Today: Afternoon highs warm into the lower 80s as skies look to clear to partly cloudy sky conditions. Winds remain out of the east at 8-12 mph. Tonight: Overnight lows cool to the lower 60s as scattered showers and storms make their way throughout Central Missouri after 8 pm. Extended: Showers and scattered thunderstorms make
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COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ.) There are several next steps for the Columbia Board of Education after one of its board members suddenly announced her resignation. Board member Katherine Sasser made her announcement at Monday night’s meeting. She voiced her concern citing state legislation targeting LGBTQ families and students. Sasser says her family no longer feels safe
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) According to news release from the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, Tuesday represents an opportunity to remember those who have died of fentanyl poisoning and educate people about the threat of the drug. The first National Fentanyl Awareness Day was last year. In memory of the first day, the DEA opened the
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TODAY: Mostly clear skies are in place this morning before sunrise. Sunny skies will dominate the forecast growing temperatures back into the low 80s. Winds are from the northeast again today, sustained near 5-10 mph. TONIGHT: Storms developing in southern Nebraska and NE Kansas this afternoon will evolve into a complex of storms that will
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Mental health resources are available to Columbia Public Schools students who are grieving after a Rock Bridge High School student was killed in a car crash over the weekend.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Board of Education member Katherine Sasser announced her resignation at the Monday night Board meeting. Sasser had previously removed herself from participating on the Board at a February meeting, citing at the time a slew of bills being discussed in the Missouri legislature, including a number of recent anti-transgender legislative bills. “My
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Monday, May 8, 2023. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS GIRLS SOCCER Rolla (1) Rock Bridge (4) FINAL Battle (1) Capital City (7) FINAL – CMAC Championship Blair Oaks (0) Boonville (2) FINAL Fulton (0) Mexico (2) FINAL Hannibal (1) Hickman
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A use-of-force investigation is underway by the Boone County Sheriff’s Office and the Columbia Police Department. The investigation has kicked off after a video was circulated online showing a Columbia police officer punch a man in the face several times in front of Harpo’s bar over the weekend. Charleston Foster was in
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Editor’s note: A name was corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police confirmed one person died and two people were arrested after an early morning shooting Sunday on East Business Loop. The person who died was identified as 26-year-old Melvin Hooker III. He was pronounced dead on scene. Four other people were shot including the arrested
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The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for severe storms that could produce damaging winds, large hail, and an isolated tornado through late tonight. Monday 4:00 p.m update: Isolated strong storms have started to develop along the frontal boundary leftover from this morning’s round of storms. These will mainly stay
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TONIGHT: Isolated severe storms south of Highway 50 through about 10:00 p.m., mostly clear otherwise with lows near 60. TOMORROW: Partly to mostly sunny with highs in the lower 80s. EXTENDED: Storms have started to develop along a boundary leftover from this morning’s storms, bringing the potential for large hail and damaging winds for areas
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Area advocates are speaking out after a video surfaced on Sunday showing a Columbia police officer punch a man in the face several times in front of Harpo’s bar over the weekend. The incident in the video — which shows twos Columbia police officers, and shows one officer punching a man in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County prosecutor said his office was aware of the investigation into two Columbia police officers seen holding down and hitting a person Downtown on Sunday morning. Prosecutor Roger Johnson told ABC 17 News in an email that the office was “aware of the recent incident and are monitoring the situation
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Today: Afternoon highs reach into the low 80s ahead of an approaching cold front. Along and in front of the passing front, strong to severe storms will form moving southeast this afternoon after 3 pm. The main threats with these storms will be strong winds and the potential for damaging hail. The tornado threat is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) May is national Lyme Disease Awareness month, giving activists and those suffering from Lyme disease a chance to spread information on how to prevent the disease. According to the Centers for Disease Control’s website, Lyme disease is often found in the upper midwest and northeastern states in the United States, and is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ.) Monday marks the start of Children’s Mental Health Week. Health experts say one in six children between the ages of 6 to 17 experience a mental health disorder. In an effort to bring attention to children’s mental health, a group of community organizations will hold a brief ceremony on Wednesday from 12:15 p.m.-12:50 p.m. at Shelter Fountains. Fourth
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TODAY: Monday is a Weather Alert Day. After early morning storms that brought isolated wind gusts, possibly small hail, much needed heavy rainfall, and a lot of lightning and thunder, another round is possible this evening. Isolated storms will develop south of HWY 50 around 5-7 p.m. These storms will have potential for large hail,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on Matt Michaels, the color commentator for Mizzou baseball, in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. The two discussed the SEC Tournament picture for the Tigers, as the regular season continues to wind down. MU has two more conference series remaining in 2023, along with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City native Kara Daly made it happen when it matters for Mizzou softball in the regular-season finale against No. 12 Arkansas hitting walk-off homers in back-to-back games to get the series victory. In the final game on Sunday, it was tied up at six runs each and Daly hit a solo
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sunday around 12:46 a.m., several Columbia Police officers were recorded allegedly using force with a subject. The video and incident are now being investigated by the Columbia Police Department and Boone County Sheriff’s Office. The incident happened in the 20th block of South 10th Street, in the area of several popular Downtown
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