COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) Local health departments advise following the CDC’s new recommendations on fully vaccinated people no longer having to wear a mask. The University of Missouri says it’s taking the new CDC guidelines into consideration and is carefully reviewing the information. Thursday, the CDC announced fully vaccinated individuals would no longer have to wear
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Colonial Pipeline is running again after a ransomware attack shut it down for nearly a week. This shutdown caused panic buying and gas shortages across the nation. Across the nation, the demand for gas was up nearly 20%, according to GasBuddy. In Missouri, gas supply or distribution was not impacted. Drivers
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Colonial Pipeline is back in action after a six-day shutdown but it sent a ripple of effects across the east coast, following a cyber hack that caused its closure. The pipeline delivers about 45 percent of the fuel used along the east coast but it shut down on Friday after a cyber attack
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Conservation says the state is seeing an increase in its bear population. Officials report the population is around 800 with most Missouri black bears are found in the forested parts of southern Missouri, primarily south of Interstate 44. Bears are also expanding their territory in the state,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former NFL head coach Scott Linehan is joining the Mizzou football staff as an offensive analyst. Linehan went 11-25 as the head coach of the St. Louis Rams from 2006-08. Since then, the 57-year-old has had several coaching stops. Most recently, Linehan was the passing game coordinator at LSU last season. From
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and not as cool, lows in the mid-40s. TOMORROW: Partly to mostly cloudy with scattered showers by afternoon. Highs in the mid-upper 60s. EXTENDED: We’ll kick off an unsettled pattern Friday as a decaying storm complex moves into Mid-Missouri by early afternoon. Showers will be scattered through the afternoon and evening, with
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TUSCALOOSA, Alab. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team beat LSU 4-1 on Thursday afternoon to advance to the SEC Tournament semifinals. It’s the Tigers first conference tournament win since 2015. MU pitcher Jordan Weber pitched a complete game two-hitter. The sophomore standout had four strikeouts as well. https://youtu.be/WR3e04uWHJ0 Senior Brooke Wilmes led the Tigers offensively. She
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People fully vaccinated against Covid-19 do not need to wear masks or practice social distancing indoors or outdoors, except under certain circumstances, the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday.
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Gov. Mike Parson announced Thursday that Missouri will not expand Medicaid coverage to an estimated 275,000 low-income residents who were set to become eligible for the program July 1. Missouri voters in August approved a state constitutional amendment to expand the program, but Parson said the legislature did not fund the expansion, make it unconstitutional.
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The Boone County Fire Protection District responded to a shed fire shortly after 7:30 a.m. Thursday.
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THURSDAY: After a chilly start we rebound nicely this afternoon with plenty of sunshine. Highs will top out in the mid to upper 60’s. TONIGHT: Mostly clear skies will stick around. Lows will fall into the middle 40’s. EXTENDED: A dying complex of storms will move in from out west. At the very least, we’ll
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Boone Health is holding the first vaccination clinic for ages 12-15 in the mid-Missouri area at the Columbia Mall on Thursday morning.
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If signed by Parson, the bill would allow police to only use chokeholds if they or someone else are in serious danger.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Chiefs released their full 2021 schedule on Wednesday night. KC will open the season at home on Sept. 12 against Cleveland. The Chiefs won’t have their bye week until Week 12. Here’s the full schedule with all of the home games bolded. WEEK 1: Sunday, Sept. 12 vs.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police arrested a man in connection to the Monday night shooting at the Walmart on Broadway. DeAngelo D. Hughes Police arrested DeAngelo D. Hughes, 21, for the charge of tampering with evidence in a felony prosecution and has been taken into the custody of the Boone County Jail. Three men are
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Here are the local scores from Wednesday, May 12, 2021. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BASEBALL Willard 6 | Rock Bridge 3 FINAL/8 Mexico 8 | Battle 4 FINAL Hermann 5 | Tolton 7 FINAL Gateway Legacy 1 | Jefferson City 11 FINAL/5 HS BOYS TENNIS Rock Bridge beat
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz promoted Marcus Johnson to assistant head coach and run game coordinator on Wednesday afternoon. Johnson will still continue to coach the offensive line, according to a release. “Coach Johnson is a tremendous leader of young men,” Drinkwitz said in a release. “His work with our offensive line
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MARSHALL, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Valley men’s soccer arrived back on campus on Tuesday night after winning its first ever NAIA national championship. The Vikings were greeted to a big celebration at Gregg-Mitchell Field. Missouri Valley beat Oklahoma Wesleyan 2-0 in the national championship on Monday night. Senior Luka Gluscevic was named the most valuable
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and cold with lows in the upper 30s to around 40. Patchy frost possible south. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and warmer with highs in the upper 60s. Winds picking up to 20 mph from the southeast. EXTENDED: A few showers are possibly early on Friday with a weak disturbance, but the majority of the rainfall
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Nickie Davis, Executive Director of Columbia’s Downtown Community Improvement District said in an email while many businesses are eager for the health order to end, others are worried it may lead to another lockdown.
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