JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri House of Representatives will begin a series of informational hearings on property tax reform on Wednesday, which will be held statewide. The Special Interim Committee will be holding these statewide meetings and encourages Missourians to attend to share their thoughts and perspectives on property tax reform. The first of
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TODAY: Heat ramps up today, with temperatures in the mid 90s, but heat indices reaching near 105 in some areas. Areas to our north will experience some rainfall, but majority of the storms are expected to reach central Missouri early tomorrow morning. TONIGHT: Storms are expect to move in late tonight and early tomorrow morning
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TODAY: Wednesday is the return of heat indices above 100. We’ll be hot and humid this afternoon. A complex of storms is collapsing to our northwest this morning. It may send a few storms our way in the north, but it’s very likely that we stay mostly dry through the morning. A bigger impact will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield and University of Missouri Health Care said Tuesday that they had reached a deal to bring about 90,000 Anthem customers back into the MU Health Care network. The terms of the deal were not disclosed in the news release announcing it. “I’m joining the tens of thousands
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The City of Columbia has partnered with Federal Recycling & Waste Solutions to restart recycling some items using the city blue bags.
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The first night of the Boone County Fair kicked off Tuesday evening with the use of a weapons detection systems loaned by Columbia Public Schools. CPS loaned the fair a total of four systems and two-to-four will be used depending on the day and volume of fair goers. It’s an upgrade
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You can blame it on changing regulations, better players, or different fields, but all baseball fans know that home runs have become a more frequent aspect of the game over the years. There have been decades of debates on why home runs are increasing, and studies have shown that a warmer climate is driving more
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and warm with lows in the lower 70s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and hot with a few isolated storms. Highs in the low 90s with a heat index between 100-103. EXTENDED: Tomorrow will be hotter and humid with highs in the low 90s but the heat index between 100-103 degrees. A few storms
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A space for Mid-Missouri women to get specialty treatment for breast cancer is now available to them with a unique store inside. Boone Health Breast Care’s new clinic, which is set to fully open early next year, will provide services including breast cancer screenings, diagnostic imaging, breast-conserving surgeries, mastectomies with or without
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TODAY: Tuesday is mostly dry, but spotty chances for showers and weak storms will come from a partly cloudy sky this afternoon. Highs are mild, in the mid-80s with enough humidity to have us feeling like the low 90s. TONIGHT: Skies clear overnight, leaving us in the low 70s through sunrise. EXTENDED: Wednesday is notably
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TODAY: Tuesday is mostly dry, but spotty chances for showers and weak storms will come from a partly cloudy sky this afternoon. Highs are mild, in the mid-80s with enough humidity to have us feeling like the low 90s. TONIGHT: Skies clear overnight, leaving us in the low 70s through sunrise. EXTENDED: Wednesday is notably
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou pitcher and quarterback Sam Horn now has a big decision on the horizon, after the redshirt junior was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 17th round of the MLB Draft, on Monday. It’s not a big surprise, as the Georgia native was actually one of the top pitching prospects
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One man is out of the hospital Monday night after a fight with his brother led to a stabbing in a northeast Columbia neighborhood. An ABC 17 News reporter saw at least eight Columbia police officers in a yard in the 1400 block of Lambeth Drive. Police said they were called there
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) We all have that friend that likes to claim that they know everything. But, the friends and family of baseball enthusiast Kevin McDaniel know that he did. “He had a great memory,” his daughter, Katelyn, said. “Almost like somebody that had a photographic memory.” In many ways, McDaniel was in a
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A group made up of over 20 sheriffs from across the state, calling itself the Missouri Sheriffs’ Constitutional Firearms Alliance, introduced itself at a news conference Monday at the Missouri Capitol. The group says it is focused on promoting gun safety and defending the Second Amendment. “By creating the MSCFA, the
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear with patchy fog developing again by morning. Lows near 70 degrees by daybreak. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and hot with highs in the mid-upper 80s and a heat index in the low 90s. A few spotty storms possible by late afternoon. EXTENDED: Wednesday will be the hottest day of the work week as
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As we roll our way into late July, many people might have vacation time on their mind ahead of the upcoming school year. One of the most important factors in a successful vacation during the late summer months is the weather. We are taking a look at the sub-seasonal forecast lasting from late July through
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A tank used to store flammable liquid blew its top off Route K, sending its top flying into a nearby neighborhood. Fire crews were called to the closed Leatherwood Hills store on Route K at about 2 p.m. for a tank fire. A photo shows four tanks of the sort used to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man charged with second-degree murder in the shooting of a 23-year-old woman told police he fired in self-defense. Whether the legal system agrees could depend on whether and how David K. Heyde, 68, invokes the state’s self-defense laws. Heyde, 68, is accused of killing Bailey Scott on July 6. He was
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TODAY: Monday will be partly cloudy. Temperatures reach mid-80s amid a light variable (but mostly easterly) breeze. TONIGHT: Skies stay mostly clear, with a few high clouds overnight. Temperatures hang near 70 at sunrise. EXTENDED: Another warm and mostly dry day is expected Tuesday, but a spot shower or storm cannot be ruled out, especially
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