COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ). Columbia Public Schools held a meeting Thursday evening to discuss a project worth more than $560,000 focused on a master plan, space utilization, and facility condition audit. The district said the plan is crucial to help maintain and improve its buildings. Board members said they recently met with several agencies before deciding
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear with lows in the low to mid-30s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny with evening clouds returning. Highs in the upper 50s to around 60. EXTENDED: We’ll see some passing clouds this evening, but clear out enough overnight for frost to develop by tomorrow morning with light winds expected. Friday looks bright during the day
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Minutes before the opening of the new Trader Joe’s in Columbia, hundreds of people were in a line wrapped around the Shoppes at Stadium from the new store to Old Navy. “This is my first grand opening, but I just love the atmosphere and the fun,” said Columbia resident Tim Dollens. According
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) SNAP users won’t receive new funds for November starting Saturday, unless Congress can find a way to fund the government. This means grocery stores are losing out on SNAP dollars. Dan Shaul, the Missouri Grocers Association Executive State Director, said this could be detrimental to grocery stores in food deserts, which are
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is warning the public against using products containing 7-OH, pronounced “seven-hydroxy.” The health department issued an advisory Friday saying 7-OH is a natural psychoactive drug that is found in kratom. Kratom and 7-OH are both marketed as ways to promote alertness, relieve pain
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police officers could be on hand to help with traffic outside the new Trader Joe’s all weekend. Mid-Missouri residents welcomed Trader Joe’s Thursday morning, as the grocery store officially opened its doors at 9 a.m. The opening of the store attracted many shoppers. Some expressed traffic concerns about the opening in
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THIS AFTERNOON: Mostly sunny and pleasant with highs in the mid-upper 50s. TONIGHT: Partly cloudy to mostly clear with light winds and patchy frost. Lows in the mid-30s. EXTENDED: We’ll see some passing clouds this evening, but clear out enough overnight for some patchy frost develop by tomorrow morning with light winds expected. Friday looks
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TODAY: Thursday starts about 10-15° cooler than Monday-Wednesday did. We’ll start in the upper 30s with a light northwest breeze. Wind Chills are more likely to be in the low 30s, take a coat if you’re spending much time outside. Despite the cooler start, we’ll be a hair warmer this afternoon – in the middle
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Gov. Mike Kehoe said the state will spend more than $15 million to cover some food programs as the federal government shutdown continues. Kehoe said in a news release on Wednesday that he would redirect money toward two programs aimed to help feed people in the state. The state plans to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou quarterback Beau Pribula and tight end Brett Norfleet’s timelines to return remain unclear. On Wednesday, MU head coach Eli Drinkwitz provided the latest information on Pribula and Norfleet’s statuses during the weekly SEC Football Coaches Teleconference, following their respective injuries in the team’s seven-point loss to Vanderbilt. Pribula exited Saturday’s game
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County judge ordered a Columbia man committed indefinitely to the Missouri Department of Mental Health on Wednesday after accepting his insanity plea in the death of his father and subsequent fire. Steven Strumpf had been set for trial on first-degree murder, armed criminal action, second-degree arson and credit card fraud
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department will dedicate extra resources for the Trader Joe’s grand opening in Columbia on Thursday. A CPD spokesperson said extra officers will be assigned to the area, and some off-duty officers will work traffic control. Trader Joe’s will be located at 201 N. Stadium Blvd. at the Shoppes at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) State and local leaders are warning the public about rising road deaths in Missouri for 2025. Officials say 745 people have lost their lives on state roads this year, which is more than two deaths on average per day. The Missouri Department of Transportation, the Missouri State Highway Patrol and Cole County
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EDITOR’S NOTE: AI was used to help research the background for this story. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Lodging Association has filed a lawsuit against Jefferson City, the Jefferson City Area Chamber of Commerce and the Jefferson City Convention and Visitors Bureau, claiming the city’s 7% lodging tax violates Missouri law. Jefferson City
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Special benefits for low-income mothers are safe for now, despite the ongoing federal shutdown, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services announced Wednesday. Benefits under the Special Supplement Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children program, known commonly as WIC, will be dispersed for November, but might not last the whole
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TONIGHT: Decreasing clouds and breezy. Patchy frost possible north with lows in the lower 30s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny with highs the mid-50s. EXTENDED: Winds begin to die down tonight, and with clouds working to clear we could see some patchy frost with lows in the upper 30s. Tomorrow is cool and sunny, but another disturbance
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Hurricane Melissa has been a devastating storm for islands in the Caribbean, reaching category 5 strength yesterday before making landfall in Jamaica. Due to the strength that hurricane Melissa had yesterday, records were tied and even broken in some categories. Melissa is now tied with two other hurricanes for the strongest sustained winds at landfall,
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TODAY: I’m tracking clouds exiting through the afternoon hours as breezy northerly winds continue through the day. Winds will be out of the northwest at 15-18 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. This combined with cloud cover will only allow temperatures to warm into the low 50s by the afternoon hours. TOMORROW: I’m tracking
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TODAY: Wednesday continues showers through the morning, with clouds lingering all day. A notable north breeze sustained around 20 mph gusting around 25-30 mph at most will keep us cool. Some sunshine will return through the late afternoon. TONIGHT: Skies continue to clear tonight, allowing temperatures to fall into the 40s shortly after sunset, and
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