COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS SOFTBALL Helias (8) Battle (1) FINAL Bowling Green (0) Capital City (10) FINAL St. Elizabeth (12) Vienna (3) FINAL Hickman (16) Holt (2) FINAL Southern Boone (9) Kirksville (1) FINAL Jefferson
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s Downtown Community Improvement District issued a statement Wednesday criticizing officials who have labeled a downtown bar a “public nuisance.” The statement was issued in response to a letter from Attorney General Catherine Hanaway sent to Reign Bar between Walnut and Ninth Street, addressing the “nuisance conditions.” Downtown CID Director Nickie Davis
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police officers arrested a man after a standoff on Wednesday in the northeast part of the city. ABC 17 News saw several police officers on the scene with some of them pointing guns at the home on Hidden Creek Court, a cul-de-sac off of Rice Road and Hanover Boulevard. Columbia Police
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TONIGHT: Partly cloudy and cool with lows in the lower 50s. TOMORROW: Partly to mostly cloudy with highs in the mid-upper 70s. EXTENDED: Cloud cover is somewhat stubborn to exit again tonight, but we’ll still manage to drop back into the low to mid-50s by daybreak. Tomorrow looks similar sky coverage wise, but a touch
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri attorney general said Wednesday that her office is investigating a student group with a University of Missouri chapter for possible ties to fundraising for Islamic terrorists. Attorney General Catherine Hanaway cited “public reports from independent organizations” in her news release that “have raised concerns about SJP’s fundraising representations and alleged
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While the Atlantic has been quiet this year, off Mexico’s Pacific coast, Hurricane Polo underwent a historic intensification, growing from a 50 mile-per-hour tropical storm to a 160 mile-per-hour Category 5 monster in just 24 hours. That jump of 110 miles per hour in one day is one of the fastest intensification rates ever recorded
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Association of Librarians asked the Missouri Supreme Court on Wednesday to uphold a lower court’s ruling that deems a law on sexually explicit materials in schools unconstitutional. The law in question is Senate Bill 775. The bill went into effect in August 2022 and addressed sexual assault and school materials.
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THIS AFTERNOON: Clearing skies, with mild temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s. Light winds from the northeast at 5 to 10 mph. TONIGHT: Partly cloudy and cool, with lows falling to the lower 50s. EXTENDED: Quiet fall weather continues through the end of the week, with highs in the 70s and sunnier skies
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TODAY: Wednesday is dry and mild, with temperatures that are very seasonal. We expect highs in the 70s, right in line with what is considered average for September 23rd. TONIGHT: Temperatures should have no problem cooling back into the low 50s, close to the 40s for some in the northeast. EXTENDED: Partly cloudy skies and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Oral arguments are set to be heard Wednesday morning in the case of a University of Missouri student group that was excluded from marching in Mizzou Homecoming parades. Mizzou Students for Justice in Palestine filed a lawsuit against university President Mun Choi after it was banned from participating in the 2024 and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS SOFTBALL Rock Bridge (8) Hickman (9) FINAL California (0) North Callaway (10) FINAL Battle (1) Boonville (2) FINAL Southern Boone (2) Helias Catholic (12) FINAL Blair Oaks (1) Osage (4) FINAL
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BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Boonville’s Michael Shady Jr. and Conner Murray are our Week 4 SportsZone Football Friday play of the week winners! You can watch the play in the video player above. Up next – the Pirates will host Southern Boone for homecoming on Friday, Sept. 25 at 7 p.m.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced on Tuesday that her office sent a letter to a downtown Columbia bar that was previously targeted by University of Missouri System President Mun Choi. Hanaway issued a letter to Reign Bar – located on East Walnut Street between Eighth and Ninth streets – to address
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation is looking to make safety enhancements to a busy Columbia intersection and roadway. MoDOT showed plans for two intersections along College Avenue during an open-house meeting on Tuesday at 900 East Stadium Boulevard. At the College Avenue and University Avenue intersection, the left turn signal would be
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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 4 clash against No. 24 Mississippi State. Tiger Talk is a weekly radio show hosted by Kelly, which previews the upcoming football games with Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Absentee ballots for the November election were sent out Tuesday and county clerks across the state are informing voters they may want to wait to cast their ballots. On Monday, the Eighth District Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the 2025 “Missouri First” congressional map, calling the 2022 map unconstitutional.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council’s rejection of rezoning for a permanent homeless shelter won’t stop a community group working on the project, according to a statement from Housing the Community Jefferson City. Housing the Community released the statement after the city council voted 6-3 Monday night to reject rezoning for a homeless
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU Health Care announced in a Tuesday press release that it is adding a new ambulance base to west Columbia. The release says the new base will be located near the Digestive Health Center at 101 South Fairview Road to bring “emergency medical services closer to a high-volume call area.” It will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council directed city staff Monday night to examine whether the city can legally delay demolition permits involving properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The council unanimously approved a motion requesting a staff memo or short report on the legality of creating an administrative delay. Staff members
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