SportsZone Football Friday highlights and scores: Week 4
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri high school football kicked off Week 2 of the 2025 season on Friday. Scores from Mid-Missouri teams are posted below.
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Jefferson City residents are OK after house fire causes major damage
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Billie Siebeneck and her husband had to evacuate their home Thursday night after their attic caught fire on Rivercrest Court in Jefferson City. Siebeneck and her husband were watching TV when they heard a loud noise. “All of a sudden it was just like a bomb went off,” Siebeneck said. Siebeneck
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Power outages and damage caused by Thursday’s severe storms
The weather has been fairly quiet in recent weeks, coming out of a record-dry August. But Thursday night’s storms served as a reminder of the potential for severe weather in the fall. Stronger storms were anticipated during the day on Thursday, but this potential would increase as the forecast got closer. The Storm Prediction Center
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Court orders University of Missouri to allow Students for Justice in Palestine to participate in homecoming parade
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been updated to reflect that homecoming takes place Sept. 27. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A federal judge on Friday ruled that the University of Missouri must let a student group that opposes Israel’s war in Gaza participate in its homecoming parade, with conditions. Judge Stephen Bough of Missouri’s federal Western District
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Tracking lots of rain and cooler weather in the forecast
TONIGHT: I’m tracking a slightly more dry rest of the evening after pop up storms exit the region. The sky will begin to clear as temperatures drop into the low 60s by the end of the night and winds shift into the west at 5-10 mph. TOMORROW: I’m tracking temperatures warming into the mid 80s
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Tracking rain and milder temperatures this weekend
TODAY: Mostly sunny and mild, with highs in the low 80s. Temperatures drop into the 70s for Friday night football games. TONIGHT: Lows fall to the lower 60s overnight as skies stay mostly clear. EXTENDED: Saturday is somewhat of a toss-up, with scattered storm chances for the Mizzou game in the evening. We’re tracking weakening
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Tracking weekend rain chances and a wet pattern over the next week
TODAY: Friday brings slightly cooler air behind Thursday’s cold front. After scattered rain along the cold front on Thursday, Friday remains dry, and increasingly sunny. High temperatures max out in the low 80s thanks to a west-northwest wind. TONIGHT: Temperatures fall into the 70s during the late dinner hour and into the 60s overnight. Skies
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10 groups denied entry into MU’s homecoming parade
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri is providing the courts with a list of groups approved and denied for next week’s Homecoming Parade. This follows a court order earlier this week and changes to the university’s parade application policy. This year’s parade had 28 invited guests, 15 sponsors, 26 community organizations, 43 student orgs,
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Kehoe joins push for ICE training at Fort Leonard Wood
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe and U.S. Sens. Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt are united in their drive to get the Trump administration to designate Fort Leonard Wood in Pulaski County as a training center for ICE agents. On Thursday, Schmitt sent a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth highlighting that the military base
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University of Missouri warns employees about social media posts as statements about Kirk shooting are scrutinized
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri sent an email to employees on Wednesday warning them about the potential consequences of social media posts related to Charlie Kirk’s death. “Employees do not have unlimited rights to speak as citizens on matters of public concern,” the email signed by UM System President Mun Choi reads. “If
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Mizzou suffers shutout loss to No. 5 Tennessee
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Soccer battled against No. 5 Tennessee but fell short of its second-ever top-five win. The Tigers (4-4-1) were held scoreless by the Volunteers (7-1-1) on Thursday evening, resulting in a 2-0 loss at Audrey J. Walton Stadium. MU’s last win over a top-five opponent was nearly two decades ago. In Sept.
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Legal expert says Kimmel removal is not a First Amendment violation
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A legal expert claims the removal of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” by ABC Network executives is not a violation of his First Amendment rights. Kimmel’s show was pulled after he made comments about supporters of President Donald Trump in the opening of his show on Monday. Kimmel called them the “MAGA Gang” and
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Missouri fatal crashes decrease for 2025 so far
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Fatal crashes in Missouri decreased by 2% in 2025 compared to this time last year, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Deadly crashes are down by 8% across the nation, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. More than 17,000 people died in a car crash between January and June
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Tracking strong storms through late tonight, cooler Friday
TONIGHT: Scattered rain and storms. Some storms could be strong through 10:00 p.m. with damaging winds. Lows in the lower 60s. TOMORROW: Partly sunny and cooler with highs in the lower 80s. EXTENDED: Storms have started to develop ahead of a cold front in far western Missouri as we have instability to work with to
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SportsZone Football Friday Game of the Week Preview: Hickman at Battle
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hickman and Battle will soon collide in a clash for Columbia pride. The Kewpies (2-1) are ready to travel across town for a showdown with the Spartans (0-3) in Week 4 of the high school football season. The Spartans and Kewpies are our SportsZone Football Friday Game of the Week. You can
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Hallsville School District employees still have jobs, still suspended after board meeting
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Hallsville School District employees who were put on leave last week for sharing social media posts about Charlie Kirk after his death remain employed and suspended after a school board meeting. The Hallsville Board of Education met Wednesday night for the first time since Anthony Plogger and Kayla Lewis were suspended
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Tracking rain chances and milder temperatures on the way
TODAY: Highs reach the upper 80s under mostly cloudy skies as storms remain isolated for most of the day. Storm coverage increases after 4 to 5 p.m., lasting through sunset. An isolated strong storm or two could produce small hail and damaging winds. TONIGHT: Storms wane overnight with most of the area dry after midnight.
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Columbia Board of Education working on message to public about safe gun storage
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education met Thursday morning to discuss potentially implementing a public safety announcement on safe gun storage. The board discussed the use of the Be SMART campaign in Columbia Public Schools. The Be SMART campaign was launched by Everytown for Gun Safety to promote responsible gun ownership and reduce
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Tracking daily rain chances and mild temperatures into the weekend
TODAY: Thursday is mostly dry through the morning, and the majority of the afternoon. However, by late afternoon and evening some storms may develop in some modest instability that builds late in the day. The best coverage of precipitation at this point will be in better wind flow aloft to our west. This keeps us
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WATCH: Vigil held for Charlie Kirk at Missouri Capitol
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A few hundred people have arrived at the Capitol steps in Jefferson City on Wednesday to honor political commentator Charlie Kirk. Kirk was shot and killed last week during a speaking event at a Utah college. Events honoring the conservative activist have been held throughout Mid-Missouri since his death, including on
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