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One dead, one injured after call of disturbance with gun in Mexico

July 7, 2023 5:50 PM Matthew Sanders

Police found a man dead and a woman injured after a call of a disturbance involving a gun in Mexico, Missouri on Friday.

Insider Blog: Global temperature records broken as the year trends above-average

July 7, 2023 5:00 PM Nate Splater

Multiple days this past week saw record-breaking heat, as the global average temperature reached a new peak on Monday, then again on Tuesday, with that record also tied again on Wednesday. This record is based on global averages, and while not all regions may be above-average, conditions locally have also been trending warmer. For the

Tracking scattered storms this afternoon through early Saturday

July 7, 2023 1:03 PM Nate Splater

This Afternoon: Highs again make the mid-80s through cloud cover. Isolated to scattered storms fire up by midafternoon, bringing a low risk for high winds and hail. Tonight: Showers and storms continue areawide throughout the overnight hours, with less chance of stronger storms due to cooler temperatures. Lows fall to the mid-60s. Extended: Saturday morning

No one injured after police called to unstable Columbia fire scene

July 7, 2023 12:06 PM Mitchell Kaminski

An apartment was damaged but no one was hurt when police were called in to help firefighters at a north Columbia scene Friday morning.

Columbia nonprofit to host Veteran Resource Fair

July 7, 2023 5:28 AM Joushua Blount

COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture on Friday will host a Veterans Resource Fair at Columbia’s Agriculture Park under the MU Health Care Pavilion located at 1769 W. Ash Street. The event is scheduled to take place from 5-7 p.m. and will be free to all attending. The event is focused on helping veterans. Organizers

Columbia man accused of throwing a woman off bridge in 2022 set to appear in court

July 7, 2023 5:45 AM Isabella Roberts

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Friday morning, Jessie Williams is set to have a hearing. He is charged with first degree murder for allegedly pushing 24-year-old Kaylen Schmit off the Highway 63 bridge near Clark Ln. According to court documents, a witness saw Schmit and Williams at a nearby homeless camp arguing over Williams’ belongings. Witnesses then said the two were walking

Renegades rally from behind to down War Dogs

July 6, 2023 11:04 PM Chanel Porter

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City renegades overcame a six-run deficit to down the U.S. Military War Dogs 14-7 on Thursday night at Ernie Vivion Field. The War Dogs put up six runs in the second inning to grab an early lead. JC started to chip away at the lead with three runs in

Man found guilty of illegal gun possession, not guilty of other charges in Columbia murder trial

July 6, 2023 11:19 AM Mitchell Kaminski

Thursday marked the second day of 52-year-old Leo Robinson Jr.’s trial for his alleged involvement in a 2021 murder outside of Waffle House on Vandiver Drive in north Columbia.

Thefts in Columbia this year on pace to match 2022 total, CPD says

July 6, 2023 7:52 PM Nia Hinson

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Within the past month, the Columbia Police Department has shown several thefts on its social media pages, asking for the public’s help in identifying the people responsible. CPD detective Brandon Baden said a number of the social media posts refer to people stealing from cars. “If you leave like your wallet in

Tracking weekend rain chances

July 6, 2023 3:59 PM John Ross

TONIGHT: Skies have been blanketed with some high and thin clouds, giving today’s sky a milky look. We’ll lose some of this cloud cover overnight by sunrise. Temperatures fall into the mid-60s to start Friday. TOMORROW: Friday brings back rain chances. Our upper level jet will bring better winds and a disturbance into the region,

Early onset drought worsens as extreme category expands locally

July 6, 2023 6:44 PM Nate Splater

The Midwest continues to experience the brunt of this summer’s drought, as extreme dry conditions expand locally. Nearly a quarter of the state of Missouri is under extreme drought, indicating potential agricultural losses and drying of waterways. This summer has seen a particularly early uptick in drought for our region. A drought of this magnitude

Voluntary Action Center drops ask for federal funding for homeless center over conflict-of-interest concerns

July 6, 2023 5:24 PM Lucas Geisler

Questions over federal conflict-of-interest rules caused a Columbia nonprofit to pull its funding requests for a homelessness resource center.

Tracking cooler conditions ahead of weekend rain

July 6, 2023 11:02 AM Nate Splater

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

Tracking cooler than average temperatures before weekend showers and storms

July 6, 2023 3:32 AM Chance Gotsch

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.

I-70 traffic on Rocheport Bridge to be redirected Thursday evening

July 6, 2023 5:44 AM Isabella Roberts

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

CPD searching for multiple suspects in connection to Dove Drive homicide

July 5, 2023 5:47 PM Ryan Shiner

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

Trial for Columbia man charged with murder at a Waffle House underway

July 5, 2023 6:17 AM Isabella Roberts

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

Tracking cooler temperatures and another dose of weekend rain

July 5, 2023 3:25 PM John Ross

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

Lack of fire hydrants at I-70 Drive SE fire is because house was built before city’s fire codes

July 5, 2023 11:28 AM Hannah Falcon

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.

Lighting system failure causes delay at Columbia Fire in the Sky event

July 5, 2023 5:14 PM Avery Roehler

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