COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Coalition Against Community Violence held its first town hall meeting Saturday, aiming to address violence in the city and open dialogue with residents. Community members gathered to discuss what can be done collectively to improve the social determinants impacting children and families. While organizers hoped for a larger crowd, only three
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TODAY: I’m tracking chances for flurries during the morning hours as temperatures start in the mid-20s in Central Missouri. Trace accumulations at most are expected before sunshine makes a return by the afternoon hours, helping temperatures warm into the low 40s as winds blow out of the northwest at 5-10 mph with gusts up to
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MU Health Care is inviting people to stop by the Columbia Activity and Recreation Center on Saturday morning to check on their heart health.
Attendees will have access to free screenings and information on heart disease prevention.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou gymnastics picks up a trio of wins against Ball State, Illinois, and Air Force with a new high season high score of 197.550. You can watch the post-meet press conference with head coach Shannon Welker, as well as a couple of his gymnasts, in the video player below. {“dto”:”MosStoryItem.DTO”,”object”:”\n1\n022026 BATTLE HICKMAN
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Friday, Feb. 20, 2026 You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BOYS BASKETBALL Battle (55) Hickman (50) FINAL Southern Boone (54) Boonville (65) FINAL Osage (51) Blair Oaks (75) FINAL Jefferson City (54) Capital City (66) FINAL Hannibal (55) Fulton (62) FINAL
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A vigil was held on Friday in Jefferson City for a Lincoln University student who died in a crash earlier this week. Da’Quan Ayers, 21, of Kansas City, was killed in a crash Wednesday at Highway 54 and Monticello Road in Cole County. He was a member of the fraternity Kappa
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Secretary of State’s Office backs the claim that the “Missouri First” map is in effect, but the Boone County clerk said Friday she can’t change district lines for voters until after the April election. “Right now in the voter registration system that’s maintained by the Secretary of State’s Office, there’s not
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TONIGHT: Increasing clouds, with a small chance of flurries late overnight. Temperatures fall to the 20s amid lighter northerly winds. TOMORROW: Flurries and clouds will clear out early, with highs in the upper 30s and low 40s. Winds will be steady out of the northwest at 5 to 10 mph, with gusts up to 20
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The family of a woman who died from a fentanyl overdose in 2023 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against an extended stay hotel in Columbia. The lawsuit was filed on Thursday in Boone County by Stacy Thomas, the mother of Brianna Surface. Surface, 21, died from an overdose on Aug. 7,
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While Central Missouri has been experiencing its own whiplash with winter weather, California and much of the Western United States have been getting their own significant changes. For some areas, over the past 7 days, over 92 inches of snow have fallen in areas like the Central Sierra Snow Lab. Near Lake Tahoe, the significant
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team will hope to ride the momentum from a dramatic upset over No. 19 Vanderbilt, on Wednesday night, into Saturday’s matinee against No. 20 Arkansas. The meeting with legendary head coach John Calipari, comes as Tiger coach Dennis Gates and his squad are still looking to build up
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TODAY: I’m tracking a sunny and breezy afternoon as winds blow out of the west and northwest at 10-15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. This will lead to temperatures only warming into the upper 30s and low 40s this Friday. TONIGHT: I’m tracking clouds returning during the evening and overnight hours as a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Donald Trump held a news conference in the White House on Friday after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down his emergency tariffs. Trump also announced an executive order to implement 10% tariffs globally. Watch the news conference in the media player.
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TODAY: Friday is notably cooler. Temperatures in the 20s this morning will have us reaching for the coat, especially with wind chills in the teens for much of the morning. Winds are from the west around 10-20 mph with gusts to 30 mph through 7 a.m. in the east, with a relaxation of winds expected
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In their return to Norm Stewart Court, head coach Kellie Harper and the Women’s basketball team fell to Auburn, 71-58. You can watch the full postgame press conference with Harper in the video player below. The visitors started the game on fire from the first possession, jumping out to a 10-4 lead
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly woman has been charged after a child died last month in an accidental shooting. Jo Timmons, 37, was charged on Thursday with five counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. She is being held at the Randolph County Jail without bond. A court date has not been scheduled.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Public Works Department shut down a portion of West High Street Thursday after what was initially reported as a pothole turned out to be a significant structural issue. “It was not a pothole, it was indeed a hole in the structure,” said Molly Bryan, spokeswoman for the City
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Meetings are being held by the US Army Corps of Engineers from the Kansas City and Omaha Districts across the area to help analyze and recommend flood improvements for flood risk management and other water resource-related issues along the Lower Missouri River. These series of meetings were prompted by the historic and devastating flooding of
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TONIGHT: Partly cloudy, with temperatures falling into the 50s and 40s before midnight. Lows will be noticeably colder in the upper 20s, with wind chills dropping to the teens. Winds from the west will be strong at 15 to 20 mph, gusting up to 30 mph. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny, but cooler, with highs in the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) City of Columbia and University of Missouri leaders on Thursday held their fourth public safety meeting since the university president called on Columbia to crack down on crime. An ABC 17 News reporter saw University President Mun Choi, Boone County Presiding Commissioner Kip Kendrick, Fifth Ward Councilman Don Waterman and Columbia Police
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