SportsZone Football Friday 2024: Week 7 highlights and scores
The Missouri high school football season continued Friday with some Mid-Missouri teams playing host and others on the road.
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‘Nexus of safety and privacy’: Columbia’s new surveillance cameras raises debate on safety vs. privacy
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Following Monday’s City Council vote, more than 100 new surveillance cameras will be coming to Columbia. The council voted 5-2 in favor of signing a contract with Flock Group, Inc. for new cameras that will be spread across Downtown Columbia, each of the city’s six wards, several parks as well as the
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Over 122,000 Missourians battling Alzheimer’s Disease and that number continues to grow
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) According to the latest data from the Alzheimer’s Association, more than 122,000 Missourians 65 years and older are battling Alzheimer’s Disease. Across the country, nearly 7 million people are living with the disease. Almost two-thirds of those affected are women. “The mission of the Alzheimer’s Association is to raise funds and awareness
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Columbia man acquitted in arson trial files second lawsuit
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was acquitted in two years ago in a felony case has filed another lawsuit against several defendants. Mehrdad Fotoohighiam was accused of arson. He was acquitted in 2019. He was also acquitted in another case in 2022 where he was accused of conspiring to murder his wife. Fotoohighiam filed a lawsuit
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SportsZone Football Friday Game of the Week Preview: Rock Bridge at Battle
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A pair of CMAC rivals are preparing to play under the Friday night lights for some city bragging rights. Rock Bridge (5-1) is beginning its streak of back-to-back crosstown showdowns with a trip to Battle (0-6) in Week 7 of the high school football season. The Bruins and Spartans are our SportsZone
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Advisory canceled after Gasconade County man found
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A missing Gasconade County man has been found. Manfred Stelzer, 79, was previously at about 11:30 p.m. Thursday at the Bland Christian Church at 710 W. Highway 28, according to an Endangered Silver Advisory from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Officials wrote in an email sent at 6:22 p.m. that Stelzer had
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Work on Highway 63 in Columbia moved to Wednesday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Work to redesign the Interstate 70/Highway 63 connector in Columbia will begin on Wednesday, a Friday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation says. Work was originally expected to begin on Monday. The interchange work includes building two new bridges on Highway 63. MoDOT says Highway 63 traffic between the Broadway
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Former Pulaski County teacher sentenced 4 years for having sexual contact with a student; will undergo 120-day program
EDITOR’S NOTE: Clifton-Carmack was also sentenced to a 120-day sex offender treatment and assessment program. She will be released on probation if she completes it successfully. PULASKI COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Pulaski County high school teacher who pleaded guilty in September to having sexual contact with a student was sentenced on Friday. Hailey Clifton-Carmack
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Road repairs on Brown School Road in Boone County set for Tuesday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Road repairs for West Brown School Road in Boone County have been scheduled for Tuesday, according to a Friday press release from the Boone County Road and Bridge Department. Repairs will occur between Creasy Spring Road and Clearview Road and will begin at 9 a.m. Traffic is expected to be reopened by
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Task Force 1 gets new orders as North Carolina searches continue
A search and rescue team based in Columbia is continuing its work in western North Carolina, more than two weeks after Hurricane Helene ravaged the area.
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Sidewalk on University Avenue in Columbia to close next week
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A sidewalk on University Avenue near Middlebush Hall on the University of Missouri’s campus will close early next week while repairs are made to the building, a Friday press release from the city says. Crews will be repairing glass windows at Middlebush Hall, the release says. The sidewalk on the south side
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Woman charged with child sex crimes in Maries County
MARIES COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Meta, Missouri, woman was charged with three child sex crimes on Thursday in Maries County. Brenda Bax was charged with use of a child in a sexual performance and two counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child involving sexual conduct. Court records indicate a warrant was served on
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Steelville man killed in Phelps County crash
PHELPS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 22-year-old Steelville man was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Phelps County Thursday afternoon. Troopers said the crash happened on Highway 63 near County Road 6220 at 2:15 p.m. when Gabriel Peak crossed the center line traveling into the northbound lane. According to the report, Peak was driving a 2008
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Tracking a temperature roller coaster over the weekend
TODAY: Warmer than Thursday, Friday brings temperatures into the mid-80s thanks to better south winds and continued sunshine. Low humidity is forecast, so we won’t feel any heat index of note. TONIGHT: Skies become partly cloudy overnight, to mostly cloudy, as some high clouds pass through the region. These will begin to break up by
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you feel like inflation is getting lower?
Inflation in the U.S. hit its lowest level in more than three years in September, according to a government report released this week. The consumer price increase of 2.4% is the lowest since February 2021. However, the report notes that some prices remain high, including medical care, clothing, auto insurance and airline fares. Those “core
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Northeast Columbia crash is an ‘active homicide investigation’ after teenager dies
Crime scene tape went up in a northeast Columbia neighborhood Thursday morning after a caller reported hearing gunshots and a vehicle crash.
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VIEWER PHOTOS: Northern lights can be seen in Mid-Missouri on Thursday evening
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The northern lights were able to be seen in Mid-Missouri once again on Thursday evening. Check out some viewer-submitted photos in the gallery above. Do you have any photographs you want shared? Add them to our Facebook page and they can end up on-air and online. We will be adding more photos
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High school student spearheads hurricane relief efforts in Jefferson City
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A high school student and his family are spearheading a relief effort in Jefferson City to help those affected by Hurricane Helene. Xander Gunn, a senior at the Jefferson City Academic Center, first got the idea to start accepting donations for hurricane victims from his family. His parents Joespeh and Lindsey
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Florida tells Missouri that National Guard assistance ‘no longer required’
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A day after Gov. Mike Parson ordered 100 Missouri National Guard members to assist in relief efforts in Florida for Hurricane Milton, the state of Florida informed the governor that Missouri’s assistance is “no longer required.” A Thursday press release from Parson’s office says that the Florida Division of Emergency Management said
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Columbia utility workers sent to Florida for Hurricane Milton relief efforts
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia Utilities Department has sent six utility workers to Florida to assist areas impacted by Hurricane Milton, a Thursday press release says. The release says that the crew will head to Orlando, Florida, and take a digger truck, double-bucket truck and a backyard machine. This comes after crews returned
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