COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A second victim of Tuesday’s fire at an individualized supported living facility in Fayette has been identified. Three people were killed in the fire that engulfed the building on Villers Drive behind Perkins Residential Care Center on Main Street in Fayette on Tuesday morning. On Tuesday, the family of Marcia Lyon, 63,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Public Safety says the cause of a fire at an individualized supported living facility in Fayette that killed three people is undetermined. Mike O’Connell with the Missouri Department of Public Safety says due to the extent of the fire and damage, no factual determination can be made on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Teague Travis grew up in a wrestling household. Three generations of his family have been involved with the sport, and in November, he signed to compete for the same team his father and uncle did. “I actually started wrestling at Columbia Wrestling Club,” said Travis. “I was a little kid running around
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A committee in the Missouri state House of Representatives heard the governor’s income-tax elimination bill and public comment on Wednesday. Income-tax revenue makes up about two-thirds of the state’s revenue. The general assembly needs to find a way to replace money from the income tax, and Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe proposed
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For a second time, the United States has abandoned its promise to fight climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The reversal comes a year after President Trump signed an executive order to begin the process for U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement. Trump also announced earlier this month that the country would be
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TONIGHT: Increasing clouds with lows in the low teens. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy and cooler with highs in the lower 20s. A chance of light snow could bring little to no accumulation in the evening. EXTENDED: Light snow is expected from Thursday afternoon through Thursday night, especially across southern Missouri as a disturbance slides by to
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THIS AFTERNOON: Mostly sunny and cold, with highs in the low to mid-30s. Winds from the west will be steady at 5 to 15 mph. TONIGHT: Clouds fill in overnight, and low temperatures fall to the teens. Wind chills will drop to the low single digits by sunrise tomorrow. EXTENDED: Thursday is cloudy and dry,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Prosecutors and the defense laid out their arguments during the second day of a Boone County baby death trial on Wednesday. The trial for Sarah D. Brown began Monday morning at the Boone County Courthouse. Brown is charged with first-degree involuntary manslaughter in connection with the death of Ayla Gibson. Brown allegedly
Continue Reading TODAY: Wednesday deals a warmer morning, and a warmer afternoon. High pressure nearby brings clear, calm conditions, promoting temperatures in the single digits, but as it moves away, south winds fill in and warm us to near 30°. TONIGHT: After a sunny one, more clouds return overnight. Temperatures don’t cool quite as fast, leaving a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A pair of showdowns against Top-3 teams in the nation opened up Southeastern Conference action for No. 7 Mizzou gymnastics, in 2026…and they aren’t done, yet. On Friday night, MU will host No. 2 LSU at Mizzou Arena for its third Top-3 clash in as many weeks. Head coach Shannon Welker said
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A bye week could not have come at a more perfect time for the Mizzou women’s basketball team, as the group has been grappling with injuries through Southeastern Conference action. However, the seven-day stretch that head coach Kellie Harper and team have between their next game is being used very intentionally. During
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Editor’s note: The story has been updated to better reflect the use of the home. FAYETTE, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people died in an assisted care home fire on Tuesday in Fayette. The fire engulfed the building on Villers Drive behind Perkins Residential Care Center on Main Street in Fayette on Tuesday morning, Fayette co-fire chief
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TONIGHT: Increasing clouds but clearing late, lows in the single digits. TOMORROW: Cold to start with more sunshine in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 30s. EXTENDED: Tomorrow morning will be cold to start the day behind a weak cold front with lows in the single digits, but the afternoon will be nice again as
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By Wednesday afternoon, the Cole County Commission will decide if it will ask Hawthorn Bank to pause an upcoming land auction, just 11 days away.
Lawrence Renn Jr. left his 178-acre Elston farmland to become a county park. He created a trust, leasing the land to the county after his death in 2021.
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After the brutal cold this weekend, areas across Central Missouri are finally starting to experience at least some relief. Even though this relief is taking over, it won’t last long, and there may be additional factors that could push the forecast toward a more frigid outcome than some models suggest. The main culprit will be
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THIS AFTERNOON: Sunny and cold, with temperatures staying below freezing and wind chills in the 20s and teens. Winds from the northwest may be breezy at times, reaching up to 20 mph. TONIGHT: Skies remain mostly clear overnight, with temperatures dropping into the single digits and wind chills falling a few degrees below zero. Winds
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou Tigers women’s basketball team is preparing for a two-game road trip. The Tigers will take on Mississippi State on Sunday, then travel to Arkansas next week.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A group of 85 people was called to the Boone County Courthouse on Tuesday to potentially decide the fate of a woman charged in the death of a baby in 2023. Sarah Brown is charged with first-degree involuntary manslaughter, a felony, in connection with the death of a 3-month-old in Columbia in
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TODAY: Tuesday is notably warmer than Tuesday, with temperatures expected to reach the upper 20s to near 30 by the afternoon. Winds have been from the south overnight, which has warmed the region into the teens, if not the 20s, early, but northwest winds arrive this morning and will keep us mostly out of the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Seven conference games down, 11 to go for Mizzou men’s basketball as head coach Dennis Gates and his team look to make the push needed to make the program’s second-straight NCAA Tournament. A ranked clash in Tuscaloosa will kickoff a critical stretch of games for the Tigers, as the group came into
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