BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) An armed robbery at a Mid-Missouri casino Wednesday is drawing renewed attention to security measures at the state’s gaming facilities. Authorities say two men, one armed with a rifle and the other with a handgun, robbed the Isle of Capri casino in Boonville around 2 p.m. and fled with an unknown amount
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department announced in a social media post that it is using unoccupied school buildings for active-shooter response training this week while students are on spring break. More than 40 officers completed their training this week and more sessions will be held throughout the year, the post says. “The training
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The 2026 Major League Baseball Opening Day in St. Louis is forecast to be impacted by extremely hot weather that could challenge century-old records. A historic heat dome that has stalled over the Desert Southwest for days is expanding east and bringing more record-breaking temperatures to the central U.S. for late March. Temperatures for the
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THIS AFTERNOON: Increasing clouds, and hot temperatures in the upper 80s and low 90s. Columbia is set to break its record high of 86 degrees from 1910, with a forecast high of 91. TONIGHT: Dry through the evening, then scattered showers and storms develop in northern Missouri after sunset. This activity will move south around
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BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: A source’s name has been corrected. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives joined the investigation of Wednesday’s armed robbery at the Isle of Capri Boonville casino as of Thursday morning. Lt. Eric Brown of the Missouri State Highway Patrol told ABC 17 News that the ATF joined in
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TODAY: Thursday is another bright and warm day, with highs expected to break a 1910 record of 86°. We should get highs in Columbia to near 90° with conditions cooler north and warmer south and west. TONIGHT: Storms will likely hold off until after sunset, but as a cold front passes tonight, we should see
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BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Police were at the Isle of Capri casino on the Boonville riverfront Wednesday afternoon investigating. The Howard County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a now-deleted Wednesday evening social media post that an armed robbery occurred at the casino and that multiple agencies are investigating. The sheriff’s office wrote that two men with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department has identified the person from human remains that were found last year at Rock Forks Lake Conservation Area. Police wrote in a Wednesday press release that the remains were of Daniel Thompson, 41, who was a Columbia man who went missing in 2023. Police wrote in the release
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BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Local and state health agencies are focusing on education and prevention in Mid-Missouri schools after evidence of the opioid nitazene was found during a volunteer wastewater study. According to a release from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, the state’s Department of Public Safety analyzed the sewage, or wastewater, of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As some Missouri lawmakers work to pass a bill that would kick-start the process to eliminate state income tax, some seniors living on fixed incomes are worried about what this would do to their monthly budget. Senators are considering House Joint Resolution 173, which would phase out the income tax by 2032.
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Temperatures are nearing record highs again for the end of March as a large part of the country lies under a heat dome, and scientists say this extreme heat would be impossible without human-caused climate change. The heat dome will go down not only as the worst heat wave to hit the United States in
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and comfortable with lows in the lower to mid-60s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and windy with highs in the upper 80s to low 90s. Most area records will be threatened by late afternoon. EXTENDED: Our warmest March day ever could be on tap for parts of Mid-Missouri on Thursday as highs could top
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THIS AFTERNOON: Sunny and hot, with temperatures in the lower to mid 80s. The UV Index is at high levels today, meaning sunburn is possible in under an hour. TONIGHT: Temperatures remain in the 80s through dinnertime, falling into the 70s after sunset. Lows remain mild in the mid-60s amid a steady southerly breeze. EXTENDED:
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TODAY: Wednesday is considerably warmer, as we make a return to 80°+ this afternoon under mostly sunny skies. Winds are southerly around 15-20 mph, gusting to 25 mph this afternoon. TONIGHT: Temperatures fall into the 70s after sunset, and remain warm overnight. Lows only reach the low 60s by sunrise Thursday. EXTENDED: Thursday is another
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O’FALLON, Mo. (KMIZ) Braggin’ Rights belong to the Mizzou baseball team. On Tuesday night, head coach Kerrick Jackson and company earned their second-straight win over Illinois in as many seasons, handling business in a 5-1 victory. It looked like the Tigers might be in some trouble out of the gates, as starting pitcher PJ Green
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Tuesday, March 24, 2026. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS Baseball Versailles (0) California (15) FINAL Bowling Green (1) Centralia (9) FINAL Helias (2) Ozark (3) FINAL Crocker (3) St. Elizabeth (8) FINAL Capital City (2) Eau Gallie (FL) (7) FINAL
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear to partly cloudy with lows in the upper 40s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and breezy with highs in the lower 80s. EXTENDED: Heat continues to ramp up the next few days as upper high pressure strengthens to our west and pushes temperatures into the upper 80s to almost 90 again on Thursday. The
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Missouri has started the spring season with rainfall totals just under 2″ above normal for the first three weeks of March. This wet weather has erased the rain deficit recorded during a drier than normal winter. The Climate Prediction Center expects the warming trend to continue, forecasting a warmer than normal spring for the region.
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Missouri recorded the third most tornado warnings in the United States in 2025. Researchers at the Missouri S&T Wind Hazard Mitigation Lab are now analyzing damage from the state’s most prolific storms to better understand the impact of tornadic winds on buildings. The 2025 tornado season began on March 14, a night when wildfires and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County Commission is trying to figure out how to pay for victims’ advocates. Right now, the county pays about $27,000 for two advocates and the rest is paid for by a federal grant. County Prosecutor Locke Thompson says cuts at the federal level means less money in Missouri for those
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