THIS AFTERNOON: Hot and humid with sunshine, highs in the lower 90s. Heat index between 100-103. A nice breeze will make it a bit more comfortable to be outdoors in the afternoon. TONIGHT: Mostly clear with lows in the mid-70s. EXTENDED: Upper high pressure continues to hold this week, but as the surface high moves
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) While Americans celebrate 250 years of freedom in July, Missouri will reach 205 years of being a state in August. When Missouri became a state in 1821, it was at the center of a war between America and itself: the Civil War. “Missouri played an important role very early on in the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Gasconade County man was charged last week after investigators accused him of killing a man who had been living in his garage in 2018. Daniel W. Russell was charged Thursday with first-degree murder, abandonment of a corpse and evidence tampering. The case had been sealed until this week. The Gasconade County
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TODAY: Tuesday is another toasty day. High temperatures are forecast in the low-to-mid 90s, with dewpoints in the low-to-mid 70s. After starting warm and muggy, with morning temperatures and dewpoints in the 70s, we’ll be right back to heat indexes in the 100-105 degree range. TONIGHT: Very little relief is expected tonight, as we don’t
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Renegade bats came alive in an 11-1 win over the U.S. War Dogs, on Monday night. After the War Dogs took a one-run lead out of the gates, Jefferson City responded with a three-run frame in the bottom of the first to take the lead and never look back. JC
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A two-time Super Bowl champion will be joining the University of Missouri Athletics Hall of Fame in the Class of 2026. On Monday, MU Athletics released a video on its social media accounts, showing Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, who was also an offensive line coach at Mizzou, surprising linebacker
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The future of the Shops at Sharp End remains uncertain as Columbia leaders and community members work to determine what comes next for the retail incubator after earlier public feedback exposed concerns about funding, sustainability and whether the project has fulfilled its mission. During a follow-up community discussion Monday, organizers shifted focus
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COLUMBIA MO. (KMIZ) With high temperatures expected to continue throughout the week, officials are warning that vulnerable populations can be affected. According to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, there were 35 heat-related deaths in the state in 2025. Out of those, five were in hot vehicles, one was occupational and 21 of
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With some FIFA World Cup matches in Kansas City, Colombia has become a satellite city for those games. However, they are not seeing the impact on local businesses as they anticipated.
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Heat is dominating most headlines this week, but parts of the Midwest could see vivid sunsets thanks to a weather pattern thousands of miles away in Africa. Strong winds lift massive amounts of dust off the Sahara Desert every year. They ride the trade winds across the Atlantic, sometimes covering three to five thousand miles,
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TONIGHT: Partly cloudy and muggy with lows in the mid-70s. Breezy with south winds up to 15-20 mph. TOMORROW: Hot and humid, mostly sunny with highs in the lower 90s. Heat index values between 103-105. EXTENDED: I’m tracking intense heat that will last all week, with the Weather Alert Day being extended through Friday night. The
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This week’s heat wave is doing more than just making people uncomfortable. The heat index, or what the air actually feels like when you combine temperature and humidity, is climbing past 105 degrees in some areas. That number is a critical threshold. Once the heat index crosses 105, the body’s natural cooling systems can start
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Audrain County man was charged over the weekend with seven felonies, including first-degree assault, after three people were injured with a knife in a bar fight. Robert H. LeCoque, 37, of Benton City, is accused of stabbing three people early Sunday after climbing onto a stage where a band was performing
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Deputies in eastern Missouri arrested a man Sunday in connection with the 2019 discovery of human remains on the banks of the Gasconade River. The Gasconade County Sheriff’s Office posted on Facebook that Jefferson County, Missouri, deputies arrested Daniel W. Russell of High Ridge, Missouri, on Sunday on suspicion of first-degree murder,
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THIS AFTERNOON: Mostly sunny and dangerously hot, with a heat index above 100 degrees in some spots. Winds from the south will be steady at 5 to 10 mph, with gusts up to 20 mph. TONIGHT: Hot in the evening, with the heat index above 90 degrees through sunset. Temperatures fall to the 70s overnight
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Former University of Missouri head football coach Gary Pinkel pleaded guilty Monday to a July 2025 DWI, according to court documents filed Monday morning. The plea details filed by Pinkel’s lawyer, Bogdan Susan, state that Pinkel is pleading guilty to misdemeanor driving while intoxicated. Prosecutors recommended “a fine of $1,000, court
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man accused of killing a woman and hiding her body in a trash bin that was found in a creek pleaded not guilty Monday. Andrew Acton pleaded guilty during his arraignment before Judge Stephanie Morrell. Last week, a Boone County grand jury indicted Acton, who is accused of killing his
Continue Reading TODAY: It’s another toasty day, with highs in the 90s and heat indexes in the 100-105 degree range. Temperatures will be nearly identical to Sunday’s, if not a degree or two warmer. Winds from the south will again be gusty, sustained around 10-15 mph, gusting as high as 25 mph at times. Mostly sunny skies
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones caught up with Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-Down. You can watch ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones’ full chat with Coach Drinkwitz on ABC 17 SportsZone at 10:30 on KMIZ. You can also find a full transcript of the
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No one was reported to be hurt after an early morning dock fire at the Lake of the Ozarks on Sunday.
According to Marine Trooper Dylan Green with the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a fire broke out shortly after midnight at Dry Branch Cove. The cove is near the 4.5 mile marker of the lake’s main channel.
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