Kehoe speaks at Governor’s Ham Breakfast
SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe delivered a speech and held a news conference after the annual Governor’s Ham Breakfast at the Missouri State Fair.
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Several state politicians to attend Missouri State Fair Governor’s Ham Breakfast
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Fair will host the annual Governor’s Ham Breakfast Thursday morning, with multiple politicians from across the state expected to attend ahead of the midterm elections. The breakfast will be in the NUCOR Director’s Pavilion at 8 a.m. at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia. Governor Mike Kehoe, Lt. Governor
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Tracking a foggy start to a mild and dry day
TODAY: Is a comfortable and dry day, with temperatures well below normal for late August. After the rain last night, temperatures and dew points are both in the 60s and 70s, with clear skies amid calm winds. This has created some fog that will be patchy but dense to start the day. This fog will
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Jefferson City officials tout public safety sales tax election as police, fire ask for slight increase in spending from last year
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) With Jefferson City facing a budget shortfall, city officials have told departments to prepare to make changes to their proposals if a proposed public safety sales tax fails at the ballot box in November. Mayor Ron Fitzwater presented his proposed fiscal year 2027 budget to the City Council on Wednesday, outlining
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Panther football looks to continue the trend of Centralia’s athletic success
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Centralia is looking to extend its trend of success with an eighth straight winning season. The Panthers have been hard at work this offseason, impressing even their own head coach Tyler Forsee with how good they look. The team has come in ready to work, and is ahead of schedule for where
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Missouri’s new school bus safety law increases fines and license penalties
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri residents could face up to seven years in prison and a $10,000 fine due to a new school bus safety law. Missouri’s new school bus safety law — SB 1421 — takes effect Aug. 28 and significantly increases fines and license penalties for drivers who illegally pass stopped school buses with
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Medical emergency kills driver of box truck hauling for Postal Service
ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) A box truck that was hauling items for the U.S. Postal Service crashed near Ashland on Wednesday after the driver suffered a medical emergency, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The truck went off the Route H on-ramp from Highway 63, between Ashland and Columbia Regional Airport. The medical emergency, which
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Tracking a few storms Wednesday evening, fog possible by morning
TONIGHT: Scattered storms exit east, patchy fog developing by daybreak. Lows in the upper 60s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and comfortable with highs in the lower 80s. EXTENDED: A complex of severe storms is now working into far northwest Missouri and will continue to move east near the Iowa-Missouri border tonight. I’m thinking most of our
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Judge sides with Hoskins, Republican groups in congressional map lawsuit
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Constitution does not allow citizens to challenge congressional maps approved by legislators through a ballot measure, a Cole County judge ruled Wednesday. That won’t stop People Not Politicians, the group backing the referendum to get the 2025 congressional map on the November ballot. Executive Director Richard von Glahn said
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How Missouri State Fair events are being handled after heavy overnight rainfall
Overnight, a line of training thunderstorms moved through Mid-Missouri, consistently bringing high rainfall rates over the same area. For these areas, rain totals skyrocketed, with community rain reports exceeding 2 inches, most notably in Sedalia, where the Missouri State Fair is taking place. Although those training thunderstorms have moved out of the area, they still
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Camden County installs first Safe Haven baby box
CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Camden County has opened its first Safe Haven baby box outside of the Mid County Fire Protection District station in Camdenton. Community members and first responders gathered Wednesday morning for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially unveil the safety box and conduct a final inspection of its alert system. The box allows parents
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Tracking scattered showers and storms this afternoon
THIS AFTERNOON: Scattered showers and storms, with a strong storm possibly producing damaging winds near I-44 around 4 to 6 p.m. Temperatures remain mild under clouds in the upper 70s and low 80s. TONIGHT: Showers dwindle after sunset, and clouds clear quickly overnight. Lows fall to the upper 60s. EXTENDED: Drier weather is favored through
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Thousands arrive for University of Missouri move-in as traffic picks up around campus
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Thousands of University of Missouri students and their families are arriving in Columbia this week ahead of the start of the fall semester. Wednesday and Thursday are two of Mizzou’s main move-in days. Most students moving into university residence halls are scheduled to arrive on those days, according to Mizzou Housing. The
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Gaming machine suit dropped, Cole County judge rules in favor of state
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The office of Attorney General Catherine Hanaway received a win Wednesday in the battle over gaming machines after a Cole County judge dropped a lawsuit against them. However, the group suing the office is ready to refile. The suit was filed by the Missouri Licensing Advocacy Group at the end of June,
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Video shows deck collapse during Randolph County SWAT raid
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Video obtained by ABC News shows what happened when a deck on a Huntsville apartment building collapsed last month, sending eight U.S. Marshals and county deputies plummeting to the ground. Seven law enforcement officers were hurt in the fall, including four deputy U.S. Marshals. None of the injuries were life-threatening. The team
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Tracking mild and dry weather on the other side of storm chances
TODAY: Wednesday is a wet start for many, with scattered thunderstorms ongoing at the start of the day. Rain chances will lower with time from 7 a.m. to noon, but showers and weak storms may linger through midday. The warmest air is pushed south of the region, but warm temperatures are likely again today near
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Confidence continues to build as Mizzou approaches end of fall camp
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three practices remain in Mizzou football’s fall camp, as the Tigers work towards Sept. 3’s season opener against Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Of course, among other things, ‘confidence’ is one of the key ingredients to head coach Eli Drinkwitz and company finding success on the field, this season. And as fall camp rages on,
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Mizzou’s Hardy and Green earn Preseason All-America nods
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team had some representation on the Associated Press’ Preseason All-American lists, on Tuesday. Running back Ahmad Hardy and left tackle Cayden Green were the only Tigers to make the list. Hardy landed on the First-Team offense, alongside former MU running back and current Ole Miss star Kewan Lacy. Of
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Columbia Housing Authority looks to address ‘serious concerns’ at Kinney Point following recent calls for police
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Housing Authority is working alongside its partner organizations and the Columbia Police Department to address “serious concerns” at its Kinney Point Housing. The affordable housing complex finished moving its residents into 34 homes in January. It’s located at Garth Ave and Sexton Road in central Columbia, and cost a total
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Insider Blog: Storms likely, damaging winds possible with storms overnight
OVERVIEW: Storms are likely tonight and may bring a threat of damaging winds for some, as a cold front moves into the region tonight. An upper-level wave will move an area of low pressure to the southeast with this front Tuesday through Wednesday. The low-level winds ahead of the low-pressure center will speed up tonight,
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