JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 20-year-old Jefferson City man has been found after he left the scene of a crash on Tuesday. Nathan Spencer had last been seen after he was involved in a crash Tuesday morning in the 2300 block of Highway 50/63 westbound. His last known location was near Cedar Creek Court and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 19-year-old suspect in a Johnson County shooting died early Friday after being shot by a sheriff’s deputy near Kansas City. Law enforcement officers were looking for the man after they found a 17-year-old with a gunshot wound in a vehicle near Highway 131 and Highway 50, according to a Johnson County
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged Thursday after he allegedly tried to rob an Eagle Stop gas station in Eugene. Bakari Moody, 28, was charged with first-degree attempted robbery, armed criminal action and fourth-degree assault, which is a misdemeanor. Moody allegedly went into the Eagle Stop in Eugene at about 3
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A bill that would create an oversight board for appeals to the state’s high school activities commission is heading to Gov. Mike Kehoe’s desk. The Missouri House voted 92-39 to pass the bill, which originated in the Senate, on Thursday before lawmakers went home for the weekend. Two weeks remain in
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The Missouri House on Thursday passed a bill that, if approved by the Senate, would allow state officials to increase speed limits on some rural highways. The legislation would allow the Missouri Department of Transportation to increase the speed limit from 70 mph to 75 mph on some stretches of divided highways in rural Missouri.
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Verified Petition for Damages and Injunctive ReliefDownload COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri marijuana dispensary chain with multiple Mid-Missouri stores denied Thursday the claims made of anti-competitive business practices made in a lawsuit filed by two cannabis wholesalers. CPC of Missouri-Smithville, LLC and GF Saint Mary LLC filed the lawsuit against Good Day Farm and its
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was taken to a hospital after an apartment fire in Columbia on Thursday. A Columbia Fire Department spokeswoman said 18 fire personnel were sent to the scene in the 2400 block of Whitegate Drive. The cause of the fire was under investigation, spokeswoman Skyler Clark said. The call came in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A weak tornado touched down Monday in Monroe County during a severe weather outbreak. An EF-1 tornado with peak winds of about 90 mph touched down near Route M and Highway 151, the National Weather Service reported Thursday. Most of the damage was on a farm, where tree limbs were broken and
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President Donald Trump was the target of another apparent assassination attempt Saturday night, this time at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. The Secret Service rushed Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance off the stage after a man fired shots at law enforcement. Afterward, Trump and a few administration officials spoke with reporters about what happened.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department has named the man it claims stabbed another man on Friday in the Benton-Stephens area. Grant Buxton, 44, was arrested on suspicion of first-degree assault, armed criminal action and drug possession, CPD wrote in a Friday night social media post. Earlier on Friday, Columbia police put up crime
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The trial of a Boone County dog breeder charged with 13 counts of felony animal abuse has now been scheduled for October. Melissa Sanders, 26, had been set to face trial next week in a Boone County courtroom. However, she waived her right to a speedy trial during a pretrial conference Friday,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A vehicle and a Columbia Public Schools bus collided on Interstate 70 eastbound east of St. Charles Road on Wednesday. CPS spokeswoman Michelle Baumstark said no students were on the bus. Boone County dispatchers sent out a public alert saying the road was likely blocked. Columbia Police are working the crash scene.
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The date when the issue could appear on the ballot has been corrected. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A resolution to put a measure to eliminate the income tax and allow new sales taxes will appear before voters in August or November. The Missouri House on Tuesday approved the measure with a 95-59 vote.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 16-year-old boy will face the adult criminal justice system after he was charged with murder and other crimes Tuesday in connection with a robbery and shooting last June. Deshawn D. Brown of Columbia was charged Tuesday with first-degree robbery, armed criminal action and second-degree murder in the killing of Zarian Simpson.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A National Weather Service team identified damage from an EF-0 tornado Monday after it ripped through Hartsburg and crossed the Missouri River toward Fulton. The tornado, with winds of about 85 mph, caused sporadic tree damage partially tore the roof of a hangar at the Fulton-Elton Hensley Memorial Airport on Friday. The
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EUGENE, Mo. (KMIZ) A deadly motorcycle crash closed the eastbound lanes of Highway 54 between Eugene and Brazito in Cole County on Monday afternoon. According to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 77-year-old Jefferson City man was riding a 2023 Harley Davidson Tri-Glide Ultra motorcycle north when he went through a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A truck hit several parked vehicles, drove through yards and hit a home’s front porch before driving off early Sunday in Mexico, Missouri, according to police. The Mexico Department of Public Safety stated in a news release that the driver, Luis D. Soberon-Companioni, 32, of Florida, was arrested a few minutes later
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The showdown over the flashpoint Strait of Hormuz continues into another week as the end of the current, temporary ceasefire draws near. On Sunday, the United States announced that it had seized an Iranian ship, while the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps said it had once again closed the strait to shipping. Meanwhile, the U.S. Navy
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