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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TONIGHT: I’m tracking a warm but quiet evening as temperatures gradually cool into the upper 60s by the end of the night. A mostly clear sky can be expected as winds stay out of the southwest at 5-10 mph. TOMORROW: I’m tracking a hot and mostly sunny afternoon as temperatures warm into the mid 90s
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TODAY: Mostly sunny and hot with highs in the mid-90s. Temperatures will still be around 90 by kickoff for Friday night football. TONIGHT: Mostly clear and warm as temperatures fall into the 80s by sunset, dropping to the low 70s overnight. EXTENDED: Tailgating will be mild on Saturday morning as temperatures quickly warm through the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A suspect in the deadly shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk was identified Friday morning as a man from Utah. Kirk was killed on Wednesday on the campus of Utah Valley University in Orem, where he was kicking off a national speaking tour of college campuses. Investigators say he was shot in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Friday is the last day for sports teams and casinos to send in applications to offer on-site betting to Missourians. After all applications are submitted, the Missouri Gaming Commission will review them and allow for temporary licenses to those it chooses. This would allow suppliers to test their systems before the launch
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TODAY: Friday is hot, with highs climbing further into the 90s by the late afternoon. Humidity remains low so heat indexes will once again not be a factor in today’s forecast. While partly responsible for the warmup, a better south breeze around 5-10 mph may provide some relief from this late summer heat. Partly cloudy
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri has made changes to its application process for its homecoming parade, following a dustup with Mizzou Students for Justice in Palestine last year. On Aug. 27, the group posted on social media that CAIR — the largest Muslim civil rights organization in the country — had filed a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS VOLLEYBALL HELIAS (3) HICKMAN (0) FINAL HALLSVILLE (1) BATTLE (3) FINAL CENTRALIA (0) TOLTON (3) FINAL ROLLA (3) CAPITAL CITY (1) FINAL BLAIR OAKS (1) BOONVILLE (3) FINAL SOUTHERN BOONE (0)
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Athletics announced Thursday that Saturday’s football game will be pushed up to noon, instead of the originally scheduled 3 p.m. start. The school says the change is to avoid the worst of the extreme heat forecast this weekend. After consulting with the National Weather Service, Mizzou decided moving the game earlier
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The FBI has released photographs of a person of interest in the killing of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk on a Utah college campus. Kirk was fatally shot in the neck on the campus of Utah Valley University in Orem during a public speaking engagement on Wednesday. The two pictures show a person
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and mild with lows in the upper 60s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and hot with highs in the mid-90s. EXTENDED: Highs on Friday reach the mid-90s, and while it will feel humid we likely won’t see much warmer heat indices due to dew points hovering in the lower 60s. Saturday will be the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Senate committee passed both special session bills, redistricting and initiative petition reform, with a vote of 6-2. The two Democratic members on the committee offered amendments to the proposed bills. One amendment would have kept U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver’s (D-MO) district contained to Kansas City. Cleaver testified in opposition to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The influence of Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist and founder of Turning Point USA, reached young people across the country, including at the University of Missouri. Kirk’s rhetoric drew plenty of criticism, including his stance on gun violence. But for conservatives on college campuses, he was an inspiration, said a leader of
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Editor’s note: The day of the indictment was corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Callaway County grand jury indicted a woman and her boyfriend on child endangerment charges Tuesday for the crash that killed the woman’s 3-year-old daughter. Leela M. James, 32, of Holts Summit, and Jessie Knehans, 29, each face a single count of first-degree
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Meteorological fall officially began on September 1st, but the summer heat may stick around. This past summer, from June 1st to August 31st, experienced near-average temperatures and rainfall in Columbia. The average high was slightly cooler than normal at 85.7 degrees, 1.2 degrees below average. Those cooler temperatures may be linked to above-average rainfall, with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No. 25 Mizzou Football has made an adjustment to its scheduled kickoff time against Louisiana. MU Athletics announced that Saturday’s game will begin at 12 p.m. rather than its original 3 p.m. start time, due to expected extreme heat. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team is tracking a high temperature of 96
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Men’s Basketball will be without Trent Burns for 8-12 weeks amid its offseason preparation. MU announced that Burns underwent successful foot surgery on Tuesday to repair a stress reaction in his right foot, similar to last year’s injury which costed him the entirety of his true freshman season. He will be
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TODAY: Mostly sunny and hot with highs in the low 90s. Humidity remains bearable with dew points in the 60s. TONIGHT: Clear with warm temperatures in the 70s through the early overnight. Lows drop to the upper 60s. EXTENDED: Temperatures climb further into the mid-90s this weekend as high pressure sits overhead. As this pattern
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