COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Wednesday, May 6, 2026. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BASEBALL Helias (2) Hickman (3) FINAL Helias (6) Hickman (4) FINAL Camdenton (1) Rock Bridge (15) FINAL Smith-Cotton (3) Battle (4) FINAL Smith-Cotton (18) Battle (4) FINAL Tolton (8) Hannibal (4)
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The American Red Cross of Central and Northern Missouri held a media event on Wednesday that showed off its new headquarters that is being built in southern Columbia. The new facility will be located in the 4600 block of Stellar Drive in southern Columbia. It will be able to support 300 staff
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Both houses of the Missouri General Assembly took up the state budget Wednesday, with contention over whether the legislature would properly fund K-12 education. The budget bills are due on the governor’s desk by Friday. After several days of deliberation in a conference committee, the total operating budget comes to around
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TONIGHT: Mostly sunny skies this evening with temperatures dipping down to the mid-40s overnight. TOMORROW: Clear skies with a few clouds, temps in the mid-60s. EXTENDED: Expect Friday to be partly cloudy with a chance of showers and maybe a few rumbles of thunder in the afternoon, with temperatures hovering around the low-70s. Sunny skies
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It’s early May, but we’re still holding on to April showers in Mid-Missouri, with several rounds of heavy rain on the way. Rain is falling more heavily as the climate changes, especially in the Midwest. According to a Climate Central analysis of 144 U.S. cities, about 90% have recorded an increase in hourly rainfall intensity.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri House Republican leaders spoke with reporters Wednesday morning before the full chamber was set to work on the state budget. Democratic leaders took questions after the House adjourned. Watch the news conferences here.
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THIS AFTERNOON: Partly sunny and mild, with highs in the upper 50s and a light northerly breeze. TONIGHT: Partly cloudy, with temperatures falling quickly into the 40s overnight. EXTENDED: More sunshine is expected on Thursday, with lots of dry time and mild temperatures in the 60s. Chances for showers and a few afternoon thunderstorms will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Residents of Columbia’s Fourth Ward will be able to pick up packets to run for a seat on the Columbia City Council Wednesday, following Nick Foster’s resignation. The Columbia City Council on Monday night decided that a special election will be held to find Foster’s replacement on Aug 4. Those who wish
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TODAY: Wednesday starts with chances for showers in the early morning, before skies dry up while remaining mostly cloudy through the day. Temperatures remain in the 50s with winds from the north at 5-10 mph. TONIGHT: Temperatures fall into the low 40s overnight, as skies clear out. EXTENDED: Sunshine and south winds return highs to
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CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The Camdenton Board of Aldermen unanimously passed a one-year moratorium on the approval of data centers within its city limits. Aldermen met on Tuesday to consider the pause on the permits, approval and construction. Columbia is also considering a similar one-year ban. Meeting documents say the city’s code of ordinances “does not
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man who ran from a crash last week, prompting a multi-day search amid concerns about his safety, has been charged with a felony. Nathan J. Spencer, 20, was found safe Friday in a wooded area near Capitol View Drive, Jefferson City Police said. He had been missing since
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TONIGHT: Expect showers to continue throughout the afternoon and into the evening, with temperatures remaining in the mid-40s overnight. TOMORROW: Slight chance of AM showers, but dry and mostly cloudy throughout the afternoon, temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. EXTENDED: Things finally begin to dry out Wednesday afternoon into Thursday, with sunshine making a
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The National Weather Service in St. Louis has updated a tornado track that previously stretched tens of miles from eastern Cole County through southern Boone and deep into Callaway County. The original 23-mile path was shortened to two separate tracks: a 3.5-mile path near Marion and Hartsburg, and a 2.27-mile track southwest of Fulton in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Commission is considering adding a sales tax increase to the future ballot, even as county residents might have to vote on tax measures from both the state and the City of Columbia. Boone County Sheriff Dwayne Carey brought the increase to the Boone County Commission to help fund the
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If you’ve spent any time outdoors in Missouri this week, you’ve likely experienced a strange atmospheric occurrence. One minute, the afternoon sun is out, and it feels like a standard May day; the next, a wall of clouds moves in, and before a single drop of rain hits the pavement, the temperature plunges 10 or
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TODAY: I’m tracking temperatures persisting in the low 50s through the early afternoon hours, gradually dropping throughout the day. This will be due to continued rainfall during the afternoon and evening hours as winds blow out of the north at 10-15 mph, gusting up to 25 mph. TONIGHT: I’m tracking rainfall gradually falling apart and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia teenager was charged as an adult with murder, robbery and armed criminal action in a deadly Facebook Marketplace meetup. Judge Tracy Gonzalez agreed to certify Mikel Jones, 17, as an adult in an alleged deadly robbery in southwest Columbia, minutes before charges were filed. Columbia police believe he took part
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UPDATE: 24 hour rain totals have reached as high as an inch in some locations, with most closer to a quarter inch of rainfall as of 10 a.m. Tuesday. Additional rain is expected to add to this, with up to another half an inch possible in spots. TODAY: Tuesday is a dreary, wet, and cool
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Monday, May 4, 2026. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS SOCCER Battle (0) Hickman (7) FINAL Osage (0) Southern Boone (8) FINAL Rock Bridge (3) Smith-Cotton (2) FINAL Helias Catholic (2) Union (0) FINAL Rolla (0) Jefferson City (5) FINAL Capital
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council voted 4-3 on Monday night to table a decision that would have put a proposed 1% sales tax dedicated to public safety on the August ballot. City staff has written an ordinance that would add a 1% general sales tax, with the revenue generated going solely to the
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