Suspect in Buffalo Wild Wings shooting tells court he is cooperating
A man with Florida ties was charged with three felonies Sunday after allegedly shooting another man in the face at a south Columbia restaurant.
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Tracking cool afternoons and crisp mornings through the week ahead
TODAY: Monday is a continuation of the mild trend, with a high in the low 80s under partly cloudy skies. Humidity is low enough to not be a factor. TONIGHT: Each night continues to be cooler as well. We’ll expect lows to fall into the low 60s and high 50s overnight through sunrise Tuesday. EXTENDED:
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Classes for the Jefferson City School District begin Monday
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Monday marks the first day school for the Jefferson City School District. This school year, the district will be welcoming students with a new school bus service. In December, the district decided to hire Student Transportation of America, which resulted in the district getting 62 new buses from the company. The
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WATCH: Full interview with Columbia Public Schools Superintendent Brian Yearwood
Columbia Public Schools Superintendent Brian Yearwood says he looks forward to the 2024-25 school year.
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Mizzou volleyball hosts annual black and gold scrimmage
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou volleyball team welcomed fans into the Hearnes Center for the first time in 2024 for the program’s annual black and gold scrimmage. You can watch extended highlights from the first couple sets of the scrimmage in the video player below. https://youtu.be/Y0M33gvvctA Head coach Dawn Sullivan has assembled a good mixture
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Sunday Sit-down with KTGR’s Andy Humphrey
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on Andy Humphrey, co-host of KTGR’s ‘The Big Show,’ in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
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RECAP: Mizzou football puts a bow on 2024 fall camp
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After one last closed practice, the Mizzou football team will officially put fall camp in the books and enter game-week preparations for the season opener against Murray State. “From a player perspective, you kinda understand – hey baby, we’re not hitting each other anymore. It’s time to go. I want to hit
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Missed opportunities haunt Mizzou in first loss of season
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Soccer suffered its first loss of the 2024 season to No. 10 Memphis 2-0 on Sunday, evening its overall record after the first two games of the new campaign. MU missed out on some key scoring chances throughout the night. At the 7-minute mark, Milena Fischer found Kylee Simmons on a
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Tracking cool temperatures and a dry pattern for the week ahead
TONIGHT: Partly cloudy and mild with lows in the lower 60s. TOMORROW: Increasing clouds and cooler with highs in the lower 80s. EXTENDED: A quiet pattern will hold for most of the week as upper winds remain out of the north through late week. High temperatures will be about 5-10 degrees cooler than normal with
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One arrested after allegedly shooting a man in South Columbia Saturday night
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was taken to a hospital with serious injuries, and another person was arrested after allegedly shooting a man at the Buffalo Wild Wings in south Columbia late Saturday night. According to a release from the Columbia Police Department, Alexis Gonzalez, 36, of Columbia was arrested for first degree assault, armed
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Tracking a cooler and cloudier Sunday
TODAY: The morning starts out bright and mild in the mid-60s. Clouds streaming in this afternoon limit highs to the mid-80s. Rain stays west today thanks to dry air locally but a few raindrops might make it to the ground in Sedalia or The Lake area this evening. TOMORROW: Temperatures are a tad cooler for
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Hundreds come to Rise Initiative’s second annual back-to-school bash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – The Rise Initiative hosted a Back-to-School Bash Saturday at Lange Middle School on Smiley Lane. The event drew nearly a thousand people and offered free physicals, backpacks, shoes and haircuts. Families from across Columbia attended to prepare for the upcoming school year. Throughout the day, the line extended out the door,
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Tracking mostly dry and cooler weather to start the week
TONIGHT: I’m tracking clear and calm conditions across central Missouri with temperatures dropping into the mid 60s by the end of the night. Winds will be out of the north at 5-8 mph. TOMORROW: I’m tracking partly cloudy conditions for most as a system moves in from the west throughout the afternoon. Our western most
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MoDot hosts Superintendent Talk meeting on Rocheport Bridge construction
ROCHEPORT, Mo. (KMIZ) The I-70 Rocheport Bridge design-build team and MoDot hosted a Superintendent Talk on Aug. 17 to update the public on the project’s progress. At the meeting, the team talked about their incoming shipment of new girders and reassured the public that construction progress is on track to finish up by the end
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Tracking a quiet and mild weekend
TODAY: Temperatures remain hot today with mostly sunny skies. Highs reach the upper 80s. TOMORROW: Sunday feels better in the lower 80s with more clouds in the afternoon. Rain is expected to stay out to our southwest. EXTENDED: Quiet weather stretches into next week where rain holds off until at least midweek. The longer term
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Hallsville Football kicking off new era under first-year head coach Paul Stevens
HALLSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Hallsville is preparing to write a new chapter of its football program’s history. The Paul Stevens era of Hallsville Football kicks off in exactly two weeks on Aug. 30 against Palmyra. The team’s first-year head coach is taking over a football program that has been trending upwards over the last five seasons.
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Large crowds expected in Downtown Columbia this weekend before colleges start classes
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Thousands of college students have returned to Columbia for the new school year. Dan Rader, owner of MyHouse Sports Bar and Nightclub — who just finished an $800,000 renovation of the bar — is expecting an influx in business with the new school year beginning next week. “We’re very excited to debut
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Tracking a dry and cooling weekend ahead
TONIGHT: A few isolated storms remain possible with moderate downpours being the primary focus. Storms eventually cool as lows fall into the upper 60s. TOMORROW: Saturday sees highs into the upper 80s with mostly sunny skies. EXTENDED: A mild and quiet weekend is expected with sunshine and highs in the 80s. Dew points in the
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Back-to-school photos on social media pose online safety risks, experts warn
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With the first day of school for many students in Mid-Missouri fast approaching, it’s important to protect your child’s information online. Sharing back-to-school photos on social media is a popular trend, but it comes with risks. The Department of Homeland Security says last year, there were more than 36 million reports of
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Climate Matters: Costly coffee in a changing climate
Almost three in four Americans drink a cup of coffee every morning but this popular pick-me-up could be getting more expensive. The global appeal of coffee makes it susceptible to worldwide changes in supply and demand and weather also plays a large role in how coffee is grown and transported. Coffee is grown in the
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