JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) With less than a month left until Thanksgiving, officials with the Jefferson City Parks and Recreation Department have a big reason to be thankful this year. That’s because of a large donation that funded a pair of projects, one in the spring and the other in late summer, given anonymously to
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Elected officials in Cole County will take home more money in the coming years, after a vote for a 5% raise was narrowly passed at the Tuesday meeting of the Cole County Salary Commission. The vote came after a debate between members about whether to note that elected officials have not
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Camdenton man is facing a pair of felonies following an incident at a Lake Ozark bar on Friday. Jordan T. Cardwell was charged Saturday in Miller County with first-degree making a terrorist threat and resisting arrest on a felony charge. According to a probable cause statement, officers with the Lake Ozark
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Lincoln University confirmed Friday that a hemp research project funded by the Climate Smart Commodities program in the United States Department of Agriculture will lose its benefactor. The $5 million grant was awarded in April 2023 and would have been good through April 2026. It wasn’t clear on Friday how much
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sunrise Beach man was sentenced to serve a 120-day program in the Missouri Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to a 2023 boat crash that left one person dead and multiple people injured. Bobby Gene Childers will spend 120 days in the state prison system. He could be paroled if he
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Crews will construct a new sidewalk on the south side of Grindstone Parkway between Hyde Park Avenue and Norefleet Drive.
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A 36-year-old Sedalia man is in custody after he allegedly used a knife to rob a bank Saturday morning.
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SALINE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were killed after a motorcycle crash in Saline County Tuesday afternoon. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened at 4:35 p.m. on Route 65 at Arbor Road near Grand Pass. Dylan Giffen, 29, of Malta Bend was driving southbound with Jamie Kelly, 41, of Waverly on
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Mexico, Missouri, police say they are having trouble finding a man who shot himself in the foot Sunday night.
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The University of Missouri said Monday that 5,100 freshmen are starting their college careers at the Columbia campus.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) William Woods University in Fulton is set to welcome its largest incoming class in its history when classes begin Monday, according to a Thursday press release from the school. The University is welcoming a total of 456 new students, with 298 being on campus and 158 online. This is a 40% increase
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A Carroll County man has been arrested and charged with allegedly raping a New Franklin woman at her home late Tuesday.
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