COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It only took 10 seconds for a perfect summer day in Chariton County to turn into a tragedy. It was just before 1 p.m. on June 27, 2022, when a dump truck hauling materials to a nearby site was crossing the railroad tracks at Porche Prairie Avenue near Mendon when it was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri State Highway Patrol division is investigating allegations of theft and/or fraud by an elected official in Moniteau County. The Moniteau County Sheriff’s Office made the request on Jan. 28, according to MSHP Sgt. Brad Germann. The Division of Drug and Crime Control is leading the special investigation, Germann said. No
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Federal, state and local law enforcement in Arizona are intensifying their search for Nancy Guthrie, mother of NBC’s “Today” host Savannah Guthrie, who has now been missing for 11 days. On Wednesday, agents were seen searching multiple roadways near Nancy Guthrie’s home in the Catalina Foothills. Investigators are still looking for other
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Less than five years after the country’s most significant climate change law was enacted, the Environmental Protection Agency is moving to revoke a landmark finding on greenhouse gas emissions that forms the basis of much of the United States’ current climate legislation. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin is expected to rescind the 2009 endangerment finding, which
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THIS AFTERNOON: Mostly sunny and cool, with highs around 50 degrees. TONIGHT: Increasing cloud cover, with temperatures in the 40s this evening. Lows drop to the lower 30s overnight. EXTENDED: More clouds are expected tomorrow, but rain chances continue to look low for Thursday aside from a few isolated sprinkles. Friday is sunnier and slightly
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Authorities have released a person who was detained for questioning in the case of Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance. In a statement on social media, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department said deputies “detained a subject during a traffic stop.” The person who was detained and then released spoke to the ABC News affiliate KNXV,
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TODAY: Wednesday is another step towards cooler air, with highs forecast near 50° this afternoon. This is 5-10° cooler than Tuesday. Mostly sunny skies and light north winds are expected. TONIGHT: Temperatures fall into the 40s this evening, and into the low 30s overnight. Dry weather is expected, despite increasing clouds. EXTENDED: Starting near freezing
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team’s Thursday night matinee in Knoxville will have a whole lot of eyes on it, but mostly for reasons off court. The SEC clash will mark first-year Tiger women’s basketball coach Kellie Harper’s first return to the program she both played and coached at. Before being let go
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BOYS BASKETBALL Capital City (51) Battle (67) FINAL Osage (64) Southern Boone (68) FINAL Rock Bridge (72) Camdenton (38) FINAL Eldon (48) Blair Oaks (92) FINAL Boonville (66) California (46) FINAL
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A police helicopter was enlisted for the search for an out-of-state fugitive in Holts Summit on Tuesday. The Holts Summit Police Department asked the public to avoid the 900 block of Halifax Road while officers search for someone with an out-of-state warrant, according to a Tuesday afternoon press release from the department.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Although the road has not been a forgiving place for the Mizzou men’s basketball team this season, head coach Dennis Gates and his squad are hoping the momentum from a dominant win at South Carolina will carry on into another away game. The Tigers will put that to the test in their
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Editor’s Note: This story has been edited to reflect the details of the renaming of Memorial Stadium accurately. In the near future, the home of Mizzou football is set to not only have a completely new look, with ongoing renovations to the north end zone, but also a new name. On Tuesday,
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Editor’s Note: AI has been used in background research for this article COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The battle for Missouri’s true congressional district map continued Tuesday as the state and the ACLU returned to the Cole County Courthouse for a bench trial on whether a new mid-decade congressional map is already in effect. The ACLU, representing
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia will decide which route it will take for a new high voltage electrical line across south Columbia. Columbia Water and Light has proposed two pathways: One that runs along West Nifong Boulevard, Vawter School Road and Scott Boulevard. The second runs from Grindstone Parkway to the Hinkson Creek
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and breezy with lows in the upper 20s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny with lighter winds and highs in the lower 50s. EXTENDED: High pressure moves overhead tonight, allowing winds to ease by daybreak with clear skies. It will be a chilly start to Wednesday, but sunshine will help warm us to the low
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It has been over two weeks since Central Missouri’s first widespread snowstorm, which brought measurable snow across the state. Since then, it has stayed largely dry and has also gotten noticeably warmer, with temperatures breaking the 50 and 60 degree mark over the past couple of days. With temperatures getting almost 30 degrees above freezing
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The Fulton Police Department is looking for one or more people after several vehicle break-ins overnight. The Fulton Police Department said it received several reports of vehicle break-ins on Tuesday morning. Two of those reports included guns being stolen. The thefts were reported on Court Street, Nichols Street, West Avenue, Center Street,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou Tiger women’s basketball team is traveling to No. 22 Tennessee this week — a team Mizzou’s Kellie Harper once coached. Tipoff is at 5:30 p.m. Thursday. Watch Harper field questions live in the player.
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The FBI released images from a doorbell camera on Tuesday that agents say show a person who was involved in Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance. The black-and-white images show a person in a ski mask and gloves and wearing a backpack, tampering with the camera. The person appears to be armed. The images show
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THIS AFTERNOON: Mild, but slightly cooler than yesterday, with highs in the upper 50s and low 60s. Winds from the north could gust up to 20 mph. TONIGHT: Lows fall to around freezing with clear skies and breezy northerly winds. EXTENDED: Wednesday is even cooler, with highs near 50 degrees amid sunny skies and lighter
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