COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team will not be taking the court on Friday night, due to COVID-19 concerns with Prairie View A&M’s program. The teams said that, for now, the game will not be rescheduled. Mizzou will return to action on Tuesday night at Mizzou Arena, as the team will host Bradley.
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Some state lawmakers are looking to improve the state’s child abuse hotline after a meeting earlier in the week.
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The Columbia/Boone County health department has requested coronavirus vaccines from the state to help vaccinate smaller health clinics as well as patient-facing health department workers.
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THIS AFTERNOON: Clouds have slowly cleared but it’s still a bit chilly. Expect temperatures to hang around 40 and then slip back into the 30s by sunset. TONIGHT: Partly cloudy skies stick around with lows falling into the upper 20’s. EXTENDED: A little better warmup is in store tomorrow, with those southerly winds picking up. Gusts will
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A judge has ruled that the federal government must pay landowners on the lower Missouri River for flooding damage caused by the Army Corps of Engineers’ efforts to protect endangered species.
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Judge Stephen Bough sentenced Ryan M. Phegley to three years of probation and ordered him to pay a $30,000 fine, according to federal court documents.
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Boone Hospital began vaccinating their frontline workers Thursday morning just before 8 a.m.
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday lauded the rollout of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine, but it appears the second-week supply will be thousands of doses smaller than anticipated.
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THURSDAY: Winds are swinging out of a more southwesterly direction. That will try to warm us up this afternoon, but might run into a snag. Clouds look to be more stubborn than previously thought, holding highs closer to 40 this afternoon. TONIGHT: Partly cloudy skies stick around with lows falling into the upper 20’s. EXTENDED:
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Check back for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man faces felony drug charges in connection with two separate investigations. Court documents show Ronald Thornton the third was arrested after leading police and deputies on a high-speed chase in Boone County on Dec. 1. At times the car reportedly drove faster than 100 miles per hour before parking on
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man is accused of raping a 13-year-old. According to court documents, Antoinne Bellamy allegedly gave a teenager drugs and had sex with the victim twice. The mother first contacted authorities Monday after the incident according to court documents. Online court records report Bellamy is charged with statutory rape
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team dominated New Orleans on Wednesday night. The Tigers beat the Privateers 84-45 to improve to 2-1 on the season. We spoke with HC Robin Pingeton after the game. You can hear the full interview in the video player below. Mizzou guard Aijha Blackwell had a game-high 16
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri announced a $2.85 million estate gift to the College of Engineering. Mizzou alumna Sharon L. Langenbeck’s gift will create an endowed chair and an endowed student fellowship in mechanical and aerospace engineering. “This gift celebrates the future of Mizzou’s academic excellence, and we’re grateful to Sharon Langenbeck for
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man pleaded guilty today to sodomy and child molestation after his arrest in 2018. 56-year-old Patrick Metcalf and his wife Jamiey Metcalf admitted to sexually assaulting two victims under the age of 14 in 2017. Patrick Metcalf was sentenced to 14 years in prison for the crimes. Per Missouri law,
Continue Reading As front line health care workers are starting to receive Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, leaders are assuring Missourians that it is safe.
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CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A semi-truck hit a contractor for MoDOT Wednesday morning in Callaway County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 44-year-old Kevin McGhee was hit in a work zone on westbound interstate 70 near Kingdom City around 5:25 this morning. McGhee was taken to a hospital in Columbia with serious injuries. An
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During the Coronavirus pandemic, health experts have talked about reaching herd immunity.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department is looking for a missing Jefferson City man they consider missing under suspicious circumstances since Monday. Columbia police are looking for a black 2011 GMC Sierra truck after man is reported missing under suspicious circumstances. Police report that Marqukis Hayes, 25, of Jefferson City was last seen with
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A strong punch of arctic air from a displacement of the polar vortex could bring our coldest air of the season late next week. Right now mid-to-long range models are indicating Christmas eve into Christmas day would be the coldest next week. Right now there’s some uncertainty as to the duration of this cold air,
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