TONIGHT: Increasing clouds with warmer lows in the lower 60s. TOMORROW: Partly to mostly cloudy and hazy with highs in the mid-80s. EXTENDED: Smoky haze due to ongoing wildfires to our north will continue into Thursday along with an increase in high to mid-level clouds as Hurricane Francine makes landfall tonight and tracks north as
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TODAY: Despite some wildfire smoke in our skies, we’ll have mostly sunny skies Wednesday. Temperatures are reaching into the upper 80s this afternoon. TONIGHT: Skies remain mostly clear, but by sunrise Thursday, high clouds from Francine will be stretching into the region. EXTENDED: Starting mild, in the 60s, it will also likely be bright with
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TODAY: Despite some wildfire smoke in our skies, we’ll have mostly sunny skies Wednesday. Temperatures are reaching into the upper 80s this afternoon. TONIGHT: Skies remain mostly clear, but by sunrise Thursday, high clouds from Francine will be stretching into the region. EXTENDED: Starting mild, in the 60s, it will also likely be bright with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some University of Missouri students say the Missouri Supreme Court’s decision to put a question about abortion access back on the November ballot was the right move. The court overturned a lower court’s decision that would have removed a question regarding legalizing abortion from the Nov. 5 ballot on Tuesday. The decision
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cheryl Howard, the executive director of the Nora Stewart Early Learning Center, is one of thousands of childcare providers across the state relying on state reimbursements to keep their daycare alive. However, due to a backlog in the state, Howard says the NSELC, which has been operating in Columbia for 91
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two weeks into the 2024 season, the No. 6 Mizzou football team is thoroughly dominated it’s opponents, as head coach Eli Drinkwitz’s team outscored both Murray State and Buffalo 89-0. However, the competition is getting turned up a notch on Saturday. No. 24 Boston College will come to Columbia in hopes of
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CENTRALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Centralia’s Ethan Ross is our Week 2 SportsZone Football Friday player of the week winner! You can watch the play in the video player above. Up next – the Panthers will travel to Clark County on Friday, Sept. 14 at 7 p.m.
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Tropical Storm Francinehas upgraded to a category one hurricane this evening. Hurricane Francine continues to eye the southern coast of Louisiana as we head towards Wednesday mid-day. The center of low pressure continues to drop as the warm surface waters of the Gulf of Mexico fuel energy into the tropical storm. Winds currently have spiked
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The Missouri Supreme Court has overturned a lower court decision that would have removed a question on legalizing abortion from the November ballot.
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson and Attorney General Andrew Bailey are scheduled to provide an update on the state’s work to restrict sales of THC derived from hemp.
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and mild with lows in the upper 50s. TOMORROW: Hazy with a few clouds, highs in the upper 80s. EXTENDED: Â I’m tracking yet another clear night with lows in the upper 50s thanks to light winds out of the southeast. Tomorrow will be our hottest day of the week as we top
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was arrested after he led law enforcement on a chase throughout Columbia on Monday afternoon was charged with an additional six felonies on Tuesday. Rickey Ross Deford, 46, of Huntsville, Missouri, was charged on Tuesday with aggravated fleeing from a traffic stop causing injury, second-degree kidnapping, first-degree property damage,
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TODAY: Sunny skies remain in the forecast today, but you may notice a haze from wildfire smoke. Fortunately this should not impact our air quality at the surface. Temperatures return to the mid-80s thanks to more south wind today. TONIGHT: Temperatures remain in the 60s and 50s overnight, with clear skies. EXTENDED: Wednesday is warmer,
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TODAY: Sunny skies remain in the forecast today, but you may notice a haze from wildfire smoke. Fortunately this should not impact our air quality at the surface. Temperatures return to the mid-80s thanks to more south wind today. TONIGHT: Temperatures remain in the 60s and 50s overnight, with clear skies. EXTENDED: Wednesday is warmer,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools is working to pay some of its employees for summer duties by Friday. According to the district, the delay in payments was due to paperwork not being submitting on time. CPS spokeswoman Michelle Baumstark said employees who submitted their information after the payroll deadline will receive their stipend in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With a ballot deadline looming, mayors of some of Missouri’s largest cities have submitted their arguments for why a decertified measure that would legalize abortion should appear on the ballot. Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas, St. Louis Mayor Tishuara Jones, Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe, and St. Louis County Director Sam Page submitted
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Tropical Storm Francine continues to surge just southeast of Texas growing in strength as the winds are now sustained at 60 mph. This storm is eventually predicted to travel northeast towards the coast of Louisiana. This slow moving storm will continue to feed off of the warm Gulf Coast waters giving energy into the storm.
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and cool with lows in the upper 40s to low 50s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and slightly warmer with highs in the low to mid-80s. EXTENDED: Â It will be a nice end to Monday with clear skies overnight and our last cool night of the week as lows fall into the lower 50s
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TODAY: Monday is a sunny day, but somewhat hazy skies will be present thanks to wildfire smoke in our skies. This may have a very small cooling impact but highs still reach the upper 70s and low 80s this afternoon. TONIGHT: Skies stay clear, and winds remain light. Temperatures will once again fall into the
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A jealous ex-lover was responsible for the shooting that sent a man to the hospital early Sunday in Columbia, police say in court documents.
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