TODAY: Wednesday is windy and cold. Behind a cold front that has taken some light showers through the region, we are experiencing blustery west winds. Winds this morning will be sustained at 15-25 mph, and gust to 40-45 mph at times. A wind advisory is in place in our northern counties through 9 a.m. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS GIRLS BASKETBALL Battle (28) Rock Bridge (63) FINAL Camdenton (64) California (76) FINAL St. Michael the Archangel (62) Tolton Catholic (35) FINAL Marshall (50) Mexico (62) FINAL Eldon (52) Fatima (46)
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CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire at a junkyard spread to more than a dozen vehicles Tuesday afternoon, though no injuries were reported by the time firefighters finished at the scene. The fire started shortly before 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 2000 block of Old Highway 40 in Callaway County. North Callaway Fire Protection District
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Members of Columbia’s youth advisory council said they want to take action to help prevent youth violence in the city, and they hope that starts with the leader of the city’s Office of Violence Prevention. D’Markus Thomas-Brown met with the council on Tuesday night, explaining some of the work his office has
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Southeastern Conference’s coaches believe that the Mizzou football has six players that were among the best in the league in the 2025 season. On Tuesday, the SEC announced that running back Ahmad Hardy, offensive lineman Keagen Trost, defensive end Zion Young, linebacker Josiah Trotter, offensive lineman Cayden Green and defensive end
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Now-a-days, change is inevitable in college athletics…and bowl games aren’t immune. In the face of the new 12-team playoff, the meaning of bowl games has changed quite a bit over the past two seasons. In fact, just in this 2025 season, college football fans have seen multiple programs decide to opt-out of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three players that helped Mizzou volleyball to its third-straight season with 17 or more wins, earned American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-Region honors, on Tuesday. Libero Maya Sands and outside hitter Caylen Alexander were each tabbed with All-Central Region recognition, while middle blocker Tyrah Ariail was named to the All-Central Region Honorable
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HARRISBURG, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri farmers will soon receive a check from the Trump Administration, which announced a $12 billion aid package Monday to help American farmers struggling after tariffs on China were raised. Troy Douglas, a 39-year farmer who operates 28 farms in Mid-Missouri, went viral in September after addressing Rep. Mark Alford (R-MO) about
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TONIGHT: Chance of a few showers, mostly cloudy with lows in the mid-30s. TOMORROW: Partly cloudy and breezy with temperatures topping out around 40, then dropping through late afternoon. Wind gusts could reach 35-40 mph early in the day. EXTENDED: The mild weather doesn’t hang around long as a cold front sweeps through tonight and
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A water tower that has been up since the late 19th century will soon be demolished in Jefferson City. Missouri American Water is tearing down a “standpipe” style water tower that was built in the 1890s, along with an old water filtration building that has been replaced with a new one,
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Secretary of State’s Office started scanning and counting more than 305,000 signatures on a petition to put a new congressional map to a vote. The group People Not Politicians delivered the signatures Tuesday after collecting them over several months. If approved, the signatures would put Missouri’s new congressional map
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Â A climate survey from Columbia Public Schools shows some students are worried about equality. About 65% of students who completed the survey say bullying is not tolerated, but that enforcement was not consistent. That opinion came up again in the discipline category. Only 53% of students feel that the district’s rules
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TODAY: Tuesday is warm, above average temperatures through the day. We expect highs in the low-to-mid 50s by the afternoon under partly cloudy skies. Winds are from the south west around 10-15 mph and will gust up to 25 mph. TONIGHT: A cold front moves in tonight, bringing a chance for showers north to south.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Now-a-days, stability is not common in college athletics, but for Mizzou it’s the priority. On Monday, Tiger Athletic Director Laird Veatch took local media members through football coach Eli Drinkwitz’s recent contract extension. It was a deal that came together just months after his July extension, which kept the leader of the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Over the past few seasons, the Mizzou gymnastics team has become a mainstay on the national stage. Year-in and year-out, head coach Shannon Welker and his team seem to take another step towards their ultimate goal of winning a national championship. In 2022, it started with the program’s previous best finish, ending
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team continues to find ways to win. It isn’t always pretty, they don’t always play their best, but the team is finding ways to put marks in the win column in head coach Kellie Harper’s debut season in Columbia. The Tigers are 9-2 to start her first season
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Fire Department responded to three fires in three days over the weekend, two of which have not yet had their cause determined. Mores Boulevard barn fire Firefighters started off their weekend responding to a fire in the 1600 block of Mores Boulevard on Saturday. CFD received calls from people in
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MONTGOMERY CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Hundreds of people attended a townhall on Monday evening at Montgomery City Elementary School to once again voice their concerns over proposed data centers suggested for the county. The meeting followed a contentious County Commission session last Thursday, during which dozens of residents packed the commission room to protest the project,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia teenager has been charged after he was accused of threatening a family with a gun on Saturday. Chauncey Williams, 19, is charged with armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon and fourth-degree assault, a misdemeanor. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A hearing was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council during a Monday work session called into question the value of recent public safety meetings with University of Missouri System President Mun Choi. During the discussion, City Council officials confirmed meeting with Choi in two prior meetings. However, members voiced concerns at the meeting structure that barred the
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