WATCH: Eli Drinkwitz takes questions ahead of Kansas State
Mizzou football head coach Eli Drinkwitz is scheduled to take questions from reporters at noon Tuesday ahead of this week’s home matchup against Kansas State.
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Tracking dense fog ahead of a cool and bright week
TODAY: Clouds and showers are clearing this morning, leaving clear skies before sunrise for some. This will allow for quick radiational cooling of what is a moist surface, encouraging the development of fog early Tuesday. A dense fog advisory is already in effect through 9 AM for several counties, and may expand as clouds exit.
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DESE to approve fiscal year 2025 budget Tuesday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Tuesday, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education will meet to approve the fiscal year 2025 budget. The budget could include spending over $29 million to help with teacher retention across the state. This comes after DESE reported that more than half of teachers in Missouri leave teachers by their
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Columbia Board of Education ratifies School Safety Grant application at Monday night meeting
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education reviewed and ratifies its application for the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education School Safety Grant during its Monday night meeting. CPS is requesting $300,000 from DESE to improve a number of security functions, according to the agenda. This is DESE’s Second round of grant funding, the
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Police overtime costs climbing as departments search for workers
Taxpayers are footing a 57% increase in overtime costs for fiscal 2023.
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Burglaries are down, car break-ins are up, CPD and Neighborhood Watch say at meeting
The Columbia Police Department and Columbia Neighborhood Watch are inviting the public to their annual meeting Monday night at City Hall.Â
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Mizzou defensive lineman earns SEC weekly honors
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou defensive end Nyles Gaddy was named the SEC co-defensive lineman of the week on Monday, after a multi-sack game against Middle Tennessee. The Jackson State transfer recorded three total tackles, two for a loss, as well as two sacks on Saturday night. It is the second multi-sack game of his career,
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Paraglider who crashed into power lines in Morgan County in fair condition
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The pilot of a paraglider that crashed Sunday night in Morgan County is in fair condition, an MU Health Care spokesman told ABC 17 News in a Monday email. The crash occurred just before 8 p.m. when the pilot of the paraglider hit power lines near Fortuna and was ejected, according to the Missouri State Highway
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Cole County judge to decide whether abortion petition ballot summary is fair
Lawyers for both the Missouri ACLU and the Missouri Secretary of State’s Office gathered in the Cole County Courthouse on Monday, joined by Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft and other politicians fighting over Missouri’s access to abortion.
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Tracking decreasing clouds, gorgeous weather for the rest of the week
TONIGHT: Scattered showers late, decreasing by morning. Clouds gradually decrease from north to south, allowing temperatures north of I-70 to get slightly warmer vs. point south. Lows in the upper 50s to around 60. TOMORROW: Decreasing clouds with highs in the lower 70s. EXTENDED: We can expect gorgeous weather the rest of the week behind
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University of Missouri honors first responders who deployed to New York on Sept. 11, 2001
The City of Columbia and the University of Missouri are holding a ceremony Monday to remember the lives lost 22 years ago in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
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Clearing remains of old Missouri River bridge on Interstate 70 takes longer than planned
Clearing the 6 million pounds of steel left in the Missouri River after blasting the old Interstate 70 bridge at Rocheport is taking longer than expected.
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United States Exercise Tiger Foundation remembers 9/11 Monday
Monday marks 22 years since the terror attack on the World Trade Center and Pentagon that claimed the lives of thousands of people.
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Tracking showers that make for a dreary Monday
TODAY: Fall weather arrives in mid-Missouri today, along a cold front. Off and on showers will arrive for some before sunrise this morning, and last into the overnight hours. Rain chances are high, but amounts are quite low. Expect no more than a tenth of an inch in any given location over the course of
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WATCH: MoDOT demolishes old Missouri River bridge at Rocheport
The Missouri Department of Transportation demolished the old bridge over the Missouri River at Rocheport on Sunday.
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No one injured in Randolph County plane crash; plane ran out of fuel
RANDOLPH COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The scene of a plane crash reported in Randolph County is now clear. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, at about 8 tonight a plane crashed just west of County Road 2310 in Randolph County. The plane crashed because it ran out of fuel, according to the Randolph County Sheriff. Two
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Paraglider crashes into power lines in Morgan County
FORTUNA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man crashed into power lines in Fortuna Sunday evening in a powered paraglider. According to a tweet from Missouri State Highway Patrol, the pilot hit the power lines and was ejected from the powered paraglider. The pilot is not hurt. Highway Patrol said an FAA inspector will report to the scene
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Old Rocheport Bridge demolished Sunday morning after fog delay
ROCHEPORT, Mo. (KMIZ) Sunday, the Rocheport Bridge was blasted to begin construction of the new bridge heading eastbound following about an hour delay because of thick fog. The truss of the bridge is the upper steel part that extends above the roadway. For the safety of drivers and bridge crew members, Interstate 70 was closed
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Affordable housing project in Columbia offers tiny homes
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri is in the middle of an affordable housing crisis. According to Empower Missouri, 72% of very low income households in the state are housing cost burdened. There was an open house walking tour in Columbia on Sunday for residents to tour accessory dwelling units (ADU). An ADU is a “smaller residence
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SportsZone Football Friday play of the week nominees 2023: week 3
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Congratulations to our Week 3 SportsZone Football Friday Play of the Week Nominees! You can watch the nominees in the video player above and then vote for your favorite play here. Nominee No. 1: Hickman’s Tionne Milo sheds a tackle on the way in for a touchdown, courtesy of a dime from
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