Missouri House Budget Committee approves $2.2 million for southern border
The governor’s funding plan to send National Guard soldiers to the country’s southern border has received initial approval.
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Tracking a cold afternoon before a warming trend approaching this weekend
TODAY: Afternoon highs top out into the upper 30s as winds continue to race out of the northwest at 10-15 mph. Wind chills remain into the upper teens and lower 20s. TONIGHT: Overnight lows cool to the lower 20s as skies remain mostly clear. Wind chills drop into the teens tonight as winds continue out
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Tracking a chilly day in an overall warm trend
TODAY: After a wild day of weather on Tuesday, Wednesday will be cold, but quiet. We expect at worst, wind chills in the single digits this morning, but a relaxing of winds and more sunshine will help recover temperatures back into the mid-30s, feeling more like 30 on the dot with a light westerly breeze.
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Fulton City Council approves purchase of vehicle data-sharing cameras for police
The Fulton City Council is set to vote on an agreement to acquire cameras to identify vehicles connected with crime reports.
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New Columbia assistant city manager says focus will be on public safety
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia’s Assistant City Manager Matt Unrein met with community members Tuesday night to discuss and outline what expectations are for him in his position. Unrein started his position on Feb. 19, after the city named him to the position in January, marking the city’s fourth city manager leadership position
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Mizzou coordinators set expectations for spring camp
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) For the Mizzou football team, spring camp is all about individual player development and finding the weaknesses before fall comes and it all started on Tuesday afternoon. The Tigers took Faurot Field for practice for the first time this spring. You can watch extended highlights of the first practice of the spring
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Mizzou baseball falls in Kerrick Jackson’s home debut
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Southeast Missouri State Redhawks spoiled Mizzou baseball’s home opener, on Tuesday evening, with an 8-3 victory over the Tigers. The loss marks the first time that the MU has lost a home opener since 2015. First-year head coach Kerrick Jackson and company are now 4-4 on the season. The 3-6 Redhawks
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Local highlights and scores: Feb. 27, 2024
ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BOYS BASKETBALL Marshall (56) Boonville (71) FINAL – district quarterfinal California (65) Fulton (63) FINAL – district quarterfinal Moberly (49) Kirksville (67) FINAL – district quarterfinal Centralia (47) Macon (46) FINAL
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Public safety plan in place for this week’s True/False Film Fest
A public safety plan is in place as Columbia gears up for the annual True/False Film Fest on Thursday.
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12 gubernatorial candidates file on opening day for 2024 election
Candidates running for any office from U.S. Senate to governor to the state legislature lined up Tuesday at the James C. Kirkpatrick State Information Center.
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Tracking a massive cool down with snow overnight, bitterly cold wind chills
TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy and windy with a chance for a few showers that change to snow late, leaving a dusting to 1/2″ of snow. No road impacts are expected. Lows fall into the low 20s with gusty winds bringing wind chills down to around 10 degrees. TOMORROW: Bitterly cold temperatures in the morning with wind
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Illegal drug ‘tranq-dope’ seen in Mid-Missouri as it extends reach nationwide
Two people have been charged in Mid-Missouri with selling a new, deadly type of opioid mixture.
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Tracking near record highs followed by bitter cold and light snow overnight
THIS AFTERNOON: Gusty winds with clouds filtering in. Highs reach the upper 70s to low 80s before the cold front arrives. TONIGHT: Strong winds pull in much colder air as temperatures dip to near freezing before midnight. Snow showers move in by around 10:00 p.m. and exit a few hours later. Less than 1″ of
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Tracking an extreme temperature swing that brings snow tonight
TUESDAY: Partly Cloudy skies and south winds keep us warm today. Continued warming pushes temperatures back into the 80s again today, with likely another record breaking day on tap. Severe storm chances are continuing to look best just east of us. Stay weather aware if you’re headed to St. Louis or further east this afternoon,
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U.S. Army Corps, DNR discuss flood resilience study in Jefferson City
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) On Monday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources met to discuss the Lower Missouri Jefferson City spin-off study. The study comes after the Missouri River flooded in 1993, 2011 and 2019, leaving billions of dollars in damage to buildings and agriculture. Community Planner with
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Former Callaway County sheriff now faces revocation of law enforcement license
The state’s public safety director will soon decide whether to punish suspended Callaway County Sheriff Clay Chism for a series of incidents involving Chism drinking alcohol on and off the clock.
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Losing skid stretches to nine games in Mizzou’s loss to Ole Miss
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team extended its losing streak to nine games, on Tuesday, with a 66-45 loss to Ole Miss. Head coach Robin Pingeton and company now stand at 11-16 overall and 2-12 in conference play. You can watch the full postgame press conference with Pingeton in the video player below.
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Mizzou softball looks to keep momentum rolling with trip to Nebraska
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team is off to its best start to a season in quite some time. The Tigers are a Top-15 team, sitting a 13-2 overall. Head coach Larissa Anderson and company just got back to Columbia from the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic out in California, on Sunday. Anderson said the
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Mizzou football turns the page from a successful 2023 season, as spring camp begins
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team put itself in the history books in 2023. The Tigers finished 11-2 with a win in the Cotton Bowl and also recorded some of the program’s highest College Football Playoff rankings to date, including a Top-10 finish to the year. However, with the start of spring camp, that
Continue ReadingHow drought, high winds, and low humidity drive fire weather
Mid-Missouri has continued to be plagued by an increasing number of fires fueled by a variety of ingredients letting them spread more rapidly. One of the main factors leading to this uptick lately is tied to the long standing drought conditions we have seen over the past two years. The latest drought update from last
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