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Emergency drill held at University of Missouri nuclear reactor

July 17, 2023 12:01 PM Avery Roehler

The University of Missouri simulated what would happen in an emergency at the campus nuclear reactor in a drill Monday.

Tracking more scattered storms and hot temperatures

July 17, 2023 11:50 AM Nate Splater

This Afternoon: Highs reach the upper 80s as showers and storms move into the region. Brief heavy downpours and gusty winds remain the primary impacts with some isolated storms in southwestern portions of Mid-Missouri seeing a potential of becoming strong to severe. Tonight: Lows cool to the mid-60s as isolated storms continue overnight. Extended: Tuesday

Tracking afternoon scattered storms with mid-week rising temperatures

July 17, 2023 3:43 AM Chance Gotsch

Today: High’s rise into the upper 80s as chances for a few scattered showers and storms move into the region. Brief heavy downpours and gusty winds remain the primary impacts with some isolated storms in southwestern portions of Mid-Missouri seeing a potential strong to severe storm possible. Tonight: Overnight lows cool to the upper 60s

Powerball Jackpot reaches $900 million, third-largest Powerball jackpot

July 17, 2023 7:43 AM Joushua Blount

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Powerball says people nationwide will have the chance to win $900 million as the jackpot has gone up again after no one was able to match all six numbers in Saturday night’s drawing. That makes the new jackpot the third largest in the game’s history and the seventh-largest U.S. lottery jackpot. ABC

RECAP: Mizzou football moves forward from 2022 season

July 16, 2023 5:29 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) SEC Media Days always marks the start of a clean slate for football teams around the Southeastern Conference, as it all kicks off on Monday in Nashville. The Mizzou football team will look to move forward from a 6-7 finish in 2022. The team made head coach Eli Drinkwitz’s third bowl game,

Mizzou newcomers that could make an impact during first year in the black and gold

July 16, 2023 5:25 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After a 6-7 record in 2022, the Mizzou football team will have plenty of new faces to make an impact in 2023. With nearly 9,000 athletes in the transfer portal to choose from, Eli Drinkwitz and company added some much needed depth this offseason. Last year’s quarterback battle between Brady Cook and

Power back for thousands in Miller and Morgan counties

July 16, 2023 9:53 PM Lucas Geisler

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect new information on the power outage. ELDON, Mo. (KMIZ) – Lights are back on Sunday night for thousands of Ameren customers in and around the city of Eldon. The Ameren outage map showed more than 2,000 customers without power just after 9 p.m. The largest concentration

Ashland celebrates Pride after new law restricting transgender treatments signed

July 16, 2023 10:08 PM Hannah Falcon

ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) The second annual Ashland Pride Festival took place on Sunday, at a time when Missouri is enacting laws restricting access to gender-transition treatments. Caitlin Cunningham, owner of the Dandy Lion Cafe and organizer of Ashland’s Pride Festival, said they took every safety precaution when planning Sunday’s event, from health safety to physical safety.

Highway Patrol boat finds nothing; search for missing Columbia man continues

July 16, 2023 11:52 AM Joushua Blount

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Correction: The drone belonged to a member of the search party. After Missouri State Highway Patrol Troopers searched the water at Rocky Fork Lakes, they returned to the shore empty-handed. The search for a missing man from Columbia continues as friends and family urge the public to help. Search efforts got underway

WEATHER ALERT DAY: Tracking storms with strong wind potential Sunday night

July 16, 2023 4:52 PM John Ross

SETUP: Instability building back into the atmosphere in mid-MO will provide enough fuel for storms, that develop tonight, to carry a very limited severe wind threat into the region. Enough wind shear in the atmosphere will be present to keep these storms alive long enough to produce potential for damaging winds as they spread east

Tracking storms tonight, and a drier Monday

July 16, 2023 6:12 PM John Ross

TONIGHT: Storms redevelop tonight in moderately favorable conditions for severe storms. Given the potential, and overnight timing, we’ve issued an ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day. Overall, the threat is low, but you may want to secure loose items before heading to bed. Some isolated strong to damaging winds are possible. Storms develop near KC,

Tracking scattered storms as daily rain chances return

July 16, 2023 3:59 AM Nate Splater

Today: Sunday starts off dry with increasing cloud cover and temperatures approaching 90 degrees before noon. Scattered showers and storms will move in from the northwest by early afternoon bringing a low risk for severe winds and hail. Storms are not expected to exit the vicinity until late overnight. Tomorrow: Monday will be a near

Police respond to shots fired call in Columbia

July 16, 2023 7:30 AM Marina Diaz

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department responded to reports of shots being fired in the 2000 block of Newton Dr. ABC 17 News crews arrived on the scene at 11:15 P.M. where they saw at least 5 police officers and a CPD K9 office on the scene. CPD officers told ABC News that they

City Council holds budget work session Saturday morning

July 15, 2023 7:52 PM Isabella Roberts

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) City leaders gathered Saturday morning for a budget work session following City Manager De’Carlon Seewood’s Budget Address. The city manager’s office presented a detailed version of the budget and gave council members the opportunity to ask questions. De’Carlon Seewood spoke with ABC 17 News about the importance of today’s work session. “This

Federal investigators arrive at scene of Lake of the Ozarks plane crash

July 14, 2023 11:18 AM Isabella Roberts

The first federal officials have arrived at the scene of a plane crash in Osage Beach that killed two people Thursday.

Tracking dry conditions today, daily storm chances returning

July 15, 2023 4:19 AM Nate Splater

TODAY: A cold front pushes rain east of our area today, but won’t break the heat. Highs climb to around 90 degrees with partly cloudy skies. TOMORROW: Chances for storms return Sunday, likely arriving in Mid-MO from the west by early afternoon. Isolated strong storms are possible bringing high winds and hail. EXTENDED: We’ll keep

Missouri Department of Conservation invites public to Runge’s 30th birthday

July 15, 2023 5:45 AM Joushua Blount

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)The Missouri Department of Conservation is encouraging the public to come out and celebrate Runge’s Nature Center’s 30th birthday Saturday. The event will be free to the public and all ages are welcome. The celebration is set to start at 10:00 a.m. and run until 3:00 p.m. at the Runge Conservation Nature Center in Jefferson City

Power outages reported in Mid-Missouri during round of storms

July 14, 2023 7:45 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Thousands of Mid-Missouri utility customers were experiencing power outages for the second time this week as storms rolled in once again Friday. Boone Electric had 24 outages with 2,485 customers without power at its peak. Those totals drooped to 14 outages for 1474 customers by 11:10 p.m. A number of the outages

Twitter’s policy change affects MSHP Amber Alert system

July 14, 2023 6:27 PM Marina Diaz

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A recent change to the ability to use Twitter has limited the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Amber Alert reach. Recently, users have been having issues viewing posts on Twitter’s website without being signed into an account. Amber Alerts were sent with a link that would direct residents to a Twitter page with

More than $33 million directed to fix problems with Missouri foster system

July 14, 2023 2:48 PM Morgan Buresh

In May, close to twice as many kids were in foster care in Missouri as expected for a state of its size, the program’s director said.