COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone Health’s Board of Directors announced on Friday that Troy Greer is stepping down from his position as president and CEO. Greer started his career at Boone Health in September 2020, and his last day with Boone Health was Friday. According to a news release, Greer said he plans to return to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri Police Department is investigating the death of a nursing student. MU spokesman Christian Basi told ABC 17 News that MUPD responded to a call Thursday morning for an unresponsive person at The Rise on 9th apartment complex at 915 Locust Street, which is leased by MU Residential Life.
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Tonight: Overnight lows cool to the upper 30s tonight as cloud cover increases becoming partly cloudy. Winds switch out of the northwest at 5-10 MPH. Tomorrow: Saturday welcomes cooler temperatures with gustier winds up to 30 MPH remaining out of the northwest. Afternoon highs bottom out into the upper 40s with partly cloudy skies. Extended:
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TODAY: Mostly sunny skies are in the forecast as clouds behind yesterday’s storms leave to the east. We’ll see some high clouds from the southwest today, but you’ll still want those shades. Expect a stout west breeze today, in the 15-20 mph range sustained, to keep temperatures seasonable in the mid-60s. TONIGHT: Our cool down
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Saturday, is Drug Enforcement Administration’s 24th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. This allows the agency, along with its partners to collect tablets, capsules, patches and other forms of prescription drug medications from people who have expired, unwanted or unused medications in their homes. Since its launch over a decade ago, the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Thursday, April 20, 2023. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS GIRLS SOCCER ROCK BRIDGE (1) CAPITAL CITY (2) FINAL SULLIVAN (2) SOUTHERN BOONE (5) FINAL JEFFERSON CITY (4) HANNIBAL (7) FINAL KIRKSVILLE (0) MOBERLY (2) FINAL HS BASEBALL SMITH-COTTON (2)
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Dennis Gates continued the offseason work in the transfer portal by making a big addition Thursday afternoon in former Iowa State senior guard Caleb Grill. Throughout his three-year career at Iowa State, Grill has averaged 6.6 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game while shooting 38% from the field and 34%
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri Board of Curators approved a request to start hiring for a $150 million project. In support of Mizzou Forward initiatives in New Frontiers in Science, Engineering, and Technology, over the next five years the College of Engineering and the College of Arts and Science expects to recruit up
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Missouri law enforcement will be cracking down on high driving Thursday as people celebrate the marijuana-themed holiday known as 4/20.Â
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TONIGHT: Becoming mostly clear with lows in the mid-40s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and breezy with highs in the mid-60s. EXTENDED: Spotty strong storms have moved out of Mid-Missouri as a cold front works east tonight, leaving us with gradually clearing skies and chilly temperatures overnight. We’ll drop into the mid-40s overnight with sunshine returning on
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Storms packing high winds snapped utility poles and dropped pea-sized hail in the Elston area of Cole County, according to the National Weather Service.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education unanimously voted at a work session Thursday morning to approve a new superintendent-evaluation process. The new evaluation process comes after three board members — Jeanne Snodgrass, Katherine Sasser and Suzette Waters — abstained from voting to renew Superintendent Brian Yearwood’s contract in January. Yearwood’s extension passed with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Thursday, the University of Missouri Board of Curators met to discuss improvements to the university’s campus, including a larger engineering and applied sciences building. According to the university, over the next five years, it expects to bring in 100 new faculty, and undergraduate and graduate students to the College of Engineering
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If you’ve spent time outside recently, you may have noticed an increase in ticks.
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TODAY: Storms to our west this morning are going to start to spill into mid-Missouri this morning. Fortunately, we do not expect these storms to maintain their severe levels as they arrive. Some storms this morning will be ahead of the cold front approaching to the west, so through the morning, we’ll have two rounds
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man is facing multiple murder charges after an April 6 head-on collission on Route M killed a pregnant woman. Steven Lee Garrett, 47, is charged with two counts of second-degree murder, armed-criminal action and four counts of driving while intoxicated (including death of two, causing serious physical injury, causing physical
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou softball remains unbeaten in midweek action after a 4-3 win Wednesday evening in the Border Showdown over rival Kansas. The Tigers got off to a hot start with a two-run home run from Alex Honnold and an RBI single from Maddie Gallagher in the first inning to give them an early
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Wednesday, April 19, 2023. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BASEBALL GATEWAY LEGACY (0) HICKMAN (10) FINAL SMITH-COTTON (4) CAPITAL CITY (10) FINAL ROCK BRIDGE (11) HELIAS (3) FINAL JEFFERSON CITY (12) ROLLA (2) FINAL LINN (4) CALIFORNIA (5) FINAL BLAIR
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Hallsville School Board on Wednesday night discussed a safety grant it could receive from the state and some of the safety features it is hoping to improve. The school district completed its application weeks ago for the grant that could provide the district with up to $200,000 for safety improvements. “If
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These funds were taken out by House Budget Chair Rep. Cody Smith (R-Carthage), who said libraries were wasting money with a lawsuit.
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