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Juneteenth events held around Columbia

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) People around Columbia celebrated Juneteenth on Friday. Juneteenth is a federal holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. Volunteers helped Powerhouse Community Development put on its third annual event on Friday at Cosmo Park. A community luncheon and another event were held at Douglass Park the same day.

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Sutton Parker

Sutton Parker joined ABC 17 News in May 2026 as a summer reporting intern. He is currently pursuing a degree in broadcast journalism at the University of Oklahoma’s Gaylord College of Mass Communication, which was named the No. 1 media program in the country by the 2025 Broadcast Education Association rankings. Sutton serves as an anchor

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Keller Mathews

Keller Mathews joined the ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather team in May 2026. ABC 17 is Keller’s first weather-related job, as he continues to pursue a degree in meteorology at the University of Missouri.  Keller grew up in Rock Island, Illinois, and loves spending time on the Mississippi River, playing drums, rooting for his beloved Chicago

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