COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Fulton School District Superintendent Ty Crain told ABC 17 News on Wednesday that everything is on track for Fulton Public Schools to begin. The district is in need of three bus drivers for the new school year. To make sure that all routes are covered, the district needed to make some adjustments
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The University of Missouri System confirmed Wednesday that a data breach of a file transfer system compromised information about employees, students and retirees.
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Today: Early morning fog begins to lift after 9 am across much of the region giving way to mostly sunny skies. Highs warm into the lower 80s. Tonight: Overnight lows cool to the lower 60s as skies remain mostly clear. Extended: A high pressure ridge remains overhead leading to mostly sunny sky conditions throughout the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Fire Protection District announced in a Tuesday social media post that four more members of Missouri Task Force One will be heading to Maui to search for human remains. Four Human Remains Detection K-9s and Task Force One members will head to St. Louis on Tuesday night before flying
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State and local elected officials will gather in Mexico on Tuesday night for an open house to discuss homelessness.
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FAYETTE, Mo. (KMIZ) The Howard County prosecutor dropped charges against a man accused of killing a former Central Methodist University football player. Defense attorney Ben Faber told ABC 17 News that prosecutors dismissed the manslaughter case against Kundarrius Taylor. Faber could not specify when Prosecutor Deborah Riekhof dropped the case, due to it becoming a
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Yearwood sat down with ABC 17 News as part of a series of interviews with superintendents as the new school year begins.
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Gov. Mike Parson will ceremoniously sign the bill funding the expansion of Interstate 70 on Tuesday afternoon on The Loop in Columbia.
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TONIGHT: Cool weather sticks around, at least for the near term. Skies will continue as high pressure nudges into the region overnight. This brings clear, calm, and cool conditions into the early morning hours Wednesday. TOMORROW: We’ll start in the 50s across much of mid-Missouri, with some river valley fog, and likely near other bodies
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team returned quite a few familiar faces for the 2023 season, but head coach Eli Drinkwitz also managed to bolster the roster with some transfers. Now on the third week of MU’s fall camp, the new guys are settled in. You can watch extended highlights from Tuesday’s practice in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Nearly 3,000 employees showed up to Mizzou Arena on Tuesday for Columbia Public Schools’ first in-person celebration for a new school year in many years. CPS spokesperson Michelle Baumstark said the convocation is an opportunity for all 3,000 CPS employees to gather in one place to hear one message and prepare to
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After the hottest July recorded globally, Mid-MO cooled down early this month to near or below-average temperatures. But the summer heat is not done with us just yet as long-term forecasts trend back to warmer than normal. The next several weeks could see persistent dryness as well, adding on to drought from months past. Temperatures
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This Afternoon: Skies begin partly cloudy becoming mostly sunny by late this afternoon. Highs top out into the mid-70s thanks to winds at 8-12 MPH from the northwest with gusts up to 18 mph possible. Tonight: Lows cool to the upper 50s with mostly clear skies and patchy fog around the region. Winds remain out
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Today: Afternoon highs top out into the mid-70s thanks to winds at 8-12 MPH from the northwest with gusts up to 18 MPH possible. Skies begin partly cloudy becoming mostly sunny by later afternoon hours. Tonight: Overnight hours cool to the upper 50s with mostly clear skies and patchy fog around the region. Winds remain
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education unanimously approved the district’s contract with the Columbia Police Department for school resource officers on Monday night. During the meeting, Board members heard from parents, teachers and students about the agreement, and a presentation over SROs and other safety measures was presented. The presentation outlined a number
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team continued the start of its final week of fall camp on Monday. The Tigers will do an official wrap up of the entire camp on Saturday, Aug. 19. The start of practice featured a highlight reel catch from wide receiver Mekhi Miller. You can watch that clip, as
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools Superintendent Brian Yearwood told ABC 17 News that with the new school year quickly approaching, safety remains a top priority. He said the district has a safety and security team in place, whose main objective is to keep students in schools safe. One of their main focus is working
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TONIGHT: We’ll stay somewhat breezy this evening, as we continue to deal with the parent system from yesterday’s storms. Clouds fill in overnight, and temperatures remain in the low 60s. For these reasons, fog is unlikely overnight. TOMORROW: Clouds will slowly clear Tuesday morning. We may start mostly to partly cloudy depending on well these
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Farmers and politicians gathered Monday at the Missouri State Fair to talk about the next extension of the Farm Bill.
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The Central Missouri Humane Society said Monday that its kennels are full of dogs and cats.
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