Two men injured, two juveniles arrested after shooting in downtown Columbia early Sunday morning
A large police presence was seen in downtown Columbia early Sunday morning.
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Local highlights and scores: April 12, 2025
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Saturday, April 12, 2025. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BASEBALL TOLTON (11) HICKMAN (0) FINAL/6 VIANNEY (15) HICKMAN (1) FINAL/6 VIANNEY (4) TOLTON (3) FINAL ROCK BRIDGE (8) WILLARD (3) FINAL PEMBROKE HILL (4) JEFFERSON CITY (14) FINAL LEE’S SUMMIT
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Construction on I-70 slows traffic as MoDOT demolishes exit ramp
COLUMBIA, MO. (KMIZ) Drivers on eastbound I-70 in Columbia experienced significant delays Saturday, as construction crews with the Missouri Department of Transportation worked to demolish the westbound exit ramp to Business Loop 70. The ramp removal is part of the ongoing “Improve I-70” project aimed at redesigning one of mid-Missouri’s busiest interchanges. Around 5:30 p.m.,
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Tracking warm, breezy conditions before cooler weather returns
TONIGHT: I’m tracking clouds beginning to enter the area with breezy winds out of the south at 12-18 mph and gusts up to 25 mph. These stronger southerly winds will keep temperatures from dropping below the low 50s by the end of the night. TOMORROW: I’m tracking temperatures rebounding into the low 80s by the
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No suspect in custody following south Columbia shooting Friday night
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A person was shot in the leg Friday night in south Columbia, according to a Saturday afternoon press release from the Columbia Police Department. The release says police responded to the 2700 block of Maguire Blvd. around 10:40 p.m. for a report of shots fired. Police say they learned a man had
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Pilot Grove church to host clean up after EF-2 tornado
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Ten days after a devastating EF-2 tornado hit the city, Pilot Grove’s St. Joseph Catholic Church is looking for volunteers to help with clean up efforts. Its cleanup day event will start on Route 135 at 8 a.m. with a focus on removing debris from the fields outside of town. Lunch will
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Tracking a warm and windy weekend
TODAY: Warm and mostly sunny with highs approaching 70 degrees. Winds steadily increase through the day, gusting above 20 mph in the afternoon. TOMORROW: Temperatures soar to the low 80s on Sunday as southerly winds increase to 30 mph. EXTENDED: Low rain chances are possible early Monday as a cold front moves through the region,
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MU Health Care posts big financial gains; Boone Health improving
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s two biggest health care providers are showing signs of financial improvements in their most recently released data. MU Health Care posted a $45 million operating gain for the first half of fiscal year 2025, which started in July. Numbers shared by MU Health Care to the UM System’s Board of Curators
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Man detained after hours-long standoff in West Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was arrested following a more-than-10-hour standoff Friday at an apartment complex in West Columbia. A standoff occurred as Ash Street Place Apartments, with its entrance just west of Stadium Boulevard, following a “weapons incident” around 8:30 a.m. Police said at 12:48 p.m. that a man had threatened people with a
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Local highlights and scores: April 11, 2025
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Friday, April 11, 2025. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS GIRLS SOCCER BLUE SPRINGS (0) ROCK BRIDGE (1) FINAL KIRKWOOD (3) HICKMAN (1) FINAL TOLTON (0) DUCHESNE (7) FINAL JEFFERSON CITY (2) BLAIR OAKS (1) FINAL/PK’S HELIAS (2) ST. MICHAEL THE
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NASA’s new weather satellite marks 50 years of the GOES program
NASA’s newest weather satellite is the fourth and final piece of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite program, also known as GOES, which is celebrating 50 years in 2025 as the new satellite comes online. The first GOES satellite was launched in October 1975, and in the decades since, dozens of satellites have been launched under
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Tracking a very warm weekend ahead
TODAY: Friday is cooler thanks to clouds and a light northerly breeze, leaving most of the day in the 50s. TONIGHT: Calmer winds and clearing skies overnight will promote efficient cooling as lows drop to the 40s and upper 30s. The coldest areas in northern Missouri could see patchy frost. EXTENDED: Southerly winds pick up
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Tracking a big weekend warmup
TODAY: Friday brings cooler air to the region, behind a couple of mild days around midweek. Expect a high just near 60 with high pressure sliding in from the north. Winds are from the north most of the day, thanks to us being primarily on the cool side of the high through the day, but
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Mizzou football set for fourth-straight Thursday night opener
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) For the fourth-straight season, Faurot Field will be rocking on a Thursday night to open up the season. On Thursday, Mizzou football announced that its season opener against Central Arkansas is being moved to Thursday, Aug. 28 at 6:30 p.m. It is the fourth-consecutive year that MU has opened up in that
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Another man pleads guilty to murder in 2023 Dove Drive shooting
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Editor’s Note: The charges the defendant pleaded guilty to have been corrected. A Columbia man accused in the fatal shooting of a man in June 2023 on Dove Drive has pleaded guilty to a lesser murder charge. Deazes Turner, 22, appeared in court via Zoom from the Cooper County Jail and pleaded
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Tracking isolated evening storms before a sunny and warm weekend
TONIGHT: Isolated storms remain possible overnight but remain focused mostly east of HWY 63. Lows cool to the mid-40s with winds out of the north at 8-12 mph and gusts up to 18 mph. TOMORROW: Friday welcomes partly cloudy skies with slightly cooler afternoon highs near 60 degrees. EXTENDED: This weekend remains dry with highs
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Boy dies in Lafayette County explosion
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A young boy is dead, while a man and a girl are in critical condition after a gas explosion damaged multiple homes in Lexington, Missouri, according to a report from KMBC. Authorities say a subcontractor working on a fiber optic line accidentally hit a gas main last night. The explosion happened when a man
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Climate Matters: Rainfall is getting heavier and more extreme
Flooded rivers are finally receding after extreme rainfall drenched states from east Texas to the Ohio Valley. Many areas received over a foot of rain in just a few days, leaving rivers in major flood stages several days after the rain had stopped pouring. Rain started falling on April 2nd as a front settled across
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Business Loop 70 exit ramp demolition set for this weekend as interstate improvement project continues
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation has scheduled the demolition of the exit ramp from westbound Interstate 70 to Business Loop 70 in Columbia for this weekend. The bridge demolition will require an extended single-lane closure with off-and-on full closures of eastbound I-70 between Route B and Highway 63 from 7 p.m. Friday
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Columbia/Boone County Board of Health to discuss changes to feral cats ordinance
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia/Boone County Board of Health will meet Thursday to discuss some proposed changes to the city’s ordinance regarding feral cats. According to a press release, the board will host a series of public meetings to go over potential changes to Animal Control Ordinances in the city. The meetings will include presentations
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