Institution
University of Missouri
MizzouMOPublic R1MU Alert~30,000 students
- Cases
- 79
- Alerts
- 89
- Verbatim
- 96%
- Span
- 2015–2026
Official alert policy
How Mizzou says it will alert: when and how MU Alert activates, summarized, quoted, and analyzed.
Case log
Every documented incident
79 cases · 85 of 89 alert messages verbatim-confirmed
2026
2025
- tornado: 2025-04-20Tornado warning with shelter guidance for the campus area; (columbia easter tornado)emergency notificationverbatim
- shooting: 2025-04-12Technical issue stripped locations from two shots-fired alerts; reissued with addressesemergency notificationverbatim
- weather: 2025-03-14Severe weather MU Alert notice for Columbia campusemergency notificationverbatim
- weather: 2025-02-18Campus shift to remote operations weather notice — system shifting wednesdayemergency notificationverbatim
- closure: 2025-02-17Closure case - missouri normally tuesdayemergency notificationverbatim
- weather: 2025-02-12Winter weather remote operations for MU Columbia campus — shift wednesday febemergency notificationverbatim
- weather: 2025-01-05Winter weather remote operations for MU Columbia campusemergency notificationverbatim
2024
- armed person: 2024-07-04Alert for dangerous situation with possible armed subject near Providence Roademergency notificationverbatim
- missing person: 2024-03-08Student went missing on a fraternity trip; body recovered from a river two weeks lateradvisory1 killedverbatim
- weather: 2024-01-22Ice-related remote operations for MU Columbia campusemergency notificationverbatim
2022
- weather: 2022-12-21Campus shift to remote operations weather notice — shifts operationsclasses thfremergency notificationverbatim
- weather: 2022-12-06Campus shift to remote operations weather noticeemergency notificationverbatim
- weather: 2022-12-06Weather-related campus closure MU Alert notice — through tuesday febemergency notificationverbatim
- weather: 2022-12-06Campus shift to remote operations weather notice — monday febemergency notificationverbatim
- weather: 2022-12-06Campus return to normal operations noticeemergency notificationverbatim
- weather: 2022-02-03Weather reported with campus community notice remote operations continueemergency notificationverbatim
- assault: 2022-01-05All clear after assault investigation at Ninth and Elmtimely warningverbatim
2021
- active threat: 2021-04-24active-threat campus emergency notice — robbery 1timely warningverbatim
- active threat: 2021-02-01active-threat campus emergency notice — shots firedtimely warningverbatim
- weather: 2021-01-21Weather-related campus closure MU Alert notice — campus closureemergency notificationverbatim
2020
- assault: 2020-12-28assault campus emergency noticetimely warningverbatim
- robbery: 2020-11-03robbery campus emergency noticetimely warningverbatim
- active threat: 2020-11-02active-threat campus emergency notice — robberytimely warningverbatim
- active threat: 2020-10-26active-threat campus emergency notice — explosive devicetimely warningverbatim
- weather: 2020-10-22weather campus emergency notice — network outageemergency notificationverbatim
- active threat: 2020-09-28active-threat campus emergency notice — threatening person 1timely warningverbatim
- active threat: 2020-09-24active-threat campus emergency notice — threatening persontimely warningverbatim
- theft: 2020-02-20The Columbia Police Department's K9 unit assisted in the searchtimely warningverbatim
- weather: 2020-02-05weather campus emergency notice — weatheremergency notificationverbatim
- weather: 2020-01-24http://www.umsystem.edu/ums/rules/hrm/hr200/hr217emergency notificationverbatim
- weather: 2020-01-24http://www.umsystem.edu/ums/rules/hrm/hr200/hr217 — delayed startemergency notificationverbatim
- weather: 2020-01-17Any students in intersession courses should check with their instructorsemergency notificationverbatim
2019
- weather: 2019-12-15Weather-related delayed start MU Alert noticeemergency notificationverbatim
- active threat: 2019-06-28Shots fired investigation near MU campus area — Women'stimely warningverbatim
- sexual assault: 2019-05-11Assault investigation reported near MU campus areatimely warningverbatim
