TONIGHT: Mostly clear and warm with lows in the mid-70s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and hot with highs in the lower 90s. Heat index around 100-102. EXTENDED: Intense heat sticks around Mid-Missouri for much of the week as upper high pressure has moved east off of the Plains. Temperatures reach the mid-upper 90s for most of
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A juvenile was arrested after an armed robbery in south Columbia on Saturday evening.
According to a news release from the Columbia Police Department, officers were called to the 400 block of Maple Grove Way around 6:45 p.m.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A high-speed boat crash Saturday at the Lake of the Ozarks Shootout left one person with serious injuries, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol post. MSHP said the boat “Dirty Duck” got some air time while traveling at 200 miles per hour during the 38th annual boat race for charity. The
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TODAY: I’m tracking a warmer start to the day, with temperatures in the low 70s walking out the door. By the afternoon hours, temperatures will jump into the mid-90s across Central Missouri, but it will feel closer to 100 degrees thanks to humidity. Some thin upper-level clouds will be present during the day as winds
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz took the podium for his Week 1 press conference, on Saturday morning, the college football season was kicking off across the Atlantic ocean, as TCU and North Carolina met in Ireland. But even though the first ball has been kicked off, there’s still lots of chaos
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team has officially turned the page from preseason training to Week 1. On Thursday, the Tigers will open up the 2026 season against Arkansas-Pine Bluff and head coach Eli Drinkwitz held his first game-week press conference of the season, on Saturday, to preview the action. Coach Drinkwitz was joined
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TONIGHT: Quiet and warm conditions expected this evening as clouds clear overnight. Lows dropping to the low 70s. TOMORROW: The thermometer will climb significantly into the mid to upper 90s tomorrow, with feels-like temps reaching the low triple digit mark. We’ll see some cloud cover which could offer some temporary relief, but there will be
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz and the newly minted team captains took questions Saturday as the team prepared for its Week 1 opener against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
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TODAY: I’m tracking a cool start to the day, with temperatures in the low 60s when walking out the door. By the afternoon hours, expect mostly sunny conditions, with thin upper-level clouds at most, as temperatures warm into the upper 80s and winds blow out of the south at 5-10 mph, gusting up to 15
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The Cattleman Days Rodeo parade kicks off the second and final day of the Ashland rodeo. The parade steps off at 9 a.m. on Saturday, but traffic impacts start as early as 8 a.m., with road closures.
The Ashland Police Department posted the parade route on Facebook, noting the road closures and asking people to find an alternate route.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Week 1 of the Missouri high school football season kicked off on Friday night. You can find scores from all of your Mid-Missouri teams below, as well as highlights in the video player above.
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear, with lows falling to the mid-60s. TOMORROW: Partly cloudy to mostly sunny, with highs climbing to the upper 80s. Winds from the south may gust up to 15 mph. EXTENDED: Summer heat returns this weekend, with temperatures climbing to the low 90s on Sunday, feeling like the upper 90s with increased humidity.
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HUNTSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A detective testified about the role a man accused of evidence tampering played in the events that led to a Randolph County teenager’s death during the suspect’s preliminary hearing Friday. Judge Mason Gebhardt said Friday that he would consider binding Julian Mason over for trial after Mason’s preliminary hearing. His next court
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man has been charged with first-degree murder after allegedly shooting a woman Sunday night. Christopher Viley, 51, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of first-degree murder in connection with a shooting Sunday night. The victim was identified as Cheryl Gravitt, 57, of Moberly. According to the probable cause statement, at about
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department is inviting local bar owners and managers to a closed-door meeting next week to discuss safety and cooperation between law enforcement and the city’s nightlife establishments. The roundtable is scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Molly Bowden Community Policing Center, according to an invitation obtained by ABC
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Glass recycling is coming back in one form for Columbia trash customers. The City of Columbia Utilities announced in a Friday press release that the city is partnering with Ripple Glass to off free glass recycling drop-off. Residents can drop off glass food and drink containers in the Ripple’s bin at the
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If you’ve been out in the evening recently, you have probably noticed that we have been losing daylight quickly. Over the past couple of weeks, the entire state of Missouri has experienced its last 8 PM sunset in a long time, and sunsets are only getting earlier. As of August 28th, the sun will be
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TODAY: I’m tracking a warm but seasonably cooler-than-average afternoon as temperatures top out in the low 80s. Plenty of sunshine is expected throughout the day as winds gradually shift into the east and southeast at 4-8 mph. TONIGHT: I’m tracking a few upper-level clouds moving into the area overnight, but otherwise, quiet conditions can be
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The director of the Missouri Department of Public Safety has petitioned to have a former Mid-Missouri sheriff lose his license, writing in court documents that Aaron Wilson broke the law and committed an act of “moral turpitude” by claiming a $5,000 check that wasn’t his. Wilson, sheriff of Randolph County for
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TODAY: Friday is another sunny and mild day, much like Thursday. Winds are light and variable with high pressure overhead this morning, but generally, air flow will be from the north through the first half of the day, before winds become easterly and southeasterly this evening. This gives us another day with highs in the
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