COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Lifted by big outings from guards Grace Slaughter and Nyah Wilson, the Mizzou women’s basketball team handled business against Little Rock on Friday morning, notching a 78-49 win. Head coach Robin Pingeton had a different star in each half, as far as scoring was concerned. In the opening quarter Slaughter, a Grain
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Nationwide, each year there are more than three times the daily average of home cooking fires around Thanksgiving, according to the National Fire Protection Association. Ahead of the holiday, the Columbia Fire Department gave a demonstration of the fire that can emerge when a turkey is improperly deep-fried. CFD spokeswoman Katherine Rodriguez
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Let the ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team tell you what to expect this winter.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The top administrator in Columbia Public Schools plans to retire. CPS spokesperson Michelle Baumstark wrote in a statement Friday that Brian Yearwood has decided to step down immediately to spend time with family in Texas. The Columbia Board of Education unanimously accepted his retirement request. Former superintendent Chris Belcher has agreed to
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TODAY: Friday is cloudy, with winds from the north sustained around 10 mph, gusting to 15-20 mph at times. This keeps us calmer than yesterday, but just about as cold, with highs in the mid-40s. TONIGHT: Temperatures fall below freezing tonight, with temperatures near 30 and lingering clouds. EXTENDED: Saturday sees more sunshine, but also
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man allegedly involved in a Boone County shooting was arrested Wednesday evening following a high-speed chase. Javion Lawhorn, 35, was charged on Thursday with aggravated fleeing. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A court date has not been set. According to court documents, Lawhorn was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Anyone who is worried their privacy might have been violated in the tanning area of a Columbia Planet Fitness should contact authorities, Boone County’s top prosecutor said Thursday. Kenneth G. Steele, a former trainer at the gym, was charged Wednesday with invasion of privacy and third-degree domestic assault. He was not listed
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TONIGHT: Overnight lows look to dip below freezing tonight back into the upper 20s and lower 30s. Skies become mostly cloudy with winds out of the northwest at 5-10 mph and gusts up to 16 mph. TOMORROW: Friday welcomes below average temperatures with highs into the mid-40s. Skies remain mostly cloudy with winds out of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After a little more than a week off from game-action, the Mizzou men’s basketball team will return to the hardwood, on Friday night, when the Pacific Tigers come to Columbia. Head coach Dennis Gates and company have rattled off three-straight wins on their home court to get to 3-1 on the season,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team will host Pacific on Friday at Mizzou Arena. Pacific is a small private university in Oregon. The Tigers will play three more home games after Friday’s matchup before a big showdown with Kansas on Dec. 8. Watch a news conference with coach Dennis Gates and guard Caleb
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Grimmway Farms carrot recall The Food and Drug Administration has recalled organic whole and baby carrots made by Grimmway Farms because of an E-Coli outbreak. The carrots were sold at retail stores nationwide and include three dozen brands like Bunny Lu, Good and Gather, Marketside and Nature’s Promise. According to the FDA,
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TODAY: Thursday is another blustery and cold day, this time with temperatures about 10 degrees colder through the day, meaning feels like temperatures in the 20s this morning, and 30s this afternoon. Thick clouds will be overhead this morning, but more sunshine returns this afternoon. Winds may again gust as high as 30 mph from
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Women’s Basketball has posted its highest point total in more than a decade. The Tigers nearly doubled up the Saint Louis Billikens on Wednesday night, winning 112-59 over their Show Me State rivals to extend their winning streak to three consecutive contests. MU’s 112 points scored was the program’s highest total
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Housing and dining rates at the University of Missouri are once again increasing. The University of Missouri Board of Curators met Wednesday in St. Louis, where the proposal was unanimously voted on. The approval means students at the Columbia location will now pay $817 more in housing and dining rates, effective during
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Records obtained by ABC 17 News show that warming fires have caused more than $682,000 worth of damage so far this year. According to data from the Columbia Fire Department, within the past year, crews have responded to 18 warming fires. Of those fires, an estimated $682,200 worth of damage was done
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The ball is in the Columbia City Council’s court to respond to the nonprofit Boone County Animal Care after it requested land to build an animal care facility from the city during a scheduled public comment on Monday. An entirely foster-based organization, Boone County Animal Care hopes to use the land create
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and cold with gusty winds and lows in the lower 30s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and breezy with highs in the lower 40s. EXTENDED: Tomorrow is cold to start off, near the freezing mark, with gusty winds up to 25 mph in the afternoon with highs in the 40s. Friday is sunny and
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Dreaming of a white Christmas? That may just be a dream in the future as winter continues to warm faster than any other season, making it harder to reach temperatures cold enough for snow. Alternatively, the wettest days are getting even wetter with climate change, which could increase snowfall on the few snow days left.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The deaths of two people who were found in a home on Sept. 5 in a west Columbia neighborhood were ruled accidental, according to autopsy reports from the Boone County Medical Examiner’s Office. Wang Sik Kim and Chunghee Lee died from carbon monoxide poisoning, the reports say. Both people were 71 years
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THIS AFTERNOON: Sunny and cool with highs struggling to reach 50 degrees. A stout breeze out of the northwest could bring gusts up to 30 mph; this will also keep the wind chill in the 40s. TONIGHT: Temperatures drop to near freezing overnight with chilly winds continuing out of the northwest. EXTENDED: Thursday is another
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