Thousands of fans are expected to return to Memorial Stadium Saturday as the Mizzou Tigers are set to face the University of Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns at noon.
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TODAY: Mostly sunny with temperatures warming quickly through the 70s and 80s in the morning. Kickoff at Faurot at noon will already feel hot, with temperatures around 90 degrees. Highs will rise to the mid-90s by the end of the game. TOMORROW: Partly cloudy and hot with highs in the mid-90s. Pop-up storms are possible
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Friday night, Mizzou Athletics welcomed a loaded class of six new members into its Hall of Fame. The Tiger legends were officially enshrined into the Hall in a ceremony on Friday night and will conclude their weekend by being honored on the field during Mizzou football’s game against Louisiana at Memorial
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MILLER Co. (KMIZ) A Miller County mother is searching for answers as Friday marks the fourth anniversary of her son’s disappearance. “It’s difficult, it’s always going to be difficult until we have some answers,” Chyenne Noriega said. “But I have my four other boys that have kind of helped pull me together and keep the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri high school football kicked off Week 2 of the 2025 season on Friday. Scores from Mid-Missouri teams are posted below.
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Editor’s note: The headline and lead have been clarified. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Prosecutor Roger Johnson will not file charges in a fatal shooting that occurred in May at the Nifong Boulevard McDonald’s. No charges will be filed against Ryan Woods. Johnson in a letter to the Columbia Police Department claimed that Woods shot
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Love Columbia says the construction of its new Love Forward Homes apartment complex is going well and it will start welcoming families in January. “We are thankful to the many skilled workers in Columbia who have kept us on track,” Love Columbia spokesperson Caroline Roush wrote in an email. The complex in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Housing Authority on Monday started the demolition of the Park Avenue public housing apartments, to replace 79 units aged units. Demolition began this week on the first two blocks, with the third block scheduled to come down sometime next year. In total, 70 units will be torn down and replaced
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Republican senators passed a new congressional map and reformed the way citizens can get constitutional issues on ballots, over Democrats’ objections, during a special session in the Capitol on Friday. The vote was 21-11 in favor of a new congressional map submitted by Gov. Mike Kehoe and titled the “Missouri
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Saturday’s football game against the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns has been moved earlier to combat the summer-like heat this weekend. Mizzou Athletics announced the change on Thursday, saying, “Due to forecasted extreme heat in Columbia, and after consultation with the National Weather Service and our public safety partners, Mizzou Athletics has adjusted the start time for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia and Jefferson City collide in Week 3 of SportsZone Football Friday. Battle (0-2) is preparing to host Helias (2-0) on its home turf, highlighting one of three Central Missouri Activities Conference (CMAC) showdowns between Columbia and Jefferson City high schools on Friday night. The Spartans and Crusaders are our SportsZone Football
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TONIGHT: I’m tracking a warm but quiet evening as temperatures gradually cool into the upper 60s by the end of the night. A mostly clear sky can be expected as winds stay out of the southwest at 5-10 mph. TOMORROW: I’m tracking a hot and mostly sunny afternoon as temperatures warm into the mid 90s
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TODAY: Mostly sunny and hot with highs in the mid-90s. Temperatures will still be around 90 by kickoff for Friday night football. TONIGHT: Mostly clear and warm as temperatures fall into the 80s by sunset, dropping to the low 70s overnight. EXTENDED: Tailgating will be mild on Saturday morning as temperatures quickly warm through the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A suspect in the deadly shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk was identified Friday morning as a man from Utah. Kirk was killed on Wednesday on the campus of Utah Valley University in Orem, where he was kicking off a national speaking tour of college campuses. Investigators say he was shot in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Friday is the last day for sports teams and casinos to send in applications to offer on-site betting to Missourians. After all applications are submitted, the Missouri Gaming Commission will review them and allow for temporary licenses to those it chooses. This would allow suppliers to test their systems before the launch
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TODAY: Friday is hot, with highs climbing further into the 90s by the late afternoon. Humidity remains low so heat indexes will once again not be a factor in today’s forecast. While partly responsible for the warmup, a better south breeze around 5-10 mph may provide some relief from this late summer heat. Partly cloudy
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri has made changes to its application process for its homecoming parade, following a dustup with Mizzou Students for Justice in Palestine last year. On Aug. 27, the group posted on social media that CAIR — the largest Muslim civil rights organization in the country — had filed a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS VOLLEYBALL HELIAS (3) HICKMAN (0) FINAL HALLSVILLE (1) BATTLE (3) FINAL CENTRALIA (0) TOLTON (3) FINAL ROLLA (3) CAPITAL CITY (1) FINAL BLAIR OAKS (1) BOONVILLE (3) FINAL SOUTHERN BOONE (0)
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Athletics announced Thursday that Saturday’s football game will be pushed up to noon, instead of the originally scheduled 3 p.m. start. The school says the change is to avoid the worst of the extreme heat forecast this weekend. After consulting with the National Weather Service, Mizzou decided moving the game earlier
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The FBI has released photographs of a person of interest in the killing of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk on a Utah college campus. Kirk was fatally shot in the neck on the campus of Utah Valley University in Orem during a public speaking engagement on Wednesday. The two pictures show a person
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