunderstorms near Kansas City this morning will drift east towards us, bringing mostly a shower, but also a weak thunderstorm chance through the morning. This will primarily impact those west of Columbia and Jefferson City. Those in the east will
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Tuesday, April 22, 2025. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS SOCCER Hickman (2) Jefferson City (0) FINAL Moberly (4) Southern Boone (2) FINAL Boonville (6) St. Paul Lutheran (2) FINAL Fulton (0) Elsberry (8) FINAL Capital City (0) Smith-Cotton (5)
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several Mizzou players have gotten in on a growing trend in college athletics, as student-athletes wait to see what comes from the looming House vs. NCAA settlement decision in the coming weeks: entering the transfer portal with no eligibility left. On Tuesday, a team spokesperson confirmed with ABC 17 that Tiger women’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A pair of MU Alerts to students last week did not include a location and an MU spokesperson says a software glitch was to blame. University of Missouri spokesman Christopher Ave wrote in an email on Tuesday that alerts sent on April 12 and 13 failed to include a location of possible
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) City crews have been working the past two days to get electricity and fiber up and running at the city landfill, after the recycling facility was destroyed in a storm on Sunday. The City of Columbia declared a disaster on Monday after the National Weather Service confirmed an EF-1 tornado touched down
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported on Tuesday after a fire broke out in the attic of Columbia United Church of Christ. Fire officials at the scene told ABC 17 News that a small fire in the attic was reported after 3 p.m. and was brought under control within 10 minutes. Church office manager
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia has issued just its second emergency declaration in the last 15 years. The City of Columbia declared a disaster on Monday after the National Weather Service confirmed an EF-1 tornado touched down Sunday in northeast Columbia. Then-city manager John Glascock signed a disaster declaration on March 20, 2020, at the start
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe joined officials from AAA, the Missouri Department of Transportation and Missouri State Highway Patrol at the Capitol on Tuesday to highlight positive impacts from the new hands-free law. The latest data from Cambridge Mobile Telematics says the law has prevented more than 1,000 crashes. It also has reduced distracted driving
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County and the University of Missouri are looking for recycling alternatives after the recent Sunday storm took out Columbia’s recycling facilities. Because the Columbia processing plant is the county’s main facility, Boone County had to suspend operations at its own recycling drop-off sites. “The City’s loss is to a lesser extent
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TONIGHT: Increasing clouds and mild with lows in the mid-50s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy with highs in the upper 70s to near 80. EXTENDED: Clouds increase tonight, but storms stay off to our north and west. Lows fall into the upper 50s overnight with highs back near 80 again tomorrow. We’ll see our
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Prosecutors charged a Jefferson City man Sunday with three felonies for a domestic shooting. Paris M. Alexander was not in custody Tuesday in Cole County, according to jail and court records. He was charged with first-degree domestic assault, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon. Jefferson City police say
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The new members of the Jefferson City Council were sworn in Monday night. Derek Thomas was sworn in for the Third Ward seat, and Julie Allen was sworn in for the Fourth Ward. The council also approved a nearly $85 million contract with Bartlett and West for design plans for the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia city leaders passed two items that would improve the Columbia Regional Airport parking lot, and the I-70/U.S. 63 Connector and St. Charles Road bridges. The $1.5 million project involves demolishing the existing gravel parking lot surface and building a new paved parking lot across Airport Road from the terminal. An additional
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TODAY: Tuesday is a warmer day, with sunshine and south winds. Few thin and high clouds will be present, but you’ll still want the sunglasses. Winds will be from the south southwest around 10-15 mph, with minimal gusts above 15 mph. High temperatures will approach 80 in the afternoon, likely falling just short in the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Monday, April 21, 2025. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS GIRLS SOCCER Rock Bridge (8) Battle (0) FINAL Tolton (3) Lutheran St. Charles (5) FINAL
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia City Manager De’Carlon Seewood has signed an emergency declaration for the impacts of severe weather that hit the city on Sunday, according to a Monday press release from the city. “In addition, operation of the bioreactor landfill shall be temporarily suspended along with operation of the Bioenergy Plant until such time
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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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