BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation will be closing Interstate 70 near the Missouri River due to the blasting of the Rocheport Bridge on Sunday The blast is scheduled for 7:30 a.m. that day. MODOT is strongly advising drivers to avoid the interstate between the hours of 7 a.m. and 9 a.m.
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TODAY: Clouds and possibly a sprinkle or two are in store for us this morning, as a disturbance moves in overhead this morning. Moisture will have to fight some dry air for precipitation to reach the ground this morning, and it looks like for many, dry air will win out. With that said, some may
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou soccer team claimed some Braggin’ Rights at home on Thursday with a 2-1 victory over Illinois. The Tigers got off to a two-score lead in the first half with goals from Jenna Bartels and Kylee Simmons. The sole Illinois goal came off of a penalty kick from Kennedy Berschel. Bella
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Chiefs began their Super Bowl defense campaign on Thursday with a less-than-stellar opener, dropping a narrow 21-20 loss to the Detroit Lions The Chiefs were without their main target, tight end Travis Kelce, who was sidelined after hyperextended his knee at practice on Tuesday. His absence became evident
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TONIGHT: Hazy skies diminish, but clouds gradually increase by morning. River fog developing early. Lows in the upper 50s to around 60. TOMORROW: Clouds gradually decrease by late afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s to low 80s. EXTENDED: We’ll see a bit of a wind shift to the northeast tonight, pushing Canadian wildfire smoke that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After a little over a year since the launch of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is adding nationwide American Sign Language, or ASL, services for deaf and hard of hearing callers. According to a news release, local organization DeafLEAD is one of the
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department is increasing patrols in an attempt to stop an uptick in break-ins within the past year. “In the areas we are aware of these (thefts are) being reported, we are increasing, where possible, foot traffic and vehicle patrols just to go through and add that increased presence,” CPD
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Today: Afternoon highs rise into the lower 80s. Skies remain mostly sunny with a little bit of a haze thanks to winds out of the northwest at 5-10 mph bringing Canadian wildfire smoke back across the region. Tonight: Overnight lows cool to the mid-50s with mostly clear sky conditions. Overnight fog remains possible. Extended: Friday
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Public Transportation is set to hold a preliminary information meeting on Thursday to get the public’s input on Interstate 70 and to learn more about the Improve I-70 Project’s future plans. The public meeting will be open-house style, held from 5-7 p.m. at the Hannah Cole Primary School
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TODAY: The rest of the week is mild and dry. Temperatures today reach low 80s, which will be near and possibly just below average. After some fog early this morning, we’ll see mostly sunny skies. TOMORROW: Overnight, we’ll clear and calm, allowing temperatures to again fall into the 50s and 60s. An upper level disturbance
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS SOFTBALL BLAIR OAKS (0) HALLSVILLE (2) FINAL HELIAS (9) JEFFERSON CITY (2) FINAL ROLLA (8) BATTLE (9) FINAL SMITH-COTTON (2) BOONVILLE (8) FINAL MOBERLY (4) CENTRALIA (5) FINAL HS SOCCER ROCK
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) At a Wednesday afternoon meeting, Columbia Public Schools officials said its new elementary school in southwest Columbia is expected to hold 650 students. Officials are expecting construction to be completed by early 2026 and for it to open the following fall. The construction is expected to cost about $44 million. A Columbia
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team found out their 2023-24 SEC opponents on Wednesday, as the conference released the dates for the 16-game league slate. The Tigers will open conference play away against reigning conference champions LSU on Jan. 4 and will conclude the regular season slate at Mississippi State on March 3.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team is set to play in front of a sold-out crowd in two weeks against Kansas State. The team announced on Wednesday that the game set for Saturday, Sept. 16 at 11 a.m. against No. 15 Kansas State is a sell out. This is the first sellout at Faurot
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It’s been a month since the City of Columbia combined Go COMO bus routes due to a bus driver shortage. The decision cut the number of bus routes from six to three has resulted in longer wait times and complaints from riders. “When we started route combining in early August some of
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First responders will now have fewer barriers to giving life-saving medications to people suffering from a drug overdose.
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With Fire Station 11 set to open later this month, the Columbia Fire Department already has eyes on Fire Station 10 opening next year.
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Temperatures are coming down after the peak of summer, but last month was record-setting in several ways. High temperature records were set across the state, and the humidity was especially historic. Columbia recorded its highest heat index ever at 117 degrees on August 20th, and St. Louis saw its longest stretch of dew points at
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TONIGHT: Gradually clearing, especially north of I-70. Lows in the upper 50s to around 60. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and comfortable with highs right around 80. EXTENDED: Gorgeous weather sticks around into Friday and the weekend with northwesterly winds flowing through the jet stream. We could see more clouds on Friday as a disturbance rolls through
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Today: Afternoon highs increase just below 80 degrees with partly cloudy sky conditions. Winds remain out of the northwest at 12-16 mph. Tonight: Overnight lows cool to the upper 50s with clearing skies. Winds remain out of the northwest at 4-8 mph. Extended: The remainder of the week sees drier conditions with plenty of sunshine
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