COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS VOLLEYBALL CAPITAL CITY (3) BATTLE (1) FINAL JEFFERSON CITY (3) ROLLA (0) FINAL SOUTHERN BOONE (3) CENTRALIA (0) FINAL BLAIR OAKS (0) FATIMA (3) FINAL CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP SR. (0) HALLSVILLE (3)
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OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) Osage Beach’s Board of Alderman on Thursday evening discussed the city’s panhandling ordinance. The discussion comes months after a homeless couple filed a federal lawsuit against the city. Thursday’s meeting lasted about an hour-and-a-half, but discussion on the panhandling ordinance was brief because city leaders could not comment extensively on the
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear with lows in the mid-60s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny with highs in the upper 80s. EXTENDED: Tomorrow will continue to reach around 15 degrees above average with highs in the upper 80s to around 90. Typically, we expect lows around 52 and an average high of 74 on October 23, but even the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A “disturbing message” on Snapchat seen by Columbia Public School students and parents has prompted a police investigation. Rock Bridge High School principal Jacob Sirna told families Thursday morning the district’s security team asked the Columbia Police Department to look into the message after parents and students reported the message. Sirna’s email
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Drought is a year-round concern, but how it’s tracked and analyzed changes with the seasons. In the warmer months, in the spring through early fall, scientists focus on soil moisture and rainfall patterns to determine drought. These indicators help assess how much water is available for crops and vegetation during the growing season. When rainfall
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is not satisfied with the revised stormwater management plan the City of Columbia submitted in August to reduce waste from homeless encampments entering public waters. In a letter Thursday to Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe and Boone County Commissioner Kip Kendrick, the department set a Nov. 15
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TODAY: Mostly sunny and hot with highs in the mid to upper 80s. TONIGHT: Clear and quiet overnight with lows falling to the lower 60s. EXTENDED: The weekend will be sunny and just as hot, with highs in the upper 80s through Sunday. A pattern shift is finally expected next week as a cold front
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TODAY: Thursday is another hot one, with a few clouds this afternoon. Still, we’ll have less clouds through the morning than we did on Wednesday so we expect a slightly warmer day. Highs likely reach the upper 80s after reaching low 80s by noon. A spot storm will be possible east of mid-Missouri across the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several organizations in Missouri have taken steps in preparation as the government shutdown enters day two. Preparations have been made for some government assistance programs and education departments in Missouri. In a newsletter that was released before the government shutdown, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education said it has taken
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS SOCCER Hannibal (0) Hickman (1) FINAL Southern Boone (7) Wright City (2) FINAL HS SOFTBALL Helias (7) Hickman (2) FINAL Battle (0) Jefferson City (4) FINAL Capital City (7) Rolla (14)
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states that people accused of crimes have the right to a fair and speedy trial. But for those waiting for state-mandated mental health treatment before trial, speedy isn’t always the case. Jeanette Simmons, deputy director of the Missouri Department of Mental Health, said around 500
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Auditing criminal cases arising from incidents downtown and adding county deputies and state troopers to patrol shifts are among the plans Columbia and University of Missouri leaders have for reducing crime. MU and the City of Columbia on Wednesday put out a list of actions they’re taking to make downtown safer after
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Flowers, photos, balloons and candles were seen outside of a Columbia bar on Wednesday for a Stephens College student who was killed in a shooting over the weekend. Aiyanna Williams, 21, of Columbia, died after she was shot early Saturday morning in downtown Columbia. The memorial was placed outside of Nash Vegas
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program has enough funding to last until November, according to Kim Buckman, Feeding Missouri advocacy and communication director. The 2018 Farm Bill funds SNAP and the emergency food assistance program along with many agricultural programs. For these programs to keep going, Congress needs to renew the legislation, Buckman
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri’s School of Medicine’s Emergency Department held a “simulated mass casualty event” at Faurot Field on Wednesday. Emergency medicine resident physicians trained for six different scenarios, including cardiac arrest, a field stampede incident, a player spinal injury and more. The students used several actors and mannequins–plus a mobile lab to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri System President Mun Choi is inviting City of Columbia officials to take to the streets with him Saturday evening for a walkthrough of downtown Columbia, according to an email obtained by ABC 17 News. “You’ll be able to witness for yourself what business owners, your constituents, students and parents
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and warm with lows in the lower 60s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy with highs in the upper 80s. EXTENDED: We’ll see broken clouds with mainly clear skies overnight, with a light south breeze keeping lows in the lower to mid-60s. We’ll be hotter tomorrow and Friday with highs in the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri immigration lawyer says due to new immigration policies, he has had to stop taking on removal cases for immigrants in detention. “Changes to the immigration court system, how evidence is being evaluated, how charges are being brought, people are being placed in removal proceedings with far greater ease,” said David
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As high pressure dominated the forecast for the majority of September, it led to a dry and warm start to the fall, compared to the same month in previous years. The daily high temperatures measured through September resulted in an average temperature of 84 degrees for the entire month. Comparing this to the normal average
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man whose sentence was commuted by former President Joe Biden but was later accused of violating his parole was sentenced to 14 months in prison on Wednesday A judge ruled Malcolm Redmon, 42 go back to prison for a little more than a year after a hearing on Wednesday. He’ll
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