COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia mother is asking community members to be brave and come forward to the police to help solve her son’s 2017 murder. “It has really affected us … We just need someone to speak up and say what they saw,” Vivian Morgan said. “I guess they fear for their life, which
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia gathered public input Thursday night on how to make the Business Loop safer for pedestrians, motorcyclists and others. The meeting was held at the Boone Electric headquarters on Range Line Street. In attendance was a group of the public and staff members from CoMo to Zero and CBB
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) LiUNA Local 955 members are calling for University of Missouri System President Mun Choi to rescind comments in an email warning staff about free expression and make it clear that conversations and statements around wages, benefits and working conditions are protected speech. LiUNA Local 955 represents service and maintenance workers throughout the
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TONIGHT: Increasing clouds and not as cool with lows in the lower 50s. TOMORROW: Scattered showers and a few storms through early afternoon. Highs ranging from the low to mid-70s. EXTENDED: Clouds increase slowly tonight ahead of an approaching cold front that will bring a chance for rain and a few storms early Friday through
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EDITOR’S NOTE: AI was used to research the background for this story. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Seven businesses have signed up for Columbia Police to enforce trespassing and parking rules while they’re closed — four of them since Friday. University of Missouri and Columbia city leaders are asking downtown businesses to sign a form that would
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The calendar says fall, but the thermostat says otherwise. Temperatures in early October have been near 90 degrees weeks after the end of summer, driving an increase in demand for cooling. This growing need for cooling has been seen for decades. In Columbia, the number of cooling degree days has increased by almost 20% in
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TODAY: Mostly sunny and mild, with highs in the low to mid 70s. TONIGHT: Cool and mostly clear, with lows in the lower 50s, possibly upper 40s. EXTENDED: Rain returns tomorrow morning as we wake up to spotty showers and storms early on Friday. These showers will continue through at least noon, lingering in southern
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TODAY: Thursday is another bright and mild day with highs maxing out in the low-to-mid 70s under mostly sunny skies. TONIGHT: Some clouds return overnight, keeping temperatures slightly warmer than they’ve been the past few mornings, but still likely in the 50s. It’ll be a cool evening Thursday and a chilly start Friday. EXTENDED: Winds
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Audrain County isn’t eligible to use funds from the Rural Healthcare Transformation Program to build a new hospital in Mexico. The federal program prohibits the funds to be used for capital investments, like building a new hospital, according to Missouri Hospital Association spokesman Dave Dillon. There were plans for the Audrain Community
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several parents of University of Missouri students are growing worried about sending their children off to school in Columbia, records show. Email records obtained by ABC 17 News show several parents have reached out to UM System President Mun Choi in the wake of a deadly downtown shooting. Stephens College student Aiyanna
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS SOFTBALL Smith-Cotton (2) Rock Bridge (12) FINAL Camdenton (0) Hickman (5) FINAL Battle (9) Park Hill South (6) FINAL Fatima (3) Helias (12) FINAL Southern Boone (3) Jefferson City (4) FINAL
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Sheriff’s Office says no one was hurt after a home in the 4200 block of Santa Barbara Drive was hit by gunfire on Tuesday morning. Sheriff’s Office spokesman Brian Leer told ABC 17 News that deputies responded to multiple calls about shots being fire at 12:30 a.m. Tuesday. A
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man accused in a domestic shooting was denied bond Wednesday. Michael Anthony Davis, 40, will remain in the Cole County Jail after Cole County Judge Joseph Shetler ruled against allowing him out on bond. Davis is charged with first-degree domestic assault, three counts of armed criminal action and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Employment and education center Job Point hopes to establish a charter school in Boone County. The organization has submitted a letter of intent to the state-run Missouri Charter Public School Commission, which will be voted on Thursday. If approved, Job Point will be invited to apply to establish a charter school. Job
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and chilly with lows in the lower 40s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and cool with highs in the lower 70s. EXTENDED: With high pressure in control, we’ll continue to see clearing overnight with lows dropping into the low 40s. We may have some spots in low lying areas dip to the upper 30s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Big changes are coming to college athletics gambling rules. On Wednesday, the NCAA Division I Administrative Committee approved a proposal that would allow student-athletes and athletic department staff to place bets on professional sports. The rule change must be approved by all three NCAA divisions. Divisions II and III are expected to
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If you turned on your car this morning, you may have noticed a low tire pressure warning pop up on your dashboard. Don’t worry, because this sudden change in tire pressure could just be due to the colder air that was seen this morning. Temperatures were measured in the mid 40s this morning, which is
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TODAY: I’m tracking temperatures warming into the low 70s by the afternoon hours with plenty of sunshine as winds blow out of the north at 8-12 mph. After sunset, temperatures will cool back off, making it into the mid 40s by the overnight hours. TOMORROW: I’m tracking temperatures once again warming into the low 70s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia says it plans to make advocating for changing the state’s juvenile gun law a priority next year. During its meeting Monday night, council members unanimously approved making amending the state law to match federal law regarding possession of handguns by minor a legislative priority in 2026. The council
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As the government shutdown enters its second week, food banks across the country are preparing for increased demand.
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