Missouri legislature approves $50 billion state budget
The Missouri House of Representatives began giving final approval to state budget bills Friday morning, with the 6 p.m. deadline looming.
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No. 12 Arkansas run-rules Mizzou in series opener
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team dropped the senior weekend series opener to No. 12 Arkansas on Friday night in run rule fashion. The Razorbacks took home the 9-0 win. Senior Jordan Weber got the start for MU in the circle, but was pulled after two innings of work. She allowed one earned run
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Capitol dome lit up blue in honor of fallen law enforcement officers
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Capitol dome and the Missouri law enforcement memorial are lit up blue Friday night to honor law enforcement officers who died the past year. A candlelight vigil was held Friday night to honor them. On Saturday, there will be eight officers who will have their names added to the
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Columbia College secures sixth-straight AMC Championship in walk-off win
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) For the sixth-straight time, the Columbia College softball team secured an AMC Championship with a 1-0, walk-off win on Friday afternoon. You can watch extended highlights of the Cougars’ win in the video player below. https://youtu.be/jdQYTWviI4U The title game was a pitchers’ duel from start to finish. The Cougars’ Ella Schouten finished
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MU students gather in East Campus area, plan to stay off the roads as CPD’s DWI enforcement period continues
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri students packed the East Campus neighborhood Friday afternoon. Police could be seen all around the neighborhood as tons of students enjoyed the weather and a day away from classes — for the school’s “Stop Day,” or “Reading Day” — before finals begin next week. One police officer was seen
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Rededication ceremony held for Jefferson City cathedral
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A rededication ceremony was held Friday for the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Jefferson City. The ceremony falls on the 49th anniversary of the cathedral’s original dedication. The ceremony marks the completion of a $15 million project to repair the cathedral. Repairs included the bell tower… As well as the addition of artwork
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Kansas City man out on probation charged after high-speed Columbia chase
Boone County prosecutors on Friday charged a Kansas City man who allegedly led police on a high-speed chase and tried to get rid of guns Thursday afternoon.
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Columbia/Boone County PHHS looking to fill senior planner position
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A position opened yesterday within the Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Humans Services for a senior planner, which will be tasked with human-service related issues but focusing mainly on homelessness. The department is accepting applications for this position for roughly 10 days. If there are no applications submitted by the end of
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Tracking scattered storms this weekend with warming temperatures
Tonight: Overnight lows cool to 60 degrees as winds remain out of the southwest at 10-15 mph with gust up to 25 mph. Tomorrow: Saturday morning sees the chance of some morning scattered showers and thunderstorms that clear out closer to noon. The late afternoon hours and early evening hours could see the possibility of
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Tracking slim rain chances into a warm weekend
TODAY: Friday is shaping up cooler than Thursday, with more cloud cover, and spotty rain chances. Plenty of dry time will be had today as temperatures reach near 70 this afternoon. TONIGHT: Southerly flow continues overnight, with clouds lingering as well. This keeps temperatures in the 50s overnight. EXTENDED: A warm front lifting through the
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Several votes still needed for lawmakers to make state budget deadline Friday evening
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Time is running out to pass the state budget bill, but several votes are still needed for this to happen. The state budget deadline is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. on Friday, which means lawmakers will reconvene at 10 a.m. on Friday morning at the state Capitol with the goal of passing
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Tracking spotty rain chances ahead of a wet and warm pattern
TODAY: Friday is shaping up cooler than Thursday, with more cloud cover, and spotty rain chances. Plenty of dry time will be had today, as shower chances are very limited both this morning and in the afternoon. Today is not the day we make significant progress towards any relief from our drought. A great spring
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No one hurt after yard fire at Boone County home
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Fire Protection District Crews have reopened the 2000 block of East Calvert Hill Road in Boone County after an early morning fire. Clint Walker, Battalion Chief for Boone County Fire says crews were dispatched to a home within the block around 4:00 a.m. Friday morning. Walker says the homeowner was
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Mizzou baseball scores nine unanswered to down Ole Miss
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team had a slow start to the series against Ole Miss, but with nine unanswered runs, the Tigers managed to make the 11-9 comeback victory happen. MU trailed 9-2 heading into the bottom of the sixth inning, but six straight runs brought them within one. In the seventh, Luke
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Senators make progress on state budget after seven-hour filibuster
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Several votes are still needed in order for the Missouri Legislature to meet the constitutional deadline for the state budget. With one day until the constitutional deadline for the state budget, State Senators spent seven hours on Thursday filibustering, preventing the budget from moving forward. Just after 7 p.m., Senators ended
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Columbia College softball and baseball headed to AMC Championship games
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Both the Columbia College softball and baseball team punched their ticket to the AMC Championship games after semifinal wins over Missouri Baptist on Thursday. Up first in Columbia, the fourth-seeded Cougars took down the No. 2 Spartans 2-1. The first run was brought in during the first inning after an error by
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Central Missouri Humane Society out of kennel space
COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) The Central Missouri Humane Society is running out of space in its shelter and is calling on would-be adopters and foster parents to help lighten the load. The summer is one of the busiest times for CMHS with people bringing animals in. The shelter can only house about 200 animals and are
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Police: Columbia shooting suspect is ‘person of interest’ in homicide
A suspect in a March shooting in Columbia is also a person of interest in a homicide and “multiple recent shootings,” according to police.
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Tracking isolated showers and storms tonight into tomorrow
TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with the highest concentration of rain and storms south of I-70. Lows in the upper 50s. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and storms possible. Highs in the upper 60s to low 70s. EXTENDED: Showers and a few storms have started to work in across southwest Missouri, slowly trying to spread north
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Tracking worsening drought conditions across Mid-Missouri
Drought conditions have worsened across most portions of Central Missouri throughout the past week. Originally, portions of northwestern Callaway county stood alone as the only area seeing severe drought conditions. As of Thursday morning, severe conditions have expanded along a line spanning from Vandalia to the southwest back towards Warsaw. Many Missouri farmers are nearing
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