COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of the passing southbound lane of Highway 63 in Columbia will be closed from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to a Monday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. Crews will fill a pothole in the work zone near Broadway, the release says. Traffic is currently shifted in the
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By Paula Reid, Tierney Sneed and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith is dropping the federal election subversion and the mishandling of classified documents cases against President-elect Donald Trump, seeking the cases’ dismissal in court filings Monday. Trump has said he would fire Smith once he retook the office, shattering previous norms
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A Safe Haven Baby Box will go into the new Cole County EMS Headquarters in Downtown Jefferson City.
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The first blast of cold air has visited Mid-Missouri, setting the stage for the winter ahead. We’re coming off a warm winter 2023-24 with less snow than normal. Columbia recorded about 8.5 inches of snow and we tied for the least snowy February on record. Despite the warm and less snowy winter, spring and summer
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MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 39-year-old Stover man was killed in a motorcycle crash in Morgan County Sunday evening. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened at 5:34 p.m. on Highway 52 at Highway 5. Troopers reported a 77-year-old driver of a Ford F-150 was traveling eastbound on Highway 52 and turned
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TODAY: Monday is cloudy, with a northwest wind sustained around 10-15 mph, gusting to 20-30 mph at times. High temperatures have already been recorded, as temps are expected to fall through the morning, and plateau in the 40s this afternoon. With winds, we may feel as cool as 30s. TONIGHT: Clouds clear overnight, as high
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools is set to to learn its performance rate in annual district achievement report card and will be released to the public Monday morning. The report, better known as the APR, is the districts achievement report card from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The report is based
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The Mizzou men’s basketball team scored another big win Sunday at Mizzou Arena, taking down Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 112-63. The Tigers have only one loss so far — to Memphis — and have torn through lesser competition lately. Up next is Lindenwood on Wednesday, before tests against Cal and Kansas the following week. The women, meanwhile,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team extended the winning streak to five games, on Sunday evening, with a 112-62 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff. It is the second time that the Tigers have put 100 points on a team in the 2024-25 season. Forward Mark Mitchell led the scoring charge for MU, as he
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A juvenile was detained after attempting to commit a robbery and shooting at people on Clark Lane in Northeast Columbia Saturday night, according to the Columbia Police Department. The juvenile was detained on charges of first-degree assault, first-degree robbery, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon. According to a release
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EDITOR’S NOTE: A witness’s name has been removed to protect her safety. COLUMBIA, Mo.(KMIZ) Three people were shot in Northeast Columbia on Clark Lane Saturday night, according to CPD spokeswoman Jenny Hopper. According to Hopper, police were called to the 4800 block of Clark Ln. at 8:19 for reports of shots fired. When officers arrived,
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) On Sunday morning, the St. Louis Blues announced that the team has fired head coach Drew Bannister and has already found a new leader. Formers Boston Bruins coach Jim Montgomery signed a five-year contract to become the 28th head coach in franchise history. The move comes after Bannister got off to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A study by the American Farm Bureau Federation found that grocery bills for this year’s Thanksgiving are down 5% from last year, giving relief to some consumers. While current prices are still 19% higher than five years ago, this is the second year in a row shoppers will see a dip in
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County Emergency Medical Services officially opened its new headquarters Friday, welcoming 200 visitors to tour the long-awaited facility. The facility is located on Adams Street in downtown Jefferson City. the new administrative headquarters and EMS station took two years to complete but has been a need for over a decade.
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STARKVILLE, Miss. (KMIZ) SEC road trips have been a problem for No. 23 Mizzou football all season long, but not on Saturday in Starkville. Head coach Eli Drinkwitz and company cruised to a 39-20 win over Mississippi State. That marked the team’s first conference road win of the 2024 season. You can watch the full
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Southern Boone County Fire Protection crews and deputies with the Boone County Sheriff’s Office are still trying to identify the driver and any other people involved in a car crash that turned into a vehicle fire in the 10000 block of East Englewood Road in Boone County. According to Southern Boone
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After a slow start in the first half, the Mizzou men’s basketball team picked up the pace and thoroughly dominated Pacific in a 91-56 win on Friday night. You can watch the full postgame press conference with head coach Dennis Gates, guard Caleb Grill and center Josh Gray in the video player
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A juvenile was charged as an adult Friday in a deadly shooting in Columbia. According to online court records, Cordero Riley Jr, 17,. is charged with first-degree assault, second-degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action in connection with the death of Trevon Ashcraft, 18, in May. Riley is
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County ambulance hit a school bus stop sign Friday in Jefferson City, Cole County EMS wrote on its social media. No injuries were reported and the bodies of each vehicle did not touch, the post says. Cole County EMS wrote that dashcam video allegedly showed as the ambulance slow
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been charged after he allegedly shot a gun while hitting someone in the head after a church league basketball game earlier this month. Marquise Mathis was charged on Friday with two counts of unlawful use of a weapon, two counts of armed criminal action, one count of second-degree
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