COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team completed the season-sweep against Kansas at Taylor Stadium on Tuesday night. The Tigers hung on against the Jayhawks for a 9-7 win. MU scored eight, unanswered runs after KU got up 3-0 in the first inning, however, Kansas’ Luke Leto hit a home run in the ninth inning
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 4-seeded Columbia College softball team topped No. 5-seeded William Woods, 4-1, in the opening round of the AMC Tournament on Tuesday afternoon. The game was scoreless until the third inning when CC’s Suzanna Shanks reached on an Owls error and Hickman alum Emily King drove in an RBI double. Abigail
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TODAY: Wednesday is a calmer day as high pressure moves into the region. Winds will progressively relax to a light northerly breeze through the morning, allowing temperatures to climb a bit warmer this afternoon, into the low 70s. It’s another bright day, with sunny skies expected from dawn to dusk, so grab the sunscreen and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An appeals court on Tuesday upheld a decision favoring the former Sturgeon police chief. The court says the city didn’t follow the law when it fired Greg Halderman in 2017. The panel of judges reversed a decision finding councilman Tyler Patterson interfered with Halderman’s job. This means Halderman will keep his $315,000
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The project includes audible signals that will have countdown timers.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two bills are also making progress in both chambers of the Missouri Legislature as the end of the session approaches. SB369 would ban parking fees within a mile of the Capitol except when enforced by a licensed peace officer. HB246 would ban parking fees for parking on public streets. Both bills are
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One-in-six kids between the ages of 6 and 17 years old experience a mental disorder each year, mental health experts say.
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The study, published in the Journal of Surgical Research, also found that childhood gun injuries are the leading cause of death among American children.
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear with lows in the upper 30s to around 40. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and much less windy with high pressure overhead. Highs in the upper 60s to around 70. EXTENDED: Thursday morning won’t be as cold as high pressure slides to the south, but I’m tracking a disturbance ahead of a warm front
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Commission unanimously approved a detainee-housing agreement with Montgomery County during its Tuesday night meeting. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office asked the Commission to formalize an intergovernmental cooperation agreement with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department to provide and maintain available bed space capacity for Boone County detainees. The agreement
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Late Monday morning just to the north of Farmersville Illinois on I-55, a nightmare scenario unfolded as an unexpected dust storm would wreak havoc upon drivers. Visibility would be reduced to zero miles all of a sudden on a two-mile stretch of the highway leading to a large accident. 72 vehicles were involved in this
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Heitman posted on Facebook that the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 and Missouri law allow the sheriff, during civil unrest or times of emergency need to protect the life or property of county citizens, to create a posse.
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April of 2023 has officially ended and the rainfall totals have fallen severely short of the average of 4.88″ for Columbia.
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Today: Winds remain gusty out of the northwest up to the mid-30s this afternoon. Skies remain mostly sunny thanks to a high pressure system off to the west. Afternoon highs warm into the mid-60s. Tonight: Overnight lows cool to the upper 30s as wins remain out of the northwest at 8-12 mph. Skies remain mostly
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TODAY: Tuesday is almost a copy and paste forecast from Monday, with more breezy conditions in store. Expect sustained winds near 20 mph, gusting as high as 30 mph at times. Otherwise, it’s another picturesque day, with blue skies. Expect a high in the mid-60s. TONIGHT: High pressure works in from the west tonight, calming
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Monday, May 1, 2023. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS GIRLS SOCCER Hickman (5) Battle (0) FINAL Smith-Cotton (0) Rock Bridge (2) FINAL St. Paul Lutheran (0) Tolton (7) FINAL Fulton (0) Hannibal (8) FINAL Moberly (2) Mexico (0) FINAL Owensville
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An effort to add five-speed humps along Russell Boulevard failed at the Monday night Columbia City Council meeting. The council voted 4-3 against the installation of five speed-humps on the busy road between Broadway Street and Rollins Road. About 10 residents voiced their comments during the meeting tonight with the majority opposing
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) At the Jefferson City Council meeting Monday night, candidates for the open Ward 4 council seat introduced themselves and each spoke for five minutes. Each ward consists of two council members, but after Mayor Ron Fitzwater was elected on April 4, his council seat became vacant. Applicants for the position had
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The Columbia City Council is set to hear from the public on creating a park in east Columbia with a vote possible afterward.
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced Monday that 169 school districts and charter schools have been awarded grants from the School Safety Grant Program.
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