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Tracking the last of mild air before cold and snow enter the forecast this weekend
Wednesday will be a mild day with temperatures near 43°, followed by a cold front tonight dropping lows to near 20°, and a winter storm this weekend with snow chances greatest Saturday south of I-70 and frigid air moving in Friday.
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Local highlights and scores: Jan. 20, 2026
BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS GIRLS BASKETBALL Centralia (68) Boonville (49) FINAL Glendale (39) Battle (35) FINAL Vienna (47) Blair Oaks (38) FINAL Moberly (49) Fulton (37) FINAL HS BOYS BASKETBALL Jefferson City (42) Helias Catholic
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Mizzou drops second-straight SEC clash in dramatic finish against No. 21 Georgia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team couldn’t find a way to close out a tight game against No. 21 Georgia, on Tuesday, losing their second-straight game 74-72. With the loss, the Tigers drop to 13-6 overall and 3-3 in Southeastern Conference action. It was a game that felt like Mizzou had to fight
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Columbia City Council rejects Ashford Place development
Editor’s note: The votes on the issue for the Wards 1 and 3 councilwomen have been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council on Tuesday rejected the development of new triplexes known as Ashford Place, following intense pushback from residents. “No” votes consisted of Mayor Barbara Buffaloe, Ward 2 Councilwoman Vera Elwood, Ward 3
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Hickman High School students walk out Tuesday in protest against ICE
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sophia Danh attends Hickman High School in Columbia as a freshman, and goes to class alongside her usual classmates. But she said there’s a feeling of uncertainty that lingers in her mind from time to time. Danh said her parents are immigrants, and though most of her family are citizens but it
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Police: Deadly Columbia shooting tied to Facebook Marketplace deal
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A meeting set up on Facebook to ostensibly sell an iPhone turned deadly in Columbia on Sunday, according to court documents. Columbia police on Tuesday arrested a woman, two men and a juvenile in connection with a deadly shooting that took place in the 1400 block of Ridgemont Court on Sunday. They
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Tracking a mild Wednesday, bitter cold sets in by Friday
TONIGHT: Increasing clouds with a few flurries east. Lows in the upper 20s. TOMORROW: Partly to mostly sunny with highs in the lower 40s. EXTENDED: A cold front moves through the region tonight, bringing more clouds overnight into early Wednesday, and perhaps a few flurries especially east of Highway 54 this evening. Wednesday will be
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Prosecutors: Shooting that killed Hermann officer took just 15 seconds
Editor’s note, 1/20: The story has been corrected to reflect the amount of time prosecutors claim the shooting took place over. UNION, Mo. (KMIZ) The March 2023 shooting that killed a Hermann police officer and injured another happened over just 15 seconds, prosecutors said in opening statements of the trial against the man accused of
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The process and importance of in-depth winter forecasts
With the potential of snow in the forecast this weekend, you may have noticed graphics circulating on the internet or weather apps that are producing significant and alarming numbers. This hype often comes with the unrealistic outcomes models produce in the long-range forecast. These long-range models, like the GFS or ECMWF, give a good idea
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WATCH: Trump speaks at White House press briefing on anniversary of second inauguration
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Donald Trump took the occasion of the anniversary of his second-term inauguration to hold a long White House press briefing about his administration’s accomplishments.
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ACLU argues in court that not suspending new congressional map tramples voters’ rights
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Lawyers for the ACLU argued in court Tuesday that voters’ rights under the Missouri Constitution are being trampled if a new mid-decade congressional map is active. The ACLU and the State of Missouri met in the Cole County Circuit Court on Tuesday for a hearing in a lawsuit asking for a preliminary
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Sheriff’s office investigating after Moberly School District student dies in gun accident
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fifth-grade student in the Moberly School District died after an accidental shooting over the weekend, the district said in a statement Tuesday, “Our hearts are with the student’s family, friends, classmates, and all those affected by this tragic loss,” Superintendent Cristina Wright wrote in the statement. “The district is providing counseling
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Tracking a return to arctic air and a chance for accumulating snow by the weekend
TODAY: Tuesday is one of the warmest days this week, but it won’t feel like it this morning. Wind chills are in the low single digits this morning, as south winds are light. South winds and mostly sunny skies will climb temperatures into the 40s with time today. TONIGHT: A cold front will clip the
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Local highlights and scores: Jan. 19, 2026
HALLSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS GIRLS BASKETBALL California (72) Hallsville (29) FINAL North Callaway (26) Fayette (54) FINAL HS BOYS BASKETBALL Fulton (53) South Callaway (42) FINAL North Callaway (64) Fayette (54) FINAL Vienna (71) Tuscumbia
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Columbia MLK candlelight walk, memorial highlights need for change decades later
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) About a group of 30 people walked from the Armory Sports Center in Columbia to the St. Luke United Methodist Church holding candles, remembering the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The walk was apart of the Columbia Parks and Recreation annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Candlelight Walk and Memorial Celebration. That number doubled
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As trial nears, foundation for Hermann police officer killed during arrest continues growth
UNION, Mo. (KMIZ) Angela Koepke doesn’t see much difference in the work the Mason Griffith Foundation does compared to what its namesake did. “He was just always finding a way to do exactly what the foundation is doing,” Koepke, the foundation’s director of daily operations, said. “If somebody needed something, he would find a way
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End of an era: Moberly’s grain towers set for demolition
MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) For nearly seven decades, a pair of grain towers have loomed over Moberly’s downtown skyline, a familiar landmark for anyone driving through the Magic City. By this time next year, those towers are expected to be gone. City officials plan to demolish the long-vacant towers after securing more than $320,000 in federal
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Columbia city survey indicates resident support for tax increase to hire more police officers, firefighters
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police numbers, sidewalk improvements, homelessness and improved housing opportunities are the top priorities of more than 800 Columbia households that responded to the city’s annual Community Survey Findings Report. 2025 Columbia MO Survey ReportDownload According to city documents, the survey was completed by 804 random households. Around 84% of survey respondents have
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Police say victim in Sunday night Columbia shooting has died
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police said Monday that a man shot in a residential area Sunday night has died. Michael R. Burke, 42, of Columbia, was killed in the shooting that was called in at about 8 p.m. Sunday. Burke died at a local hospital, Columbia Police wrote in a Facebook post. Officers were sent
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