KOMU 8

06/09/2025

Grand Slam finals day blends routine and pressure—prep, focus, emotions—until one celebrates and one agonizes.

06/09/2025

MU President Mun Choi announced Friday the launching of the University's largest fundraising campaign in the school's 186-year history

The University has set a goal to raise $2 billion, with Mun Choi saying $750 million of that amount has already been raised.

06/09/2025

A clothes dryer caused a residential structure fire in Moberly Friday morning

Moberly firefighters fought a structure fire caused by a clothes dryer early Friday morning.

06/09/2025

Chief Meteorologist Matt Beckwith has your gameday forecast and says high temperatures will be in the middle 70s today.

IT’S GAME DAY, TIGERS!

Close to perfect football weather today, but don’t forget the sunscreen.

06/09/2025

Catch up on last night's Mid-Missouri action from Friday Night Fever

Week 2 of Friday Night Football is here! Follow along with KOMU 8 Sports for the latest scores and highlights.

06/09/2025

The Central Missouri Honor Flight will fly its last flight on Monday, September 15th, marking 16 years of missions

Central Missouri Honor Flight flies its last flight to let 70 veterans see war memorials in Washington D.C.

05/09/2025

Many local Columbia restaurants and hotels are getting ready and prepared for the busy Mizzou-KU football weekend.

The Border Showdown brings a spike in business to local restaurants and hotels.

05/09/2025

An 18-year-old soldier was fatally injured while training on a rifle range on Friday.

An 18-year-old soldier was fatally injured while training on the rifle range at Fort Leonard Wood.

05/09/2025

The city of Columbia announced that speed humps will be installed on three city streets.

The City of Columbia Public Works will be reinstalling speed humps on three city streets next week.

05/09/2025

Over the past two years, For Columbia has helped Mt. Celestial Baptist Church restore their church grounds after two-decades of waiting.

A long-time Columbia ministry has been waiting two-decades to hold an event on historical church property, and this fall their prayers will be answered.

05/09/2025

Three Missouri Democratic representatives slept in the House chamber for 24 hours, in protest of the push to gerrymander Missouri's congressional map.

Missouri House Representatives Ray Reed, Elizabeth Fuchs and Jeremy Dean are sleeping on the House floor in protest of the ongoing special session to gerrymander the state's congressional map and change how ballot initiatives turn into laws.

05/09/2025

An extension of Mun Choi’s contract will allow him to continue as president of the UM System through 2031.

The University of Missouri Board of Curators announced that university President Mun Y. Choi’s contract has been extended through 2031.