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.”
COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Trump administration’s 20% tariff on goods imported from China is likely to have a significant impact on the beauty industry in the United States. President Trump imposed a 10% tariff on China in February, then raised it to 20% last week. Many beauty products, including makeup, haircare and ingredients, are manufactured
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and comfortable with lows in the upper 40s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and warm with highs in the mid-70s. EXTENDED: Morning temperatures fall into the upper 40s tomorrow, with highs around 75 during the day. Thursday also looks beautiful and more than 20 degrees above average with highs getting into the upper 70s.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash that caused traffic to stall on Interstate 70 for hours in Cooper County was caused by a tractor-trailer, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. According to the report, a 2006 Peterbilt 379 – driven by a 63-year-old man from Springfield, Missouri – was heading eastbound when it
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Sheriff Dwayne Carey has made a rare endorsement in the Columbia mayoral race. An email from Blair Murphy’s campaign states that Carey has endorsed him in the April 8 election. This is the second local law enforcement representative to endorse Murphy, who also got approval from the Columbia Police Officers’
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Crocker, Missouri, man died in a Tuesday morning crash on Highway 133 in Pulaski County, nearly a mile east of Highway 17, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report says that a 2004 Ford F-150 – driven by the 48-year-old man – was heading eastbound when it
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The slate has officially been wiped clean for college basketball teams across the nation, as the madness that is March has arrived. Before gearing up for the NCAA Tournament, teams are looking to boost their standing in conference tournament action. No. 21 Mizzou hoops will hope to make a run in the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team’s opportunity to get some work in before the madness of fall ensues is just about halfway through. The Tigers put practice No. 7 out of 13 in the books, on Tuesday morning. It marked the first time this spring that the media has had a chance to observe
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TODAY: Tuesday is sunny and warm, with highs in the low 70s once again with variable winds. Winds will shift from southerly to northerly for many as a weak cold front moves in. Some along and north of HWY 24 may stick in the 60s this afternoon. TONIGHT: We’ll stay dry with this front, but
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Monday, March 10, 2025. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BOYS BASKETBALL Blue Springs South (71) Battle (48) FINAL – district championship Rolla (55) Helias Catholic (60) FINAL – district championship Strafford (44) Tolton (59) FINAL – Class 4 state sectional
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman is claiming she shot another person in self-defense Friday in Jefferson City. Skyler Allison, 23, of Jefferson City, was charged on Saturday with shooting at a person, two counts of armed criminal action and one count of second-degree assault. She is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Charges were updated for a man accused of setting a house on fire last month with a propane torch. Robert Merritt, 51, of Columbia, was charged on Friday with first-degree arson and three counts of first-degree domestic assault after a grand jury indictment was filed. He is being held at the Boone
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TODAY: Tuesday is sunny and warm, with highs in the low 70s once again with variable winds. Winds will shift from southerly to northerly for many as a weak cold front moves in. Some along and north of HWY 24 may stick in the 60s this afternoon. TONIGHT: We’ll stay dry with this front, but
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Police Department has named the woman who was killed during an officer-involved shooting on Friday. JCPD wrote in a Monday release that Julie Knehans, 53, of Jefferson City, was killed in the shooting. The release says the officers who are involved in the shooting have been placed on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) To absolutely no one’s surprise, Mizzou hoops star Caleb Grill has been named the SEC’s Sixth Man of the Year. He joined two other Tiger standouts in being recognized by the conference, on Monday, ahead of the upcoming Southeastern Conference Tournament in Nashville. In addition to Grill’s award, forward Mark Mitchell was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) For the first time since the 2023 season, Mizzou softball is opening up the SEC slate 0-3 through opening weekend. Coincidentally, that winless start in 2023 came at the hands of the same team that handed it to them now, in 2025: the Kentucky Wildcats. Head coach Larissa Anderson’s team lost three-straight
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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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