COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Editor’s Note: the date of a previous Muleskinners meeting has been corrected. The Columbia Board of Education unanimously approved a three-year contract for its new superintendent, Jeff Klein, during Monday night’s board meeting. The contract sets Klein’s salary at $255,000, which would be paid monthly. His salary can increase by as much
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If you have not washed your car and had it parked outdoors last week, you might notice a splotchy dust film along the winds of your car. This was caused by a phenomenon often called “dirty rain”. Dirty rain is exactly what it sounds like. Rain is sometimes referred to as a filter for the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department says surveillance technology is helping it to better police the city. CPD’s 2024 annual surveillance report says technology such as surveillance cameras, license plate readers, data analytics, radios and mobile devices has significantly enhanced the department’s capabilities in identifying suspects. However, the department is looking to improve its
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The National Weather Service – Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, Missouri issued a Red Flag Warning from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday because of “critical fire danger.” The warning affects northwestern counties and western parts of Mid-Missouri.
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and breezy with lows in the upper 40s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny with lighter winds and highs in the upper 60s to low 70s. EXTENDED: Tomorrow will only be a touch cooler in some spots as a dry cold front sets up shop across Mid-Missouri. Highs will still range from the 60s in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An elderly man was found dead Monday afternoon in Callaway County, according to a social media post from the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office. The post states that Callaway County Joint Communications was called at 2:52 p.m. for a possible unattended fire in the 1000 block of County Road 1027. The North Callaway
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A $2.1 million dollar grant to improve Business Loop 70 in Columbia has been frozen by the Federal Highway Administration.
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TODAY: Monday is a sunny and warm day. We’ll have sunshine and southwest winds contribute to a high likely in the 70s areawide. Winds will be sustained from the southwest at 10-20 mph, and may gust as high as 30 mph. With low relative humidity and dry fuels, this will create a fire risk. A
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Prosecutors charged a Columbia man with two felonies related to a shots-fired call Sunday and five more felonies in connection with a February incident. Clyde J. Johnson Jr., 50, was arrested Sunday after a shots-fired call in the 4200 block of Rice Road. Prosecutors charged him with illegal gun possession and armed
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department will hold two meetings on Monday to gather community feedback on renewing and upgrading its Axon technology package. Community members will have two opportunities to listen and provide feedback: 11:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. at the Molly Thomas Bowden Neighborhood Policing Center, 1204 International Dr. 6 p.m. to
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BENTON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 65-year-old Warsaw woman was seriously hurt after a crash on US 65 in Benton County just after 8 p.m. Saturday, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report states the woman was driving a 2024 Chevrolet Trax northbound just south of Cedar Gate on US 65 when
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TODAY: Monday is a sunny and warm day. We’ll have sunshine and southwest winds contribute to a high likely in the 70s areawide. Winds will be sustained from the southwest at 10-20 mph, and may gust as high as 30 mph. With low relative humidity and dry fuels, this will create a fire risk. A
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No. 15 Mizzou men’s basketball didn’t necessarily end the regular-season the way they would’ve hoped. The Tigers lost three-straight at the end of the conference slate, giving up a combined 284 points in those losses. Despite that skid, head coach Dennis Gates’ team did end things on a high note in their
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No. 7 Mizzou Gymnastics has reached new heights. The Tigers (12-4) earned their best score in program history, posting a 198.100 in their win over No. 13 Auburn (10-5) at the Hearnes Center. MU became one of just five teams in the nation to hit the 198.000-mark this season. You can watch
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) For the second-straight weekend, the Mizzou baseball team failed to capitalize on an opportunity for a series win in Sunday afternoon action. The Tigers fell 5-2 to Binghamton in seven innings to split the series, 2-2. After an offensive explosion against the Bearcats on Saturday, where MU plated a combined 20 runs
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones caught up MLB.com’s Royals report Anne Rogers in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education is set to vote on a three-year contract for its new superintendent, Jeff Klein during Monday’s meeting. If approved, Klein will make $255,000 in his first year, with the potential for up to a 6% increase in his second and third years. This decision comes as the
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MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Lake Ozark man was injured in a UTV crash Saturday afternoon. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the 29-year-old was riding a 2024 Polaris RZR on private property near Saddle Tramp Trail in Miller County at 4:45 p.m. The vehicle then made a hard turn and flipped
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and chilly with lows in the upper 30s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and breezy with highs in the lower 70s. EXTENDED: We’ll have a mild start to the week as upper high pressure builds over the region and winds pick up from the southwest tomorrow. A cold front is expected to stall out
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JOHNSON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Johnson County firefighter died Saturday in the line of duty, a Saturday evening news release from the Johnson County Fire Protection District said. According to a Sunday release from the department, Captain Vernon Collett responded to a fire in the 600 block of northeast State Highway Mm in rural Johnson
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