WATCH: Biden gives remarks on Hurricane Idalia
President Joe Biden was scheduled Wednesday afternoon to give remarks about Hurricane Idalia as the storm continues to track through the Southeast.
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Tracking mild conditions midweek
This Afternoon: Temperatures remain below average as highs climb into the lower 80s. Skies will be mostly sunny with very high levels of pollen expected. Tonight: Lows will be noticeably cool in the mid-50s as skies remain mostly clear. Winds persist out of the northeast at 4-8 mph. Extended: The rest of the week sees
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Missouri Public Utility Alliance and Red Cross volunteers head to Florida ahead of Hurricane Idalia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As Hurricane Idalia, which is now a category four storm, nears closer to the southeast coast, volunteers from all over Missouri are heading down to help. To get ahead of the damage, Missouri Public Utility Alliance sent 68 line workers and other personnel from 15 different utilities to Jacksonville, Florida on Tuesday.
Continue ReadingHurricane Idalia makes landfall in Florida as a dangerous Category 3 storm
CNN, WKMG By Nouran Salahieh and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — The center of Hurricane Idalia has slammed Florida’s Gulf Coast at dangerous Category 3 strength, inflicting deadly storm surge and catastrophic winds not seen in this region in 125 years while promising untold devastation far beyond the landfall zone. Idalia moved ashore midmorning Wednesday
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Tracking sunny conditions warming into the weekend
Today: temperatures remain below average as highs climb into the lower 80s as winds remain out of the northeast at 8-12 mph. Skies remain mostly sunny with very high levels of pollen. Tonight: Overnight lows cool to the mid-50s as skies remain mostly clear. Winds remain out of the northeast at 4-8 mph. Extended: The
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Tracking dry air and a warmer pattern by the weekend
TONIGHT: Today’s cold front teases us with a chance for a sprinkle tonight, ahead of an otherwise dry forecast. Even if we can get a shower or two to develop this evening, dry air may very well dry up any drops before they reach the ground. Expect a dry night, with skies becoming mostly clear
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Local highlights and scores: Aug. 29, 2023
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS VOLLEYBALL Hickman (3) Capital City (2) FINAL Tolton (0) California (3) FINAL Nixa (3) Rock Bridge (1) FINAL Sullivan (0) Blair Oaks (3) FINAL Hallsville (3) Calvary Lutheran (0) FINAL
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Moberly’s Engel, St. Clair win Week 1 SZFF play of the week
MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Moberly’s Jackson Engel and Gage St. Clair are our Week 6 SportsZone Football Friday player of the week winners! You can watch the play in the video player above. Up next – Moberly will take a road trip to Osage for week two of the high school football season. Kickoff is at
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Missouri Red Cross volunteers prepare to head to Florida as Hurricane Idalia heads towards southeast
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As Hurricane Idalia looms over Florida, American Red Cross responders from across the state are answering the call to help. Ten Red Cross responders from Missouri will assist in the response to Hurricane Idalia. John Mathews, of Mexico, Missouri, is one of those volunteers, and the only one from Central Missouri. The
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MSHP Crime Dashboard reports 65 gun crime victims in Columbia this year
Editor’s note: Language has been clarified within this article to state all data presented was related to gun-related crimes. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol Crime Dashboard for gun-related crimes shows that there have been 104 cases with 65 victims reported by the Columbia Police Department this year. The dashboard updates daily and
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ACIP expected to vote on COVID-19 recommendations in September
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A new COVID-19 could be made available soon. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will meet Tuesday, Sept. 12 and is expected to vote on recommendations for a monovalent vaccine. Dr. Laura Morris — MU Health Care physician — said Missouri is seeing a late summer uptick in COVID-19 cases, but the number
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New Missouri law aims to improve searches for missing children
A Missouri law that took effect Monday includes foster children regardless of age, emancipated minors, homeless youth and unaccompanied minors in law enforcement’s search for missing children.
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Missouri Task Force One members deployed to Hawaii return
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The six Missouri Task Force One members that were deployed to Hawaii are back home. The four human remains detection K-9s and their handlers worked in what is described as harsh conditions to search for any human remains. The dogs were equipped with small boots to protect their feet from the ash, along with
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Columbia sees another young shooting victim as childhood gun injuries rise
Gunshot injuries have overtaken car crashes as the leading cause of child deaths in the United States.
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Insider Blog: Determining a hurricane’s storm surge and impacts
Currently, the state of Florida is preparing for a severe weather event, as Hurricane Idalia is rapidly strengthening and approaching parts of Florida’s Gulf Coast. This specific area is where a Storm Surge Warning is in effect, with some areas seeing chances for Storm Surge inundation of 10-15 feet above ground level, and devastating waves.
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Tracking mild conditions sticking around until the weekend
TODAY: I’m tracking temperatures getting up into the mid 80s and partly cloudy skies once a cold front pushes through in the later afternoon. Little to no rain is expected with this front. Winds will be shifting into the NE after this system pushes through, and temperatures will drop into the low 60s overnight. TOMORROW:
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CPD: Juvenile shot in northeast Columbia, wound ‘not life-threatening’
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department wrote on its Facebook page on Monday night that a juvenile suffered a gunshot wound in northeast Columbia and was brought to an area hospital. The department wrote it believed the wound was not life-threatening. CPD also said on its social media that there is no suspect information
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Tracking a sunny week with cooler than average highs
Today: Afternoon highs warm into the mid-80s as winds remain out of the northeast at 5-10 mph. Skies remain partly cloudy. Tonight: Overnight lows cool to the lower 60s with mostly clear sky conditions. Winds remain out of the northwest at 5-10 mph. Extended: The rest of the week sees mostly sunny sky conditions and
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Legal battle ongoing as law banning gender affirming care for minors goes into effect
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri judge signed an order on Friday that allows a law banning gender affirming treatment for minors to go into effect, but the legal battle continues. Attorney General Andrew Bailey sent a letter to Missouri health providers telling them to cease any treatments that might violate this law. No central Missouri
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MoDOT has no immediate plans to fix Jefferson City tri-level overpass
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Despite recent crashes and complaints from the Governor, the Missouri Department of Transportation has no projects planned to work on the tri-level overpass in Jefferson City. Aside from some resurfacing — which will be occurring all across the Jefferson City area — there are no projects planned to address the tri-level.
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