TODAY: Mostly sunny and warm with highs in the upper 70s. Winds from the northeast will be light between 5 and 10 mph. TOMORROW: Sunday welcomes more sunshine and warm temperatures for Mother’s Day as highs remain in the upper 70s. EXTENDED: The UV Index reaches very high levels this weekend, meaning sunburn is possible
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Since the beginning of May, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported three utility task vehicle crashes. All three happened in the first weekend of the month.
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GASCONADE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Nearly a week after a trolley crash in Hermann injured more than 30 people, local first responders and hospital officials say the outcome could have been far worse without a critical partnership formed in 2022. On Saturday, May 3, a trolley bus carrying 41 passengers veered off the road, injuring 32
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Friday, May 9, 2025. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BASEBALL FATIMA (1) SOUTHERN BOONE (0) FINAL/8 HALLSVILLE (4) ELDON (2) FINAL FATIMA (1) ELDON (2) FINAL/8 HALLSVILLE (2) SOUTHERN BOONE (8) FINAL MEXICO (10) FULTON (0) FINAL NORTH CALLAWAY (1)
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou assistant coach David ‘Dickey’ Nutt will return to his role as an assistant coach for Tiger men’s basketball in the 2025-26 campaign, after being cancer last year. Nutt joined head coach Dennis Gates’ staff in April 2022 as an assistant. After spending a season on the sidelines in Columbia, he was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Following her final season in the black and gold, Mizzou catcher Julia Crenshaw earned the first postseason honor of her career, on Friday, when the Southeastern Conference announced that she has been named to the 2025 First-Team All-SEC. The O’Fallon, Missouri native had quite a final campaign in Columbia, as she was
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(Editor’s note: The story has been updated with the total operating budget amount.) COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri state lawmakers put their final touches on next year’s $50 billion operating budget. The appropriation bills will not go to Gov. Mike Kehoe for his approval. The governor could veto various line items in the budget ahead of
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TONIGHT: Skies remain mostly clear tonight with lows creeping into the upper 40s. Winds remain calmer into the 4-8 mph range out of the northeast. TOMORROW: Saturday welcomes mostly sunny skies with highs into the upper 70s. Winds remain out of the east-northeast at 4-8 mph. EXTENDED: Sunday welcomes even warmer temperatures for Mother’s day
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An increasing number of severe storms and disasters threaten infrastructure in much of the central United States, but Ameren has been preparing for years with its Smart Energy Plan. Landy Wince, the senior director of regional division operations for Ameren Missouri, says the plan began after they saw a need for newer infrastructure. “Also, we
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THIS AFTERNOON: Friday is a bright and mild day. A light breeze from the northwest will keep us in the low 70s again this afternoon. TONIGHT: Some high clouds roll in overnight, but skies remain mostly clear. Lows will fall briefly to the upper 40s. EXTENDED: The weekend remains sunny and mild as temperatures climb
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TODAY: Friday is a bright and mild day. We expect sunny skies and a 5-10 mph breeze from the northwest to keep us in the low 70s again this afternoon. TONIGHT: Skies stay mostly clear overnight, but some high clouds will increase this evening, and be present at sunrise Saturday. EXTENDED: Overall, Saturday will be
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Thursday, May 8, 2025. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BASEBALL ELDON (2) SOUTHERN BOONE (9) FINAL HALLSVILLE (0) FATIMA (10) FINAL/5 NORTH CALLAWAY (1) MEXICO (2) FINAL FULTON (2) MOBERLY (1) FINAL/9 BATTLE (6) SMITH-COTTON (5) FINAL LICKING (12) BLAIR
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Jan. 6, an anonymous tipster told the Missouri Department of Natural Resources about a growing homeless camp off of Interstate 70 Drive Southwest in west Columbia. The person said “garbage and debris” from the camp was getting into the nearby Harmony Creek. A staff member with the city’s stormwater division, TJ
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COLUMBIA, MO. (KMIZ) Water in Columbia still had discoloration Thursday afternoon following the recent switch from the city’s main central water line to a secondary west line. City of Columbia Utilities Spokesman Jason West said the city made the switch Tuesday evening due to low tide. The city was originally going to close off service
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The state budget is on its way for approval with its next stop at the Missouri House and Senate floors after the Conference Committee on Budget adjourned Thursday night at around 5:50 p.m. Notable additions ahead of Friday’s deadline included an approval for almost $500 million to go to the state’s
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TONIGHT: Spotty showers coming to and end with gradual clearing overnight. Lows in the upper 40s to low 50s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and mild with highs in the lower 70s. EXTENDED: Skies gradually clear into Friday, leaving us with an amazing end to the week. We’ll warm into the mid-70s on Saturday and into the
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As the climate continues to change, bringing more rain and flooding, and more extreme temperatures, this could affect your utility bills. 2025 has already seen extreme temperature snaps and numerous severe storm outbreaks. However, Zach Smith, the communication specialist with the Boone Electric Cooperative, says that local impacts have been lower. In fact, 2024 was
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By Lauren Kent, Chris Lamb and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States has been elected the 267th pope and will soon step onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica as the new leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics. He’ll be known as Pope Leo XIV. Prevost, 69, from
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Conference Committee will reconvene on Thursday at 1:30 p.m. after a late night of discussions over the state budget, as the deadline looms to have all spending bills approved by Friday. The Senate planned on working late Wednesday, so the Conference Committee hearing could not start until they were finished.
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TODAY: The UV will be moderate to high near Columbia, low near Rolla, and high from Sedalia to northern Boone county to Paris and areas northwest of these communities. Temperatures settle in the low 70s for many in the afternoon. Expect a northeast breeze around 5-10 mph, gusting to 15. TONIGHT: Skies will clear to
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