TODAY: Friday is a very fall like day, with clouds, light rain typical of cooler seasons, and temperatures that struggle to reach 70. Our forecast high temperature for Columbia is 68. No lighting or thunder is expected today, as a very stable airmass is present, but enough moisture and dynamics in the atmosphere will be
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Illinois Soccer has claimed Braggin’ Rights over Mizzou for the 2025 season. The Tigers (2-3-1) outshot the Fighting Illini (6-0-0) but were unable to connect with the back of the net, dropping Thursday’s game 2-0. With this defeat, Mizzou has lost three of its last four contests. After holding Illinois scoreless in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BOYS SOCCER TOLTON (2) ROCK BRIDGE (3) FINAL CAPITAL CITY (3) BATTLE (2) FINAL/OT CAMDENTON (2) WEST PLAINS (1) FINAL MOBERLY (3) MISSOURI MILITARY ACADEMY (5) FINAL SPRINGFIELD CATHOLIC (8) OSAGE
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Tigers will face off against their longtime rival, the Kansas Jayhawks, for the first time since 2011 on Saturday at Faurot Field. With a sold-out stadium and passionate fans on both sides, emotions can run high and sometimes even lead to disputes. The rivalry goes back more than a century,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) When Mizzou made the move from the Big 12 to Southeastern Conference about 14 years ago, it came with a lot of great changes for the University. But, you couldn’t help but feel like something was missing. With a new slate of opponents from their new conference loaded up, the Tigers had
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) East Columbia residents packed city hall on Thursday night to express concerns over a proposed subdivision known as “Ashford Place.” After more than two hours of public comments opposing the plan, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted to approve the project, sending it on to City Council for final approval. Troy Miller
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Rock Bridge’s road to back-to-back conference crowns begins on Friday night. The Bruins (0-1) and Smith-Cotton Tigers (1-0) are preparing to battle in their Central Missouri Activities Conference (CMAC) opener, kicking off a streak of seven straight games against league opponents for both teams. The Tigers and Bruins are our SportsZone Football
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri lawmaker committee voted 10-4 to advance a new congressional map on Thursday afternoon. Gov. Mike Kehoe last week called for a special session to redraw district lines for the state’s representation in the U.S. House of Representatives after President Donald Trump had suggested doing so weeks ago. The map
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TONIGHT: Increasing clouds and slightly warmer with lows in the upper 50s. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy with light rain through much of the day. Highs in the upper 60s. EXTENDED: A slow moving cold front will increase cloud coverage tonight into tomorrow morning, with light rain along the front throughout the day. Clouds and rain will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia has proposed an increase in parking meter rates downtown, marking an adjustment for the first time in 12 years. Currently, downtown drivers pay 60 cents per hour. There is also a 55-cent transaction fee for those using a credit card. On the University of Missouri campus, the rate
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri leaders gathered Thursday to announce the groundbreaking for two new additions to the University of Missouri Research Reactor facility. The UM Board of Curators approved the additions in its April 2024 meeting. The first addition will include 11,200 square feet and house three production lines for making FDA-approved lutetium-177.
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Mid-Missouri has been drying out quickly in recent weeks after a fairly wet summer. The latest drought monitor now shows 30% of the state in drought, and there isn’t much rain expected through mid-September. Missouri was drought-free just over a month ago, as summer rain amounts stayed above average. In Columbia, 13.33 inches of rain
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Athletics will be enforcing a new stadium entry policy to ensure safety at Faurot Field. Starting with Saturday’s game against Kansas, fans will be required to enter Memorial Stadium on the same side as the location of their seats for the remainder of the 2025 season. This protocol was adopted to
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THIS AFTERNOON: Mostly sunny and mild with temperatures in the mid-70s. TONIGHT: Conditions remain clear and calm through the overnight as lows fall to the upper 50s. EXTENDED: Rain chances increase by Friday morning through the afternoon as scattered showers track through the area. Showers may linger through Friday night football games, but rain totals
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TODAY: Highs in the mid-70s are expected in some cooler air behind last night’s cold front. Light showers will wind down in the south by sunrise, leaving us dry and mostly sunny through the day. Winds are light from the north through the morning, before returning to a southerly direction through the afternoon. TONIGHT: Skies
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Workers from the union chapter LiUNA 955 are demanding better pay from MU Health Care, ahead of wage negotiations planned for later this month. About three dozen workers gathered outside of University Hospital on Wednesday afternoon, with the hopes of making MU Health Care hear their concerns. According to union representative Andrew
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – The Missouri NAACP is suing Gov. Mike Kehoe to stop a special session on congressional redistricting, arguing that the move is unconstitutional and racially motivated. The NAACP and two Missourians, including a Columbia woman, filed the lawsuit Wednesday afternoon in Cole County. The group is seeking a temporary restraining order to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Fire Department has purchased a software program that uses real-time data analytics to improve overall performance. Earlier this year, the City of Columbia approved the software, known as Darkhorse Emergency, at an annual cost of approximately $44,000. During a candidate forum last year, Columbia Fire Department Chief Brian Schaeffer expressed his vision
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Wetlands like Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area, located in southern Boone County, look pretty empty in terms of waterfowl. In the next several days to weeks, that’ll be changing as blue-wing teal and green-wing teal look to migrate through the area. Each early fall, wetlands in Mid-Missouri will be filled with these small species of ducks
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The special session on redistricting kicked off Wednesday with a quick meeting at noon. Governor Mike Kehoe announced the special session last Friday. Kehoe unveiled the first map to be considered by the General Assembly at noon Wednesday in Jefferson City. According to a press release, the new Missouri First Map:
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