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MU plans community talks in response to complaints of racism
University of Missouri Interim Chancellor Mun Choi is promising students that leaders will take “important positive actions” following complaints of racism on campus.
Continue ReadingUniversity of Missouri Interim Chancellor Mun Choi is promising students that leaders will take “important positive actions” following complaints of racism on campus.
Continue ReadingOne lane is back open after a crash involving a tractor-trailer and another vehicle shut down part of Interstate 70 westbound Friday morning.
Continue ReadingWhile we are waking up to stormy conditions this morning, we are primarily concerned with the warmer temperatures that we have yet to see for today. Highs this afternoon will be in the lower 90s. While these are already warm temperatures to begin with, the real concern comes from a heat index that will top
Continue ReadingTODAY: This morning we are waking up to a Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued by the National Weather Service as a storm system pushes toward mid-Missouri. This system is already producing gusty conditions, and we are expecting strong winds as this pushes through the viewing area. After this storm clears out, we will be partly sunny
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The final suspect in a 2018 killing received probation for her part in the Columbia man’s death. Hollie Johnson pleaded guilty on Tuesday to possession of a controlled substance. Judge Brouck Jacobs sentenced her to five years of probation, but she could serve a seven-year prison sentence if she violates it. Johnson
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson signed a bill into law Thursday that would allow voters to request an absentee ballot for elections this year. A mail-in absentee ballot is only an option for voters who specifically request one. Under the law, ballots must be returned and received in an envelope postmarked by U.S.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Thursday night marked another night of protests in Columbia. The demonstration remained calm as law enforcement escorted the crowd around parts of the city. The group went from downtown toward the Business Loop and back to the Columbia Police Department. At times protestors chanted and temporarily blocked traffic downtown, but remained peaceful.
Continue ReadingStudents at The University of Missouri haven’t been to an in person classroom since March 11, but that may change soon.
Continue ReadingThe Mizzou football team will be allowed to return to its facilities on Monday, June 8, after months away due to COVID-19. MU will test all of its student-athletes when they return to campus. Head coach Eli Drinkwitz said there are plans in place to keep the players safe. Only 20 football players will be
Continue ReadingMizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz and his team said they are committed to fighting for equality. “It’s not an us versus them,” Drinkwitz said on a Zoom call Thursday. “It’s all of us versus racism.” More than 60 student athletes, staff and law enforcement marched together peacefully from the MU columns to the Boone County
Continue ReadingA road project aimed at improving safety is set to start next week in Columbia.
Continue ReadingThunderstorms roared loud and proud across mid-Missouri last night in a direction to don’t usually travel… from the east to the west. They were apart of a mesoscale convective system (MCS) which blossomed from a single storm that spawned near Quincy, Illinois Wednesday afternoon. That storm complex continueed to grow and spread westward through mid-Missouri
Continue ReadingAfter two swaths of storms soaked Mid-Missouri on Wednesday, we got a but of a break with much cooler temperatures on Thursday. The heat and humidity are expected to make a comeback Friday with a cold front to our north, drawing in warm, moist, southerly winds. There could be a few storms early Friday due
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A group of MU Health Care doctors held a show of solidarity with protesters Thursday. The group White Coats 4 Black Lives held the event on the University of Missouri campus. The group observed a moment of silence for 8 minutes and 46 seconds to honor George Floyd, the black man who
Continue ReadingTONIGHT: Partly cloudy with a spot storm or two towards dawn. Lows in the upper 60s to around 70. TOMORROW: Partly sunny and hot with highs in the low 90s. Heat index between 97-100. Scattered strong storms possible by afternoon with isolated gusty winds and heavy rain. EXTENDED: A cold front will make its way
Continue ReadingA Jefferson City man has been charged with a felony after police said a witness identified him as a man who fired a gun early Saturday.
Continue ReadingOne eastbound lane of Interstate 70 over the Missouri River bridge near Rocheport will be closed for three nights next week for urgent repairs.
Continue ReadingRob Dixon, director of the Missouri Department of Economic Development, will join Gov. Mike Parson for the governor’s daily COVID-19 news conference Thursday.
Continue ReadingThe number of COVID-19 cases in Missouri increased by 290 on Thursday, the largest jump in a month.
Continue ReadingPart of Interstate 70 westbound was blocked Thursday afternoon after a tractor-trailer caught fire.
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