COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Major players in the world of sports betting have spent millions of dollars to win votes for and against Amendment 2 on Missouri’s November ballot. Two groups are running ads on television to support and oppose the measure, which would legalize sports betting in the state and place a 10% tax on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia has identified land near two public schools as its location for a new water tower. Columbia Public Schools’ Long Range Facilities Planning Committee met Wednesday afternoon and one of the items listed on the agenda included a potential partnership with the city to allow water towers on school
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Seventeen members of Missouri Task Force 1 returned to Boone County on Wednesday after spending two weeks in parts of North Carolina and Georgia after Hurricane Helene made landfall. According to a social media post from the Boone County Fire Protection District, the task force had to extend its typical 14-day deployment
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Police and Fire Departments are in the process of receiving 79 new Motorola radios, the purchase totaling $582,326.60 in various grants approved by the Jefferson City Council on Monday. Through this purchase, Jefferson City first responders are expected to be more efficient in their emergency response time by
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and comfortable with lows near 50. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and warmer with highs in the lower 80s. EXTENDED: It’s been another gorgeous day and we have pleasant weather through the end of the week, but temperatures gradually warm up through the first half of the weekend. Tomorrow morning will be mild with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou men’s basketball tips off the 2024-25 season in less than four weeks. Dennis Gates’ group is in the thick of practice for the new campaign, striving for a bounce back season after posting an 8-24 record last year. The Tigers are leaving last season’s winless SEC campaign in the rearview mirror
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TODAY: Bright and warm with highs just shy of 80 degrees. TONIGHT: Cool in the evening in the 60s. Lows by Thursday morning drop to the upper 40s in the coldest spots. EXTENDED: Above-average warmth continues into the first half of the weekend with 80-degree afternoons through Saturday. This puts us 10 to 15 degrees
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hurricane Milton continued its path through the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida on Wednesday. The storm was a Category 4 on Wednesday morning but was expected to weaken as it comes ashore somewhere on Florida’s west coast. Heavy wind and rain is already visible on live camera feeds from Florida. Watch them
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TODAY: Wednesday will be warmer than Tuesday by a few degrees, with highs reaching near 80 under sunny skies this afternoon. Winds are light, from the south. TONIGHT: Light south winds persist, but with clear skies, temperatures fall to near 50 overnight. EXTENDED: A slow warming trend continues through end of week and into the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia Public Works Department is hiring a team of parking enforcement agents and streamlining the meter system to encourage parking spot turnover and reduce traffic. This follows changes in the city’s 2025 fiscal budget plan that started Oct. 1. The plan transfers the Columbia Police Department’s parking enforcement duties
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As of 3:54 PM Hurricane Milton has once again strengthen to a category five hurricane with winds at 165 mph. Milton continues to move to the northeast just off of the Yucatan Peninsula after completing an eye-wall replacement. Hurricane Milton is forecast to hit the western coast of Florida as a major hurricane. The central
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After taking their first loss of the season and a 12-spot tumble in the AP Top-25, the No. 21 Mizzou football team is focused on nothing else but preparations for a matchup with UMass on Saturday. You can watch extended highlights from Mizzou’s Tuesday practice in the video player below. https://youtu.be/u5NIWY3zQ0o On
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BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Boonville’s Rhad Leathers is our Week 6 SportsZone Football Friday play of the week winner! You can watch the play in the video player above. Up next – the Pirates will travel to face the Osage Indians on Friday, Oct. 11 at 7 p.m.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The American Red Cross says it is in need of blood donations as it continues to help victims of Hurricane Helene and is bracing to respond to Hurricane Milton. This comes as the University of Missouri is hosting its 41st Homecoming Blood Drive. According to a Red Cross news release, since the
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and comfortable with lows in the upper 40s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and mild with highs in the upper 70s to near 80. EXTENDED: We’ll gradually warm up until then with highs near 80 tomorrow, slightly warmer through Saturday. The warmest day will be Saturday with highs in the mid-upper 80s, but a
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Police arrested two Columbia men this week in connection with shots being fired in a residential area, bringing the total number of suspects to four.
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TODAY: Tuesday is another crisp and cool morning, with a likewise similar warmup in store for the afternoon. Expect highs back in the 70s with calm and somewhat variable conditions through the day. TONIGHT: What light breeze we may have will be oriented from the south by the afternoon, and through the overnight. Otherwise, mostly
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Mizzou Tigers football coach Eli Drinkwitz and players were set to take questions Tuesday ahead of their matchup with UMass.
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TODAY: Tuesday is another crisp and cool morning, with a likewise similar warmup in store for the afternoon. Expect highs back in the 70s with calm and somewhat variable conditions through the day. TONIGHT: What light breeze we may have will be oriented from the south by the afternoon, and through the overnight. Otherwise, mostly
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council voted 5-2 to implement Flock security cameras during Monday night’s council meeting. Ward 3 Councilman Roy Lovelady and Ward 1 Councilwoman Valerie Carroll voted against the cameras. In a separate vote, council members unanimously passed the policies for the use of cameras. “Every day when I get up
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