COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from day one of the annual Sophie Cunningham Classic on Friday, Jan. 8, 2026 You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS GIRLS BASKETBALL – SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM CLASSIC Blue Valley North (64) Battle (45) FINAL Tipton (66) Doniphan (34) FINAL School of the Osage
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones spoke with Mizzou women’s basketball legend Sophie Cunningham at day one of the annual Sophie Cunningham Classic at Columbia College. You can watch the full conversation with Cunningham in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Head Coach Dennis Gates and company have pulled off two impressive victories to pick up their first 2-0 start in SEC play ever. The team upset then-No. 22 Florida in the opener, and followed it up with a comeback victory over Kentucky for the team’s first win in Rupp Arena. Mizzou is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Department of Justice is asking Missouri and nine other states to sign an agreement that would require the state to remove registered voters from the rolls within 45 days of the DOJ’s request, according to the Democratic National Committee. The DNC sent a letter Friday morning to the Missouri Secretary of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and its Office of Childhood are working with federal officials as more than half of the state’s child care providers continue to wait for overdue payments. DESE said in a release Friday it received a request from the federal government late Thursday for a
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TONIGHT: Temperatures will stay mostly in the 40s overnight as light showers move through the area between midnight and sunrise. A few flurries might mix in, but no snow accumulation is expected. Rain will be very light, around a few tenths of an inch. Lows will briefly dip into the 30s early Saturday. TOMORROW: Expect
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The drive to work might be getting bumpier as the prime weather for the formation of potholes is taking over Central Missouri. This is because the weather in January in this region most consistently leads to the freezing of water overnight and thawing of ice throughout the day. During the month of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The fallout from the ICE shooting that killed a woman in Minnesota continued Friday, as vigils were held across the country. The FBI has taken over the investigation, and state investigators in Minnesota have been blocked from accessing key evidence connected to the case. A candlelight vigil for Renée Good and all
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri closed its bid portal on Friday for companies looking to shoot their shot at enhancing game day experiences. The university has laid out three zones with eight properties on university land as potential commercial development sites. There will be three development zones: Development Zone No. 1: North Campus/Central Business
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A court official has confirmed that the 17-year-old boy accused of firing shots on Saturday night inside Dick’s Sporting Goods has been charged with three felonies. A Boone County juvenile court officer has not revealed the name of the youth accused in the shooting, but confirmed in an email that he is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were charged with felonies in a Jefferson City shooting that occurred on Tuesday. Dustee Mathis, 29, of Jefferson City, was charged with two counts of armed criminal action and two counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. An arraignment was held on Friday and Mathis pleaded not guilty
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TODAY: I’m tracking clouds briefly breaking apart throughout the afternoon hours before returning by the evening. Temperatures will get into the upper 40s this afternoon as winds blow out of the north at 5-8 mph. TONIGHT: I’m tracking clouds returning as showers last throughout the overnight hours. A few snowflakes could mix in, but little
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Minneapolis city officials held a news conference Friday morning to talk about the killing of a 37-year-old woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent. Local officials continued to take a defiant stance and urged federal agents to get out of the city. They also criticized the lack of local and state
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TODAY: Friday is cloudy, with a northwest breeze that is expected to keep highs in the upper 40s after a start in the low 40s. Winds are breezy near 10-15 mph in places this morning, but winds will relax through the day. Skies appear overcast at times early, but a trend towards more sunshine will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Tigers couldn’t break the Commodores unbeaten streak, falling 99-68. Head coach Kellie Harper’s squad took to Nashville in search of its first conference win. Junior guard Shannon Dowell made her return to the line up tonight after being sidelined for the last four outings due to a lower body injury. Much
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026 You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS Boys Basketball Tolton (50) Orchord Farm (72) FINAL Union (62) Southern Boone (42) FINAL New Bloomfield (50) North Callaway (63) FINAL Mexico (66) Bowling Green (44) FINAL Lincoln (54) Tipton (57)
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people have been injured in a shooting in Portland, Oregon, that involved Customs and Border Patrol agents, the FBI’s Portland office announced in a Thursday evening social media post. The FBI office wrote that its agency is investigating an agent who was involved in the shooting near the 10000 block of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Democrats and five Republicans — including Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley — on Thursday advanced a War Powers Resolution to limit President Donald Trump’s military force in Venezuela. The measure passed with a 52-47 vote after the President has threatened to attack Venezuela for a second around of strikes after the U.S. captured
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Carlos Graham is the newest member of the Jefferson City Board of Education. Graham was unanimously picked by the board to take the open seat left by former board President Erika Leonard. The board made its decision by a public vote during its Thursday night meeting. Graham was sworn in immediately
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