TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy and chilly, with temperatures dropping to the lower 20s. Snow remains to the north and west overnight. TOMORROW: Cloudy and cold, with snow first arriving in Macon by late morning. Light snow will track south to Brunswick, Moberly, Mexico, and Vandalia in the late afternoon. A dusting of snow is possible north
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The state is working with stakeholders to figure out how to implement restrictions to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the Missouri Department of Social Services said Friday. The state was approved to adjust the SNAP program to exclude items like sodas, candy, packaged and prepared desserts and juice with less than 50%
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A large Arctic high-pressure system will take over much of the Midwest this weekend, bringing cold air from the north. Although high pressure means that settled weather with little to no chances of precipitation will be observed on Sunday, it will also mean that potentially dangerous temperatures will be in place. In Kansas City, Missouri,
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TODAY: I’m tracking a cloudy and cool rest of the afternoon as temperatures only warm into the mid-30s. Winds will be out of the north at 5-10 mph throughout the day before temperatures drop back into the low-20s by the end of tonight. TOMORROW: I’m tracking clouds persisting throughout the day as the potential for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Arkansas electrical cooperative plans to build 60,000 square feet of warehouse, office and storage space on 8 acres of land in Boonville. Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. Utility Solutions is building the equipment distribution center, according to a release from the economic development group Missouri Partnership. The company is investing $7 million
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TODAY: Friday will be another chilly day, but this time for all. After a warm day for some in the south, temperatures are more uniformly in the 30s this afternoon under cloudy skies. TONIGHT: Clouds remain overnight, keeping temperatures steadily in the low 30s. EXTENDED: Saturday brings chances for snow with more cold. Snow will
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) People looking to catch a break from the cold are encouraged to use the shuttle service for the “A Very Ashland Holiday” festival that is set to begin Friday evening. The holiday festivities will be from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Downtown Ashland Business District. According to the ABC 17
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team made its return to the win column, on Thursday night. Head coach Dennis Gates and his team rode its best shooting performance since mid-November straight to the bank for a 85-77 win over the Hornets at Mizzou Arena. You can watch extended highlights from Mizzou’s victory in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Southeastern Conference announced the dates of the Mizzou football team’s full 12-game 2026 slate, on Thursday night. However, kickoff times will be announced at a later date. The structure of MU’s schedule looks a little bit different than it has in the past few years for head coach Eli Drinkwitz and
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) On the morning of Nov. 18, Marlena Wisdom got a call from an unknown caller that nearly cost her a thousand dollars. The caller ID said it was an unknown caller, prompting Wisdom to believe the call was coming from the police department. “When I see that, I think of the police
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Fire Protection District Chief Scott Olsen is retiring. BCFPD announced in a Thursday press release the last day of Olsen’s career will be Feb. 1, 2026. Olsen submitted his letter of resignation to the district on Wednesday. Olsen said that after receiving his 40-year service award at the department banquet
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The family of the man killed in a May shooting outside a McDonald’s in south Columbia says police might have acted too slowly in giving him emergency medical aid before his death. “The police came up to him, laying on the ground, fighting for his life, and they just, they handcuff him,”
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Snow does much more than create beautiful landscapes and cause traffic jams. It is a crucial part of Earth’s ecosystem year-round, but we’re seeing fewer flurries as the world warms. Connecting a warming planet to less snow is simple: as temperatures rise, freezing conditions become less common, and precipitation that would have fallen as snow
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Alzheimer’s Association hosted Strikes to End Alzheimer’s on Thursday night. The event was held at Strikers Bowling Alley after the Walk to End Alzheimer’s event was canceled in October due to weather. “It’s really a time for the community to come together,” Alzheimer’s Association Fundraising Senior Manager Laurie Williams said.
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy and chilly with spotty light flurries or sprinkles. Lows in the upper 20s. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy and cold with highs in the upper 30s. EXTENDED: Clouds are holding on this evening as a clipper system slides by to our east. Precipitation chances continue to look low, but we’ll remain chilly tonight as
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EDITOR’S NOTE: A statistic about income taxes paid by the top 1% of earners has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe might be looking to phase out income tax in 2026, but to do that, the state would have to expand the sales tax base to include services, according to conservative group Americans
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THIS AFTERNOON: Mostly cloudy and cool, with highs in the low 40s. Winds will be much lighter than yesterday, at 5 to 10 mph from the southwest. A few flurries could fall north of I-70 during the day. TONIGHT: Clouds linger, and temperatures drop overnight behind a cold front, with lows in the upper 20s.
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TODAY: Thursday is less windy and slightly warmer, with temperatures expected in the low 40s near Columbia this afternoon. A sharp change to much cooler temperatures is expected in the north, and the same is expected with warmer temperatures in the south. Overall, we expect mostly cloudy skies. TONIGHT: Temperatures fall tonight as a cold
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri’s Young Democratic Socialists of America will hold a protest Thursday in response to a federal “warrant sweep” from last month and University of Missouri System President Mun Choi’s meeting with Gov. Mike Kehoe. Mizzou YSDA will meet at Speaker’s Circle on the University of Missouri’s campus at 3
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Editor’s Note: A source error regarding the time firefighters responded has been corrected. No one was injured after a home caught fire Wednesday on Trillium Lane, according to a press release from the Lake Ozark Fire Protection District. The release says firefighters were called at 1:23 p.m. and arriving first-responders saw a
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