Inflation is easing, but living costs and bills remain high.
The annual rate in the U.S. has hovered around 2.6-2.7% in 2026. That’s down about 0.3 percentage points from 2024’s rate and significantly lower than the 8% peak recorded in 2022.
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TODAY: Wednesday is a notably warm day, with near record warmth expected. The record warm high to beat is 71°, set in 2017. The forecast is 70° this afternoon. Skies are mostly sunny, and west-southwest winds are sustained at 10-15 mph. Burning is discouraged, as relative humidity is below 20% this afternoon, north of I-70.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026 You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BOYS BASKETBALL Hickman (24) Rock Bridge (53) FINAL Helias (69) Capital City (62) FINAL Blair Oaks (69) California (46) FINAL Camdenton (70) Tolton (75) FINAL Versailles (54) Boonville (63) FINAL South
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The family of a woman who was killed in flooded waters in Boone County in 2024 claims the City of Columbia and Boone County were at fault. The wrongful death lawsuit filed Friday in Boone County alleges the city and county “failed to use ordinary care to either prevent Gillespie Bridge Road
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) There’s a reason people say that the madness of March actually begins in February. That’s because the final stretch of regular-season games will, undoubtedly, decide a team’s NCAA Tournament fate. The Mizzou men’s basketball team is set to embark on a critical stretch to wrap up its regular-season slate. Six games remain
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Editor’s Note: AI was used in background research for this article. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Teachers and parents faced Missouri legislators on Tuesday as two Missouri senators work to write a new grading system for schools into law. Gov. Mike Kehoe signed an executive order creating school report cards in January, before his State of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A group of Montgomery County residents and property owners has filed a lawsuit to stop the construction of a data center. Preserve Montgomery County, LLC, is suing two parties, Montgomery County and the Missouri Department of Economic Development. The group is asking for a Cole County judge to invalidate and ban the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council is moving forward with its plans for a proposed 1% Public Safety Sales Tax it believes will help close a $156 million funding gap in the Columbia Police and Fire retirement fund. The police pension has a $66 million funding gap with nearly $81 million currently in the
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It’s been over twenty years since Columbia residents approved an ordinance requiring their utility providers to source more energy from renewables. Now, decades later, more than a fifth of the city’s energy comes from renewables, but future progress faces increasing challenges both locally and nationally. According to Columbia Utilities’ 2026 Renewable Energy Plan, the city
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with a few spot showers, lows in the lower 50s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and breezy with highs in the upper 60s to around 70. EXTENDED: A few spotty showers or rumbles of thunder are possible tonight ahead of a weak front that will clear out clouds for Wednesday. Morning temperatures will remain
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Tension boiled over at Tuesday morning’s Cole County Commission meeting, leaving the signing of a towing contract tabled.
The county was set to sign with Broadway Wrecker Service after awarding it a bid last week to be the towing and storage company for the sheriff’s office.
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THIS AFTERNOON: Mostly cloudy and warm, with temperatures in the upper 60s. Southerly winds will be strong, gusting up to 30 mph. TONIGHT: A few sprinkles are possible this evening, but we’ll likely stay dry. Temperatures remain mild in the 50s overnight. Winds briefly switch out of the west, still nearing 30 mph. EXTENDED: Sunnier
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hear from Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates about how the Tigers plan to get back in the win column against Vanderbilt.
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TODAY: I’m tracking a cloudy but mild start to the day as temperatures walking out the door are in the mid-40s. Breezy southerly winds at 10-15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph will lead to temperatures warming into the upper 60s and low 70s by the afternoon hours, even with persistent cloud cover. TONIGHT:
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who pleaded guilty to a shooting in downtown Columbia is asking a judge to retract his plea during his sentencing hearing Tuesday. Steven Harris, 46, pleaded guilty in January to unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action and stealing a gun for a shooting in downtown Columbia in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia City leaders unanimously approved a new design to the Douglass Park basketball courts during Monday night’s council meeting. The city had been having discussions about changing the basketball courts since 2023. It was announced in 2023 that the courts would honor Willie Cox, a former assistant coach of the University of
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri lawmakers are taking a hard look at regulating artificial intelligence, focusing on images and videos created without consent. The House Emerging Issues Committee held a public hearing on Monday to examine a series of bills that would expand criminal and civil penalties for nonconsensual AI-generated content. Lawmakers emphasized the rapid
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 2014 City of Columbia violence prevention report has been updated for the new decade with the summary set to be reviewed by the City Council Monday. The report features guidelines for recommendations from the 2014 Mayor’s Task Force on Community Violence. Monday’s report will feature updated recommendations for the city and
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with lows in the mid-upper 40s. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy, warm, and breezy with highs in the upper 60s to low 70s. Chance of a few showers and storms by evening. EXTENDED: Tonight will be cloudier as stratus has already tried to move into the area. Lows fall into the 40s. Tomorrow will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is considering a 1% public safety sales tax to help close the multi-million dollar gap in its police and fire retirement fund and support improvements across both departments. Public safety makes up nearly half of the city’s general fund spending for fiscal 2026, with about $66 million budgeted
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