LONG ISLAND, N.Y. (KMIZ) Three former Mizzou softball stars will be sticking together post-graduation. On Tuesday, the New York Rise signed shortstop Jenna Laird, outfielder Alex Honnold and pitcher Laurin Krings. The trio just wrapped up their collegiate careers in May and will now make the jump to the Pro Women’s Fastpitch Softball league. For
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STURGEON, Mo. (KMIZ) Residents in Sturgeon are wanting things to get back to normal after a police standoff Tuesday left one man dead. Damion Linder died Tuesday evening after an hours-long standoff with multiple law enforcement agencies, including the Boone County Sheriff’s Office, Missouri State Highway Patrol, Sturgeon Police and Columbia Police. Law enforcement had
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Repairs are underway for the Columbia Police Department’s armored vehicle that was damaged during a lengthy standoff in Sturgeon on Tuesday. Columbia’s BearCat was one of two armored vehicles that received significant damage during the exchange of gunfire, according to Capt. Brian Leer of the Boone County Sheriff’s Office. The second damaged
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) New flights to Dallas from Columbia Regional Airport began on Wednesday evening. A February press release from the airport states that travelers will now have the option of using four flights to Dallas and three flights to Chicago each day. Additional Chicago flights began on April 4. A spokesman for the
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With it being early June, whitetail deer might not be on many hunters minds. But the scouting for trophy bucks with big racks starts for some in portions of summer. To find out what drives the growth of deer antlers, we talked to Jason Isabelle of the Missouri Department of Conservation. There are three main factors
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear with lows in the low 60s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and comfortable with highs in the lower 80s. EXTENDED: Low humidity and quiet weather continues through Friday after a cold front moved through last night. I’ll be tracking a disturbance that rolls through late Friday night into Saturday, bringing a chance for showers
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A Sturgeon man who died after an hours-long standoff with law enforcement Tuesday was on probation and wanted for an assault earlier that day.
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Even in a record-breaking stretch of heat, the periodical cicada broods emerged right on time in late spring and early summer in Mid-MO. But more changes to the climate in the future could also mean more changes to cicadas and their behavior. Cicada emergence is directly tied to the temperature and climate of their location.
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TODAY: Afternoon highs rise into the lower 80s with mostly sunny skies. The humidity looks to continue to push out of the region thanks to winds out of the northwest. TONIGHT: We’ll stay mostly dry tonight, and mostly clear, but another very weak cold front will bring a chance for a few very light showers
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TODAY: Rain comes to an end in mid-Missouri for the most part by around sunrise, with a few spotty showers in the east near Montgomery city through 9 a.m. Clouds will clear with the rain, making for a partly cloudy morning, and sunny afternoon. Temperatures climb into the low 80s, with a notable drop in
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The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control will be investigating the five-hour-long standoff in Sturgeon on Tuesday.
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STURGEON, Mo. (KMIZ) Shots were fired while police and deputies were in a standoff with a domestic assault suspect in Sturgeon on Tuesday. The suspect was found dead inside the home by law enforcement shortly before 7 p.m., according to Boone County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Brian Leer. Leer said it is not known if the
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With many bridge projects on the horizon in Jefferson City, the Missouri Department of Transportation is hoping to get input from the public at a meeting Tuesday afternoon.
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With more sunshine expected after tonight’s showers and storms passing through, many people will be taking to local waterways to enjoy some time in the water or on beaches. Although this will be a perfect time to be outdoors, you’ll want to be more cautious as the chance of sunburn and skin damage increases substantially.
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and storms likely. Lows in the mid-upper 60s. TOMORROW: Clouds gradually decrease with highs in the lower 80s. EXTENDED: Rain and storms return to Mid-Missouri late tonight ahead of a cold front, likely after 10:00 p.m. A few of these storms could produce high rainfall rates and 40-50 mph
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TODAY: Isolated showers and storms continue to pop-up south of I-70 this afternoon and evening thanks TONIGHT: A cold front arrives tonight, to bring another round of storms and a noticeable air mass change. Storms will arrive near midnight, and persist through sunrise. Arriving in the northwest, storms will exit near I-44. Severe threat with
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TODAY: Tuesday will bring another chance at thunderstorms. Storms may develop as soon as 7-9 a.m. south of HWY 50. These storms will continue, but be spotty in nature through noon and into the afternoon and early evening. Our severe threat is low, but hail and gusty winds will be possible. Temperatures and dew points
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The Columbia City Council is expected to vote Monday on an agreement with COMO Mobile Aid Collective for a mobile shower trailer and parking lot space for a mobile medical clinic in Central Columbia.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Monday, the Columbia City Council unanimously approved salary adjustments for some of its workers. The council approved a plan that increases the pay for employees represented by the Water and Light Association and unrepresented workers. The pay increase will go into effect Sunday, June 9. City spokeswoman Sydney Olsen told ABC
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe on Monday presented a proclamation for LGBTQ+ Pride Month. The proclamation welcomes people from all walks of life to Columbia. Pride Month is recognized in June. Buffaloe emphasized the importance of recognizing people with diverse backgrounds and different gender identities and sexualities. “That’s what pride month is, its recognizing the
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