Police scene at east Columbia apartment complex
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Tracking a couple more hot days before storms and fall-like temperatures
TODAY: I’m tracking a mostly sunny, hot afternoon for most as temperatures warm into the low 90s, with feels-like temperatures nearing 100-105. During the later afternoon hours, a few isolated storms will be possible, but most will remain quiet as winds blow out of the southwest at 5-10 mph. TONIGHT: I’m tracking mostly quiet conditions
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SportsZone Football Friday Game of the Week Preview: Battle at Hickman
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Columbia schools go toe-to-toe in week four of the high school football season. The Spartans and Kewpies are our SportsZone Football Friday Game of the Week. You can watch the game live over the air channel 17.3 on KZOU. Here is a look at other local listings: DirecTV – Channel 18
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Rising diesel prices, extra firetruck prompt Columbia Fire Department’s 33% increase in fuel budget
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Fire Department received an additional $60,000 for fuel purchases as rising prices and increased consumption put pressure on its budget through the end of the fiscal year. The Columbia City Council on Aug. 17 approved the one-time appropriation from the city’s General Fund balance. City documents state the money is
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Tracking a hot start to the weekend before fall-like air next week
TODAY: Friday is another hot day, with heat indexes as high as 100 to 105 degrees this afternoon along and south of HWY 24. Bright skies are expected, but some clouds in the north at sunrise will drift south towards I-70 before low clouds bubble up this afternoon south of I-70. This will give many
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Local highlights and scores: Sept. 17, 2026
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS VOLLEYBALL Jefferson City (3) Capital City (2) FINAL Hallsville (0) Boonville (3) FINAL Battle (3) Father Tolton (0) FINAL Blair Oaks (3) California (0) FINAL Hannibal (3) Mexico (0) FINAL Eugene
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Prediction markets raise questions about Missouri sports betting tax revenue
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With football season underway, Missouri is poised to collect some of its highest taxable revenue from sports betting. But the rise of prediction markets could divert some of that wagering activity — and the tax revenue it generates — away from the state. Missouri launched legal sports wagering in December 2025 after
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Boone County man run over by tractor, taken to University Hospital
HARRISBURG, Mo. (KMIZ) First responders responded to an accident scene on Route J south of Harrisburg on Thursday, according to a news release from the Boone County Fire Protection District. A Boone County deputy at the scene told an ABC 17 News photographer that a man had been run over by a tractor. The incident
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Columbia, Boone County to propose plan to buy old animal hospital location
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A plan to buy a property of a former animal hospital will be introduced at the next Columbia City Council meeting. The city and Boone County will propose to buy the former site of Columbia Animal Hospital at 1300 East Boone Industrial Dr. The Columbia Animal Hospital closed in March. The property
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MSHP reiterates golf carts not allowed on state roads day after man dies in crash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 85-year-old Holts Summit man died in a crash on Wednesday involving a golf cart while driving on Route AA. According to a crash report put out by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, it was a two-vehicle crash on Route AA between Evergreen Drive and County Road 499 in Callaway County. The
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Tracking a few more days of intense heat before late weekend storms
TONIGHT: Mostly clear with some patchy fog developing before daybreak. Lows in the lower 70s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and hot with highs in the mid-90s. Heat index in the low 100s. EXTENDED: Tonight looks warm and muggy again with lows in the lower 70s and highs reaching into the mid-90s again by Friday afternoon. Heat
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Drought and high temperatures leave Mid-MO trees browning early
Missouri’s late-summer heat and dry conditions are stressing trees across the state, but the timing could have been a lot worse. That’s according to Brian Schweiss, a sustainable forestry specialist with MU Extension, who says a late-summer heat wave is better than an early one. “The good news with the warm temperatures and trees, since
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Republican lawmakers argue during hearing that 2025 congressional map should be used in November
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Representatives for U.S. Rep. Bob Onder, State Sen. Rick Brattin (R-Harrisonville) and others asked judges with the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals to side with a lower court to use the 2025 “Missouri First” map in the November election. People Not Politicians, which was intervening in the case also asked the judges
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Tracking fewer storms today, triple-digit heat
THIS AFTERNOON: Sunny, with highs in the mid-90s. The heat index could reach as high as 104. A pop-up storm is possible near I-44, but most stay dry. TONIGHT: Mostly clear, with warm temperatures in the 80s through sunset. Lows fall to the lower 70s. EXTENDED: A Heat Advisory remains in effect through Saturday evening
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One detained after shots-fired call leads to crash scene
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police detained a man after a call of shots fired led to a crash scene in a residential neighborhood and later released him with two citations. Police were called at about 9:20 a.m. to a possible shots-fired call in the area of Grindstone Plaza, Columbia Police Department spokesman Brian McNeill said.
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Harrisburg woman continues serving free breakfast despite Health Department legal battle
HARRISBURG, Mo. (KMIZ) What started as a local restaurant that decided to stop serving breakfast has turned into a worldwide story of a Harrisburg woman wanting to serve her community and getting the attention of the president of the United States. Kathy Kite wakes up at 3 a.m. every morning to cook breakfast and hands
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Tracking a hot start to the weekend
TODAY: Thursday is another hot one, as the National Weather Service has expanded and extended the Heat Advisory in both space and time. The advisory now includes Boone, Callaway, and Montgomery counties through Friday, while areas to the south are covered through Saturday. We expect daily heat indexes in these areas to range from 100
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Hoskins acknowledges 2022 Congressional maps will be used in November, addresses court battles during TPUSA event at MU
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: A misspelled name has been corrected. Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins visited the University of Missouri campus Wednesday afternoon for an event hosted by the university’s Turning Point USA chapter. Hoskins is currently facing several legal battles, including the ongoing fight over Missouri’s congressional maps, in which the Missouri
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Local highlights and scores: Sept. 16, 2026
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS VOLLEYBALL Helias (3) Battle (0) FINAL Eldon (2) Hallsville (3) FINAL Tipton (1) Boonville (3) FINAL HS SOFTBALL Capital City (9) Hickman (11) FINAL Bowling Green (3) Helias (7) FINAL Iberia
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Gun found in student’s vehicle at Rock Bridge High School
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A gun was found inside a student’s vehicle on Wednesday morning at Rock Bridge High School, according to a letter to parents sent by CPS Superintendent Jeff Klein. The letter says, “A concern was reported to school administrators involving a firearm inside a student’s vehicle in the school’s parking lot.” Klein wrote
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