Past Memorial Day climatology and upcoming forecast
Memorial Day in Columbia, MO is expected to be 16 degrees below average and may see showers, with pollen levels slightly peeling back and water conditions choppy.
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Tracking a wet Memorial Day Weekend with pockets of dry time
TODAY: Friday looks increasingly cloudy after a bright start under sun and a few clouds. UV index will still be very high, lending to a need for sunscreen again today if getting out. Temperatures will be similar to what we felt on Thursday, in the upper 60s to near 70. Shower chance return this afternoon,
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An inside look at SEMA during an active severe weather season in Mid-Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As of this week, Missouri leads the nation in the number of tornado warnings issued since Jan. 1, with 140 more warnings than normal. The severe weather season ramped up in March and has been relentless ever since. Missouri typically averages around 50 tornadoes (2000-2024 average), and we have had more than
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Local highlights and scores: May 22, 2025
ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Thursday, May 22, 2025. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BASEBALL Class 2 District 5 Championship: SILEX (4) PARIS (0) FINAL Class 3 District 8 Championship: FATIMA (2) BELLE (0) FINAL Class 4 District 8 Championship: TOLTON (9) FULTON (4) FINAL
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New Violent Crime Abatement Team looks to curb violence in Mid-Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mid-Missouri is taking steps toward curbing violence through collaborative efforts between local, state and federal agencies. The Violent Crime Abatement Team — which began on Jan. 1 — looks to discuss recent violent crimes and arrests in the area during monthly meetings at the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Discussions include sharing information about
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United Airlines returning to Columbia after four-year absence
Editor’s note: Information about the flights was updated after a source error was corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) United Airlines will start flying again out of Columbia in the fall after nearly four years without local flights. City officials in a Thursday news conference announced the resumption of United service on Sept. 25 at Columbia Regional
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Mizzou volleyball set to compete in SEC, ACC showdown
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou volleyball team will be one of 16 squads from the SEC taking part in an inaugural cross-conference challenge between the SEC and ACC in the 2025-26 campaign. The Shiners Children’s ‘Showdown at the Net’ Volleyball Tournament is set for Sept. 9-10. Head coach Dawn Sullivan and company will play on
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Funeral held for Kit Bond on Thursday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The funeral for former Gov. and U.S. Sen. Christopher “Kit” Bond was held Thursday in St. Louis. His celebration of life service was held at Ladue Chapel Presbyterian Church. Funeral honors were given by The Missouri National Guard and State Highway Patrol. It was open to anybody who knew bond.
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Groundbreaking held for Jefferson City River Market
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A groundbreaking was held Thursday for the Jefferson City River Market. The event at the former site of the Missouri State Penitentiary was attended by Mayor Ron Fitzwater and several other city officials. According to previous reporting, the Jefferson City Council approved a contract to build the site last year with
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Missouri advocates warn of coverage losses from Medicare and Medicaid cuts
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The U.S. House of Representatives passed the “one big beautiful bill” touted by President Donald Trump in the early hours of Thursday morning, a sweeping tax and immigration package that includes significant reductions to Medicaid and Medicare funding. Among the biggest impacts is a $700 billion cut to Medicaid throughout the next decade.
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Tracking waves of rain starting Friday through Memorial Day weekend
TONIGHT: Mostly clear and chilly with lows in the lower 40s. TOMORROW: Increasing clouds and cooler than normal with highs in the upper 60s. Showers and a few storms rolling in by early evening. EXTENDED: Winds die down tonight, allowing temperatures to drop into the lower 40s for the start of Friday. We’ll start off
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Tamar Bates carries lessons from time at Mizzou into NBA Draft process
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou star Tamar Bates didn’t spend his entire collegiate career in Missouri, but he sure is taking the lessons he learned from two years under head coach Dennis Gates into the NBA Draft process. About one month and some change away from the start of the NBA Draft in Brooklyn, New
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Tracking a cooler evening with weekend showers and storms
TODAY: A relatively strong area of high pressure will continue to drift in from the north over the next 24 hours. Preceded by northwest winds, the approaching high has us breezy and cool, in the 60s today amid a 10-15 mph wind with gusts again in the 20-30 mph range. We expect a mostly sunny
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Tracking a quiet trend ahead of cool and rainy conditions for Memorial Day Weekend
TODAY: Thursday is slightly cooler as we continue to feel the increasing influence of a cooler airmass moving in from the north. A relatively strong area of high pressure will continue to drift in from the north over the next 24 hours. Preceded by northwest winds, the approaching high has us breezy and cool, in
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Police: 2 juveniles arrested in May 15 Rice Road shooting
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two juveniles were arrested in connection with a May 15 shooting in the 4600 block of Rice Road, according to a Wednesday press release from the Columbia Police Department. The release says a youth was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of first-degree assault, while another was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of first-degree
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Local highlights and scores: May 21, 2025
WARDSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Wednesday, May 21, 2025. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BASEBALL Class 1 District 9 Championship: ST. ELIZABETH (5) NEW HAVEN (0) FINAL Class 2 District 7 Championship: SALISBURY (4) WESTRAN (5) FINAL Class 2 District 8 Championship: EUGENE (5) HARRISBURG
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Upgrades to tornado sirens made in Boone, Cooper counties after severe storms this week
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Counties across Mid-Missouri are continuing to take steps to ensure their warning systems work reliably during severe weather. In Boone County, officials are rolling out a new system that aims to make siren use more precise and reduce what they call “siren fatigue” — the overuse of sirens in areas not directly
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3 EF-1 tornadoes confirmed in Benton County on Monday night
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A trio of EF-1 tornadoes have been confirmed to have touched down in Benton County on Monday night, according to the National Weather Service. The first tornado touched down at 7:24 p.m., wind speeds maxed out at 105 mph, with an unconfirmed width. For the second of the tornadoes it touched down
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Columbia City Council approves $2.1 million contract for Business Loop study
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A more than $2.1 million collaborative study between the Columbia City Council, The Loop CID and Great Rivers Engineering to revamp Business Loop 70 is on its way to the US Department of Transportation for approval. This comes after the Columbia City Council approved several million-dollar infrastructure projects Monday. The total study
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Tracking continued cool days this week with rain over Memorial Day weekend
TONIGHT: Partly cloudy with a few light showers across western Missouri late tonight. Lows in the upper 40s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny with highs in the upper 60s. EXTENDED: While most of us are clear, there is a chance for few quick hitting showers late tonight across western and southwest Missouri. Tomorrow is sunny again, but
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