This afternoon: Highs reach the mid to lower 80s under partly cloudy skies. An isolated shower or two remains possible in southwestern portions of mid-Missouri near Camden and Pulaski counties. Tonight: Overnight lows cool to the lower 60s as winds remain out of the northwest with increasing cloud cover to mostly cloudy skies. Extended: Friday
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Today: Afternoon highs increase into the mid to lower 80s as skies remain partly cloudy. An isolated shower or two remains possible in southwestern portions of mid-Missouri near Camden and Pulaski counties. Tonight: Overnight lows cool to the lower 60s as winds remain out of the northwest with increasing cloud cover to mostly cloudy skies.
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ROCHEPORT, Mo (KMIZ) Beginning at 7 p.m. on Thursday evening, MoDOT will begin to redirect traffic heading eastbound on the Rocheport Bridge to the new bridge. Workers will narrow eastbound traffic to one lane and redirect it to the new bridge, with two westbound lanes and two eastbound lanes. MoDOT says by midnight, all eastbound
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department said in a Wednesday press release that it is searching for four people accused in a June 26 homicide. CPD is searching for: Alqueze Jones, 19 Deljuan Turner, 19Ja’shaun Barney, 18Deazes Turner, 21 All four Columbia men are charged with second-degree murder, armed-criminal action and unlawful use of
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) On Wednesday, trial started for 52-year-old Leo Robinson Jr. for his alleged involvement in a 2021 murder outside of Waffle House on Vandiver Drive. Robinson is charged with second-degree murder and armed-criminal action. The trial will continue at 8:30 a.m. Thursday. According to court documents, in March 2021, Robinson was in an
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TONIGHT: Only slim chances for spotty showers remain through the evening, but it’s a largely dry evening, with partly to mostly cloudy skies along the way. Temperatures fall into the upper 60s overnight. TOMORROW: After a cooler day today, (still in the upper 80s, near normal) we will cool further tomorrow. Temperatures climb from the
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A large house fire in the 5100 block of I-70 Drive Southeast was finally extinguished in the early morning hours of Wednesday after blazing since 6:45 p.m. Tuesday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s Independence Day celebration, Fire in the Sky, experienced a lighting system failure around the 13-minute mark of the 20-minute firework display Tuesday night at Stephens Lake Park. J&M Displays was the company hired for the celebration. Columbia Parks and Recreation has used them in the past. “They had experienced a failure
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Today: Scattered showers and storms remain throughout the region with rainfall totals up to 1/2″ possible. Afternoon highs warm into the mid to upper 80s with winds out of the west at 5-10 mph. Tonight: Overnight lows cool to the mid-60s with some chances of scattered showers and storms still possible. Winds slowly switch out
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Salute to America in Jefferson City kicked off Tuesday morning. Salute to America is Mid-Missouri’s largest Independence Day celebration. The 14-hour event included several activities. Two major highlights of the event are the 5k run and the Independence Day Parade. Temperatures reached 96 degrees in the afternoon but that didn’t stop hundreds of
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire was reported Tuesday at a building in the 5100 block of Interstate 70 Drive SE in Columbia. The Columbia Fire Department was called to the building at 6:45 p.m. and it was 80% contained by 8:20 p.m., according to Columbia Fire Chief Clayton Farr Jr. The containment was upgraded to
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B.R.A.K.E.S, a national teen defensive driving program, is coming to Jefferson City this weekend.
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Nearly 100 injury crashes have been reported statewide this holiday weekend.
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TONIGHT: Warm and mostly dry is how the vast majority of communities will end their 4th of July festivities, but an some isolated storms will bring rain to some in the southeast. Chances for rain are best along and south of a line from Camdenton to Montgomery City. TOMORROW: Early Wednesday, a cold front driving
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Today: Afternoon highs warm into the mid-90s while the heat index reaches nearly 100 degrees. Skies remain partly cloudy. An isolated brief shower/ storm is possible south of I-70 this evening but most of Mid-Missouri remains completely dry. Any rainfall that moves through for the few cells will be very brief. Tonight: Overnight lows cool
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia has begun its national search for its next police chief. Police Chief Geoff Jones announced his retirement on June 5. His last day is Tuesday, Aug. 1. The city manager said in June that the City planned to hire an outside search firm to help find candidates. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) There were no injuries reported in a Monday morning fire at a Columbia Church, but fire marshals estimate about $200,000 worth of damage was reported, according to a Monday afternoon press release from the Columbia Fire Department. The fire department was called to a fire alarm Monday morning at Missouri United Methodist
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TONIGHT: Clouds have bubbled up this afternoon, and will dissipate with sunset tonight. Temperatures will remain warm overnight, with a light and variable breeze continuing through sunrise, where temperatures will drop into the low 70s and high 60s. TOMORROW: Temperatures will warm a bit faster and further on Tuesday. Temperatures reach mid-to-high 90s by the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Extreme drought continues to impact Mid-Missouri forcing cities and counties to put burn bans in place. Mid-Missouri saw rain over the weekend, but not enough for burn bans to be lifted. The burn bans in place discourage any type of fire including bonfires, camp fired, fireworks and controlled burns. The City of
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Damin Davis’s criminal history dates back to 2006 when he was charged with tampering with a motor vehicle in Boone County.
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