Today: Yesterday’s low has pushed easterly allowing for us to see drier conditions. Temperatures top out in the upper 50’s thanks to a northerly flowing wind. We will see mostly cloudy skies throughout the rest of the day. Tonight: Temperatures bottom out in the lower 40’s thanks to the clouds pushing out overnight in conjunction
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THIS MORNING: Mostly cloudy and dry, starting off with temperatures in the low 60s. TODAY: Temperatures will continue falling throughout the day into the mid-50s. Cloudy skies stick around with less humidity behind the rain. EXTENDED: We remain cooler than normal to kick off the weekend with sunshine and highs in the mid-60s on Saturday. Rain stays
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LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. (KMIZ) State officials are reminding Missourians to be safe on the water during Memorial Day Weekend. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Missouri has averaged over 46 non-boating related drownings per year on streams, rivers, ponds and lakes over the past five years. MSHP says this does not include
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Class 5 State Championship for track and field managed to get underway, despite some inclement weather in Jefferson City, on Thursday afternoon, with multiple local schools taking home hardware. Capital City’s Kiara Strayhorn made history. She became the school’s first-ever state champion, after finishing in first in the girls’ 100 meter
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Officials with both the Jefferson City Fire Department and MU Health are warning residents of the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning, after two died in Callaway County due to poisoning.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It’s a popular trend hitting the financial market, investing in cryptocurrency. However, with the rise in popularity comes online scammers. According to a report from the Federal Trade Commission since October 2020, consumers have reported losing more than $80 million to cryptocurrency investment scams. In that report, nearly 7,000 reports were received
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team announced the start times for its first three games of the season on Thursday afternoon. WEEK 1 – Sept. 4: Mizzou vs. Central Michigan 3 p.m. WEEK 2 – Sept. 11: Mizzou at Kentucky 6:30 p.m. WEEK 3 – Sept. 18: Mizzou vs. SEMO 11 a.m. Earlier this
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THURSDAY AFTERNOON UPDATE: The complex of showers and thunderstorms that produced 1-2″ of rainfall across Mid-Missouri continues to move south late this afternoon. The atmosphere is having a tough time recovering in the wake of this system, and cloud cover continues to limit new development. That said, scattered storms are expected to move into areas
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with scattered storms ending well before midnight. Lows in the upper 40s to low 50s. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy and chilly with highs in the mid-upper 50s. EXTENDED: Additional storms are forming along a cold front in far eastern Kansas this afternoon, and that will slide south overnight, leaving us quite chilly for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several organizations including Mizzou and Columbia Public Schools will be lifting their mask requirements in the coming days. According to a news release from the Columbia city manager’s office, several establishments are changing their COVID-19 policies. Starting June 1, masks will no longer be required in city or county buildings. Both the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was killed by a police officer Wednesday in northwest Columbia. Director of training at Northstar police training, Adam Duncan, said officers try to link together two components in these situations. “It’s what they knew prior to contact with that person and the element of environment including who is around the
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THURSDAY: Rounds of showers and storms throughout the day with the threat of severe weather with each. Highs will top out near 80 this afternoon. For the latest details on the threats and timing, head over to the Stormtrack Insider Blog. TONIGHT: The severe threat will be here until about midnight. Overnight lows will fall
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people are dead and one person is recovering after a medical emergency call to the 7000 block of Kenny Drive, just south of Fulton. Officials report the deaths were caused by carbon monoxide poisoning, however the investigation is ongoing. Officials report EMS personnel found two adults dead and a third adult
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team will host Super Regionals this weekend for the first time since 2013. The Tigers will face James Madison for a best of three series starting Friday at 8 p.m. You can hear from head coach Larissa Anderson in the video player above. James Madison is 37-1 on the
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Here are the local scores from Wednesday, May 26, 2021. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BASEBALL STATE QUARTERFINALS Eugene 3 | Putnam County 4 FINAL St. Elizabeth 14 | Lockwood 0 FINAL Wellsville 8 | Leeton 9 FINAL/9
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police have releaed new information regarding the fatal officer-involved shooting on the 2200 block of Stadium. Columbia police report James Sears, III, 38, of Columbia, Mo. was being actively investigated for drug distribution and an outstanding warrant for a felony probation violation. Sears was known to have been armed and dangerous.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mark Hankins will be the co-head coach of the Mizzou men’s golf team. MU announced its latest hire on Wednesday. Hankins will coach alongside current head coach Mark Leroux for the next few years. He will officially take over in 2023. In a release, Leroux said that’s when he plans to retire.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Multiple Mizzou baseball players have entered the transfer portal. An MU spokesperson confirmed Seth Halvorsen, Cameron Swanger and Jared Simpson all plan on leaving the team. Seniors Chad McDaniel, Mark Vierling, Jackson Lancaster, Cameron Pferrer, Clayton Peterson and Alex Peterson are all entering the portal as well. They will look to use
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COLUMBIA. Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia held a work session Wednesday to discuss the fiscal budget for 2021 and 2022. In the work session held at Columbia City Council, council members discussed the necessity of increasing the city worker payroll budget. Pat Fowler Ward 1 City Council member addressed the rest of the council
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TONIGHT: Increasing clouds with lows in the upper 60s. TOMORROW (Weather Alert Day): Two rounds of storms will impact the area with severe weather expected. The first round moves in by mid-morning and exits by around noon for areas along and north of I-70. The second round develops by late afternoon through late evening, bringing
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