COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mid-Missouri Patriot Day Ceremony will be taking place Wednesday morning in tribute to the 23 year anniversary of 9/11. The Mid-Missouri Patriot Day Ceremony will be held at the Boone County War Memorial Plaza in Downtown Columbia at 7:30 a.m. and will the first of many tribute ceremonies across Mid-Missouri. There
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TODAY: Calling today “hot” would be fair, as average highs this time of year are in the low 80s yet today’s expected high is in the low 90s. We’ll have mostly sunny skies and a light south wind becoming variable at times. Humidity will be low, with dew points in the low 60s at most.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Turning Point USA’s chapter at the University of Missouri held a vigil for conservative commentator Charlie Kirk on Wednesday evening. “It was a lot to see someone that had influenced me in becoming more open about my politics lose their life like that,” said Brenden Poteet, President of the Mizzou College Republicans.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS SOFTBALL ROLLA (11) BATTLE (1) FINAL JEFFERSON CITY (1) HELIAS (9) FINAL BLAIR OAKS (7) HALLSVILLE (8) FINAL GLASGOW (9) HARRISBURG (12) FINAL MOBERLY (1) CENTRALIA (6) FINAL FORT OSAGE (5)
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Damotech announced in a Wednesday press release that it will add 50 jobs through an expansion to its Moberly location. The warehouse rack safety solutions provider announced that it is investing more than $2.4 million in the expansion. “We are proud to see Damotech deepen its commitment to Moberly by investing in new job
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A dashboard camera inside the car of a Columbia shooting suspect shows him firing a gun at another driver, newly filed court documents claim. The Boone County Prosecutor’s Office charged 77-year-old Arnold Phillips on Wednesday with first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and two counts of armed criminal action. Phillips is
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(Editor’s note, 9/10: The story corrects the day of the week that the state senate will begin taking up legislation in the special session.) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Hundreds gathered at the Missouri State Capitol Wednesday afternoon to protest state Republicans taking one step closer to officially redrawing Missouri’s congressional maps. The rally was held
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Senate started the next step to passing initiative petition reform and Gov. Mike Kehoe’s Missouri “First Map” on Wednesday after the House of Representatives gave its stamp of approval. The Senate passed new rules for the special session, but not without pushback and discussion from the Democrats. Many senators
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Fire risks are on the rise as Missouri is set to enter another dry month, with drought conditions expected. Dryness started back in July and continued through August, the former being recorded as the second-driest month in history for the City of Columbia. Both the Columbia Fire Department and the Missouri Department
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Although spring is far away, many across the Mid-Missouri region may be having issues with allergies. High to very high levels of pollen continue to cause issues as we enter mid-September. Ragweed remains the highest level of allergen currently thanks to its seasonal return. Drier conditions continue to provide no relief as rain can largely
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was indicted by a federal grand jury on Wednesday for a gun charge, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Semaj Clark, 25, was charged with being a felon with a gun. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. The release claims
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A flurry of reactions occurred in social media and other places after the death of conservative political commentator Charlie Kirk was announced. Kirk, 31, the founder of Turning Point USA – which is a political group aimed at promoting conservative causes on college campuses – was shot to death Wednesday while speaking
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and mild with lows in the lower to mid-60s. TOMORROW: Partly to mostly sunny and hot with highs in the upper 80s to low 90s. EXTENDED: I’m tracking warmer temperatures by Thursday as upper high pressure begins to build overhead, sending temperatures into the lower 90s as a south breeze begins to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou quarterback Sam Horn’s 2025 season has met an early end. According to a report from ESPN’s Pete Thamel, the dual-sport athlete had successful surgery on his right leg to repair a fractured tibia, an operation that will sideline him for the rest of the 2025 campaign. Thamel also reports that doctors
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TODAY: Wednesday will be notably warmer, with highs in the upper 80s under partly cloudy skies amid more south flow. Winds are light and variable at times, but generally from the south today. TONIGHT: Skies will be partly cloudy to mostly clear overnight, and temperatures remain in the 60s thanks to continued light south flow.
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TODAY: Wednesday will be notably warmer, with highs in the upper 80s under partly cloudy skies amid more south flow. Winds are light and variable at times, but generally from the south today. TONIGHT: Skies will be partly cloudy to mostly clear overnight, and temperatures remain in the 60s thanks to continued light south flow.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 23 Mizzou volleyball team kept No. 5 Stanford on the ropes, on Tuesday night, but fell just short of the first Top-5 upset of the head coach Dawn Sullivan era. The Cardinals edged out the Tigers, 3-1, to hand MU its second loss of the season. You can watch the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Capital City’s Jaylen Thomas is our Week 2 SportsZone Football Friday play of the week winner! You can watch the play in the video player above. Up next – the Cavaliers will travel to Columbia to face Hickman on Friday night. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police arrested a Fulton man Tuesday after a report of shots fired in a busy commercial area. Arnold R. Phillips, 77, was arrested on suspicion of first-degree assault, unlawful gun use and armed criminal action. The Columbia Police Department says in a news release that one vehicle was hit by a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones spoke with the Mike Kelly, the voice of the Missouri Tigers, ahead of the Mizzou, Louisiana edition of Tiger Talk out at Harpo’s. You can watch the full conversation with Mike Kelly in the video player above.
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