COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Baseball needed five runs with just nine outs left in Friday’s action to complete a comeback over Auburn. It only took MU two innings to erase that deficit, capturing a 12-11 win in the series opener to keep themselves in the hunt to make the SEC Tournament. Kerrick Jackson’s crew entered
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A man who was charged with assault in the suspected hazing of former University of Missouri student and fraternity pledge Danny Santulli has accepted a plea deal that will require him to spend time in jail.
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Quiet weather is finally settling in for the weekend and if conditions are clear enough overnight we may get a view of an aurora in Mid-Missouri. The Space Weather Prediction Center has issued a severe (G4) geomagnetic storm watch this weekend, the first in nearly 20 years. This high-energy event could send the northern lights
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The University of Missouri is expecting to graduate more than 5,200 students this weekend, an increase from the number of spring graduates in 2023.
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Missouri House lawmakers began discussing and debating the state budget Friday with just hours to get it on the governor’s desk.
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THIS AFTERNOON: Friday is still cooler with a high near 70 and a light northwest breeze shifting westerly in the evening. TONIGHT: Skies remain mostly clear overnight. The northern lights may be visible in northern Mid-MO due to a series of CMEs disrupting the atmosphere. Look to the northern horizon between 1 and 4 a.m.
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TODAY: Friday is much like Thursday, with a few extra clouds through the morning. Expect partly cloudy skies, a high near 70, and a light northwest breeze shifting westerly in the evening. TONIGHT: Winds are light tonight, and skies are partly cloudy to mostly clear. We’ll have temperatures in the low 50s. EXTENDED: Saturday starts
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Thursday, May 9, 2024. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS GIRLS SOCCER HELIAS (0) HICKMAN (2) FINAL QUINCY (IL) (1) ROCK BRIDGE (1) FINAL CANTON (0) MOBERLY (5) FINAL STOVER (1) SOUTHERN BOONE (5) FINAL BOONVILLE (0) OSAGE (8) FINAL WAYNESVILLE
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The Missouri Senate started debating the Missouri state budget Thursday morning with just over 24 hours left before the budget is due on the governor’s desk.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been changed to remove references to an insurance claim by Trinity Lutheran School in 2019. The school did not make an insurance claim after the 2019 tornado. Severe storms caused damage across Missouri this week, and now, insurance companies say they’re dealing with a large number of
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TONIGHT: Gradually increasing clouds with lows in the lower 50s. Breezy with northwest wind gusts up to 20 mph. TOMORROW: Clouds gradually decrease with highs near 70. EXTENDED: Clouds will begin to roll in tonight, keeping temperatures near average in the lower 50s. We’ll see a bit more cloud cover tomorrow as a weak front
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Mid-Missouri is in the peak of severe weather season as May is typically the most active month for tornadoes in the state. This has already played out this year with a confirmed 10 tornadoes in the last week, and more surveys are still ongoing. Missouri sees an average of 14 tornadoes in May, almost double
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Money from Missouri’s Medicaid program, MoHealthNet, can no longer go to abortion providers or their affiliates.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously to approve a plan to build more residential lots near the intersection of Richland Road and Olivet Road. The plan would have to be approved by the City Council. A public hearing for the City Council is set for June 3, with a second
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Gov. Mike Parson said Monday that a man falsely accused by politicians on social media of being a shooter at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade was an innocent man who was unfairly targeted.
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THIS AFTERNOON: Thursday is cooler and somewhat breezy with a cold front tracking out. Highs will be in the 70s with a steady northwest breeze up to 15 mph. TONIGHT: Clouds may be more noticeable overnight, and some may see a quick passing light shower. Otherwise, we’re mostly dry with lows in the low 50s.
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Hy-Vee has issued a recall for four of its products.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Nearly a dozen roads in Cole County were closed Wednesday evening because of flooding, according to an email from Cole County Public Works Administrator Teresa Wilson. Storms went through Mid-Missouri on Wednesday after coming through earlier in the week. The 11 roads closed in Cole County included: 9900-10200 blocks of Scrivner
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TODAY: Thursday is partly cloudy and cooler behind the cold front tied to Wednesday’s storms. Expect a high in the low 70s. TONIGHT: Overnight, clouds may be a bit more persistent from the north, and some may see a quick passing light shower. Otherwise, we’re mostly dry, with lows in the low 50s. EXTENDED: Friday
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man is trying to raise money for a family who woke up to find a large tree had fallen on their house. Ronald Swanson says his gym director at Capitol Kids, Melissa Church, had part of her home severely damaged by storms that rolled through Mid-Missouri on Tuesday.
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