COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Due to a recent uptick in car thefts, three local police departments are encouraging residents to lock up their cars and protect their personal possessions. Since the beginning of 2020, the Columbia Police Department has reported more than 500 incidents of theft from motor vehicles that have occurred through November. In addition,
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sedalia man is charged on multiple counts after a chase ends on Interstate 70 in Boone County on Oct. 21. According to the probable cause statement, a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper pulled over a truck for going a high rate of speed on I-70 near mile marker 126. According
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TUSCUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Elizabeth Cady is charged with making a terrorist threat after leaving two messages with the Miller County Sheriff’s department according to the probable cause statement. In the probable cause statement, Cady allegedly called the sheriff on Nov. 26 and left a message saying, Or you will end up with a two for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia City Manager John Glascock announced Richard Enyard, Ph.D., as the new director of Human Resources after a three month search. Enyard replaces retiring Human Resources Director Margrace Buckler who will retire effective Jan. 14, 2021, after 22 years of service with the City of Columbia. Enyard will begin his tenure with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) COVID-19 has brought on many changes for the Boone County Court House. Today it was decided that the Reichmann Pavilion at Stephen Lake Park in Columbia, will be used as an additional site for Boone County Court’s jury trials and selection. Division III Circuit Judge, Judge Kevin Crane, will be overseeing the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MoDOT will begin a pavement repair project on Interstate 70 Monday on the westbound lanes near the Route O & Route J intersection. A contractor will be making improvements to the I-70 driving surface in Cooper, Boone, and Callaway Counties. Officials say this will impact evening and overnight traffic along Interstate 70
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man is set to be tried in March for a fatal shooting despite requests from his lawyer to speed up the case. Judge Kevin Crane on Friday set Javion Lawhorn’s trial to start March 1. Assistant Boone County prosecutor Morley Swingle said he expects the trial to last three days,
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TONIGHT: We’re tracking clear skies overnight with temperatures falling into the upper 20s and low 30s. Patchy fog is possible by the morning. SATURDAY: After a chilly start, we rebound quickly into the upper 40s and low 50s by the afternoon. We should hang on to mostly sunny skies throughout the day as well. EXTENDED: Sunday will
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ST. LOUIS (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team landed a commitment from four-star prospect Isaac Thompson on Friday afternoon. Thompson is a 6’2″ safety from SLUH in St. Louis. He picked the Tigers over several schools, including Michigan, Florida and LSU. The four-star commit is the fourth best player in Missouri for the Class of 2022,
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The SEC announced changes to the Mizzou football team’s schedule, following multiple postponements throughout the season. The Tigers will meet Georgia on December 12 at Faurot Field. The conference originally scheduled the game for November 14, but Missouri did not have enough scholarship players available to play. As a result, Mizzou will
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A Boone County health official said Friday that the record increase in coronavirus cases the day before could be related to Thanksgiving gatherings.
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FRIDAY: Some fog was left behind that system we were tracking yesterday. That will lift later this morning, and get replaced by more sunshine for this afternoon. Temperatures will top out in the mid to upper 40’s. TONIGHT: We’ll cool off tonight a little more uniformly under mostly clear skies tonight. Lows will fall into the middle
Continue Reading The UM Board of Curators will vote whether or not to approve a new indoor practice facility for the Mizzou football team in its meeting on Sunday. According to meeting documents – MU Athletics argues its current indoor facility, Devine Pavilion, provides challenges for the football team. It was built in 1998, and the indoor
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The crash happened at about 2:40 a.m. at Providence Road and Nifong Boulevard, Columbia police said in a news release.
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Missouri state troopers say a man from Kalamazoo, Mich. was hurt in a rollover crash on I-70 East Thursday night.
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Check back for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Columbia police say an early morning shooting on Greeley Drive sent a 29-year-old man to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.
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FRIDAY: Some fog was left behind that system we were tracking yesterday. That will lift later this morning, and get replaced by more sunshine for this afternoon. Temperatures will top out in the mid to upper 40’s. TONIGHT: We’ll cool off tonight a little more uniformly under mostly clear skies tonight. Lows will fall into
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Researchers and drug companies across the globe have rushed to create an effective coronavirus vaccine to hasten the end of the pandemic. In the United States, two vaccines are nearing approval as part of Operation Warp Speed. But the pace of vaccine development and the politics around it have some worried about safety. Give your
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Columbia police are investigating a shooting Thursday night in the 5400 block of Kelsey Drive.
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