COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After months of wage negotiations, the city of Columbia has reached a deal with local union LiUNA 955 to implement new pay adjustments. However, the union says it still has concerns about the agreement. The deal includes a 3.5% raise for the roughly 300 city workers LiUNA represents. All eligible members will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) GoCOMO bus riders will be token-free for another year after the Columbia City Council approved another year of suspended bus fares at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. Transportation operation costs that were adopted for fiscal year 2025 were over $7.8 million in the City of Columbia’s budget. Both the council memo and the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some local pharmacies and health care providers are working to determine their vaccination protocols after new federal regulations limit who can receive them. The Food and Drug Administration approved updated COVID-19 vaccines for the upcoming fall and winter season. The regulations now state that Americans will be required to get a prescription
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones spoke with the Mike Kelly, the voice of the Missouri Tigers, ahead of the Mizzou, Kansas edition of Tiger Talk out at Harpo’s. Tiger Talk is a weekly radio show hosted by Kelly, which previews the upcoming football games with Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz, assistant
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Saturday, one of the most iconic rivalries in all of college sports will return to the gridiron. When Kansas descends upon Columbia, it will be the first time the Jayhawks have visited Faurot Field since 2006. It’s the first time that these two have meet on the football field, period, since
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe is bringing lawmakers back to the Capitol for Wednesday’s special session to approve not just a new congressional map, but also a ballot measure that would reform Missouri’s initiative petition process. “For far too long, Missouri’s Constitution has been the victim of out-of-state special interests who deceive voters to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri is now part of a multi-state attempt by the Department of Justice to access, physically inspect, and take physical custody of election equipment used in the 2020 November election. Jasper County Clerk Charlie Davis said he was contacted about a week and a half ago by a Department of Justice official
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TONIGHT: Partly cloudy and cool with lows in the upper 50s. TOMORROW: Partly sunny with storms possible by late afternoon or early evening with highs in the lower 80s. EXTENDED: I’m tracking a few clouds tonight, but with a bit more clearing we’ll likely fall into the upper 50s overnight. We’ll be a bit warmer
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team is preparing for a game of historic proportions, on Saturday, as the Kansas Jayhawks will descend upon Columbia for the first time since 2006. Head coach Eli Drinkwitz did the work on informing his team about just what this rivalry means to the state of Missouri in the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Donald Trump spoke at a White House news conference on Tuesday about his order moving Space Command from Colorado to the Alabama Space Coast. The news conference happened as rumors continue to swirl about the president’s health.
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TODAY: Tuesday is another gray day, with plenty of clouds at least through the morning. A weak area of low pressure aloft to our west will send weak showers into the region through the day, but a dry lower half of the atmosphere will weaken these showers if not totally evaporate them. This leaves today
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The rivalry will return to Memorial Stadium on Saturday when the Kansas Jayhawks take on the Missouri Tigers. The two football clubs haven’t battled on the field in years, but the rivalry is still relevant in the hearts of Mizzou and Kansas fans. Watch a news conference previewing this weekend’s game in
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Ashland residents could soon be paying much more in water bills.
The city decided to proceed with improving its sewer system, despite a no vote on a $40 million bond issue for sewer improvements in 2024.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One of the most historic rivalries in the country will return to Memorial Stadium on Saturday. Mizzou will host Kansas on Saturday at 2:30 p.m, a game that is expected to draw in fans from both Columbia and Kansas. The anticipation of being apart of the large crowd had some students eager
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) While some view Labor Day as an extra day off, local businesses and labor unions recognize the day as a reminder of working citizens. The holiday comes after a flurry of bill signings from Gov. Mike Kehoe’s office in July. One of the bills Kehoe signed was House Bill 567, which repeals
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with a spot shower possible. Lows in the lower 60s. TOMORROW: Partly sunny with a spot shower or storm, highs in the upper 70s. EXTENDED: Clouds hang on as a slow moving low pressure system works across the region tonight into tomorrow, keeping overnight lows in the 60s. Dry air continues to
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The first day of September has started off on the cooler side with the afternoon high only reaching up to 78 degrees. On a typical Labor Day in Columbia, Missouri the average high sits seven degrees warmer at 85 degrees. Rainfall totals for the year have slipped below average by nearly three inches as a
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TODAY: Highs remain into the mid to lower 70s by the afternoon hours as winds blow out of the northeast at 5-10 mph. Mostly cloudy sky conditions are expected with spot showers possible throughout the day. TOMORROW: Temperatures once again start in the low 60s before gradually warming up into the mid-70s by the afternoon
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Central Columbia’s Wilkes Boulevard Methodist Church will close next year, but a day center for homeless people will continue to operate out of the building. Church leadership wrote in a Facebook post over the weekend that the church itself will close next summer “after more than a century of ministry in Columbia.”
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TODAY: I’m tracking temperatures starting in the low 60s walking out the door, only warming up into the low 70s by the afternoon hours as winds blow out of the northeast at 5-10 mph. Mostly cloudy sky conditions are expected with spot showers possible throughout the day. TOMORROW: I’m tracking temperatures once again starting in
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