TODAY: Friday is another bright and mild day, with highs forecast near 60. North winds return late in the day behind a weak cold front from Canada, but it won’t arrive soon enough to impact the majority of our day. TONIGHT: This front arrives near the dinner hour, increasing clouds, and cooling us into the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia College will be hosting a memorial and interment for the college’s 15th president, Dr. Donald Ruthenberg who died earlier this month at the age of 94. The memorial will take place at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Missouri United Methodist Church on 9th, then followed by an internment in the MUMC prayer
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The MSHSAA Class 1 Boys, Class 1 Girls and Class 2 Boys state wrestling tournaments are all wrapped up, and eight mid-Missouri wrestlers left Mizzou Arena as state champions. Tolton, Southern Boone, Moberly, Hallsville, Centralia, North Callaway and Versailles each finished Thursday night with at least one state title winner. Tolton finished
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BOYS BASKETBALL SIKESTON (72) TOLTON (79) FINAL/2OT HICKMAN (71) FT. ZUMWALT NORTH (59) FINAL BLAIR OAKS (70) SOUTHERN BOONE (62) FINAL SALISBURY (74) WESTRAN (51) FINAL MONTGOMERY COUNTY (62) NORTH CALLAWAY
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than 74,000 AT&T customers across the nation reported being without service Thursday morning after the company’s network went down, according to reporting from CNN. For many iPhone users, the word “SOS” appeared in the top right corner of phone screens, where the device’s cell signal is typically located. The word indicates
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri House Committee on Crime Prevention and Public Safety on Thursday discussed a bill that would crack down on fentanyl traffickers. The debate comes after Gov Mike Parson blamed an increase in fentanyl deaths in Missouri to illegal immigrants during his Tuesday press conference on border security. The House bill
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Mid-Missouri has seen continuous warming trend this past week as winds race out of the southwest. This past morning those winds have changed due to a cold front passing from the west back to the east. This has cooled temperatures slightly across the region. Friday and Saturday will see above average temperatures continue, but conditions
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and cooler with lows in the mid-upper 30s. TOMORROW: Passing clouds and cooler with highs in the mid-upper 50s. EXTENDED: We’ll be cooler tonight as skies remain clear and northwest winds pick up to 20-25 mph. Friday is still mild by February’s standards as a backdoor cold front moving in from the
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The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is warning people in its newsletters this month to be on the lookout for impersonators.
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Wintertime is a nuisance to many because of snow and frigid temperatures but it is still an important time of year for the environment. Colder conditions bring an end to the growing season and allow the soil to recharge, while also keeping bug populations in check. But winter is losing its chill and you may
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TODAY: Skies remain partly cloudy with highs reaching into the lower 60s. Winds continue out of the north at 8-12 mph. TONIGHT: Overnight, a north breeze settles temperatures into the 30s with dry conditions and mostly clear skies. EXTENDED: Friday is looking cooler yet, with a temporary switch to a westerly breeze. Expect partly cloudy
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Columbia Public Schools leaders told school board members Thursday about difficulties they’re experiencing in getting teachers in the right spots throughout the district.
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No injuries were reported in an Audrain County fire, but a restaurant and an attached apartment burnt down on Wednesday.
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TODAY: Rain chances continue to look lack luster, as we get closer to a slim shower and thunderstorm chance this morning. Some weak storms and/or showers will pass south of the Lake of the Ozarks to near I-44 in mid-Missouri this morning, before a cold front pushes through, pushing them southeast this afternoon. A few
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) City of Columbia spokesman Matt Nestor said Wednesday that the city is one step closer for curbside recycling to resume. In January, Utilities Director Dave Sorrell said the city was hoping to resume curbside collection by the end of February, if staffing levels allowed. According to Sorrell, staffing for the department needs
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The first day of the MSHSAA State Wrestling Tournament is in the books, and several mid-Missouri wrestlers have punched their tickets to the state semifinals in the Class 1 Boys, Class 1 Girls and Class 2 Boys’ brackets. Meanwhile, a few local programs are also in contention for a team trophy. In
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) City of Columbia Public Works employees installed new street signs in some parts of downtown Columbia. An area between Fifth and Sixth streets and East Ash and East Walnut streets – near the post office — was once a cultural center of Columbia’s Black community. The new signs include the words “historic
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two of the first 11 Missouri State High Patrol troopers to be sent to the U.S.-Mexico border will come from Troop F, which serves most of Mid-Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced his plans to send state resources, including troopers and national guardsmen, to Texas to help secure the southern border during a
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The City of Columbia’s second assistant manager began his new role on Monday after the City approved the position in the fiscal 2024 budget.
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With abnormally warm temperatures across Mid-Missouri, some plants are starting of their initial processes towards getting ready for the spring bloom. Most plants make their determination of when to break out of their winter modes by the temperatures of the soil. As air temperatures have continued to increase, the soil temperature has followed suit with
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