COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) NASCAR announced on Thursday afternoon that two-time Cup champion Kyle Busch has died. Busch was 41 years old. “We are saddened and heartbroken to share the news of the passing of Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup champion and one of our sport’s greatest and fiercest drivers,” NASCAR shared on its social media.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou tennis officially has its new leader. On Thursday, members of Mizzou Athletics took time to introduce Robin Goodman as the program’s 13th head coach. The Cambridge, England native is coming to Columbia after having spent one year as the associate head coach at Tennessee, where he helped the Volunteers to a
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Memorial Day weekend is officially here, marking the unofficial start of summer and sending thousands of Missourians packing for the Lake of the Ozarks. While the holiday weekend forecast is delivering great weather with afternoon air temperatures climbing to near 80 degrees each afternoon, anyone planning to kick off boat season with a plunge off
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former parking manager for the City of Columbia allegedly stole roughly $45,000 in coins from the city during a nine-month period, court documents say. James Faup, 38, of Columbia, is charged in Boone County with stealing more than $25,000. He was arrested on April 2 and was released from jail after
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TODAY: I’m tracking a few brief showers, but most will stay dry and somewhat cloudy as temperatures warm into the low 70s this afternoon. Winds will be light and out of the east during the day. TONIGHT: I’m tracking clouds sticking around overnight, but rain chances will continue to be held to a minimum. Temperatures
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TODAY: Thursday is mostly cloudy and cool. Highs are expected near 70°. A few showers are possible, but mostly dry weather is expected. Winds are light and easterly. TONIGHT: Temperatures fall into the 60s around sunset, but skies remain cloudy. Rain chances remain low overnight. EXTENDED: Shower and thunderstorm chances are higher on Friday, but
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia hosted a meet-and-greet Wednesday at the Columbia Training Center for its three finalists for its communications director role as city leaders move forward with plans to reshape how the city reaches residents. The three finalists include Rob Jones, Christopher Ave and Shayne Martin. All three bring more than
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Wednesday, May 20, 2026. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BASEBALL Rock Bridge (8) Hickman (1) FINAL – District Semifinal Helias (15) California (0) FINAL – District Semifinal Jefferson City (5) Capital City (12) FINAL – District Quarterfinal Tolton (1) Camdenton
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HIGH HILL, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe and leaders from Google unveiled a data center project Wednesday that includes a $15 billion infrastructure investment from the tech giant. Kehoe joined local officials and Google executives at the Laborers and Contractors Training Center in High Hill on Wednesday afternoon. Speakers touted the jobs the project will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The man accused of dumping a woman’s body in a trash bin in the Perche Creek over the weekend had his court date moved after failing to appear on Wednesday afternoon. Capt. Brian Leer with the Boone County Sheriff’s Office told ABC 17 News that the delay was due to an unforeseen
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy and cool with lows in the lower 50s. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy with highs in the upper 60s. EXTENDED: We’ll manage to warm a few degrees tomorrow, but it will still be cooler than average with highs in the upper 60s and mostly cloudy skies ahead of a disturbance that will move in
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When we look at a standard radar loop or check a typically daily forecast app, we are only seeing a two-dimensional snapshot of the weather, what is happening right at the surface where our feet are. But the atmosphere is miles deep, and the real engine behind our weather patterns operates far above our heads.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No charges will be filed against Columbia Police Department officers who shot a man on Christmas Day. Audrain County Prosecutor Jacob Shellabarger – who was named the special prosecutor in the case — wrote in a letter to the Boone County Circuit Court that he will not file charges against the officers.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Justice Department on Thursday unveiled an indictment against former Cuban leader Raul Castro and five others at Miami’s Freedom Tower. The charges are related to a 1996 incident in which two planes carrying humanitarian aid were shot down. Watch the full news conference announcing the charges.
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TODAY: Wednesday is mostly dry after some morning showers south of I-70. These should clear south of I-44 by 10 a.m. Temperatures are forecast in the 60s again this afternoon, with north winds forecast. Partly cloudy skies develop by mid-morning along and north of I-70, but clouds may linger in the south much of the
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SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Tuesday, May 19, 2026. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BASEBALL Rock Bridge (10) Blue Springs (0) FINAL Smith-Cotton (2) Hickman (4) FINAL Blue Springs South (5) Battle (1) FINAL St. Elizabeth (7) Stoutland (0) FINAL New Bloomfield (2) Eugene (12)
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz said that running back Ahmad Hardy has been released from the hospital and is now beginning his recovery process, after getting shot after a concert in Laurel, Mississippi in the early hours of May 10. The leader of the Tigers caught up with the media at the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is continuing the crack down on unregulated gaming machines with a new ordinance. An ordinance was passed at Monday night’s council meeting against the maintenance and offering of illegal gaming or lottery machines. Previous reporting shows the city has been targeting unregulated machines known as “gray machines” or “no-chance
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KMIZ) As Mizzou approaches the end of the 2025-26 athletic calendar, Athletic Director Laird Veatch gave an update on some of biggest things to watch for his athletic department, heading into the offseason. Since Veatch last spoke to media members, he made his first hire as the leader of MU Athletics. The Tigers
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