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Insider Blog: Missouri Drought Assessment Committee recommends current drought alert to expire as planned

July 19, 2024 6:26 PM Nate Splater

After a record wet start in July, the newest drought monitor currently shows that fewer than 2% of the state is now dealing with dry conditions. This has been a sharp turnaround from a years-long drought that forced the state to issue a continuous drought alert for impacts to agriculture and commercial industries. An initial

Tracking a cooler weekend ahead before chances of showers return Sunday into early next week

July 19, 2024 3:08 PM Chance Gotsch

TONIGHT: Overnight lows cool to the upper 50s with winds out of the northwest at 4-8 mph. Skies become mostly cloudy. TOMORROW: Saturday sees partly sunny sky conditions with highs near 80 degrees. Winds switch out of the southeast at 4-8 mph. EXTENDED: Sunday welcomes chances of scattered showers and thunderstorms as highs near 80

Missouri 50th House District candidate interview: Gregg Bush

July 19, 2024 4:04 PM Mitchell Kaminski

ABC 17 News is interviewing candidates in the August primary ahead of the election.

Missouri 50th House District candidate interview: Jeff Basinger

July 19, 2024 4:06 PM Mitchell Kaminski

ABC 17 News is interviewing candidates in the August primary ahead of the election.

Jefferson City offers $7.3 million in funding for housing recovery

July 19, 2024 11:55 AM Marie Moyer

Jefferson City hopes to use millions in federal funds to increase its stock of affordable housing as demand increases.

Tracking more dry time into the weekend

July 19, 2024 1:11 PM Nate Splater

THIS AFTERNOON: Friday will be great again in the upper 70s to around 80 degrees with low humidity. TONIGHT: Conditions remain quiet tonight as temperatures fall again into the 50s and 60s. EXTENDED: Saturday will be increasingly cloudy as rain develops to our west but we stay dry locally. Sunday will start dry, but chances

Missouri 44th District State Representative candidate interview: Dave Raithel

July 18, 2024 11:08 PM Mitchell Kaminski

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 News is interviewing candidates in the August primary ahead of the election. Below is an interview with Dave Raithel seeking election to the 44th House District seat being vacated by Cheri Toalson Reisch (R-Hallsville). He is the only Democratic candidate running. Bryce Beal and John Martin are running against each other

Tracking increasing clouds over the weekend before rain chances by next week

July 19, 2024 3:46 AM John Ross

TODAY: Friday is another mild day, with morning sunshine and afternoon clouds. Expect highs near 80 with low humidity. TONIGHT: Skies remain mostly clear overnight, as temperatures fall again into the 50s and 60s. EXTENDED: Saturday will be increasingly cloudy as low pressure develops rain to our west. Despite the clouds, Saturday is dry. Sunday

Man accused of murder in 2021 Ashland stabbing found guilty of manslaughter, will be sentenced Aug. 10

July 18, 2024 11:37 AM Reagan Phillips

A jury began deliberations Thursday in the trial of a man accused in a 2021 Boone County stabbing death.

Beal, Martin battle for Republican nomination for Missouri’s 44th District

July 18, 2024 10:41 PM Mitchell Kaminski

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) For the first time in eight years, someone other than Cheri Toalson Reisch (R-Hallsville) will represent Missouri’s 44th district. Bryce Beal and John Martin would each like to see the district remain red. but first must go head-to-head in the Aug. 6 primary. The winner will face Democrat Dave Raithel, who is

Camp Bowers celebrates 10th anniversary with record-breaking enrollment numbers

July 18, 2024 12:51 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Over the last decade, former Mizzou men’s basketball star Laurence Bowers has had his mind set on making an impact in a town that gave him so much. Now, his annual camp, ‘Camp Bowers,’ is celebrating its 10-year anniversary with record-breaking enrollment numbers. Bowers said that a total of 619 campers registered

Boone County Fair implements new security measures after ‘incident with youth’

July 18, 2024 2:58 PM Ryan Shiner, Allison Weaver, Euphenie Andre

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Fair announced in a Thursday press release and social media post that it would implement new security measures for the rest of the week. The fair began on Tuesday and will be open 5-10 p.m. through Saturday at Northeast Regional Park, 5212 Oakland Gravel Road. The release says that

Mid-Missouri daycare center feels the impacts of delayed child care subsidy payments

July 18, 2024 7:29 PM Morgan Buresh

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) One daycare owner in Moberly loves her job so much that she has been working without a personal paycheck for months now, due to delayed payments by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Naomi Hess, owner and director of Play N’ Learn Daycare, accepts children on state subsidy, but hasn’t

Tracking continued cooler temperatures and low humidity through Saturday

July 18, 2024 3:39 PM Jessica Hafner

TONIGHT: Mostly clear and comfortable with lows in the upper 50s to around 60. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and nice with highs near 80. EXTENDED: We get treated to some unusually comfortable weather for the rest of the week into the weekend as highs remain near 80 and lows near 60 at night. I’ll be tracking

Stephens College launches Missouri Women Work program

July 18, 2024 11:47 AM Marie Moyer

Stephens College launched its Missouri Women Work-Women program Thursday with a roster of 10 students.

Climate Matters: Climate change brings heavier flooding but also more drought

July 18, 2024 4:21 PM Nate Splater

Missouri has been under a near-constant drought alert for years costing the state hundreds of millions from losses in agriculture and livestock. But in a sharp turnaround, recent weeks have brought heavy rainfall and extensive flooding. This seesaw between extremes is a symptom that climatologists have been expecting from a shifting and warming climate. Drought