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Columbia Police Respond to assault and shots heard call on Forum Boulevard Saturday

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department responded to reports of an assault and shots heard in South Columbia on Saturday morning. According to a release from the Columbia Police Department officers were called to the 3900 block of Forum Boulevard around 10 a.m. ABC 17 News saw the Columbia Police Department were seen investigating near Forum

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Missouri officials say progress being made on childcare payment backlog

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) After months of delays in getting payments to childcare providers, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education says it’s turning a corner with subsidy program payments. The delayed payments have been an ongoing issue for months. In December, technological issues delayed state reimbursement payments for months, putting daycare centers at

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Missouri’s Secretary of State candidates discuss initiative petition process, abortion question

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Democratic state Rep. Barbara Phifer and Republican Sen. Denny Hoskins will face off in the race for Missouri’s Secretary of State on Nov. 5. The Secretary of State serves as Missouri’s chief elections official and is responsible for maintaining and preserving records, overseeing the State Library, regulating the securities industry and serving

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Columbia police arrest suspected prowler; man accused of breaking into women’s apartments in 2022 charged with burglary

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of breaking into several women’s apartments in southern Columbia in 2022 has been arrested and charged. Guillermo Vasquez Hernandez, 33, of Columbia, is charged with two counts of first-degree burglary and two counts of forgery after he is accused of targeting women as far back as 2020. He is

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