JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation and Missouri State Highway Patrol warned drivers to be careful this weekend as a winter storm bears down on the state. Much of Mid-Missouri was placed under a winter storm warning on Thursday. The warning starts early Saturday and lasts through 6 p.m. Sunday. Up to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Students in the Sturgeon School District will learn from home on Thursday and Friday due to an illness outbreak in the small district and a bitterly cold forecast. Superintendent Dustin Fanning wrote in a letter to parents on Wednesday that the school attendance rate had plummeted to 78% at dismissal time on
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President Donald Trump is not relenting in his demands that the United States take over Greenland. Trump says American control of the autonomous Danish territory is vital to national and international security. The president this week has made headlines by doubling down on his push to take over the Arctic island. Do you think he
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) SSM Health and UnitedHealthcare reached a deal to keep the insurance giant’s customers in-network for “multiple years.” SSM Health didn’t say how long the agreement will be in effect in a news release Tuesday, instead labeling it simply a “multi-year” deal. SSM Health operates St. Mary’s Hospital in Jefferson City. UnitedHealthcare
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The lawyer for a Columbia man charged with 10 felonies after a late-November standoff with police has filed paperwork to have his client undergo a mental evaluation. Kaitlyn Bullard filed the motion for a mental evaluation for Rodquel R. Jones, 21, last Thursday. The motion states that Bullard has concerns about Jones’
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fifth-grade student in the Moberly School District died after an accidental shooting over the weekend, the district said in a statement Tuesday, “Our hearts are with the student’s family, friends, classmates, and all those affected by this tragic loss,” Superintendent Cristina Wright wrote in the statement. “The district is providing counseling
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police said Monday that a man shot in a residential area Sunday night has died. Michael R. Burke, 42, of Columbia, was killed in the shooting that was called in at about 8 p.m. Sunday. Burke died at a local hospital, Columbia Police wrote in a Facebook post. Officers were sent
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team will welcome Georgia to Mizzou Arena on Tuesday. Tipoff is at 8 p.m. The Tigers are continuing SEC play. Tuesday’s game follows a loss at LSU last Saturday. Watch a news conference in the player.
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The playoffs look a little different this year. The Kansas City Chiefs are sitting at home for the first time in a long time, having finished the season at 6-11, only a few games better than the hapless Raiders. But the teams that are playing are offering some excitement. The latest fireworks happened in yet
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man accused of stabbing his wife to death this week at their home pleaded not guilty Friday, claiming a mental disease or defect. Malang J. Akbari, 46, was charged Tuesday with murdering his wife, Manhaz Akbari, by stabbing her to death in their home on East McCarty Street. Court documents
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Candidates in a race to represent part of Mid-Missouri in the state Senate have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to compete in the August primary. Four Republicans have formed committees to raise money for their campaigns in the Sixth Senate District, which covers Cole, Callaway, Miller, Morgan and Moniteau counties. The
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Democrats have an answer to Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe’s plan to phase out Missouri’s income tax. Rep. Mark Boyko (D-Kirkwood) has filed a bill that would remake Missouri’s income tax brackets to put less of the burden on lower income brackets and more on the top bracket. Meanwhile, House Speaker Jonathan Patterson has filed legislation
Continue Reading JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man accused of killing his wife during an argument over marital infidelity will appear in court for the first time Friday. Malang J. Akbari, 46, was charged Tuesday with murdering his wife, Manhaz Akbari, by stabbing her to death in their home on East McCarty Street. Court documents
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UPDATE: The charges in which Peterson is facing have been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was arrested on Wednesday after an hours-long standoff has been charged with multiple felonies. Travis Peterson, 44, was charged with first-degree domestic assault, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon, first-degree harassment and resisting arrest. A
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Gov. Mike Kehoe gave his second State of the State Address before a combined session of the Missouri General Assembly on Tuesday. Among the priorities stated by the Republican governor are budget cuts of about $600 million, along with a move toward ending Missouri’s income tax. Kehoe also issued several executive orders, including one that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou Tigers will host Auburn at Mizzou Arena on Wednesday as conference play continues. The Tigers are coming off an SEC loss to Ole Miss.
Continue Reading EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been corrected to specify the death was a stabbing. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife. Cole County Prosecuting Attorney Locke Thompson wrote in a news release that Malang J. Akbari, 46, is charged with first-degree murder,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The federal government has released money for child care providers that had been held pending a closer review, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education said Tuesday. DESE wrote in a social media post that all the subsidy funds that had been delayed have now been received. A DESE spokesperson said
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