COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Football will carry a flawless record into its SEC opener. The Tigers protected their home turf against the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns on Saturday, behind a rushing attack that tallied 427 yards, including 421 yards from their running back room alone. It’s the most rushing yards that Mizzou has registered in a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Congratulations to our Week 3 SportsZone Football Friday Play of the Week Nominees! You can watch the nominees in the video player above and then vote for your favorite play here. Nominee No. 1: Rock Bridge’s Garrett Essner gets both feet down and hauls in a tremendous touchdown in the back of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) People Not Politicians, a non-partisan organization, filed a referendum on Friday, aimed at giving voters the chance to approve or deny Gov. Mike Kehoe’s “Missouri First” map. This is the third challenge to the governor’s map. Lawmakers are calling this referendum a ‘citizen’s veto.’ Sen. Doug Beck (D-St. Louis County) said at
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with a few isolated showers and storms possible overnight. Lows in the upper 60s to around 70. TOMORROW: Partly sunny with a few isolated storms, especially in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. EXTENDED: A few isolated showers and storms are possible this evening, especially across central and southeast Missouri where
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TODAY: Partly cloudy and hot with high temperatures in the mid-90s. Isolated storms are possible in the afternoon and evening. TOMORROW: Partly to mostly cloudy with another chance of pop-up storms in the afternoon. Highs remain in the lower to mid-90s. EXTENDED: Pop-up storms will be possible again on Tuesday as temperatures remain hot in
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The City of Columbia’s 2026 fiscal year budget is expected to be finalized and passed on Monday, following months of planning and public hearings.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou Tigers moved today’s kickoff against Louisiana Lafayette three hours earlier in an effort to spare fans and players from extreme heat. Despite the switch, many in Faurot Field still found themselves battling sweltering conditions. “Yeah, it’s hot out here it’s really hot,” one fan told ABC 17 as temperatures and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) From start-to-finish, the No. 25 Mizzou football team thoroughly trounced the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns, 52-10, to move to 3-0 to start the 2025 campaign. It’s the third-straight season that head coach Eli Drinkwitz and company have started a season with three-straight wins. “We’re 3-0. I think there’s always room for improvement,” Drinkwitz
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TONIGHT: I’m tracking a clear but warm evening as temperatures drop into the low 70s by the end of the night and winds blow out of the south at 5-8 mph. TOMORROW: I’m tracking some cloud cover moving into the area with pop up storms possible throughout the afternoon, but the majority of central Missouri
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Thousands of fans are expected to return to Memorial Stadium Saturday as the Mizzou Tigers are set to face the University of Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns at noon.
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TODAY: Mostly sunny with temperatures warming quickly through the 70s and 80s in the morning. Kickoff at Faurot at noon will already feel hot, with temperatures around 90 degrees. Highs will rise to the mid-90s by the end of the game. TOMORROW: Partly cloudy and hot with highs in the mid-90s. Pop-up storms are possible
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Friday night, Mizzou Athletics welcomed a loaded class of six new members into its Hall of Fame. The Tiger legends were officially enshrined into the Hall in a ceremony on Friday night and will conclude their weekend by being honored on the field during Mizzou football’s game against Louisiana at Memorial
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MILLER Co. (KMIZ) A Miller County mother is searching for answers as Friday marks the fourth anniversary of her son’s disappearance. “It’s difficult, it’s always going to be difficult until we have some answers,” Chyenne Noriega said. “But I have my four other boys that have kind of helped pull me together and keep the
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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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Editor’s note: The headline and lead have been clarified. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Prosecutor Roger Johnson will not file charges in a fatal shooting that occurred in May at the Nifong Boulevard McDonald’s. No charges will be filed against Ryan Woods. Johnson in a letter to the Columbia Police Department claimed that Woods shot
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Love Columbia says the construction of its new Love Forward Homes apartment complex is going well and it will start welcoming families in January. “We are thankful to the many skilled workers in Columbia who have kept us on track,” Love Columbia spokesperson Caroline Roush wrote in an email. The complex in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Housing Authority on Monday started the demolition of the Park Avenue public housing apartments, to replace 79 units aged units. Demolition began this week on the first two blocks, with the third block scheduled to come down sometime next year. In total, 70 units will be torn down and replaced
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Republican senators passed a new congressional map and reformed the way citizens can get constitutional issues on ballots, over Democrats’ objections, during a special session in the Capitol on Friday. The vote was 21-11 in favor of a new congressional map submitted by Gov. Mike Kehoe and titled the “Missouri
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Saturday’s football game against the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns has been moved earlier to combat the summer-like heat this weekend. Mizzou Athletics announced the change on Thursday, saying, “Due to forecasted extreme heat in Columbia, and after consultation with the National Weather Service and our public safety partners, Mizzou Athletics has adjusted the start time for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia and Jefferson City collide in Week 3 of SportsZone Football Friday. Battle (0-2) is preparing to host Helias (2-0) on its home turf, highlighting one of three Central Missouri Activities Conference (CMAC) showdowns between Columbia and Jefferson City high schools on Friday night. The Spartans and Crusaders are our SportsZone Football
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