COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Counties across Mid-Missouri are continuing to take steps to ensure their warning systems work reliably during severe weather. In Boone County, officials are rolling out a new system that aims to make siren use more precise and reduce what they call “siren fatigue” — the overuse of sirens in areas not directly
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A trio of EF-1 tornadoes have been confirmed to have touched down in Benton County on Monday night, according to the National Weather Service. The first tornado touched down at 7:24 p.m., wind speeds maxed out at 105 mph, with an unconfirmed width. For the second of the tornadoes it touched down
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A more than $2.1 million collaborative study between the Columbia City Council, The Loop CID and Great Rivers Engineering to revamp Business Loop 70 is on its way to the US Department of Transportation for approval. This comes after the Columbia City Council approved several million-dollar infrastructure projects Monday. The total study
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TONIGHT: Partly cloudy with a few light showers across western Missouri late tonight. Lows in the upper 40s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny with highs in the upper 60s. EXTENDED: While most of us are clear, there is a chance for few quick hitting showers late tonight across western and southwest Missouri. Tomorrow is sunny again, but
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Athletics is bringing back the leader of its baseball program. According to reports from the Columbia Daily Tribune and D1 Baseball, Mizzou is retaining head coach Kerrick Jackson for a third season. The Tigers wrapped up their 2025 season with a first-round exit in the SEC Tournament, ending the campaign with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Men’s Basketball has unveiled the opponent, date and location of its upcoming season debut. The Tigers announced that the team will be traveling to Washington D.C. to face Howard University on Nov. 3 to begin the 2025-26 campaign. The game’s tipoff time is still to be determined. MU’s visit to our
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Three tornadoes were confirmed in eastern Missouri on Monday, with maximum wind speeds of up to 100 mph, but no fatalities or injuries were reported.
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TODAY: Wednesday is mostly sunny and mild, as highs land near 70 amid a westerly to northwesterly wind around 10-20 mph. Winds may gust as high as 30 mph. TONIGHT: Skies will begin to cloud up in the south this evening around sunset, as we watch a chance for showers and storms near Truman Lake
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TODAY: Wednesday is mostly sunny and mild, as highs land near 70 amid a westerly to northwesterly wind around 10-20 mph. Winds may gust as high as 30 mph. TONIGHT: Skies will begin to cloud up in the south this evening around sunset, as we watch a chance for showers and storms near Truman Lake
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Tuesday, May 20, 2025. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BASEBALL Wright City (1) Tolton (11) FINAL -district semifinal Southern Boone (1) Fulton (2) FINAL -district semifinal Versailles (4) Blair Oaks (13) FINAL -district semifinal California (0) Eldon (8) FINAL -district
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia held its annual labor group presentations Monday night, hosting union representatives from the Columbia Police Officers Association, Columbia Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 1055 and LiUNA Local 955, which represents a large portion of the city’s workforce. All three unions expressed concerns over how the city was handling negotiations.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) On Tuesday, dozens of former and current Missouri lawmakers traveled from around the state to honor former governor and Sen. Christopher “Kit” Bond. Bond died last week at 86 years old. He was originally from Mexico, Missouri, where his maternal grandfather, A.P. Green, was a well-known businessman. He was sworn in
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A memorial service Tuesday afternoon at the Missouri State Capitol honored former governor and U.S. Senator Christopher “Kit” Bond. A Missouri State Highway Patrol escort brought Bond to the Capitol beginning at 9 a.m. from St. Louis. A state memorial ceremony took place at noon in the first-floor rotunda of the
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and chilly with lows in the upper 40s to around 50. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and breezy with highs in the upper 60s and northwest wind gusts up to 25 mph. EXTENDED: It’s much cooler behind our cold front for the rest of the week as gusty northwest winds continue. We’ll be clear
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No charges will be filed in a Sunday afternoon shooting. The Columbia Police Department confirmed in a Tuesday press release that a road rage incident preceded a fatal shooting at the McDonald’s on Nifong Boulevard. Police on Monday said they were not willing to discuss a possible motive, though D’Markus Thomas-Brown – of
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John Williamson III pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 27 years in prison for shooting and killing Azairah Brownlee in December 2023.
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Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren grilled former Missouri congressman Billy Long on Tuesday about whether the president can order the IRS to take away a nonprofit organization’s tax-free status.
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TODAY: We expect a cooler and dry afternoon, with highs in the low 70s. Winds start southerly, but quickly shift from the west, leaving us breezy the rest of the day. Winds are sustained near 10-15 mph and may gust as high as 30 mph. TONIGHT: We continue a cool trend in the days ahead,
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The Columbia City Council is considering a $1 million cost-share agreement with the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission to improve pedestrian safety features, including bigger sidewalks and better signals at the Interstate 70-Highway 63 Interchange.
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TODAY: Tuesday will be quieter and less wet, however, as the low that drove yesterday’s storms leaves us, we expect one more chance at showers and weak storms. Fortunately this looks to leave before afternoon instability can be boosted by afternoon heating. This means our severe threat will be pushed east of the region. We
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