FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Downtown Fulton businesses remain closed and a block of Nichols Street is expected to stay shut down through the weekend after part of a historic building collapsed Wednesday morning, exposing a second-floor apartment and forcing evacuations. No injuries were reported in the collapse, but businesses remain displaced and the residents who lived
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CENTRALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Following a fatal crash Wednesday night in Centralia, a local minister is sharing his memories of 17-year-old Hunter Hull, alongside a message from the boy’s family. The Rev. Justin Danielson is the minister at Parkview Christian Church, where the Hull family are members. Danielson said his family had just finished a family
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TONIGHT: Partly cloudy to mostly clear with patchy fog developing by daybreak. Lows in the upper 50s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and mild with highs in the lower 80s. EXTENDED: We’ll start out with some patchy fog overnight with light winds and clearing skies as lows drop to near the dew point. Tomorrow looks excellent with
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ROLLA, Mo. (KMIZ) State leaders, industry experts, researchers and business stakeholders gathered in Rolla on Thursday to discuss the future of artificial intelligence and data center development in Missouri. Gov. Mike Kehoe hosted the conference at Missouri S&T’s new Proto-Plex building, bringing together leaders from across the state to explore how Missouri can position itself
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe said Thursday afternoon that she was OK after her car was in a crash involving a city bus. The crash shut down College Avenue at University Avenue at about 4 p.m. Thursday, according to an alert sent by Boone County emergency dispatchers. It wasn’t clear whether anyone on
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The Plains states that you may typically associate with “Tornado Alley” are nowhere near the top of the list of twisters for 2026 so far. Instead, tornado numbers are quickly climbing in states in the Midwest and Deep South, including Missouri. So far this year, the Show-Me state has logged 76 twisters, putting it among
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ROLLA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe spoke Thursday at a conference on AI and data centers on the campus of Missouri S&T in Rolla.
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THIS AFTERNOON: Scattered showers south of I-70, with mild temperatures in the low 70s. Rain totals will be below a quarter of an inch. TONIGHT: Rain ends by sunset, and clouds clear quickly overnight. Lows fall to the upper 50s, with patchy fog possible. EXTENDED: Sunshine is expected on Friday along with warmer temperatures in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men received probation in a deadly shooting case Thursday after pleading guilty to reduced charges. Tavion Johnson, 21, and Daevion McCray, 22, were originally charged with felony murder in the 2024 shooting death of Orrion Moody, 28. They each pleaded guilty in April to two counts of second-degree assault and a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 17-year-old Centralia High School student and basketball player is dead after a crash in Boone County on Wednesday at 9:45 p.m. A Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report said the 17-year-old failed to stop at a stop sign on Highway 124 at Gano Chance Road. The Centralia Panthers basketball team posted
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men who pleaded guilty to lesser charges in connection with a deadly 2024 shooting in Columbia are set to be sentenced Thursday. Daevion McCray and Tavion Johnson will be in the Boone County Courthouse at 8:30 a.m. for sentencing before Judge Devine. In April, both pleaded guilty to two counts of
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TODAY: I’m tracking a mild start to the day with temperatures in the mid to upper 60s. A wave of light, scattered showers is expected to move in from the north today, taking over regions north of I-70 during the morning hours, passing through Columbia and Jefferson City closer to the lunch/early afternoon hours. Temperatures
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The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for the potential of severe thunderstorms on Wednesday afternoon into the evening. A Tornado Watch is in effect until 10:00 p.m. for all counties shaded in yellow, including Columbia and Jefferson City. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for all counties in
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The front of a building in downtown Fulton collapsed Wednesday, revealing an apartment in the top floor of the two-story building. No injuries were reported, but the collapse displaced tenants, delayed a planned business opening and forced neighboring storefronts to close. Police and fire crews were called around 10:40 a.m. to 505
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU Health Care on Wednesday announced that it has laid off 74 employees as part of an “organizational redesign.” In a Wednesday afternoon press release, MU Health Care claimed the reduction in workforce, along with an adjustment of benefits, will “help strengthen the health system’s long-term financial sustainability, improve operational performance and
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) On Wednesday morning, youth golfers had a one-of-a-kind opportunity to learn from one of the most legendary players to come out of the state of Missouri. Thayer, Missouri’s own Stan Utley, a professional golfer turned legendary short game instructor, held a short game clinic at Tanglewood Golf Course in Fulton, on Wednesday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is taking a new angle in public safety downtown, with five safety ambassadors patrolling the city in the evenings starting Wednesday. The ambassador program is a partnership between the city, the District and the University of Missouri. City documents in previous reporting say it will cost all three
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TONIGHT: Scattered storms, some strong to severe with damaging winds, hail, and tornadoes. Storms exit late, leaving us mostly cloudy with lows in the lower 60s. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy with highs in the upper 70s and spotty showers. EXTENDED: Warm and windy conditions prevail across Mid-Missouri through the afternoon as highs soared to near 90
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When we talk about severe weather setups in Central Missouri, the discussion naturally gravitates towards familiar terms: high temperatures, humidity, and the track of a cold front. But behind the scenes, meteorologists are also tracking other metrics to gauge the intensity of these downpours that inevitably accompany storms. One of these metrics is called precipitable
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THIS AFTERNOON: An ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day is in effect for severe storms in the mid-afternoon through the evening. Severe storms will develop in a line from Paris back to Marshall by 3 p.m., then move along I-70 into Columbia and Jefferson City between 5 and 7 p.m. Storms will eventually reach I-44
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