COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Athletics has nearly reached three-quarters of its fundraising goal for the Memorial Stadium Improvements Project. MU Athletics Director Laird Veatch announced his department has received an anonymous $25 million donation for the $250 million renovation plan. Mizzou Athletics has now raised about $90 million towards its goal of reaching $125 million
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The outer edges of Hurricane Helene started hitting Florida on Wednesday night with the eye expected to make landfall in the state’s Big Bend area sometime today.
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TODAY: Skies start mostly sunny Thursday, with highs reaching upper 70s amid a light north breeze. TONIGHT: Temperatures will be slightly warmer overnight, with increasing cloud cover. EXTENDED: Showers may return near I-44 after midnight, and continue to spread northwest through Friday. There is still some question as to how far west rain spreads, but
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS SOFTBALL HELIAS (13) BATTLE (2) FINAL JEFFERSON CITY (3) BLAIR OAKS (8) FINAL SOUTHERN BOONE (14) BOONVILLE (0) FINAL FULTON (0) TOLTON (9) FINAL HICKMAN (2) FT. ZUMWALT WEST (5) FINAL
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TONIGHT: Skies remain mostly clear with lows cooling to the mid-50s. TOMORROW: Thursday remains mostly sunny with highs into the upper 70s making for the best day to get outdoors out of the next several. EXTENDED: Friday welcomes showers and storms brought on by the remnants of Helene as highs reach into the mid-70s. Chances
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A press conference and protest was held at the University of Missouri’s campus on Wednesday by employees after the school’s State of the University address.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri System President Mun Choi had good things to say about the direction of the university’s future in Wednesday’s State of the University address. Choi touted noticeable student growth across campus. He said the university welcomed 9,200 new students this school year. “What we’re seeing is that students want to
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Hurricane Helene is now a Category 1 hurricane as it enters the Gulf of Mexico and heads for Florida. The storm is over 400 miles southwest of Tampa and is expected to make landfall in the Big Bend region by Thursday evening. It could produce up to 130 mph winds and 20 foot storm surge
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The Rainbow House children’s shelter in Columbia will close this week, according to an email from the organization’s president.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou quarterback Brady Cook is among the record-breaking 203 semifinalists for the William V. Campbell Trophy. The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame (NFF) named the semifinalists for the premier scholar-athlete award on Wednesday, which surpassed last year’s record 201 nominees. At the conclusion of the 2024 season, the honor
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The Missouri Department of Public Safety conducted a realistic emergency scenario of a suspicious package being dropped off at the Missouri Capitol Wednesday morning.
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THIS AFTERNOON: Wednesday is bright with only a few fair weather clouds and highs in the 70s. TONIGHT: Skies remain clear overnight allowing temperatures to fall into the 50s through early Thursday. EXTENDED: Rain returns this weekend with potential impacts from the remnants of Hurricane Helene but it’s still uncertain how much rain we receive
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University of Missouri President Mun Choi will address the MU community Wednesday in his State of the University address.
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TODAY: Wednesday is bright, with only a few clouds from morning, through the afternoon. Expect highs in the mid 70s, with less humidity. TONIGHT: Skies are mostly clear again overnight, with temperatures falling into the 50s through early Thursday. EXTENDED: It’s beginning to look like we will keep low surface humidity through Friday, as we
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Tuesday, Sept. 24 2024. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS SOCCER Rock Bridge (4) Hickman (3) FINAL Tolton (0) Capital City (3) FINAL Marshall (2) Moberly (1) FINAL Mexico (0) Hannibal (8) FINAL Southern Boone (8) Belle (0) FINAL Sullivan (4)
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia juvenile is being charged with murder as an adult in the death of a Macon man whose body was found in February in Boone County. Kavon Williams, 15, was charged on Tuesday with second-degree murder and first-degree robbery. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office said on March 1 that a 15-year-old
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hickman’s Bredun Bursey and Brock Camp are our Week 4 SportsZone Football Friday play of the week winners! You can watch the play in the video player above. Up next – the Kewpies will travel to Sedalia for a CMAC meeting with Smith-Cotton on Friday, Sept. 27 at 7 p.m.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A jury for a Columbia man accused in a double homicide in November 2022 heard the first set of opening arguments on Tuesday. Cadilac Derrick, 37, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action, second-degree domestic assault and endangering the welfare of a child after a Dec.
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Many employers offer a traditional 401(k) and a Roth 401(k) option, but how does someone know which one to choose?
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Associated Press BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man convicted of breaking into a woman’s home and repeatedly stabbing her was executed Tuesday over the objections of the victim’s family and the prosecutor, who wanted the death sentence commuted to life in prison. Marcellus Williams, 55, was convicted in the 1998 killing of Lisha
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