COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17’s Kyle Helms caught up with Matt Michaels, the color commentator for Mizzou Baseball, in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down to discuss the first half of SEC play for Mizzou Baseball amid the first year of the Kerrick Jackson era. They highlighted the culture Jackson is building within the program,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia City Council will hold a public hearing on Monday for the approval of a project that will improve Forum Boulevard. The project to improve Forum Boulevard began in 2015 after a quarter-cent sales tax proposition allocated funds for capital improvement projects. Monday’s public hearing will discuss for construction on Forum Boulevard
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and mild with lows in the upper 50s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny with highs in the mid-80s. Isolated storms possible by early evening. EXTENDED: The streak of early summer like temperatures continues this week as upper southwest winds prevail. Monday starts off warm with temperatures in the upper 50s before rising into the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) While No. 15 Mizzou Softball did finish its latest three-game set with an SEC series win, Larissa Anderson’s crew fell short of capturing the sweep. Florida’s Keagan Rothrock tossed a one-hit, complete game in the circle, leading to a 3-1 loss for the Tigers at Mizzou Softball Stadium. You can watch the
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TODAY: More sunshine and breezy conditions are expected with gusts up to 20 mph. This combo could break high temperature records for Sunday; Columbia’s record high is 89 degrees while the forecast sits at 88. TOMORROW: Clouds fill back in Monday but temperatures will still make it into the mid-80s. Isolated storms fire up near
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) For the second time in SEC play, No. 15 Mizzou Softball has captured a series win over a team ranked No. 9 or higher in the nation. The Tigers defeated No. 9 Florida 5-2 on Saturday afternoon with 3,607 fans in the stands, breaking Mizzou Softball Stadium’s single game attendance record. Larissa
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County EMS have saved multiple lives of fire victims with the use of CyanoKits. On Friday, Jefferson City Fire Department responded to an apartment fire and rescued a victim found on the second floor. The victim was found in life-threatening condition, with “strong suspicion of cyanide poisoning secondary to smoke
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Saturday, April 13, 2024. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BASEBALL FRANCIS HOWELL (3) ROCK BRIDGE (1) FINAL FORT ZUMWALT WEST (8) SOUTHERN BOONE (6) FINAL/9 SOUTHERN BOONE (1) ROCK BRIDGE (16) FINAL JEFFERSON CITY (2) HICKMAN (10) FINAL SMITH-COTTON (12)
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TONIGHT: I’m tracking a warm evening with temperatures gradually dropping down into the high 50s. Winds will be breezy at 10-15 mph with gusts up to 20 mph from the southwest. TOMORROW: I’m tracking another breezy day with winds from the west at 10-15 mph and gusts up to 20 mph. Plenty of sunshine is
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TODAY: Highs soar to the 80s as warm southerly winds gust up to 30 mph. Skies will be full of sunshine this afternoon. TOMORROW: Sunday is a near repeat in the 80s with gusty conditions. With low humidity in the area be sure to avoid burning. EXTENDED: Monday remains dry and partly cloudy until the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Friday, April 12, 2024. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BASEBALL WILLARD (15) BLAIR OAKS (14) FINAL BLAIR OAKS (11) HICKMAN (5) FINAL WILLARD (3) HICKMAN (0) FINAL CBC (2) SOUTHERN BOONE (3) FINAL EUREKA (8) ROCK BRIDGE (9) FINAL FORT
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) For the fourth time this season, No. 15 Mizzou Softball has defeated a team ranked No. 10 or higher in the nation. The Tigers upset No. 9 Florida on Friday night, behind a four-run rally in the sixth inning. Larissa Anderson’s crew was held hitless through the first five frames of the
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Police are looking for two juveniles in connection with a deadly Thursday night shooting in northeast Columbia.
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MEXICO, Mo (KMIZ) Audrain County officials and Boone Health signed a non-disclosure agreement at the Audrain Courthouse Rotunda on Friday afternoon. The agreement allows Boone Health to review the needs of Audrain County to help develop a master plan to get a hospital back in the area that best suits the needs of the community.
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The City of Columbia is continuing to look into how it can turn vacant properties into affordable housing, five months after city and community leaders attended a Vacant Property Leadership Institute in Texas.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 18-year-old man was killed in a Thursday shooting in the 3300 block of Premier Lane in northeast Columbia. Columbia Police Department spokesman Brian McNeill said Thursday that two suspects remained at large and there is a danger to the public. They are considered armed and dangerous. Descriptions of the suspects were
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TODAY: Friday wraps up the work week on a mild note. We’ll be bright and sunny, with a northwest breeze sustained at 10-15 mph gusting to 20-25 mph. This rounds out to a high temperature back in the mid-to-upper 60s. TONIGHT: Overnight, temperatures fall into the 40s as high pressure inching through the region drives
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Randolph County has been seeing an increase in overdose deaths related to fentanyl over the past few years, according to the county’s prosecutor. Randolph County Prosecutor Stephanie Luntsford said the county had been seeing a trend in heroin use that often times was found to be laced with fentanyl. Luntsford said the
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) In 2012, the Columbia City Council approved a plan to replace two old surveillance cameras in Douglass Park. City staff held multiple community meetings to find ways to deter rising crime numbers at Cosmo Park. Between 2009-11, 39 arrests were made at Douglass Park, according to a 2012 City Council memo. During
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Thursday, April 11, 2024. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BASEBALL JEFFERSON CITY (2) ROCK BRIDGE (9) FINAL TRUMAN (1) ROCK BRIDGE (12) FINAL FRANCIS HOWELL (11) HICKMAN (1) FINAL FRANCIS HOWELL (2) BLAIR OAKS (1) FINAL EUREKA (8) JEFFERSON CITY
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