COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau is rolling out a new campaign designed to bring both international and domestic soccer fans to Mid-Missouri ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The initiative, called “Kick It in CoMo,” is meant to boost local businesses and showcase Columbia as a destination for visitors traveling
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Housing Authority’s Kinney Point low-income housing project is complete, and families have moved into all 34 homes, as more than 1,257 households remain on the agency’s waitlist, according to CHA. Previous reporting shows the list stood at about 800 households in September. Randy Cole, CEO of the Columbia Housing Authority,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Parks and Recreation voted unanimously to move forward with a new design of the Douglass Park basketball courts on Thursday, following community debate over a proposed name and theme for the $900,000 renovation project. In 2023, the city announced that the courts would honor Willie Cox, a former assistant coach of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been charged with multiple felonies and a misdemeanor after leading police on a chase that ended with a crash Wednesday night at a Columbia intersection. Daylon Logan, 21, is charged with driving without a license, kidnapping, stealing a car, fleeing a traffic stop and leaving the scene of
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy and breezy with a few flurries possible. Lows in the upper 20s. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy and windy with highs in the upper 30s to around 40. Snow showers possible by late afternoon, with a dusting to 0.5″ possible. Visibility could be low at times. EXTENDED: A weak front moves through tonight, increasing
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More natural disasters are impacting Missouri than before, and insurers are struggling to keep up with the rising risks. Last year, Missouri experienced five federal natural disaster declarations, more than any other state. The Show-Me state has seen three times as many billion-dollar disasters in the past five years compared to its long-term average. More
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Speaker of the House Jonathon Patterson (R-Lees Summit) has introduced the framework of the governor’s tax elimination plan, and Representative Mark Boyko (D-Kirkwood) from across the aisle filed an alternate plan. Governor Mike Kehoe has been a long-standing proponent of eliminating the state’s income tax. The bill Patterson filed would do
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THIS AFTERNOON: Increasing clouds, with temperatures in the mid 30s. Wind chills remain below freezing in the upper 20s. TONIGHT: Cloudy and cold, with temperatures hovering in the low 30s. Flurries will brush past eastern Missouri overnight, but we stay dry. EXTENDED: The week ends cloudy and seasonably, with highs in the upper 30s and
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TODAY: Thursday is another cold one, this time starting bitterly cold. Lows between 10-20° will climb back into the mid-30s amid south winds. Skies start clear early, but we become partly to mostly cloudy as the day progresses. TONIGHT: A weak trough will move through, switching winds and bringing clouds, but we expect largely dry
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Department of Homeland Security confirmed in a social media post that a federal agent has again shot someone in the city if Minneapolis. The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents were conducting a “targeted traffic stop” when the man, a Venezuelan national, was shot in the leg after he began
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In a showdown of Tigers, Mizzou men’s basketball took home a win over Auburn 84-74 to improve to 3-1 in SEC play. You can watch extended highlights of the victory in the video player below. After suffering a loss against Ole Miss on the road on Saturday, MU returned to their home
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With the January transfer window nearing closing, head coach Eli Drinkwitz is still loading up for 2026 . The Tigers landed another highly touted cornerback recruit in former Oregon Duck Sione Laulea, becoming the fifth addition to the secondary. In his time in green and yellow, Laulea picked up 10 tackles, five
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A vehicle involved in a crash Wednesday night at a Brickton Road intersection was first involved in a chase with police, according to Columbia Police Department Lt. Anthony Bowne. The intersection of Brickton Road and Conley Road was blocked off on Wednesday night after a vehicle had flipped on its side after
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and breezy with lows in the teens. Wind chills around 8-10 degrees by daybreak. TOMORROW: Increasing clouds and chilly with highs in the mid-upper 30s. A few flurries are possible late in the day. EXTENDED: Skies remain clear overnight with lows falling into the teens. With a light breeze shifting to the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri House and Senate bill are being considered in legislative committees with goals of curbing juvenile crime. This comes after Gov. Mike Kehoe gave his State of the State address Tuesday, which highlighted plans for state income tax, budget and public safety. “Violent crime committed by juveniles has reached a concerning
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UPDATE: The charges in which Peterson is facing have been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was arrested on Wednesday after an hours-long standoff has been charged with multiple felonies. Travis Peterson, 44, was charged with first-degree domestic assault, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon, first-degree harassment and resisting arrest. A
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Law enforcement arrested a Columbia man who allegedly had a gun following a chase that ended near Veterans United’s southern Columbia campus on Wednesday. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a Wednesday evening press release that Devin Taylor, 25, of Columbia, was eventually found and detained. Taylor was brought to an
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Natural disasters set records in both cost and frequency last year, according to a report from the nonprofit Climate Central. The report states that 2025 was the third busiest year for expensive disasters in the United States, following record-setting years in 2023 and 2024, with 23 separate disasters costing over $1 billion. Far and away,
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