COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones spoke with the Mike Kelly, the voice of the Mizzou Tigers, ahead of the Mizzou football’s Week 2 matchup against Kansas. Tiger Talk is a weekly radio show hosted by Kelly, which previews the upcoming football games with Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz, assistant coaches and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Missouri secretary of state to use a 2025 congressional map, just days after the Missouri Supreme Court said the new map was not law. Judge Stephen Clark ordered Tuesday that Secretary of State Denny Hoskins implement the map in the November 2026 election, instead of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Construction of a roundabout at the intersection of South Fairview Road and Chapel Hill Road began Tuesday. According to a news release from the City of Columbia, the project is intended to improve safety and traffic flow at the intersection. The construction also includes stormwater improvements, along with sidewalk improvements along the
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and warm with lows in the upper 70s. TOMORROW: Increasing clouds and hot with highs in the lower 90s. Showers and storms move in from the north by late afternoon into the evening. EXTENDED: We’ll finally see a change in the hot weather pattern as a cold front moves in from the
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Just a few weeks ago, much of Mid-Missouri was green and humid. Now, drought is creeping back in after a dry end to summer, and fire danger is also climbing as vegetation starts to turn brown weeks ahead of schedule. Ben Webster, Fire Program Coordinator with the Missouri Department of Conservation, says he noticed a
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The U.S. Supreme Court will not take up a case over which congressional map should be in effect in Missouri. The court’s docket entries show that Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway’s application for a stay of a Missouri Supreme Court ruling was denied Tuesday by Justice Brett Cavanaugh. “We are disappointed
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Emergency crews on Tuesday morning were called to a trailer fire in north Columbia. Columbia firefighters responded to a double-wide trailer in the 4500 block of North Range Line Street. Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer told ABC 17 News on scene that firefighters found the trailer with a large column of smoke. Fire
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THIS AFTERNOON: Hot and increasingly humid, with highs in the mid-90s and a heat index above 100 degrees. TONIGHT: A spot shower is possible around sunset, but most stay quiet. Lows fall to the mid-70s under mostly clear skies. EXTENDED: Rain chances will increase tomorrow morning as a cold front slowly tracks in from the
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TODAY: Tuesday brings warmth back into the forecast after a relatively nice Memorial Day. As we all head back to work, the week starts warm with highs in the 90s, feeling like 103-105 in the central to western portions of the viewing area. In the east, some will only reach heat indexes in the upper
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council is scheduled to formally adopt a 1% public safety sales tax passed by Columbia voters in August at its meeting on Tuesday. The tax would then take effect on Jan. 1. City leaders project the tax to generate an additional $38 million each year to support police and
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The 67th Heart of America Marathon took place Monday morning, with runners enjoying cooler weather than had been around over the weekend. The race, which goes around parts of southwest Columbia and southwestern Boone County, started at 6 a.m. Temperatures stayed lower than they had been Saturday and Sunday; the high temperatures on those days
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City leaders will hear a presentation Tuesday on a new housing supply strategy proposed by Capital City Housing to improve the city’s housing stock. According to the presentation, created by Capital City Housing, the strategy is an “actionable plan to expand the City’s housing supply and improve housing quality and stock”.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Diesel prices have reached all-time highs nationally, statewide and in Columbia on Labor Day, with averages roughly 60% higher than they were one year ago. The national diesel average reached about $5.90 per gallon Monday, according to AAA. That is up from $5.60 one week ago and about $3.71 one year ago
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A group battling a mid-decade attempt to redraw Missouri’s congressional districts asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to deny the state attorney general’s request to use the divisive map. People Not Politicians is asking the United States Supreme Court to deny the Missouri Attorney General’s attempt to use the 2025 congressional
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear with milder temperatures and lower humidity. Lows in the upper 60s. TOMORROW: Hotter and more humid again, with highs in the upper 90s and a heat index above 100 degrees. EXTENDED: Our break from the humidity won’t last long, with a feels-like near 100 again on both Tuesday and Wednesday. However, a
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TODAY: I’m tracking ongoing isolated showers and storms continuing to decrease in coverage this afternoon as temperatures warm into the upper 80s and low 90s. Lower humidity will be present throughout this as winds blow out of the southeast at 8-12 mph, keeping the afternoon hours a bit more comfortable compared to recently. TONIGHT: I’m
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TODAY: I’m tracking any chances for isolated showers decreasing throughout the rest of the morning hours, meaning most will remain dry as temperatures start in the mid-to-upper 60s out the door. By the afternoon hours, partly cloudy sky conditions are expected as temperatures warm into the upper 80s. Lower humidity will be present throughout this
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CHICAGO, Ill. (KMIZ) What was set to be a historic match between Mizzou volleyball and No. 1 Nebraska at Wrigley Field took an unexpected turn, on Sunday night. After two lengthy stoppages in play due to unsafe conditions on the playing surface, officials announced that the game between the Tigers and the Cornhuskers was officially
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on Eli Hoff, who is the Mizzou Athletics beat writer for the Columbia Tribune, in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
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