COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The national unemployment rate is at its highest point in nearly four years at 4.6% recorded last month, and hiring trends are slowing as thousands of college graduates prepare to enter the workforce. The U.S. unemployment rate has ticked up since hitting a 54-year low of 3.4% in April 2023, reflecting a
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TONIGHT: Temperatures will drop sharply overnight, with lows in the mid-20s. Winds from the north will be light between 5 and 10 mph. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and cool, with highs in the mid-40s. Winds will be calmer, steadily switching out of the southeast throughout the day. EXTENDED: A possible record-breaking warmup is expected for the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri is set to award more than 1,800 degrees as students walk across the stage during the winter commencement ceremonies. Commencement started Friday with five ceremonies, and it will wrap up Saturday with another five. This is the schedule for Saturday: 8:30 a.m. Sinclair School of Nursing, Jesse Auditorium
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TODAY: I’m tracking a mostly sunny day as winds start out of the south at 8-12 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. This is why temperatures will begin in the mid-30s during the morning hours, warming into the low 50s by the afternoon. TONIGHT: I’m tracking temperatures dropping because of a cold front passing
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Construction for Boone County Public Safety Childcare Center is on schedule to be completed in July 2026. The center cost $5 million, with the county providing half and the state providing the other half. The Boone County Commission held a meeting Tuesday afternoon to discuss the current status of the project. Officials
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Friday, Dec. 19, 2025. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BOYS BASKETBALL Tolton (34) Helias (73) FINAL Jefferson City (40) Southern Boone (45) FINAL Rolla (56) Blair Oaks (67) FINAL California (54) Eldon (46) FINAL Wellsville-Middletown (11) Montgomery County (91)
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TONIGHT: Partly cloudy and cold, with temperatures staying in the mid-30s. Winds from the south may gust up to 20 mph. TOMORROW: Sunny and mild, with highs returning to the low to mid 50s. Southerly winds remain breezy between 5 and 10 mph, with gusts up to 20 mph. EXTENDED: Temperatures will briefly dip back
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri state lawmaker is pursuing legislation aimed at limiting superintendent payouts and protecting taxpayers, building on a proposal originally put forward by Columbia Public Schools. State Rep. John Martin (R-Boone County) was in attendance for a November Columbia Board of Education meeting when he first heard that it was a legislative
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County’s top prosecutor and the Jefferson City police chief detailed the investigation into a shooting in a commercial parking lot that resulted in no charges during a news conference Friday. Prosecuting Attorney Locke Thompson and Jefferson City Police Department Chief Eric Wilde expressed sympathy to the family of Erik Spencer
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Editor’s note: A source error led to Smith’s name to be initially spelled incorrectly. The name has since been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The woman at the center of a Columbia AMBER Alert on Thursday is now charged with three felonies. The Boone County Prosecutor’s Office charged 24-year-old Joy A. Smith with two counts of
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As colder weather becomes more frequent as we enter the winter season, ponds and lakes may start to freeze over. There have already been several events in Central Missouri where a body of water has frozen over, but it was not enough to allow for people or animals to safely stand on it. This has
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TODAY: I’m tracking temperatures warming into the low 40s by the afternoon hours as plenty of sunshine is expected. Winds will be out of the south at 8-12 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. TONIGHT: I’m tracking temperatures gradually cooling into the low 30s by the overnight hours. Mostly clear conditions are expected, and
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TODAY: Friday is chilly to start, with morning temperatures as cold as 15-25°. Light winds from the north this morning will shift from the south by the afternoon. Between south winds and sunshine, we expect highs to climb near 40°. TONIGHT: Temperatures are warmer overnight, with lows near freezing Saturday morning. Winds remain southerly, and
Continue Reading JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The death of a Jefferson City man in a commercial parking lot will result in no charges against his shooter, the Cole County prosecuting attorney said Thursday. Prosecutor Locke Thompson said in a news release that no charges will be filed against Spencer Scrivner for the Nov. 1 shooting death of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools has determined how it will spend some of the $9 million it received from Boone County after a property-tax settlement with Ameren Missouri. The county reached a resolution earlier this year in a long-running dispute before the Missouri State Tax Commission. The agreement resolved litigation over property taxes owed
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Safety and a strong learning environment is a top priority for Columbia Public Schools’ new Eagle Bluffs Elementary. The district broke ground on the project in the spring of 2024 and remains on track to be completed by fall 2026. The new two-story, $36 million facility will span 76,500 square feet and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman is in custody after a search was conducted by law enforcement after they issued an Amber Alert on Thursday afternoon. The alert was canceled at 4:42 p.m. Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop A spokesman Justin Ewing said troopers stopped the blue 2005 Lincoln Aviator and detained the woman. MSHP also
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) Power is slowly being restored around Mid-Missouri after strong winds knocked down trees and power lines earlier today, according to officials. Ameren continues to report outages in Cooper and Camden counties. Earlier, Mexico, Missouri, officials said multiple power lines on the south side of town were affected by the storms. One power line
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Friday, Good Morning America will be stopping in St. Louis for its “50 States in 50 Weeks” tour, leading up to the 250th birthday of the United States of America. Each week, a GMA anchor or correspondent will visit a new state, following the order in which they joined the United
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