Good morning, Columbia.

The Columbia Parks and Recreation Department has asked local trail users to stay off damaged trails while crews repair heavy rain damage from Thursday.

Repairs may take several weeks (trail signs will update users as work continues).

Love Columbia’s Extra Mile program offers 16 weeks of one-on-one financial coaching to help Boone County families manage rising costs and build credit (a vital step for homeownership).

The program operates at Love Columbia to support long-term financial stability.

Columbia firefighters responded on Friday, Aug.

7 at 4:58 p.m. to an electrical fire in a lab on Discovery Parkway Drive, evacuating employees and containing damage to a single device while no injuries were reported.

The Columbia Public Schools board of education will review MAP and end-of-course test scores and vote on legislative priorities and an updated strategic plan at its meeting Monday, Aug.

10. Officials plan targeted math interventions to narrow achievement gaps ahead of the new school year starting Aug. 25.

Boone County emergency managers urged residents to register for the free Smart911 service — the tool delivered real-time alerts during Thursday’s storm events and provided updates on flooded roads, power outages, and water rescues.

Residents can sign up online and download the app to add vital details like medical conditions.

Exits 144 and 148 on eastbound I-70 in Callaway County will be closed for months as MoDOT begins reconstruction Friday night to add a third lane.

Drivers bound for Kingdom City and U.S. 54 should take alternate routes (Outer Road 70 or Route Z) until repairs finish.

Hourly parking will resume Monday at the Eighth and Walnut parking garage in downtown Columbia after a May maintenance project (including cable repairs, concrete repairs, and sealant and expansion joint replacement work) closed it, and all stairwells and elevators will reopen.

South Providence Medical Building closed at noon Friday after an air conditioning issue forced a shutdown & clinics began contacting patients for telehealth or rescheduled appointments.

The drive-thru pharmacy remains open through the weekend as the facility will reopen Monday morning.

Mizzou football begins the 2026 season on Sept.

3 at 7 p.m. at Memorial Stadium against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, with a homecoming game against Florida on Oct. 3. The team—led by Coach Drinkwitz—aims to improve its SEC challenge outcomes.