COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) 49 people are under a precautionary boil advisory following a water main break in northeast Columbia Sunday. According to a social media post from Columbia Water and Light, a water main break occurred at 505 North Wyatt Lane on Sunday, impacting 49 people. A precautionary boil advisory will follow, the post says.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Local businesses tended to the final wave of customers as the True/False Film Festival 2025 comes to a close Sunday. According to previous reporting, 10,000 to 15,000 people were expected to visit Columbia for T/F. The Columbia Convention and Visitor’s Bureau also considers the festival a big boost to business over the
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HALLSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Fire Protection District battled a fire in Hallsville Sunday evening. Crews responded to a fire on North Robinson Road around 5 p.m. A controlled burn in a field got out of control, Boone County Assistant Fire Chief Gale Blomenkamp said. The fire was contained shortly before 6 p.m. and
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PETTIS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sedalia man was injured after crashing his motorcycle in Pettis County Friday night. A Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report says a 19-year-old man was riding a 2013 Harley Davidson motorcycle on Route B, west of Raygar Road at 6:35 p.m. when the vehicle hit a deer. He was taken
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two spring practices are already in the books for the Mizzou football team. On Saturday, the Tigers held their second practice of spring camp inside the Stephens Indoor Practice Facility, with family and friends in attendance. In the past, head coach Eli Drinkwitz has hammered home that spring ball is more about
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (KMIZ) In a game that kept Tiger fans on the edge of their seats from start to finish, the Vanderbilt Commodores found a way to upset No. 14 Mizzou in a 97-93 overtime win at Memorial Gymnasium, on Saturday night. With the loss, the Tigers drop to 10-6 in Southeastern Conference play. Likely
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation and City of Columbia Public Works crews are expecting more potholes, as warmed temperatures move into Mid-Missouri in the spring. According to MoDOT, March is normally the peak month for potholes. Columbia Public Works spokesman John Ogan said that potholes tend to form when temperatures fluctuate between
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CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 72-year-old Mokane man was killed Saturday morning after being hit by a minivan in Callaway County. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the man was walking on Route C at Thornhill Drive at 11:48 a.m. when a 2017 Dodge Caravan driven by a 33-year-old man from Mokane
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hundreds of weather forecasters and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration employees were fired Thursday in the latest wave of cuts from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, sparking concern among local forecasters and emergency officials. The Associated Press reports that the cuts appear to be happening in two phases, with roughly 1,300
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man died Friday from injuries he suffered in a crash at the intersection of Route FF and North Cline Road in Boone County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. According to the report, a 35-year-old man was driving a 2012 Nissan Sentra eastbound on Route
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The cause of a fire in a brush pile at Capen Park in Columbia on Friday is not known, according to an email from a Columbia Fire Department spokesperson. Crews were called to the park around 11:30 a.m. and found a brush pile with flames showing. The fire was contained by 1
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been charged in Boone County in connection with a Fulton teenager’s shooting death last month. Treyvale Cain-Raybon was charged on Friday with hindering a felony prosecution. Court records show he was arrested and posted a $3,000 bond on Jan. 28. “Hindering prosecution is usually if you’re hiding somebody
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COLUBMIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Moberly has preemptively announced a boil advisory for residents on Monday before it begins to make repairs to water mains. The city said in a Friday release that “large scale water main repairs” will occur on South 5th Street and the surrounding neighborhood. The repairs will require water to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Republican members of Missouri’s congressional delegation — including both U.S. senators — are backing President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance in their tense confrontation with Ukraine’s leader. Trump and Vance were part of a White House meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday that turned at some points
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A staggering difference in donations have occurred in Columbia’s mayoral race, according to the reports submitted to the Missouri Ethics Commission on Thursday. Thursday’s filings were the reports campaigns submit 40 days before the election. This year’s municipal elections will be April 8. A committee disclosure report for candidate Blair Murphy’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, man was charged on Friday in Callaway County after he was accused of sexually assaulting a child for several years. Stephen Scott Kitchen, 48, was charged with first-degree statutory rape of a child younger than 12 years old, statutory sodomy of a child younger than 12 years old and
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By Kevin Liptak, Jeff Zeleny, Kaitlan Collins and Kit Maher, CNN Washington (CNN) — A remarkable shouting match broke out in the Oval Office Friday as President Donald Trump berated his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, an extraordinarily fractious display that only underscored the deeply uncertain future of American assistance to Kyiv. Never before has an
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a tense meeting in the White House on Friday. The two leaders talked about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and a possible ceasefire but were in major disagreement, with the leaders raising their voices at each other at times. In a statement published to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In wake of recent plane crashes across the U.S., travelers are thinking twice when it comes to taking to the skies. The National Transportation Safety Board reports in 2025 there have been 117 plane crashes with 16 being deadly. The most recent was on Feb. 18 when a Delta Airlines plane crashed
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Due to dry and windy conditions, the National Weather Service issued a Red Flag Warning Friday morning through 8 p.m. People are asked to avoid burning this weekend. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, 48% of Missouri is experiencing at least abnormally dry conditions. During times of drought, wildfire prevention is of key importance
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