TONIGHT: Cloudy with another round of storms late. Some storms could be strong to severe with damaging winds and heavy rain possible. Lows in the upper 60s. TOMORROW: Storms early, followed by spotty showers. Highs in the upper 60s to low 70s and cloudy. EXTENDED: Late this evening, our focus will turn to what we’re
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Medical Examiner is set to perform an autopsy Tuesday on a body found in Perche Creek, an MU Health Care spokesman confirmed on Monday. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office recovered the body Sunday night. The body was allegedly found altered suspiciously and in a decomposing state inside a container.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri group behind the push to put a new Congressional map on the ballot has filed another lawsuit involving the mid-decade redistricting efforts. People Not Politicians filed a lawsuit on Monday in Cole County that demands for Secretary of State Denny Hoskins to decide whether or not the petition to put
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 30-year-old Macks Creek woman died in a crash after her vehicle hydroplaned in Camden County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash occurred in the eastbound lane of Highway 54, west of Route AA, according to the report. The report says the woman’s 2017 Hyundai
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TODAY: Monday is an ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day. For the latest, read the online Weather Alert Day Blog. Morning thunderstorms are likely to remain weak in most locations, but isolated severe impacts are possible this morning into the early afternoon. The greatest concern may be flooding, as steady moderate to heavy rain moves in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Power is being restored in Mid-Missouri Monday morning after storms rolled through. According to the City of Columbia’s outage map, nearly 1,800 customers are without power due to six electrical incidents. This is an improvement from earlier Monday morning, when more than 3,700 customers were without power due to seven power incidents
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Sheriff’s Office Confirmed Sunday night that a body was recovered from Perche Creek near the Missouri River access. According to a social media post from the Boone County Sheriff’s Office, at 1:40 p.m. Sunday, Boone County Joint Communications received a report of a container being found in Perche Creek
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Parents within the Moberly School District are starting a memorial scholarship for Kayla Huff, who was found dead in a wooded area after she had been missing for a week. Moberly School Board Vice President Heather Cleavinger and parent Michelle Tindle started the scholarship fund. “A lot of parents and kids came
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones caught up with former Mizzou men’s basketball star Laurence Bowers in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their conversation in the video player above.
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JOPLIN, Mo. (KMIZ) Friday marks 15 years since a deadly, rain-wrapped tornado plowed into the city of Joplin, killing 161 people and leveling hundreds of homes and businesses. The tornado touched down shortly after 5:30 p.m. as many people were out doing their weekend shopping, or attending Joplin High School graduation at Missouri Southern State.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A national teen driving program kicked off its teaching season in the Show-Me State. Be Responsible And Keep Everyone Safe, held a total of five three-hour sessions over the weekend at the Missouri EVOC Training Center, with more than 180 students participating. Rick Valentine, a Senior Instructor with B.R.A.K.E.S., said the
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TONIGHT: A line of thunderstorms moves in late, bringing isolated gusty winds and heavy rain after midnight through Monday morning. Lows fall into the low 70s with wind gusts to 30 mph. TOMORROW: Morning and early afternoon storms could bring heavy rain and strong winds. A few storms could be severe, especially south of I-70
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TODAY: Sunday is warm and mostly dry, outside of the few showers on radar before daybreak. These are likely to dry up after sunrise, leaving us partly cloudy through much of the morning. By this afternoon, we expect mostly sunny skies. High temperatures should reach the upper 80s, with enough humidity to have us feeling
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Saturday, May 16, 2026. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BASEBALL Hickman (6) Tolton (3) FINAL HS SOCCER Rock Bridge (3) Fort Osage (2) FINAL Blue Springs (3) Hickman (0) FINAL Capital City (8) Marshfield (0) FINAL Marshall (5) Camdenton (1)
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) This year’s legislative session brought a major focus on public safety, as state leaders pushed a series of new laws aimed at protecting Missourians. In April, Governor Mike Kehoe signed two bills targeting child safety, along with legislation designed to strengthen law enforcement and public safety efforts. One of those measures,
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TONIGHT: Expect clouds to increase this evening which will keep temperatures mild, only dropping to the mid 60s overnight. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny skies but quite muggy with temperatures increasing to the upper 80s. Heat indexes could jump into the 90s with the humidity. EXTENDED: A Weather Alert Day has been issued for Monday for the
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Editor’s note: this story has been corrected to fix where Kayla Huff’s memorial service will be held. MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Moberly community gathered Saturday night for 16-year-old Kayla Huff, who was found dead in the Rudolf Bennitt Conservation Area on Wednesday night. The Immanuel Baptist Church held space for people to pray, cry and
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TODAY: I’m tracking scattered showers possible along and south of I-70 during the morning hours, gradually drying up throughout the afternoon. Isolated showers could still be possible during the afternoon and early evening hours, but most will stay dry. Temperatures will start in the mid-60s, warming into the low 80s by the afternoon hours with
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Friday, May 15, 2026. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BASEBALL North Point (6) Helias Catholic (7) FINAL Moberly (0) Rock Bridge (8) FINAL Blair Oaks (15) Versailles (0) FINAL – district semifinal North Callaway (6) South Callaway (4) FINAL
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Randolph County community came together Friday to offer mental health support and healing resources for those grieving the loss of 16-year-old Kayla Huff. The first “Day of Healing” comes as the Randolph County Prosecutor’s Office announced new charges in the case. Twenty-year-old Alayna Mason and 19-year-old Hunter Ames are now both
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