TODAY: Skies look to remain mostly sunny with afternoon highs near 70 degrees as winds continue out of the northeast at 4-8 mph. TONIGHT: We’ll pick up some low clouds overnight tonight, but remain dry. Temperatures fall into the upper 40s with a light easterly breeze overnight. EXTENDED: Thursday morning welcomes scattered showers and a
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HALLSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) The Hallsville School District is meeting Wednesday to approve the purchase of security camera expansion. Hallsville was one of 169 school districts across Missouri to be awarded the school safety grant from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education last year. It includes $20 million to provide school districts with school safety
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TODAY: Wednesday is a sunny and mild day. Sunshine and a 5-10 mph breeze from the north will even out to put our high back near 70 this afternoon. TONIGHT: We’ll pick up some low clouds overnight tonight, but remain dry. Temperatures fall into the upper 40s with a light easterly breeze overnight. EXTENDED: By
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia advocates are frustrated with the lack of change after nearly one year since the city hired its first diversity, equity and inclusion officer. D’Andre Thompson was hired in the role by Columbia’s City Manager De’Carlon Seewood in April 2023. After officially beginning his role on May 1, Thompson said his initial
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The City of Columbia Public Works Department held a second transit study open house on Tuesday at Wabash Bus Station. The department is conducting a study to improve the Go COMO, the city’s transit provider.  The meeting allowed the public to speak with representatives from Olsson, an engineering firm that the city
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Athletics confirmed the news that began to make its rounds on Monday afternoon. Former Memphis athletic director Laird Veatch will take the reigns at MU. The UM Board of Curators is planning to meet on Wednesday to approve his contract, before an introductory press conference is held later in the week.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team’s 10-6 win over Missouri State at Taylor Stadium, on Tuesday night, completed a season sweep over the Bears. First-year skipper Kerrick Jackson and company took two-straight against MO State over the past two weeks to go 2-0 against the in-state foe. The bats were live for MU in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Tuesday, a team spokesperson confirmed that Mizzou men’s basketball guard Kaleb Brown entered his name into the transfer portal. Brown is now the sixth player from the 2023-24 campaign to come to that decision. Brown, the brother of former Tiger star and current NBA player Kobe Brown, spent three seasons in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri is seeing its largest amount of enrollment applications in nearly 10 years. MU Chancellor Mun Choi said in last week’s Board of Curators meeting that the university is seeing its highest amount of enrollment applications since 2015, with a noticeable increase in enrollment deposits. “The excitement at the
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The U.S. Senate is expected to discuss and possibly vote Tuesday on a bill that would send tens of billions of dollars to overseas allies and effectively ban TikTok if the company refuses to sell.
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TONIGHT: Decreasing clouds with lows in the mid-40s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny with highs near 70. EXTENDED: Showers and a few storms press well south along a cold front early this evening, allowing much of the area to clear out overnight. Lows fall into the low to mid-40s by morning with more sunshine expected for Wednesday.
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TODAY: Showers and thunderstorms return to the forecast today. Spotty showers will be north of I-70 this morning, with a development of showers and thunder as a cold front pushes through, south of I-70. We all have a chance for rain today, but it likely isn’t much more than a tenth or two of an
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is looking into traffic calming measures at East Walnut Street, East of Old Highway 63, after some residents voiced concern over speeding along the street. An engineer with the City of Columbia Public Works Andrew Briedwell said the city is looking to add speed humps or speed tables
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Editor’s Note: The name of the school Desireé Reed-Francois now is at has been corrected. The University of Missouri may have found its next athletic director. On Monday, college athletics insider Pete Thamel reported that MU Athletics could be hiring University of Memphis Athletic Director Laird Veatch. Veatch was at the forefront
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The clock is ticking for Missouri lawmakers to renew a Medicaid program that brings the state billions of dollars for health care and nursing homes.
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TONIGHT: Increasing clouds and mild with lows in the lower 50s. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy with light showers through late afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. EXTENDED: Tonight will be about 15 degrees warmer as temperatures remain in the low 50s thanks to cloud cover and a strong southerly breeze. Tomorrow morning will start off cloudy,
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A Columbia Parks and Recreation homeless camp cleanup near Old 63 and Broadway is being done in anticipation of a forestry project, a spokesperson said Monday.
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THIS AFTERNOON: Mostly sunny with a few clouds filtering in. Highs in the upper 60s to near 70. TONIGHT: Increasing clouds with near 50. Showers moving in to areas north of Highway 36 by daybreak. EXTENDED: Clouds begin moving in tonight ahead of a cold front that will bring a chance for light showers on
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TODAY: Monday is another bright day, but notably warmer than the weekend. With the return of south wind, we’ll push temperatures into the low 70s. We’ll also be quite dry, and with south winds sustained around 15 mph and gusting into the 20s, any fire could easily get out of control so burning is discouraged.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Monday, Columbia Parks and Recreation is set to clear out a homeless camp located off Broadway and Old 63, according to a sign posted near the site. The encampment is located in a wooded area near the intersection. According to the sign, the city is asking for personal belongings to be
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