Columbia heats up for final days of Boone County Fair
Columbia heats up for final days of Boone County Fair
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Temperatures are climbing and combined with humidity they ll push the heat index over 100 degrees for the final days of the Boone County Fair.
The fair draws crowds outside for hours of carnival rides, food, family-friendly shows and Saturday s Ham Breakfast. But with extreme heat moving in, first responders and health experts warn fairgoers about heat exhaustion.
The Stormtrack weather team has issued a Weather Alert Day because of the heat, with heat indexes around the area expected to reach 100 to 105 degrees Saturday and Sunday. Temperatures and humidity are likely to ease Monday with a front coming in that could bring rain but temperatures could soar into the mid-90s again in the middle of the week.
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Columbia traffic will be impacted by MU and CPS students returning
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Columbia Public Schools and University of Missouri students will return to the classroom Tuesday, meaning traffic in and around Columbia will pick up.
CPS elementary students will return to school in-person four days per week, and middle and high school students will return two days per week.
MU students were already moving in Monday evening. Cars lined roads on campus with their flashers on while students unpacked.
Kyle Green with the Missouri State Highway Patrol said on Monday troopers were patrolling I-70 and U.S. 63 more frequently in anticipation of MU students returning.