- active threat: 2019-05-04Person with gun investigation near MU campustimely warningverbatim
- test: 2019-03-05Tornado warning system test MU Alert noticeemergency notificationverbatim
- weather: 2019-02-19Weather-related delayed opening MU Alert notice — delayed openingemergency notificationverbatim
- weather: 2019-02-15Weather-related early campus closure MU Alert notice — early closureemergency notificationverbatim
- weather: 2019-02-06Weather-related campus closure MU Alert notice — closureemergency notificationverbatim
- weather: 2019-01-30Weather-related campus closure MU Alert noticeemergency notificationverbatim
- weather: 2019-01-11Weather-related early campus closure MU Alert noticeemergency notificationverbatim
2018
- robbery: 2018-12-16Robbery investigation reported near MU campus area — robbery 2timely warningverbatim
- weather: 2018-11-26Weather-related delayed opening MU Alert noticeemergency notificationverbatim
- other: 2018-09-14Missing person investigation MU Alert campus noticeemergency notificationverbatim
- robbery: 2018-07-17Robbery investigation reported near MU campus area — robbery 1timely warningverbatim
- robbery: 2018-04-11Robbery investigation reported near MU campus area — robberytimely warningverbatim
- other: 2018-01-11Return to regular campus operations MU Alert noticeemergency notificationverbatim
- weather: 2018-01-11Winter weather campus closing MU Alert noticeemergency notificationverbatim
2017
- active threat: 2017-12-13Bomb threat investigation MU Alert campus notice — bomb threattimely warningverbatim
- active threat: 2017-10-18Active threat investigation MU Alert campus noticetimely warningverbatim
- active threat: 2017-09-29Shots fired investigation near MU campus area — shots fired 2timely warningverbatim
- sexual assault: 2017-09-17Sexual assault timely warning for MU campus community — sexual assaulttimely warningverbatim
- active threat: 2017-06-23Bomb threat investigation MU Alert campus noticetimely warningverbatim
- robbery: 2017-05-10Robbery investigation reported near MU campus area — Williams Street and Avenue. Thtimely warningverbatim
- test: 2017-03-07Statewide emergency drill MU Alert system notice — statewide drillemergency notificationverbatim
- other: 2017-01-14Student travel weather advisory MU Alert noticeemergency notificationverbatim
- weather: 2017-01-12Winter weather MU Alert campus operations notice — Fridayemergency notificationverbatim
2016
- active threat: 2016-11-23Suspicious device investigation near MU campustimely warningverbatim
- test: 2016-11-18Emergency drill MU Alert system noticeemergency notificationverbatim
- sexual assault: 2016-10-27Sexual assault timely warning for MU campus communitytimely warningverbatim
- robbery: 2016-09-02MUPD arrest update MU Alert campus noticetimely warningverbatim
- robbery: 2016-09-01Robbery investigation reported near MU campus areatimely warningverbatim
- test: 2016-06-23MU Alert system test campus noticeemergency notificationverbatim
- active threat: 2016-06-07Shots fired investigation near MU campus area — shots fired 1timely warningverbatim
- active threat: 2016-05-06Shots fired investigation near MU campus area — shots firedtimely warningverbatim
- hazmat: 2016-05-02Power surge campus operations MU Alert noticeemergency notificationverbatim
- active threat: 2016-03-21Shots fired investigation near MU campus area — Providence Roadtimely warningverbatim
- test: 2016-03-17Statewide emergency drill MU Alert system noticeemergency notificationverbatim
- test: 2016-03-15Statewide emergency test MU Alert system noticeemergency notificationverbatim
- active threat: 2016-03-06Shots fired investigation near MU campus areatimely warningverbatim
- assault: 2016-03-05Assault investigations reported near MU campustimely warningverbatim
- sexual assault: 2016-03-05Clery Act crime information MU Alert campus noticetimely warningverbatim
- hazmat: 2016-02-25Vehicle fire response near MU campus areaemergency notificationverbatim
- active threat: 2016-01-23Gunfire investigation near MU campus areatimely warningverbatim
- weather: 2016-01-19Winter weather MU Alert campus operations noticeemergency notificationverbatim
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