Mid-Missouri typically records just under 12″ of rain every spring, but the upcoming spring is trending slightly wetter than normal. As the population grow in urban areas, local flash flooding continues to be a big concern. Columbia has grown by an estimated nearly 20,000 people since the 2010 census. Sprawling neighborhoods can put a strain
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Local businesses tended to the final wave of customers as the True/False Film Festival 2025 comes to a close Sunday. According to previous reporting, 10,000 to 15,000 people were expected to visit Columbia for T/F. The Columbia Convention and Visitor’s Bureau also considers the festival a big boost to business over the
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TONIGHT: Increasing clouds and windy with gusts up to 20 mph. Lows in the upper 30s. TOMORROW: Partly to mostly cloudy and mild with highs in the low 60s. Wind gusts up to 30 mph. EXTENDED: We have a very active, spring like start to the week with low pressure sliding by to our south
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou women’s basketball coach Robin Pingeton ends her time with the program after 15 years as head coach. Watch her final postgame news conference.
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TODAY: After a chilly start, temperatures climb to the low 50s in the afternoon with continued sunshine. Winds from the southeast will be light between 5 to 10 mph. TOMORROW: Temperatures will keep climbing on Monday, likely reaching the low 60s as clouds roll in. Winds will pick up from the south, gusting up to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hickman High School has made history at the MSHSAA Wrestling Championships. The Kewpies earned their best finish at the state tournament in 89 years, capturing a second place trophy and crowning two state title winners. Hickman ended with 157.0 points and nine state medalists, trailing only Liberty who posted 187.0 points. Hank
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two spring practices are already in the books for the Mizzou football team. On Saturday, the Tigers held their second practice of spring camp inside the Stephens Indoor Practice Facility, with family and friends in attendance. In the past, head coach Eli Drinkwitz has hammered home that spring ball is more about
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CENTRALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Saturday, March 1, 2025. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS GIRLS BASKETBALL Montgomery County (19) Centralia (64) FINAL – district championship Fatima (53) Tolton (57) FINAL – district championship Macks Creek (34) St. Elizabeth (44) FINAL – district championship Harrisburg (45)
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation and City of Columbia Public Works crews are expecting more potholes, as warmed temperatures move into Mid-Missouri in the spring. According to MoDOT, March is normally the peak month for potholes. Columbia Public Works spokesman John Ogan said that potholes tend to form when temperatures fluctuate between
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TONIGHT: I’m tracking a cooler evening as temperatures drop into the mid 20s by the end of the night. It will be mostly clear and winds will be calm as they shift into the south. TOMORROW: I’m tracking sunshine with temperatures warming up into the low 50s by the afternoon hours. Winds will be picking
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Tigers football coach Eli Drinkwitz and players take questions after the start of spring practice.
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TODAY: Temperatures will cool dramatically compared to recent days, as highs struggle to the 40s with steady winds out of the north. Humidity remains low, below 30% in the afternoon. TOMORROW: Sunday morning will be bitterly cold in the upper teens, but the weekend ends on a high note in the low 50s. Winds from
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team failed to capitalize on an opportunity to get above the .500 mark for the first time this season, on Friday night, as the Tigers lost the series opener to Evansville 7-6. The win for the Purple Aces marks just their second of the season, while head coach Kerrick
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Numerous mid-Missouri wrestlers will be chasing state titles at the MSHSAA Wrestling Championships. 18 local student-athletes have clinched their place in the state semifinals, following wins in the quarterfinal round of their respective tournament brackets. Hickman’s Hank Benter is hunting to become the 44th wrestler in MSHSAA history to win four straight
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hundreds of weather forecasters and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration employees were fired Thursday in the latest wave of cuts from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, sparking concern among local forecasters and emergency officials. The Associated Press reports that the cuts appear to be happening in two phases, with roughly 1,300
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The cause of a fire in a brush pile at Capen Park in Columbia on Friday is not known, according to an email from a Columbia Fire Department spokesperson. Crews were called to the park around 11:30 a.m. and found a brush pile with flames showing. The fire was contained by 1
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TONIGHT: Overnight lows cool to near freezing as winds have switched out of the northwest at 8-12 mph and gusts up to 20 mph. Skies remain mostly clear. TOMORROW: Saturday sees a dramatic cooldown into the lower 40s for the afternoon high as winds remain out of the north at 5-10 mph with gusts up
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Spring is blowing in, bringing rising temperatures and gusty winds, but rainfall has been lower than normal as Missouri heads into fire season. Over 48% of the state is drier than average, according to the latest drought monitor, and this lack of moisture is a key part of this fire danger. Gale Blomenkamp, the Assistant Fire
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Republican members of Missouri’s congressional delegation — including both U.S. senators — are backing President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance in their tense confrontation with Ukraine’s leader. Trump and Vance were part of a White House meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday that turned at some points
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A staggering difference in donations have occurred in Columbia’s mayoral race, according to the reports submitted to the Missouri Ethics Commission on Thursday. Thursday’s filings were the reports campaigns submit 40 days before the election. This year’s municipal elections will be April 8.  A committee disclosure report for candidate Blair Murphy’s
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