WATCH: Agriculture secretary touts climate-friendly farming at Lincoln University
Vilsack took a tour of the greenhouse at the Dickinson Research Center on the Lincoln campus Monday. He was expected to speak at about 1 p.m.
Continue ReadingVilsack took a tour of the greenhouse at the Dickinson Research Center on the Lincoln campus Monday. He was expected to speak at about 1 p.m.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Rock Bridge High School has a new head football coach. Matt Perkins will take over the Bruins program after spending the last three seasons at West Plains. Perkins led the Zizzers to a 29-6 record during his tenure. He was the Southwest Missouri Football Coaches Association coach of the year in 2020
Continue ReadingThe Missouri Supreme Court heard arguments from both sides in the case of St. Louis City, St. Louis County and Jackson County v. State of Missouri, where the counties are suing the state over the Second Amendment Preservation Act.
Continue ReadingJust weeks ago Missouri was in the grips of the omicron wave, setting records for new cases and hospitalizations. Now the wave appears to have crested.
Continue ReadingAround 100 people gathered at the Missouri capitol building in a rally against a proposed congressional district map.
Continue ReadingThe Boonville Police Department warned the public Monday about people receiving calls from a local or well-known phone number claiming to be Amazon.
Continue ReadingA Cole Camp, Missouri, woman died after a crash Monday on Highway 50 in Morgan County.
Continue ReadingEmployees were permitted to re-enter the building under four hours of first receiving the envelope.
Continue ReadingColumbia Public Schools said Friday that it will keep its mask mandate in place for at least another week while administrators evaluate the coronavirus situation locally.
Continue ReadingMOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Moberly Police Department is searching for a man accused of selling methamphetamine. According to the police department, officers learned late on Friday night that Michael Terrell was at a home in the 700 block of Promenade Street. Police said officers learned Terrell had meth, drug paraphernalia and a gun. There were
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City School District and Columbia Public Schools are making changes to their masking policies. Starting Monday, Jefferson City will move into its ‘green protocols’ phase and will no longer require face masks while indoors. CPS announced it will extend its mask mandate an additional week through this Friday. Jefferson
Continue ReadingWatch the city council meeting replay in the player below. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia City Council is expected to share a report on homelessness with the public Monday, according to its agenda. The report addresses the issue of homelessness in the community by giving citizens a deeper look into the resources provided by the city
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several Mid-Missouri schools announced altered bus routes because of snowy roads on Monday. The Jefferson City School District will run snow routes in Callaway County during the morning. Other schools like Prairie Home R-V and Osage County R-3 will also run on snow routes in the morning. This means buses will not
Continue ReadingPETTIS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) On Saturday night around 10:20 pm, law enforcement agencies in Pettis County were made aware of an individual traveling from Johnson County with a 2-year-old child. The man was experiencing significant emotional distress and had made threats to not only harm the child but himself as well. It was also reported
Continue ReadingThe state now has a seven day positivity rate of 23.7% on Sunday. An additional 2,245 new COVID-19 cases were added bringing the total of confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic is now 1,092,918. There have also been 264,161 probable antigen test results being positive, with 192 added Sunday. Ten new deaths was
Continue ReadingThe Boone County Fire Protection District gave guidance on how to stay warm in a Facebook post Thursday, as Mid-Missouri continues to deal with frigid temperatures.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) Following a few incidents of dogs falling through ice this week, emergency crews want to remind owners how to keep their pets safe near frozen waters. One of these incidents happened in the near 2610 Carrera Drive. Seth Schenck, is one dog owner who brought his dog out today. He said after
Continue ReadingThe state now has a seven day positivity rate of 24.3% on Saturday. An additional 1,885 new COVID-19 cases were added bringing the total of confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic is now 1,090,673. There have also been 263,969 probable antigen test results being positive, with 1,006 added Saturday. Six new deaths was
Continue ReadingColumbia Public Schools will keep its mask mandate until at least the end of next week, while the Jefferson City School District will shed its mask requirement Monday.
Continue ReadingThe City of Columbia’s public works department said in a Facebook post, that crews are set to be back Saturday at 9:00 a.m. to continue to address lingering impacts on Columbia roads.
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