TONIGHT: Mostly clear and mild with lows in the upper 60s. TOMORROW: Partly to mostly sunny and hazy with highs in the upper 80s. Storms possible late in the evening. EXTENDED: We’ll be seasonably warm again on Thursday, but with dew points yet again in the lower 60s, we won’t have to deal with a
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You may still notice a milky haze over Mid-Missouri as July comes to a close, and the wildfires bringing this smoke to our skies are burning over a thousand miles away. Fire perimeters in Washington and Oregon As of early Wednesday, nearly 50 wildfires are burning in Oregon and Washington state, and more than 1.8
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Six Republicans are competing in the August primary for the Fifth Congressional District seat. Taylor Burks, Rick Brattin, Brett Hueffmeier, Micah Beebe, Berton Knox and Brad Patty are all challenging incumbent Democrat Emanuel Cleaver, who has held the seat since 2005. Congressional districts were redrawn in 2025 during a special session aimed at giving Republicans
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Six republicans are competing in the August primary for the Fifth Congressional District seat. Taylor Burks, Rick Brattin, Brett Hueffmeier, Micah Beebe, Berton Knox and Brad Patty are all challenging incumbent Democrat Emanuel Cleaver, who has held the seat since 2005. Congressional districts were redrawn in 2025 during a special session aimed at giving Republicans
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Six Republicans are competing in the August primary for the Fifth Congressional District seat. Taylor Burks, Rick Brattin, Brett Hueffmeier, Micah Beebe, Berton Knox and Brad Patty are all challenging incumbent Emanuel Cleaver, who has held the seat since 2005. Congressional districts were redrawn in 2025 during a special session aimed at giving Republicans an
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police say a 33-year-old Columbia man had to be rescued after he was seen throwing items from the window of a Municipal Power Plant tower Wednesday morning. Richard D. Nichols was charged with second-degree burglary, obstructing government operations and second-degree property damage. A probable cause statement was not immediately available on Wednesday
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Six Republicans are competing in the August primary for the Fifth Congressional District seat. Taylor Burks, Rick Brattin, Brett Hueffmeier, Micah Beebe, Berton Knox and Brad Patty are all challenging incumbent Emanuel Cleaver, who has held the seat since 2005. Congressional districts were redrawn in 2025 during a special session aimed at giving republicans an
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Six Republicans are competing in the August primary for the Fifth Congressional District seat. Taylor Burks, Rick Brattin, Brett Hueffmeier, Micah Beebe, Berton Knox and Brad Patty are all challenging incumbent Emanuel Cleaver, who has held the seat since 2005. Congressional districts were redrawn in 2025 during a special session aimed at
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THIS AFTERNOON: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90 degrees. TOMORROW: Mostly clear and mild, with lows in the upper 60s and low 70s. EXTENDED: Conditions remain hot and dry through most of Thursday, with highs around 90 degrees, before rain chances increase late Thursday night. Scattered showers and storms will track through the area
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ST. JOESEPH, Mo. (KMIZ) The Chiefs began their first set of full team workouts ahead of the 2026-27 season. Kansas City’s offense is returning to full strength after a disappointing end to last year’s campaign. Patrick Mahomes is coming back from a torn acl, attempting to re-acclimate with his returning teammates, while developing a connection
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KMIZ) Mia Bieniemy, the wife of Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy, is doing ‘much better,’ after getting shot multiple times in the couple’s home on Sunday, according to Kansas City head coach Andy Reid. Following the first day of full-team practice at training camp, Coach Reid gave an update on the frightening
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TODAY: Wednesday brings more gradual cooling, with an east breeze around 5-10 mph. Temperatures will still reach near 90 degrees, but dew points are falling through the day. We’ll be summer-like and humid, but not as extremely hot as days past. Heat indexes are forecast in the low 90s. TONIGHT: Temperatures fall into the upper
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police officers on Tuesday evening blocked off the entrance to an apartment building in central Columbia. Officers had an armored vehicle near Kinney Point Apartments near Garth Avenue and Sexton Road. A patrol vehicle was used to block off the area. Officers left the scene by 8:20 p.m. Randy Cole, CEO
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sports fans know the old saying that ‘games are won in practice’…but how about in summer workouts? From early June through late July, college basketball teams around the nation are hard at work building strength, conditioning and – most importantly – team chemistry. The Mizzou women’s basketball team is no exception, as
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) State Sen. Rick Brattin and Secretary of State Denny Hoskins said at a news conference that an LGBTQ+-themed event held last weekend at the Columbia Public Library included “grooming” of children. The Republican politicians are pushing for an investigation into an event called “Rainbow Story Time” that was held Saturday at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Lake Ozark Board of Aldermen decided on Tuesday to delay a vote on a proposed curfew that would prohibit anyone younger than 18 from being on the Bagnell Dam Strip without a responsible adult during late-night hours. During the meeting, aldermen amended the proposed ordinance, changing the proposed curfew start time
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Law enforcement is still looking for a suspect on an ATV in Callaway County after chasing the man from Boone County into Callaway County fields around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. Boone County Sheriff’s Captain Brian Leer updated ABC 17 News over email that the chase started near the intersection of East St. Charles
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COLUMBIA, MO. (KMIZ) According to Feeding America’s new data through 2024, food insecurity numbers are up from 2023. The U.S. Department of Agriculture defines food security as the condition in which all people, at all times, have access to enough food for an active, healthy life. In 2023, Feeding America reported an estimated 951,330 food-insecure
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Wildfire season used to have a shape. It started in late summer out west, it stayed out west, and by fall, it was over. Now, that shape is gone. Columbia Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer says the U.S. is currently operating at PL5, the highest wildland fire preparedness level, meaning resources are stretched so thin they
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The number of assaults from May to July 2025 has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri System President Mun Choi said Tuesday in a written statement that concerns about violence near MU’s campus downtown “must be addressed” after a street brawl over the weekend. This statement comes shortly after a fight
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