COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou pitcher Cierra Harrison has had quite the freshman season in Columbia with an 8-2 record and a 2.33 ERA, but the Kansas City native wasn’t planning to stay close to home until tragedy struck her family. When Harrison was entering her junior year of high school, her father passed away. “Since
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COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County ATV crash left four kids in a Columbia hospital Sunday morning. Another man was seriously injured in Cooper County after an ATV crash Saturday. Two other reports of ATV crashes were recorded in the past week from Moniteau County and Randolph County. An increase in off-road riders starts
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on Special Olympics Missouri (SOMO) Director of Marketing and Communications Andrew Kauffman, as well as SOMO athlete and board member Anna McDaniel on this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. The trio talked all about the upcoming summer games, which runs June 2-4 in Columbia. The
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and storms. Patchy fog developing before daybreak. Lows near 60. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and storms possible. Highs near 70. EXTENDED: Scattered thunderstorms have been bringing heavy downpours and gusty winds to much of Mid-Missouri this evening, and rain will continue off and on overnight into Monday.
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SUNDAY AFTERNOON UPDATE (3PM): Scattered thunderstorms have developed across much of Mid-Missouri this afternoon, bringing small hail, gusty winds, and heavy downpours as they are only moving at forward speeds of around 10-20mph. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect until 10:00 p.m. for areas in pink below for the potential of quarter size hail
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia City Council is scheduled to meet at city hall on Monday at 7:00 p.m. to discuss agenda items including a report on the future of GO COMO bus routes. In their most recent update, GO COMO is suggesting that combining routes would be the best option as they are still short
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TODAY: Thunderstorms return in better coverage over mid-Missouri this afternoon. There will be a lot of dry time this morning, but by early afternoon, storms will start to develop in a very isolated to widely scattered fashion. This means there will still be plenty of dry spots between storms, but your proximity to these storms
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Editor’s note: This copy was changed to reflect investigation into manner of death is ongoing. Columbia Police blocked off a section of Walnut Street next to the Fifth and Walnut parking garage for several hours Saturday. Witnesses told ABC 17 they saw a man perched outside the perimeter fence on the top
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team beat Georgia in walk-off fashion in Saturday’s offensive shootout, 14-12. With the win, the Tigers have officially secured the series win against the Bulldogs. The designated hitter, Dylan Leach, played hero at Taylor Stadium. With a tie game and one runner on board in the bottom of the
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TONIGHT: I’m tracking a slight chance for scattered rain and thunderstorms, but for the most part we are through the main threats in the day. Clouds staying broken to partly cloudy in some parts of the viewing area, and winds from the SW at 4-6 mph. TOMORROW: It’s Mother’s Day, and I’m tracking more chances
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Downtown Columbia is expected to be busy over the weekend as several colleges and universities across Mid-Missouri will hold graduation ceremonies along with other events taking place such as Summerfest. As with any other busy weekend, law enforcement says they will have an increased number of officers out to make sure that everyone
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COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County Fire Protection District is investigating a fire that broke out in the 5400 block of Bangnell Drive in Cole County Saturday. Cole County Fire says crews were dispatched to a home around 4:30 a.m. Saturday. When crews arrived, they found the outside of the home above the front door
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TODAY: Saturday morning sees isolated storms that clear before noon. Afternoon highs warm into the upper 80s with some areas to the south breaking 90. Some isolated storms are possible this afternoon and evening. TOMORROW: Sunday is much of the same with less morning rain, but more persistent scattered activity during the afternoon and evening.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The bats of Luke Mann and Ross Lovich lifted Mizzou to a series-opening win against Georgia at Taylor Stadium on Friday night. The Tigers downed the Bulldogs in run rule fashion, 13-3. Mann came into Friday’s game just four home runs away from tying MU’s all-time home run record. After a two
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Southeastern Conferenced named both Mizzou shortstop Jenna Laird and outfielder Alex Honnold to the All-SEC Second Team on Friday. The Tigers claimed two of the 21 total spots given on the All-SEC Second Team. It is the first time that Honnold has earned an SEC postseason honor. However, for Laird, it
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As the Missouri House of Representatives and Senate gavel in for their final day of legislative work for the regular 2023 session, some things identified as priorities by leadership still sit in limbo.
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May is when thousands of students across the country will graduate from universities, including here in Columbia.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri has been ranked among the worst states for businesses by a federal agency. According to data from the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics, Missouri has the second-highest rate of business failures. Washington D.C. sees the highest rate of business failures with 28% in the nation’s capital failing within the first year. Missouri
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia Police Department arrest report gives the names of two officers under investigation and a man who was arrested early Sunday outside of a Downtown bar. A video was recorded by a resident showing officers attempting to detain a man who was on the ground. One police officer could be seen
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Tonight: Isolated pop-up storms are possible but remained short-lived. Moderate downpours and lighting will be the main threats with these cells. Overnight lows cool to the upper 60s as winds remain out of the south at 5-10 mph. Tomorrow: Saturday morning sees chances of isolated storms that clear by mid-morning. Afternoon highs warm into the
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