RECALL ROUNDUP: Chocolate chip cookies, space heaters and Jeep Cherokees
A look at some recent, major product recalls.
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Tracking a chilly end to the week
TODAY: Thursday is partly cloudy and chilly, with temperatures in the 20s most of the day. 5-10 mph northerly winds keep us cool today. Wind chills are in the teens most of the day. Clouds will be present early before clearing throughout the day. TONIGHT: Overnight, winds will gradually become more southerly, but we’ll still
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Long debated Columbia sewer extension project returns for public discussion
COLUMBIA. Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia Sewer Utility is hosting an interested parties meeting on Wednesday to discuss the proposed Henderson Branch Sewer Extension to the Midway area. After years of debate and multiple failed attempts, the City of Columbia is once again attempting to expand its sewer system. On Wednesday, Columbia Sewer Utility
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Versailles man among hundreds of Jan. 6 defendants pardoned this week, believes he shouldn’t have been charged
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Versailles man was one of the many people pardoned by President Donald Trump this week for their alleged roles in the Capitol riots on Jan. 6, 2021. Matt Loganbill said the decision to make the 17-hour drive to Washington D.C. that day wasn’t one that was planned far out. A day
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No. 23 Mizzou wrestling beats Arizona State for second-straight home win
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No. 23 Mizzou wrestling has now won two-straight duals at home, following a 21-15 win over Arizona State at the Hearnes Center on Wednesday night. It was four bonus-point victories that helped lift head coach Brian Smith and company to that win over the Sun Devils. With the second-straight win, MU improved
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Jury trial begins for former state trooper charged with sexual abuse and kidnapping
A jury trial begins Wednesday for a former state trooper charged with sexual assault in the first degree and kidnapping in the third degree.
The State v. Jeffery Durbin trial is expected to last two to three days at the Boone County Courthouse.
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How weather impacts trout habits
Temperatures across Mid-Missouri have remained below average for the last few weeks keeping most waterways frozen over, but temperatures will start to reverse that course into this weekend and next week as highs are expected to increase. This has many anglers dreaming of spring trout fishing. Weather can play important rolls in effecting trout feeding
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Tracking flurries tonight followed by a cooler Thursday
TONIGHT: Increasing clouds with flurries late. A dusting of snow is possible north of Highway 24. Lows in the upper teens to around 20. TOMORROW: Decreasing clouds and breezy with temperatures reaching the mid-20s before falling into the upper teens by early evening. EXTENDED: Tonight, we’ll see increasing clouds ahead of a cold front that
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Jefferson City School District parent unhappy with bus service in wintry weather
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Some parents are asking the Jefferson City School District to communicate with them after weather-related bus delays that left some students stranded and parents stressed. The Jefferson City School District initially called for a two-hour delay Tuesday due to weather. This delay was extended to a cancellation as the school’s bus
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Cold and snowy January after La Nina developed
It’s official: La Nina is here, but not for long. After coming down from a record-breaking El Nino we will only see a brief cooldown into La Nina. La Nina and El Nino are phases of a fluctuating cycle between the atmosphere and the ocean that can have local and global impacts. This pattern is observed
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Tracking afternoon flurries and a weekend warm-up
TODAY: Wednesday is warmer thanks to southwest winds around 10-15 mph that may gust as high as 30 mph at times. This will have us feeling like the 20s, despite air temperatures reaching above freezing. Clouds stick around much of the day, with a chance of flurries during the evening. After 4 p.m. we’ll have
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Tracking a chance for flurries with more mild air
TODAY: Wednesday is warmer thanks to southwest winds around 10-15 mph that may gust as high as 30 mph at times. This will have us feeling like the 20s, despite air temperatures reaching above freezing. Clouds stick around much of the day, with a chance of flurries during the evening. After 4 p.m. we’ll have
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Biden commutes sentence for Columbia man convicted for being involved in Mid-Missouri cocaine ring
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who pleaded guilty to selling crack in Mid-Missouri for several years will get out of jail a decade sooner than he was sentenced. Malcolm Redmon was arrested in August 2014 by local and federal law enforcement on Sanford Avenue in central Columbia. In 2016, he was sentenced to 24 years
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Former Columbia superintendent was finalist at Kansas school district; school picks other candidate
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Columbia Public Schools Superintendent Brian Yearwood was a finalist to lead another school district. Garden City Public Schools in Garden City, Kansas, shared on its Facebook page on Sunday that Yearwood is one-of-two candidates up for the superintendent job. A short description on its page does not directly mention Columbia Public
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Truck driver seriously injured in Warren County crash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A truck driver from Minnesota was seriously injured Monday in a crash on Interstate 70 at mile marker 191 in Warren County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report states that the driver – a 60-year-old man from Andover, Minnesota – of a 2021 Freightliner Cascadia
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Trump’s executive orders on immigration expected to have impacts in Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Recent executive actions by President Donald Trump to limit immigration from refugees and birthright citizenship could have significant ripple effects in Missouri. Tuesday, the controversial executive order reinterpreting the 14th Amendment led to lawsuits being filed by a dozen states and the ACLU. “President Trump’s executive order is an illegal attempt to
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Pet shelters and rescues try to grapple with overcrowding
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Roughly 13,000 animals entered shelters and rescues each day in 2023 across the nation and the need for more pet foster families is at a high, according national rescue group Best Friends. Melody Whitworth, director of Unchained Melodies Dog Rescue, said besides a new litter and mom they took in over the
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Former Rainbow House site to become adult behavioral health center
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The former site of a Columbia children’s center has been sold to Burrell Behavioral Health, with plans to turn it into a behavioral health facility. Burrell Behavior Health announced in a Tuesday press release that it had purchased the property on 1611 Towne Drive which was the former home of Rainbow House.
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Southern U.S. faces dangerous winter storm
It’s no secret that its been dangerously cold across the Midwest the past several days, but the southeastern most states are now seeing impactful winter storm impacts that aren’t seen often. Snow and ice has blanketed much of the area from Houston and east dropping accumulating snowfall causing travel issues for millions. The latest radar
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Columbia Office of Sustainability says US withdrawing from Paris Agreement will not alter its plans
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Donald Trump signed more than 200 executive actions on his first day in office Monday. One of them directed the United States to withdraw from the Paris Agreement. The 2015 agreement is a legally binding international treaty on climate change, and was signed by 194 states and the European Union in
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