JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) As the end of the year grows closer, the Cole County Commission is still working on getting out CARES Act dollars to several entities including Jefferson City. At the commission’s meeting on Tuesday, leaders decided that Jefferson City would be eligible for about $900,000 of the nearly $9 million given to
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. A Mexico man pleaded guilty in federal court to possessing stolen firearms taken during the burglary of Tiger Pawn Shop in Columbia, Mo. Tyler Andrew Hilderman, 27, pleaded guilty to one count of possessing stolen firearms and one count of stealing firearms from a licensed firearms dealer. Co-defendant Alexander Mears, 21, of
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Continue ReadingRIVERVIEW, Mo. (AP) — A man charged with murder in August in St. Louis County is dead following another shooting. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 21-year-old Demarcus Pierce was found by Riverview police Friday morning. He died Saturday at a hospital. St. Louis County police took over the investigation and are trying to determine
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POTOSI, Mo. (AP) — The police chief in a small eastern Missouri town is warning that illegal drugs found on the street look like candy or children’s vitamins. KTVI-TV reports that officers in Potosi recently seized the drugs during a traffic stop. Potosi Police Chief Michael Gum posted photos of the drugs on the department’s
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s state fire marshal is encouraging people to avoid outside burning amid a statewide drought that has gripped the state for several weeks. Fire Marshal Tim Bean said in a news release Tuesday that under the current dry conditions, even a small outdoor fire can get out of control and
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri is outsourcing contact tracing to private companies as part of the effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Tuesday that the state this week approved contracts with nine companies to help track down people who may have been in contact with those who test
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FAYETTE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fayette man is sentenced 35 years for the homicide of John Turner, 29, of Poplar Bluff on Dec. 30, 2019. Alfredo Hicks Jr. pleaded guilty to counts of second-degree murder, armed criminal action and two other felony crimes after Howard County prosecutors originally charged him with first-degree murder back in August.
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and cool as winds ease. Lows in the upper 40s to around 50. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and breezy. Fire weather conditions possible with dry soils and gusty winds up to 35 mph. Avoid outdoor burning. Highs in the lower 80s. EXTENDED: Another powerful cold front will plow through the area on Wednesday
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ST. LOUIS (AP) An 11-year-old boy is dead after being struck by a car while trying to walk across a busy suburban St. Louis interstate highway. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident happened just before 6:30 a.m. Tuesday on Interstate 270 in western St. Louis County. The child’s name has not been released.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou and Kansas will have to wait another year to resume the Border War rivalry on the hardwood due to COVID-19, according to a report from the Kansas City Star. An MU spokesman would not confirm the report, but he said head coach Cuonzo Martin will address the originally scheduled Dec.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team has an unexpected bye week after its game against Vanderbilt was postponed due to COVID-19 concerns with the Commodores. We spoke with Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz on Tuesday. You can watch his full news conference in the video player above. Drinkwitz said MU’s win over No. 17
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Families with students in Columbia Public Schools have differing opinions of the school board’s decision for elementary students to return to the classroom.
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School board President Helen Wade said during the board’s four-hour meeting that the youngest kids are the ones that need to be in-person first.
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Columbia police said Tuesday that they’re looking for two people who were part of an armed robbery overnight at a car dealership parking lot.
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On Tuesday morning, Columbia police restarted the search for remains of missing mom, Mengqi Ji.
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TUESDAY: We’re off to a much cooler start this morning, but we’ll turn things around this afternoon. Highs will reach the upper 70’s with winds swinging out of the southwest. Some gusts will get up around 25 mph later today as that sunshine sticks around. TONIGHT: We’ll hang onto mostly clear skies overnight with temperatures
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Health inspectors cited two Columbia bars on Saturday for what they said were violations of public health orders meant to slow the spread of COVID-19.
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Strong front carried dust hundred of miles While most of the dust had thinned out by the time it had reached mid-Missouri, enough of it carried that you may notice a thin film of dust and grime on your car today. Infrared satellite picked up on the thick cloud of dust traveling across the southern
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