COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou basketball team claimed its first win of the season in a 91-64 win over Oral Roberts University. Mark Smith finished the game with 18 points. The senior was out much of the previous season with a back injury. The Tigers were a 14.5-point favorite in Wednesday’s season opener, but finished
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Ashland Mayor William Helms Tuesday at the age of 83. According to a City of Ashland release, Helms served the City of Ashland from April 1990 to April 1997 as Ward Two Alderman, and from April 1998 to April 2000 as Mayor. Ashland will fly flags at all City facilities at
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Today marks the bicentennial of Callaway County. The county commission hosted a ceremony at the county courthouse this morning. A monument was dedicated for the 200 year anniversary. Boone and Cole counties celebrated their bicentennials earlier this month. Callaway County was organized in 1820 and was named after Captain James Callaway who
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Crews with the Boone County Fire Protection District and the Missouri State Highway Patrol are preparing for people to travel for the Thanksgiving holiday.
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The night before thanksgiving in Jefferson City is usually a big night for downtown bars, but this year may feel different amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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An insurance company for the city of Ashland paid the town’s former police chief $137,500 to settle an employment-related lawsuit.
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TONIGHT: Cloudy skies will continue through at least midnight before slowly clearing by sunrise. Temperatures will fall into the mid to upper 30s so have the jacket if you plan on being out in the morning. THANKSGIVING DAY: After a chilly start, temperatures will quickly rise back up into the mid 50s by afternoon. If you’re
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WASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump has pardoned former national security adviser Michael Flynn, taking direct aim in the final days of his administration at a Russia investigation that he has long insisted was motivated by political bias. Trump announced the pardon on Wednesday, calling it his “Great Honor.” Flynn is the second Trump associate convicted
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Missouri’s two largest metropolitan areas are cracking down on restaurants that violate rules designed to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Mizzou will start its season against Oral Roberts on Wednesday night, after more than six months without games. MU announced that Mizzou Arena will be operating at 20 percent capacity during games. All fans will sit in assigned seating, in order to remain six feet apart from one another. Masks are required
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President-elect Joe Biden is expected to deliver pre-Thanksgiving remarks from Delaware Wednesday afternoon. Watch the remarks in the player below.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia/Boone County Health Department is advising travelers to follow COVID-19 safety guidelines. The health department’s guidance recommends people travel during off-peak times, wash hands, socially distance and wear a mask no matter where or how they are traveling. The health department also wants people to understand using commercial and public transportation,
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The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department said deputies have identified a possible suspect in a shooting earlier this week.
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The updated health order requires anyone over age 10 to wear a mask when social distancing isn’t possible and when around people who don’t live with them.
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Only one Columbia Public Schools elementary school was found violating the food code in a recent round of inspections.
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Check back for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Ragtag Film Society, the nonprofit that organizes the annual True/False Film Festival in Columbia, will hold the bulk of the fest in Stephens Lake Park in 2021.
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WEDENESDAY: Some leftover showers will be possible throughout the morning. Most of that will clear off to the east by this afternoon but we’ll be stuck in the clouds for the rest of the day. Temperatures will top out in the low 50’s, as that westerly breeze keeps things mixed up. TONIGHT: Those clouds
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Boone County’s health director updated the COVID-19 health order Tuesday to require people to wear masks county-wide. The county commission voted 2-1 to support the new order, saying hospitals are being stretched thin in part by new cases outside Columbia. Columbia has had a mask order in place since July.
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O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Missouri prisons have seen a surge of inmate deaths connected to the coronavirus this month, prompting civil rights leaders to urge additional steps to protect prisoners and staff. Early in the pandemic, confirmed cases were common but mostly mild among Missouri prisoners. Through August, the state reported just one inmate death.
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