TODAY: Enjoy the sunshine today, we have more rain on the way! We’re in the upper 70s thanks to sunshine and south winds. TONIGHT: Clouds increase this evening, but likely not becoming overcast until after midnight for many. Clouds increase in the north first, as showers and weak thunderstorms bring rain in behind a cold
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Blair Oaks bus driver accused of assaulting a student last week will not face charges, the Cole County prosecuting attorney said Wednesday. “Just clear after reading reports and viewing the video that criminal charges are not appropriate in this case,” Prosecuting Attorney Locke Thompson said in a written statement. Thompson
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A small business owner in Columbia claims a sweeping cannabis bill will put him out of business. Ethan Jones dealt with chronic pain issues for six years after going undiagnosed with Lyme disease. Rather than using traditional pain medication, Jones instead turned to CBD products. He now sells those same products to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Wednesday, April 8, 2026. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS Baseball Battle (4) Capital City (5) FINAL Camdenton (4) Hickman (3) FINAL St. Francis Borgia (8) Father Tolton (18) FINAL Rock Bridge (5) Jefferson City (6) FINAL Smith-Cotton (3) Helias (4)
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri System President Mun Choi said it was his decision to dissolve the university’s multicultural fee at Wednesday’s Faculty Council meeting. “It wasn’t an easy decision, but it was decided that I needed to protect the institution. So that’s the decision that I made,” Choi said. The multicultural fee provided
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: Terminology has been corrected in the headline and story. MU Health Care’s operating margin for the current fiscal year remains well below budget. The health care group posted a $56 million budget shortfall between the start of the University of Missouri’s fiscal year from July through February. The report will
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Some Missouri voters approved a ballot measure on Tuesday that would freeze or cap property taxes — a measure lawmakers included in legislation to keep the Kansas City Chiefs in Missouri. Missouri Association of Counties Executive Director Steve Hobbs said that 73 counties had the property tax reform measure on the ballot, and
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TONIGHT: Partly cloudy with lows in the lower to mid-50s. TOMORROW: Partly sunny and warm with highs in the upper 70s. There’s a risk for a spot shower or storm, but the better chance will hold off until late evening. EXTENDED: Thursday is looking warm, but less breezy as highs reach the mid-upper 70s. A
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Haley Swaino, weekend morning anchor and reporter at KMIZ, is finding ways to help you cut back on monthly bills and giving other money-saving suggestions. This time, she looks at ways to save on gas. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Drive slower. Don’t brake hard. Turn off the A/C and roll your windows down. As drivers are
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THIS AFTERNOON: Partly to mostly sunny and breezy with highs in the mid-70s. TONIGHT: Partly cloudy to mostly clear with lows in the lower to mid-50s. A few spotty showers north of Highway 36. EXTENDED: There will continue to be an elevated fire risk across the southern half of Mid-Missouri this afternoon as relative humidity
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TODAY: Wednesday is a notably warmer day, with sunshine and 70s forecast. Winds are from the south and breezy, sustained near 20 mph and gusting to 30+ mph at times. With low relative humidity late this morning and through the afternoon, burning may be dangerous and is discouraged. TONIGHT: Temperatures remain warm tonight with south
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Bragging rights over the state of Missouri belong to Mizzou baseball. On Tuesday, the Tigers took down Missouri State 5-2 in an in-state showdown at Taylor Stadium. The win came on the heels of head coach Kerrick Jackson and company’s big series upset over No. 24 Kentucky over the weekend. With Tuesday’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou infielder Blaize Ward’s red hot start to his collegiate career has turned some heads. In fact, the Arkansas native earned SEC Co-Freshman of the Week honors, after the Tigers’ big series upset over No. 24 Kentucky. On Tuesday, ahead of MU’s game against Missouri State, the true freshman went one-on-one with
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Tuesday, April 7, 2026. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS SOCCER Capital City (4) Jefferson City (0) FINAL Battle (0) Eugene (8) FINAL Marshall (8) Mexico (0) FINAL HS BASEBALL Capital City (4) Battle (8) FINAL Highland (3) Centralia (20)
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Michelle Rodemeyer, Gretchen Duckworth and Kris Scheperle won the three open spots of the Jefferson City Board of Education on Tuesday over Cierra Griffin, Trent Vallandingham, Ryan Towner and James Kindred Sr. “I’m excited to get to work,” Rodemeyer said. I’m honored by the trust our community has placed in me
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The three incumbents in the Columbia Board of Education race retained their seats on Tuesday. April Ferrao (6,537 votes), John Lyman (6,218) and Paul Harper (6,183) kept their seats against challenger Dr. Keary Husain (2,759). “Paul, April and I have talked every single day, I think, for the last three plus years,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s Fifth Ward will have a new representative. Challenger Christina Hartman defeated incumbent Don Waterman in Tuesday’s election 58% to 42%. Hartman brought in 1,332 votes while Waterman got 981 votes, with a total of 2,313 ballots cast. Waterman expressed his disappointment at the loss, but congratulated Hartman on the win. He
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County is seeing low voter turnout on Tuesday for the municipal elections. Voter turnout is about 8% for in-person ballots, which is expected to rise a little more as election officials count the remaining ballots and absentee ballots as well, Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon said in an interview Tuesday, about
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TONIGHT: Partly cloudy and breezy with lows in the mid-40s. TOMORROW: Windy and much warmer with highs in the mid-70s. EXTENDED: Winds shift to the southwest as a warm front lifts north across the region tonight, keeping morning temperatures in the 40s. We’ll warm back into the 70s tomorrow, but wind gusts could reach up
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After the much-needed but almost excessive rainfall last week, areas are recovering from flooded roadways and higher-than-average water levels. With the impacts that flooding brings, information that is readily available so that you can take the proper measures to stay safe is crucial. The Department of Natural Resources is one of the organizations taking strides
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