COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reducing the number of “universal vaccine recommendations” for children to 11, down from the previous total of 17. One Missouri doctor worries the change may lead to confusion for families. The CDC announced on Monday that it was cutting the number of recommended vaccinations
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Roughly 50 people attended a public hearing Tuesday night in Fulton about a solar-energy facility that is expected to be built in Callaway County. Ameren Missouri previously requested a certificate of convenience and necessity to be approved by March 31, 2026. Tuesday night’s hearing was held at the Legends Rec-Plex on State Street
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Tornado numbers were above average again in 2025, and Missouri was close to the top of the list. There were 120 reported tornadoes in Missouri last year, the third highest for any state. Texas remained in its usual top spot thanks to its large size, with 162 tornadoes, while our neighbor, Illinois, ranked second with
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear with patchy fog developing across northeast Missouri. Lows in the mid-50s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and warmer with highs in the lower to mid-60s. EXTENDED: Patchy fog is possible up across northeast Missouri, with sunshine returning area wide by afternoon. Winds turn out of the south, pushing temperatures into the lower to mid-60s.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The trial of a Fayette woman charged with felony murder and endangering the welfare of a child in the 2021 death of an 8-month-old girl began Monday. Columbia police arrested Jennifer Johnson in April 2021, after being called to a home in the 1000 block of Elleta Boulevard in north Columbia. She is accused
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County Judge heard arguments on whether a Columbia dog breeder who pleaded not guilty to 29 felony counts of animal abuse should be granted a lower bond and a change of venue. Twenty-six-year-old Melissa Sanders was arrested in November after law enforcement found several dead dogs and remains at her
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou men’s basketball’s upset over then-No. 22 Florida was far from a perfect game for head coach Dennis Gates’ crew, but it did the job. It got the season back on the rails, just one game after a 43-point blowout loss to No. 16 Illinois. Now, heading into the first road trip
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THIS AFTERNOON: Sunny and warm, with highs in the low 60s south of I-70. Temperatures will be cooler in the upper 40s and 50s up north behind a cold front. Winds from the west may gust up to 20 mph. TONIGHT: Skies remain clear, and temperatures dive to the lower 30s overnight. Winds lighten up
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Installation of the Safe Haven Baby Box began Monday at the Cole County EMS Headquarters in downtown Jefferson City, according to Chief Eric Hoy.
The device is expected to be installed by the end of the week, but people will not be able to drop off infants until sometime in February, Hoy said. The box is being put in a wall on the building’s east side, behind the engine truck garages. People can access it from East McCarty Street.
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EDITOR’S NOTE: Harry Adrian IV is no longer working for MoDOT. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The former state safety coordinator for the Missouri Department of Transportation, who was accused of pulling out a gun during a road-rage incident in September, pleaded guilty Tuesday in an agreement with the state. Harry Adrian IV, of Tuscumbia, pleaded guilty
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TODAY: Tuesday is another warm day, with partly cloudy skies and dry conditions. We expect winds to become increasingly from the west behind a weak cold front this morning. Some fog has developed in the northwest, which is expected to lift and spread southeast in the form of low clouds through the morning. This will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sheridan Beardshear was closing her store on the west side of Columbia as usual around 7 p.m. Saturday night. She did the normal closing procedures in the back of the store, when she heard what she originally believed was a car backfiring. She walked outside of the store and was greeted by
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In the midst of transfer portal madness, Mizzou football is also working to re-sign standout players from its roster to the 2026 campaign. On Monday, head coach Eli Drinkwitz managed to lock down a few more signatures. Defensive end Daeden Hopkins, tight ends Gavin Hoffman and Jordon Harris, defensive tackle Jalen Marshall
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe met with Columbia officials on Monday to discuss public safety in the city. Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe, City Manager De’Carlon Seewood, and Police Chief Jill Schlude were among those in attendance for the meeting at the governor’s office in the Capitol. According to Kehoe’s office, the meeting had been
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TONIGHT: Patchy fog north of I-70, warmer with lows in the lower 40s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and slightly cooler, highs in the mid-50s. EXTENDED: Tonight will be a touch warmer ahead of a cold front that will bring a slight cool down for tomorrow. We could start the day with some patchy fog across northern
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged Monday with involuntary manslaughter on accusations that he had a seizure while driving after not taking his medicine, killing a nursing home resident. Deshawn M. Robinson, 57, was charged with first-degree involuntary manslaughter and driving without a license on New Year’s Day. He was listed
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear with some fog developing across northern Missouri. Lows in the lower 40s. TOMORROW: Fog diminishes with more sunshine, but winds shift to the northwest, cooling us into the mid-upper 50s for highs. EXTENDED: Patchy fog develops across northern Missouri tonight with a few clouds farther south ahead of a cold front that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Prosecutor’s Office has charged a man with murder after a shooting that killed one person and left two seriously injured on Clark Lane in Columbia Sunday night. Columbia police said Monday that one of the victims in the shooting, Brianna Hawkins, 21, of Fulton, died at a nearby hospital
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TODAY: Monday is the first of more prominent warmth in the forecast. Highs are near 60 by the afternoon thanks to a warm front lifting across the region. South winds are sustained around 5-10 mph with gusts to 15 mph this afternoon. Skies are partly cloudy but bright. TONIGHT: Temperatures may linger in the 50s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) All on-street parking rates in Downtown Columbia are increasing to $1 per hour, a $0.40 increase, starting Monday, according to a city press release. This ensures all parking rates match the campus area south of Elm Street. According to the release, the city intentionally selected Monday to reprogram and update pricing labels
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