SportsZone Football Friday highlights and scores: Week 2
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri high school football kicked off Week 2 of the 2025 season on Friday. Scores from Mid-Missouri teams are posted below.
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Border Showdown returns with milder temperatures than years past
This year’s Border Showdown between the Missouri Tigers and the Kansas Jayhawks looks much nicer than in some years past. Historically, the rivalry game was played around Thanksgiving, meaning many of those games were brutally cold. In the last 50 years, the coldest Border Showdowns happened in 1985, 1991, and 2007. Those games kicked off
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Tracking sunshine for Saturday and a gradual warmup
TONIGHT: I’m tracking light showers slowly moving south as cloud cover exits overnight. Winds will blow out of the northwest at 8-12 mph with gusts up to 15 mph as temperatures drop into the upper 40s by the end of the night. TOMORROW: I’m tracking sunshine throughout all of the day as temperatures warm into
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SEC Nation crew previews the matchup between Mizzou and Kansas
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) For the first time in nearly six years, the crew from SEC Nation has made its home in Columbia for the weekend. Host Laura Rutledge will be joined by Tim Tebow, Roman Harper and Jordan Rodgers, on Saturday morning before kickoff between Mizzou and Kansas. In addition to SEC Nation, the ‘Marty
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Tracking a gloomy Friday and a nicer day for Mizzou football tomorrow
TODAY: Mostly cloudy and mild, with temperatures in the 60s. Scattered light showers are possible throughout the afternoon and early evening. Rainfall will be very light, totaling up to a few tenths of an inch. TONIGHT: Most areas north of I-70 will see rain exit by dinnertime, but showers will continue in southern Missouri into
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SEC Network comes to Columbia ahead of Mizzou rivalry game against Kansas
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) SEC Network is in Columbia ahead of one of the most highly anticipated Mizzou football games of the season in a renewed rivalry against the University of Kansas on Saturday. SEC Network will air a total of three shows in Traditions Plaza on the University of Missouri’s quad between Friday and Saturday.
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Tracking a dreary fall-like Friday ahead a beautiful weekend
TODAY: Friday is a very fall like day, with clouds, light rain typical of cooler seasons, and temperatures that struggle to reach 70. Our forecast high temperature for Columbia is 68. No lighting or thunder is expected today, as a very stable airmass is present, but enough moisture and dynamics in the atmosphere will be
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Mizzou blanked by undefeated Illinois, suffers third loss in four games
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Illinois Soccer has claimed Braggin’ Rights over Mizzou for the 2025 season. The Tigers (2-3-1) outshot the Fighting Illini (6-0-0) but were unable to connect with the back of the net, dropping Thursday’s game 2-0. With this defeat, Mizzou has lost three of its last four contests. After holding Illinois scoreless in
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Local highlights and scores: Sept. 4, 2025
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BOYS SOCCER TOLTON (2) ROCK BRIDGE (3) FINAL CAPITAL CITY (3) BATTLE (2) FINAL/OT CAMDENTON (2) WEST PLAINS (1) FINAL MOBERLY (3) MISSOURI MILITARY ACADEMY (5) FINAL SPRINGFIELD CATHOLIC (8) OSAGE
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Security to be ramped up ahead of Mizzou’s rivalry game with KU this weekend
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Tigers will face off against their longtime rival, the Kansas Jayhawks, for the first time since 2011 on Saturday at Faurot Field. With a sold-out stadium and passionate fans on both sides, emotions can run high and sometimes even lead to disputes. The rivalry goes back more than a century,
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Missouri, Kansas: a series defined by a few iconic clashes returns on Saturday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) When Mizzou made the move from the Big 12 to Southeastern Conference about 14 years ago, it came with a lot of great changes for the University. But, you couldn’t help but feel like something was missing. With a new slate of opponents from their new conference loaded up, the Tigers had
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Columbia commission approves of ‘Ashford Place’ subdivision despite pushback from residents; plan heads to City Council
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) East Columbia residents packed city hall on Thursday night to express concerns over a proposed subdivision known as “Ashford Place.” After more than two hours of public comments opposing the plan, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted to approve the project, sending it on to City Council for final approval. Troy Miller
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SportsZone Football Friday Game of the Week Preview: Smith-Cotton at Rock Bridge
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Rock Bridge’s road to back-to-back conference crowns begins on Friday night. The Bruins (0-1) and Smith-Cotton Tigers (1-0) are preparing to battle in their Central Missouri Activities Conference (CMAC) opener, kicking off a streak of seven straight games against league opponents for both teams. The Tigers and Bruins are our SportsZone Football
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Missouri redistricting committee advances Republican-favored map
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri lawmaker committee voted 10-4 to advance a new congressional map on Thursday afternoon. Gov. Mike Kehoe last week called for a special session to redraw district lines for the state’s representation in the U.S. House of Representatives after President Donald Trump had suggested doing so weeks ago. The map
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Tracking clouds and light rain, cooler temperatures Friday
TONIGHT: Increasing clouds and slightly warmer with lows in the upper 50s. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy with light rain through much of the day. Highs in the upper 60s. EXTENDED: A slow moving cold front will increase cloud coverage tonight into tomorrow morning, with light rain along the front throughout the day. Clouds and rain will
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Downtown board claims it wasn’t informed of proposed parking rate change in Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia has proposed an increase in parking meter rates downtown, marking an adjustment for the first time in 12 years. Currently, downtown drivers pay 60 cents per hour. There is also a 55-cent transaction fee for those using a credit card. On the University of Missouri campus, the rate
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University of Missouri breaks ground on two new MURR additions
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri leaders gathered Thursday to announce the groundbreaking for two new additions to the University of Missouri Research Reactor facility. The UM Board of Curators approved the additions in its April 2024 meeting. The first addition will include 11,200 square feet and house three production lines for making FDA-approved lutetium-177.
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Drought expands across the state following a record-dry August
Mid-Missouri has been drying out quickly in recent weeks after a fairly wet summer. The latest drought monitor now shows 30% of the state in drought, and there isn’t much rain expected through mid-September. Missouri was drought-free just over a month ago, as summer rain amounts stayed above average. In Columbia, 13.33 inches of rain
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Mizzou AD details updates to Memorial Stadium entry protocol
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Athletics will be enforcing a new stadium entry policy to ensure safety at Faurot Field. Starting with Saturday’s game against Kansas, fans will be required to enter Memorial Stadium on the same side as the location of their seats for the remainder of the 2025 season. This protocol was adopted to
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Tracking sunshine today, scattered showers tomorrow
THIS AFTERNOON: Mostly sunny and mild with temperatures in the mid-70s. TONIGHT: Conditions remain clear and calm through the overnight as lows fall to the upper 50s. EXTENDED: Rain chances increase by Friday morning through the afternoon as scattered showers track through the area. Showers may linger through Friday night football games, but rain totals
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