COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri announced a new partnership Wednesday with several Korean firms to help develop its new NextGen nuclear research reactor. The school will partner with Hyundai Engineering America, the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, the Hyundai Engineering Company and MPR Associates in a $10 million agreement to start designing and
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TODAY: Wednesday is warmer, thanks to south winds. Winds will be from the southwest sustained at 10-15 mph, gusting to 20+. We’ll have dry air as well, which will foster elevated fire risk. Do not burn today. A chance at showers will come along a warm front nudging into the region this afternoon. Wednesday’s high
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The forecast looks increasingly active leading up to Easter Sunday, and looks to be impactful with or without severe weather. SETUP: A deep upper level trough will form over the intermountain west by late week, which will be positioned to keep us in a constant flow of warm and wet southwesterly winds aloft and at
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TODAY: Wednesday is warmer, thanks to south winds. Winds will be from the southwest sustained at 10-15 mph, gusting to 20+. We’ll have dry air as well, which will foster elevated fire risk. Do not burn today. A chance at showers will come along a warm front nudging into the region this afternoon. Wednesday’s high
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou softball closed out the midweek schedule with one last win, on Tuesday, as the Tigers run-ruled SIUE 10-2 in six innings to improve to 22-24 in 2025. Head coach Larissa Anderson rode the arm of starter Pannell, all the way through, to victory. The junior pitched a complete game and recorded
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou men’s basketball is getting in on a trend that’s growing more and more in popularity across college sports: hiring a general manager. The University posted a job listing, seeking a general manager for the men’s basketball team. The posting said that Mizzou is looking for someone with previous experience working in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With one more day until the spring transfer portal window officially opens up for football, Mizzou now has six players who have decided to throw their name in, three of which are defensive ends. On Tuesday, Tiger edge rusher Eddie Kelly Jr. is set to enter his name into the transfer portal,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates now has two positions to fill on his coaching staff this offseason. On Tuesday morning, Tiger hoops announced that associate head coach Charlton ‘C.Y’ Young will be taking the same job at the University of Miami, after three seasons in Columbia. C.Y. came to Mizzou when
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou women’s basketball coach Kellie Harper made her third addition from the transfer portal, on Tuesday, as former Illinois State guard Shannon Dowell committed to the Tigers. The O’Fallon, Illinois native will come to Columbia following two seasons with the Redbirds, where she earned All-Conference honors in both seasons. During the 2024-25
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) House Bill 495, which was signed into law by Gov. Mike Kehoe last month, could place people behind bars for participating in stunt driving. According to Boone County Prosecutor Roger Johnson, the statue applies specifically to stunt driving in connection with a street takeover. Meaning, that the normal flow of traffic is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. KMIZ A state Senate bill is heading to the governor’s desk that could affect ballot language and may also take out abortion access in Missouri. The most controversial aspect of the bill will allow the attorney general to appeal any preliminary injunctions issued before Aug. 28. A preliminary injunction allowed abortion access to
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Corrections is working with the Missouri Prison Transformation Project and the University of Missouri to improve the quality of life and well-being of prison inmates and staff. The project held an open house Tuesday morning at Moberly Correctional Center to provide a firsthand look at a redesigned housing
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol has joined a growing number of law enforcement agencies authorized to carry out limited immigration enforcement under federal supervision. Records obtained by ABC 17 News give further details into what the agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement — which was signed by MSHP in March —
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The Boone County Fire Protection District responded to 419 calls for service during March 2025, according to a BCFPD Facebook post. 159 of those were for fire-related incidents.
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When taking a look at the Columbia, Missouri climatology for Easter Sunday, the average high typically sits close to 63 degrees, and the average low a little bit closer to 42. Columbia will not be touching any of these records any time too soon. Typically we see a 42% chance of measurable precipitation. This year,
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and cold, lows near 40. Patchy frost possible north. TOMORROW: Partly cloudy with gusty winds and low relative humidity, increasing the fire risk again. Highs near 70. EXTENDED: Areas of patchy frost are possible north of I-70 where temperatures could drop to the upper 30s by dawn, but we’ll have a warmer
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TODAY: Tuesday is sunny and breezy. Northwest winds will be sustained near 20 mph this afternoon, gusting to 30 mph at times. This and some dry air will promote dangerous fire conditions. TONIGHT: Skies will remain clear overnight. Temperatures fall to the low 40s and upper 30s. Winds shift from the south by sunrise. EXTENDED:
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Jefferson City private school volunteer was sentenced to probation Monday. Judge Daniel Green sentenced Jennifer Cecil to five years of probation on a felony count of first-degree sexual abuse. If Cecil violates her probation, she could be sentenced to 10 years in prison. She was charged in July 2023
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia stabbing victim told police that he interrupted his assailant trying to steal from him before the attack, according to court documents. Arthur W. Hooks, 70, was arrested Monday after police responded to a stabbing in the 2900 block of Leeway Drive in north Columbia. Prosecutors charged Hooks with first-degree assault,
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TODAY: Tuesday is sunny and breezy. Northwest winds will be sustained near 20 mph this afternoon, gusting to 30 mph at times. This and some dry air will promote dangerous fire conditions. TONIGHT: Skies will remain clear overnight. Temperatures fall to the low 40s and upper 30s. Winds shift from the south by sunrise. EXTENDED:
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