THIS MORNING: Mild in the morning in the low 50s, warming quickly to the upper 60s before noon with mostly sunny skies. TODAY: Sunny and warm, with highs in the upper 70s. Winds from the southwest could gust up to 20 mph. EXTENDED: The weekend ahead looks sunny, breezy, and much warmer than average, possibly
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 12-year-old boy was found in a storm sewer on Thursday evening along West Broadway in Columbia near the library. First responders initially shut down the road near Parkway Drive and McBaine Avenue around 5 p.m. to look for a 12-year-old boy. A Columbia Fire Department spokeswoman wrote that firefighters were called
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Coyote Hill, a nonprofit foster care ministry, celebrated its opening Thursday afternoon with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The new $2.6 million facility is located on North Tenth Street in downtown Columbia and aims to provide space for licensing and training new foster families, along with ongoing parent, coaching, advocacy and family support and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After months of cardboard recyclables being tossed in with the landfill, cardboard recycling for City of Columbia customers could return as soon as next week. A city utilities spokesman said equipment repairs are still underway at the Material Recovery Facility, which was destroyed by an EF-1 tornado on April 20. Currently, the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County judge was supposed to hear arguments Thursday on a redistricting lawsuit filed by a group that wants to get the governor’s “Missouri First” map on the 2026 ballot, but an intervenor stepped in and was granted a judge change. Put Missouri First is a political group backing the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A suspect involved in a deadly shooting on Dove Drive in north Columbia in 2023 took a plea deal Thursday. Damarkus Williams, 20, was given a 10-year sentence in the Missouri Department of Corrections for a guilty plea to second-degree conspiracy to commit murder. Williams had been charged with first-degree murder, three
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The first hard freeze of the season is only a few days behind us, but temperatures are expected to rise to near-record highs this weekend. Temperatures have been on a seesaw all month, with two freezes in the first two weeks of November and above-average heat in between. Average temperatures drop steadily throughout November, typically
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Warrensburg Police Department has identified the victim of shooting that occurred on Wednesday along with the Airman from Whiteman Air Force Base who was accused. A social media post from WPD says Tony Barron was shot by Glyzua Ingram, an off-duty Airman. The post says Barron “heroically intervened” in a domestic
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former police officer who shot and killed a 13-pound, blind-and-deaf dog last year in Sturgeon has been charged with a misdemeanor. Myron Woodson, of Moberly, was charged on Thursday with misdemeanor first-degree trespassing for an alleged incident that occurred on Sept. 29. A court appearance is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Monday
Continue Reading THIS AFTERNOON: Mostly sunny and mild with highs in the upper 60s. Southerly winds will be fairly breezy today, gusting up to 20 mph. TONIGHT: Skies remain mostly clear overnight, with warmer lows in the 50s. EXTENDED: The weekend ahead looks sunny, breezy, and much warmer than average, possibly hitting record highs on Friday and
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TODAY: Thursday is another mild day, with a return to south winds. This afternoon, those winds peak around 5-10 mph sustained. Highs reach mid-to-upper 60s. TONIGHT: Temperatures stay in the 40s/50s overnight, as south wind continues Friday. EXTENDED: Starting warm, sunny skies and south winds drive us into the 70s after noon. We look warm
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than six years after two Columbia residents were shot and killed in northeast Columbia, their families and police are still searching for answers. “Something that was different about this scene than others, it was very quiet,” Columbia Police Department Lt. Matt Gremore said. Just after 3 a.m. Sept. 22, 2019, police
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri’s Young Democratic Democratic Socialists of America allege recent proposals from UM System President Mun Choi would lead to criminalizing homeless The group held a town hall Wednesday night where roughly 50 students gathered to discuss policing and housing in the city. Councilwomen Valerie Carroll (Ward 1) and Vera
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) All eight members of Missouri’s U.S. House delegation voted Wednesday on the bill that is expected to the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history. Six Republicans voted in favor of the bill, while the state’s two Democrats voted against it. The House passed the government funding bill by a vote of
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An off-duty Airman assigned to Whiteman Air Force Base was killed in a shooting in Warrensburg on Wednesday morning, prompting a lockdown of Warrensburg High School.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Men’s Basketball remains unbeaten through four games. The Tigers (4-0) rode a balanced scoring effort to a 83-60 victory over Minnesota (2-1), which is the team’s largest margin of victory against a Big Ten opponent in program history. Seven different players on Mizzou’s roster recorded at least six points in Wednesday’s
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County judge heard arguments Wednesday on the first redistricting lawsuit in a string of legal challenges. A group of voters is suing Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, arguing that redistricting can occur only after a census, as the state constitution and the state supreme court have ruled, according
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Local veterans met at Broadway Bluffs Drive on Wednesday to bring awareness to claims of poor management and employee treatment at the Columbia Vet Center. In a joint statement from veterans protesting the center, they claim the current Vet Center director has built a “toxic work environment,” causing several staff members to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several of Mid-Missouri’s top student-athletes have officially put pen to paper. Rock Bridge, Southern Boone and Blair Oaks were among multiple local high schools that hosted National Signing Day ceremonies to celebrate their student-athletes who have signed their National Letters of Intent (NLI) to continue their athletics careers at the collegiate level.
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The northern lights paid a visit to the southern latitudes again on Tuesday night, and a series of solar storms could produce another aurora display tonight. The Space Weather Prediction Center has issued a G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm watch in anticipation of a strong coronal mass ejection (CME) reaching Earth on Wednesday. CMEs are massive
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