TODAY: Thursday is another sunny and warm day with highs expected to near 80 by the afternoon, if not remaining in the upper 70s. A shower or weak thunderstorm may be possible from 4-10 p.m. but this will be very isolated and most will be dry. TONIGHT: There will be an increase in cloud cover
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TODAY: Thursday is another sunny and warm day with highs expected to near 80 by the afternoon, if not remaining in the upper 70s. A shower or weak thunderstorm may be possible from 4-10 p.m. but this will be very isolated and most will be dry. TONIGHT: There will be an increase in cloud cover
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued a cease-and-desist order against Planned Parenthood facilities in the state, prohibiting them from performing medication abortions without an approved complication plan from state health officials. However, Planned Parenthood officials contend they are not currently offering medication abortions and have complied with state requirements. Abortion appointments resumed
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Eugene Boys Basketball’s historic 2024-25 season will end on the state championship stage. The Eagles (27-4) punched their ticket to MSHSAA Class 2 Show-Me Showdown Championship with a 67-33 win over Lincoln (23-5) in the state semifinals. Wednesday’s win cements Eugene’s spot in its first state title game since 1992. Head Coach
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Tom Santulli has not forgotten the early morning of Oct. 19 2021. “We lose sleep all the time about what if Danny had 20 more minutes? What if the paramedics had got there 20 minutes, you know 30 minutes before,” Santulli said. Santulli learned then that his son, Danny Santulli, who was
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Lawyers for several business groups argued in front of the Missouri Supreme Court in an attempt to overturn Proposition A on Wednesday. Proposition A was passed by voters in November and will raise the state’s minimum wage to $13.75 on Jan. 1 and by another $1.25 in 2026 to reach $15
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Thursday night sees the start of the total lunar eclipse that looks to the last through the morning hours. Vibrant red hues will be cast across the moon revealing a vivid spectacle for any late night on-lookers. The total lunar eclipse, occurs when to earth is right between the actual sun and the moon, which
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TUSCUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Eldon man who pleaded guilty to leaving a loaded handgun on a table in reach of a child who accidentally shot and killed himself is was sentenced on Wednesday. Albert Keel, 28, pleaded guilty in January to endangering the welfare of a child. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
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TONIGHT: Partly cloudy with lows in the upper 40s to around 50. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and warm with highs in the upper 70s to around 80. EXTENDED: It’s been yet another gorgeous day as temperatures have risen into the upper 70s to near 80, and we’re in for a very similar day tomorrow as highs
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Natural Resources says that the majority of a gasoline spill that occurred on Saturday morning has been removed. DNR Environmental Services Program Chief Sean Counihan wrote in a Wednesday email that between 1,000-1,100 gallons of gasoline was spilled. “I understand that the majority of the contaminated soils have
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Gaming Commission is looking to make license applications available for sports betting by May 15, the commission shared in a post on its website on Tuesday. The MGC wrote that applications will be available in May to ensure “that the commission has time to properly review applications before decisions are
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TODAY: Afternoon highs climb into the mid to upper 70s for areas along and south of I-70 as a warm front sits along this area. Areas north of I-70 will see highs into the upper 60s and lower 70s. Skies remain mostly sunny. TONIGHT: Lows cool to the upper 40s and lower 50s across the
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TODAY: Wednesday will be another warm and dry day. Temperatures in the north will reach to near 70, while temperatures along I-70 and south will climb to mid-70s to near 80 this afternoon. Expect a northeast wind north of I-70, with a southerly wind to the south of I-70. This is thanks to a stalled
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Tuesday, March 11, 2025. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS GIRLS BASKETBALL Hickman (34) Rock Bridge (46) FINAL – district championship Helias (55) Jefferson City (40) FINAL – district championship Boonville (37) Notre Dame de Sion (35) FINAL – Class 4
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JEFFERSON CITY, (Mo.) KMIZ A police incident report shows 26 law enforcement officers responded to a scene on Friday that led to an officer-involved shooting. The Jefferson City Police Department said on Monday that Julie Knehans, 53, of Jefferson City, was killed in the shooting. Police responded to a burglary in progress in the 200
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Love Columbia’s transitional housing complex, Love Forward Homes, is expected to be complete early 2026. The complex at 1221 E. Ash St. in Downtown Columbia will have six three-bedroom units and four two-bedroom units that can house up to 10 families. Love Columbia says in 2024, it provided 4,144 hotel nights to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After a six-year hiatus, a Gold Star mother is hoping to resurrect a decades-old tradition of hosting a Memorial Day parade in Columbia. Sherry Wyatt says her heart sank when her son, Sterling, told her he wanted to enlist in the U.S. Army. A Rock Bridge graduate, Sterling was also an Eagle
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Sunshine and temperatures continue to increase across much of in Missouri, just like what we saw this afternoon. One of many key ingredients in storm formation actually pivots off these two factors known as Cape. This week sees rising temperatures and plenty of sunshine leading up to Friday. This gives way for increased storm chances,
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CENTRALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A controlled burn that got out of control on Tuesday in Centralia caused a truck and one-and-a-half acres of land to be burned in the 1700 block of Crownview Drive. Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp said flames spread to the truck and a neighboring yard. The truck was
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The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has requested that the city of Columbia create a plan to minimize waste from homeless encampments from getting into public waters.
DNR sent a letter to the city, along with Boone County and the University of Missouri, on Feb. 28, 2025. It said it wants to see the issue addressed before it will renew their “Municipal Separate Storm System (MS4) Operating Permit Renewal.”