JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County Commission is considering an ordinance that would prohibit residents from leaving storm debris in the public right-of-way for the county to remove. Cole County Western District Commissioner Harry Otto said the proposal follows a July 4 storm that left fallen trees, branches and other debris throughout the county.
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We’re over halfway through meteorological fall, but most of the season still hasn’t felt like it. On the heels of the hottest September on record, we’re off to a top 10 warmest start to October in Mid-MO. Columbia’s average temperature of 65.5 degrees through the 19th ties for 7th warmest on record in the first
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Interim Commissioner of Education Stacey Preis resigned effective immediately on Tuesday afternoon, hours after the State Board of Education selected a firm to assist with its search for a permanent commissioner. Preis did not provide a specific reason for her departure. In a statement, she said she submitted her resignation
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THIS AFTERNOON: Mostly sunny and mild, with highs in the low 70s and a light southerly breeze. TONIGHT: Mostly clear, with chilly temperatures in the upper 40s. EXTENDED: Sunny skies stretch on through the end of the week, and temperatures gradually climb to the upper 70s by the weekend, around 10 degrees above normal for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri’s no-excuse absentee voting begins Tuesday and ends Nov. 2, allowing voters to cast their ballots in person before election day on Nov. 3. Voters can cast their ballots in person at the Boone County Government Center from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Voters do not need to sign
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TODAY: I’m tracking a sunny, cool start to the day with temperatures in the low-to-mid 40s. By the afternoon, mild conditions are expected as southeasterly winds at 5-8 mph and plenty of sunshine help temperatures warm back into the low 70s. TONIGHT: I’m tracking mid-to-upper-level clouds arriving by the evening hours, sticking around overnight. A
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Monday, Oct. 19, 2026. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS SOFTBALL Capital City (0) Helias Catholic (8) FINAL – district championship Southern Boone (9) Blair Oaks (8) FINAL – district semifinal Osage (1) Eldon (0) FINAL – district semifinal Chillicothe
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team is about two weeks away from a season with higher expectations than they’ve had in years. Simply put: the 2026-27 season won’t be just about making the NCAA Tournament, but making a run in it, as head coach Dennis Gates and his staff have assembled a wildly
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In November 1958, University of Missouri head coach Dan Devine stood before a dejected group of players in the visitors’ locker room at Owen Field and made a promise. The Tigers had just been shut out 39-0 by the sixth-ranked Oklahoma Sooners in Norman, snapping their four-game winning streak. Owen Field had
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A new storefront in downtown Columbia officially opened Oct. 14 as part of an expansion of Dianetics and Scientology throughout Missouri and the Midwest. The Dianetics Center of Missouri is operating along Ninth Street near Alley A in the former site of the Speckled Frog Toys and Books. The storefront no longer has a sign and only
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council unanimously approved purchasing a new animal control facility at its meeting Monday night. The former site of Columbia Animal Hospital, located at 1300 Boone Industrial Drive will house animal control operations. Operations will include animal shelter services, veterinary care and facility maintenance. The property at 1300 Boone Industrial
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia has been awarded $16.2 million in federal funding to modernize the Columbia Terminal Railroad, including a project to test self-driving trains. U.S. Rep. Mark Alford (R-Raymore) announced the Federal Railroad Administration grant Thursday. The grant, awarded through the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements program, will support upgrades
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If you’re walking along the many trails in the area, you might notice an extra crunch under your step recently. The Missouri Department of Conservation says that’s because trees are producing extra nuts and fruits this year. George Kipp, the Private Land Forestry Program Supervisor with MDC, says it all started with the wet spring
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Some residents at Riley’s Mobile Home Park had running water in their homes again Monday after going about 10 days without service. The City of Moberly had shut off the park’s water supply after discovering raw sewage contamination. During the outage, United Way of Randolph County donated ready-to-eat meals, bottled water and
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and cool with lows in the mid-40s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and mild with highs in the lower 70s. EXTENDED: We’ll be cool again overnight as temperatures fall to the mid-40s. We’ll see gradual warming this week as an upper ridge nudges to the east, pushing temperatures to the upper 70s to close
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Emergency repairs to a gas line have closed an intersection in the heart of downtown Columbia. Ameren Missouri, which maintains the gas service, closed the intersection of Seventh and Cherry for the emergency repair on Monday afternoon. Work is expected to take several days, according to a City of Columbia news release.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates took a break Monday from getting his team ready for its Nov. 3 opener to speak with reporters.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A replay of the broadcast of the Providence Bowl, played between Rock Bridge and Hickman on Oct. 16.
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TODAY: I’m tracking a cool start to the day in the low 40s, with patchy steam fog over river valleys and lake areas being a possibility. By the afternoon, sunshine will mix in with mid-to-upper-level cloud cover, with southeasterly winds at 5-10 mph. Temperatures will top out in the upper 60s and low 70s. TONIGHT:
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OXFORD, Miss. (KMIZ) Mizzou football had a chance to make a statement in Saturday’s game against Ole Miss, but instead the Tigers suffered a 31-3 loss on the road. That result dropped the team to 5-2 on the season. Despite quarterback Austin Simmons throwing for 339 yards in his highly anticipated return to his former
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