COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has reported the first significant overdose death decrease since 2015, with 1,948 deaths in 2023. The department says 1,310 overdose deaths were caused by synthetic opioids, 18 by heroin with a synthetic drug present and five deaths caused by heroin alone. According to the
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Power has been restored in Boone County after an outage early Saturday morning. According to the Boone Electric Cooperative outage map, hundreds of customers were without power Saturday morning. The map showed 690 customers in the Prathersville area had no power as of around 1:30 a.m. Saturday to around 5:30 a.m.
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The Missouri Department of Transportation cut a ribbon Tuesday marking the completion of the Lance Corporal Leon Deraps I-70 Missouri River Bridge at Rocheport.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some representatives of Missouri’s business community have filed a petition with the Missouri Supreme Court to overturn Proposition A. The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry says in a news release that Proposition A will increase prices for consumers and bring burdens on businesses of all sizes. “I think it’s going to
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COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were seriously hurt after a crash in Cole County at around 12:30 a.m. Sunday, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report states that a 37-year-old man from Jefferson City was driving a 2020 Lincoln Nautilus with a 27-year-old woman from Montgomery City. They were heading
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SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people were sent to the hospital after a fire broke out in a building early Sunday morning in Sedalia, according to a social media post from the Sedalia Fire Department. According to the post, crews responded to smoke in a building at 419 West Main Street at 2:38 a.m. Crews were
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 32-year-old man from Columbia died in a crash in northeast Columbia Saturday morning, according to Capt. Brian Leer with the Boone County Sheriff’s Office. According to Leer, around 12:30 a.m. Saturday, a deputy tried to stop a vehicle for a registration violation on Clark Lane and Ballenger Lane. The vehicle did not
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A video of a man beating up a hurt deer posted on social media has garnered attention and now the Missouri Department of Conservation is investigating. The video posted on Facebook at around 8:30 p.m. Saturday is a screen recording of a Snapchat video showing a hurt deer lying on the side
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Some residents on St. Louis Road in Jefferson City are repairing damage to their homes after a home exploded early Saturday morning. The explosion left the home in piles of debris. Six people and two dogs were rescued from the rubble. Two of the victims had to be flown to University
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Six people were injured after a house exploded on St. Louis Road in Jefferson City around 2:45 a.m. Saturday morning, according to Jefferson City Fire Chief Matt Bowden. “It was about 2:30 in the morning. I just heard a loud bang, sounded like a bomb went off,” a nearby neighbor Donovan Bard
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools made critical gains in key academic measures between 2023 and 2024 in the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Annual Performance Report. CPS received 86.5% of the possible points in this year’s report, which combines performance and improvement scores from the 2023-2024 school year. The district received a score
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A juvenile was detained after attempting to commit a robbery and shooting at people on Clark Lane in Northeast Columbia Saturday night, according to the Columbia Police Department. The juvenile was detained on charges of first-degree assault, first-degree robbery, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon. According to a release
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was sentenced to three years and 20 days for shooting a man in 2023 at a mobile home off Business Loop 70 in Columbia. Sean Colton, 23, was found guilty by a Boone County Jury back in October for second-degree assault and armed criminal action. Boone County Judge Kevin
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Construction on the new Boone County Fire Protection District Station is underway. According to the department’s website, a new concrete foundation has been laid for the new four-bay station, and the station’s framing is up. Station 8 will include a built-in training tower, a dedicated training room, a workout space, study
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department arrested a man and a woman allegedly in connection with a Friday afternoon assault that happened in Northwest Columbia, according to a release from the department. At around 2:30 p.m. Friday, Columbia Police responded to an assault in the 2800 block of Primrose Dr. When officers arrived they
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With the winter nearing, Columbia and Jefferson City snow plow crews are almost fully staffed for when snow and ice cover Mid-Missouri. The City of Columbia has 36 snow-plowing trucks in its fleet, including 14 large trucks, four smaller large trucks, four medium-sized trucks and 13 1-ton trucks. Columbia Public Works spokesperson
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some residents who live in Downtown Columbia say they’re on edge after three people were shot Sunday morning on East Broadway. Finn O’Hagan, a graduate student at the University of Missouri who lives Downtown, said he is not surprised there was a shooting. “It does make me nervous hearing stuff like this
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people were shot in Downtown Columbia early Sunday morning, according to Columbia Police spokeswoman Jenny Hopper. According to Hopper, officers responded to the 900 block of Easy Broadway around 2:45 a.m. for reports of shots fired. When officers arrived at the scene, they found two victims who had been shot. No
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OZARK, Mo. (KMIZ) U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley has secured his Senate seat. The Associated Press called the Missouri Senate race in favor of the incumbent senator, with Hawley defeating Democratic challenger Lucas Kunce by taking 56% of the vote. Hawley took the stage at his watch party Tuesday night accompanied by his wife and three
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department was seen investigating reports of shots fired and a fight in downtown Columbia at around 2 a.m. Sunday. Patrol Lieutenant Andy Muscato with Columbia Police told ABC 17 News at the scene that the department was called to the 900 block of Broadway for reports of shots fired
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