TODAY: Clouds will be prevalent all day with the small possibility of drizzle. Winds will pick up throughout the morning and afternoon and could gust up to 25 mph. Temperatures will start off in the morning right around 40 but these fall throughout the day in the upper-30s. SUNDAY: Clouds will be slow to exit
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri will soon enter phase one of their vaccine roll out plan after the FDA authorized Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use. The state says their plan revolves around three principles; vaccination, coordination, and communication. The first phase of that plan will begin in limited numbers, before the end of the year.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman is being held in the Boone County Jail Saturday after being arrested for assault. Columbia Police arrested 22-year-old Jerika D. Owens, of Columbia for assault and resisting arrest Friday. CPD was dispatched around 6:30 p.m. to the 300 block of Brewer Drive for a report of a disturbance. According
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man is charged with multiple counts of theft after an incident in June of this year. According to the probable cause statement, a Missouri State Highway Patrol Master Sergeant found a MoDOT shed that was burglarized in Fulton on the evening of June 24, 2020. Court documents reveal, over $13,000
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A judge has sentenced a man to prison for his role in a deadly Mexico, Missouri shooting. Dekhise Dorsey was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for first-degree involuntary manslaughter. Investigators say he was involved in the deadly shooting of 27-year-old Tajaun Williams at a birthday party in February 2019. Demetric
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Here are the local high school basketball scores from Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BOYS BASKETBALL Holt (57) Rock Bridge (64) FINAL Fort Zumwalt South (55) Jefferson City (42) FINAL Southern Boone (34) Fatima (56) FINAL Linn (77) Owensville (72) FINAL HS GIRLS BASKETBALL Salisbury
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MARIES COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Department of Transportation will begin repairs for the Route N bridge over Rogers Creek in Maries County that will close the bridge next week. The 53-year-old bridge, located east of Brinktown, has reached a state where rehabilitation is necessary. Beginning on Monday, crews will begin replacing the bridge’s deck and
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(CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has authorized the first Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use in the United States. Millions of doses of the Pfizer and BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, which has been found to be 95% effective, will be soon shipped around the country so vaccinations can begin within days. An emergency use authorization means
Continue Reading COOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) MoDOT will finish pavement repairs it began last week in Boone County by finishing the repairs on Interstate 70 in Cooper County this coming week. A MoDOT contractor is expected to begin making repairs on westbound I-70 lanes in Cooper County on Monday, December 14 and Tuesday, December 15 beginning near
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County Sheriff’s Department investigation into two people leads to charges of stealing and financial exploitation of the elderly. According to court documents, Bernard Hoffman and Athena Smith went to Kohl’s and used a Kohl’s credit card to purchase $339.44 worth of items. Hoffman and Smith can both be seen
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man is charged with 1st-degree murder and other charges after allegedly shooting the victim during a drug deal. According to court documents, Jamar Burns went to a St. Louis Taco Bell to buy marijuana from Darion Powell. During the purchase, Burns allegedly shot Powell and told another person to
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Chances are if you were out around 7:00am this morning, you were greeted by a beautiful, color-filled sky. Red, orange, purple, blue… It was a cornucopia of colors! Now, if you were in the right spot in mid-Missouri, you got a double dose! Many in Boone County saw a large double rainbow as this morning’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A judge sentenced a Columbia man to 15 years in prison for in a shooting of a man on June 26, 2019. Cortez Brimmage pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and other charges for his role in the shooting. Cortez got into a fight in the 1500 block of Tupelo Place in Columbia
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(CNN) — The Supreme Court rejected a bid from Texas’ attorney general — supported by President Donald Trump — to block the ballots of millions of voters in battleground states that went in favor of President-elect Joe Biden. The court’s move to dismiss the challenge is the strongest indication yet that Trump has no chance
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Conservation Commission has approved a limited black bear hunting season, to start next year. Under a plan approved Friday, only Missouri residents will be allowed to hunt the bears, and only in three “Bear Management Zones” in southern Missouri. Permit and quota regulations will be determined next spring,
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s governor and top Republican lawmakers are expecting the state to bring in less money next year. Republican Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday announced officials are planning on the state collecting about $9.78 billion in revenue next fiscal year, which begins in July. That’s about $200 million less than the
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TONIGHT: Cloudy with patchy showers overnight. Temperatures fall to around 40. TOMORROW: Cloudy with spotty drizzle and gusty winds. Blustery with temperatures falling through the 30s by late afternoon. EXTENDED: The cold front exit the area late Saturday, clearing out precipitation by evening and leaving us colder by Sunday morning. Sunday will feature a bit
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Local attorney Jennifer Bukowsky has donated $300,000 to Missouri State Public Defender’s (MSPD) office to help provide attorneys in Boone County for the poor accused of crimes. The donation will allow attorneys to be assigned in almost 500 pending Boone County criminal cases. Currently, there are over 650 cases pending in Boone
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City police arrested three suspects after a chase on Highway 50 begins in Cole County and ended in Osage County. According to the release, Jefferson City Police attempted to pull over a vehicle for a registration violation when the vehicle sped off. Officials say the vehicle went east on Hwy
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Columbia Housing and Community Development is offering thousands in grants to local nonprofit organizations that provide assistance to area residents.
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