A strong G3 geomagnetic storm watch is in effect this weekend which could bring the auroras back to the lower Midwest. This display will likely not be as brilliant as the gorgeous auroras we saw months ago, but some glow may be visible on the northern horizon the next few nights. The geomagnetic storm this
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Police put up crime scene tape after a car crash in northeast Columbia on Thursday night.
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One person was killed after a crash on West Old Plank Road in Columbia early Friday morning.
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THIS AFTERNOON: Friday is bright and warm near 80 degrees with a few fair weather clouds through the day. TONIGHT: Mostly clear skies with lows dropping to 60 degrees. EXTENDED: Dry weather holds through the rest of the forecast. Temperatures may reach near 90 tomorrow before a dry front brings another cooldown. Next week is
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TODAY: Friday is a sunny day, with highs only slightly cooler than Thursday. Expect highs near 80, and variable winds through the day. Some fair weather clouds are expected this afternoon. TONIGHT: Mostly clear skies and temperatures near 60 are forecast. EXTENDED: More dry weather is expected through the rest of the forecast. Temperatures are
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS SOCCER Camdenton (0) Rock Bridge (5) FINAL Osage (1) Tolton (3) FINAL Battle (3) Fulton (1) FINAL Capital City (1) Logan-Rogersville (2) FINAL Stover (1) Boonville (0) FINAL Moberly (1) Marshall
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The Columbia woman accused of paying someone to set a Mexican restaurant on fire and impersonating public officials allegedly pretended to be a southeast Missouri county commissioner to state alcohol regulators.
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A look at some major recalls in the last week.
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The latest drought monitor released earlier this morning at 9 am where most of Mid-Missouri continues to see similar conditions to that of last week. Much of the reason remains in dry to moderate conditions. The area of greatest stress remains in southern portions of Moniteau county extending southwest through Benton and Camden counties. This
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TONIGHT: Mild with temperatures only falling into the upper 50s to around 60. Mostly clear. TOMORROW: A few morning clouds followed by slightly cooler temperatures. Highs near 80. EXTENDED: A weak front slides in from the north tomorrow morning, bringing a deck of clouds for the northern half of the area, but rain chances look
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Lincoln University broke ground on a new building Thursday that it hopes will improve health education.
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TODAY: Thursday is warmer, more summer like as highs reach into the 80s. Humidity is higher as well, but largely not an issue, as dew points only reach into the 50s. Clear skies are forecast. TONIGHT: Skies remain clear, and winds from the south. Temperatures fall into the upper 50s through sunrise. EXTENDED: A cold
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Work began Thursday on two dozen new affordable housing units in central Columbia to help shorten the list of families waiting for a place to live.
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A semi fire closed the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 in Boone County on Wednesday night.
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TODAY: Thursday is warmer, more summer like as highs reach into the 80s. Humidity is higher as well, but largely not an issue, as dew points only reach into the 50s. Clear skies are forecast. TONIGHT: Skies remain clear, and winds from the south. Temperatures fall into the upper 50s through sunrise. EXTENDED: A cold
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Many people across Mid-Missouri love to get outdoors and hit the water to fish, and many of these fishermen and women have frequently run into invasive carp taking over waterways like the one right behind me that lead to various issues. The Missouri Department of Conservation is working on tackling these problem species with removal
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Candidates from Missouri’s 49th House District gave their vision for the state during a public forum on Wednesday night. Republican incumbent Rep. Jim Schulte (R-New Bloomfield) will go up against Democratic candidate Jessica Slisz in a rematch of the 2022 election. Schulte dominated the election, winning nearly 72 percent of the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Roughly 45,000 dock workers from the Longshoremen’s Association continued to strike Wednesday across the East and Gulf coasts. The workers are demanding better pay and a ban on the use of automated equipment. The strike, which started on Tuesday, has raised concerns about a shortage of certain goods for some Americans. However,
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Missouri Task Force 1 was assigned Wednesday to search a 7-mile stretch of remote western North Carolina as part of its continued relief efforts after Hurricane Helene.
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The City of Columbia is dipping into its budget reserve to give $600,000 to the Ashley Street project and Room at the Inn homeless shelter.
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