Columbia homicide suspect claims he didn’t know gun was loaded; pleads not guilty
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 18-year-old accused of shooting and killing a man in northeast Columbia on Monday night says he didn’t know the gun was…
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Missouri AG threatens more lawsuits over mask mandates as schools work to contain COVID-19 surge
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt says his office will file more lawsuits this week against school districts enforcing mask and quarantine…
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WINTER WEATHER BLOG: Snow and frigid temps make for tricky travel Sunday
Check back here Sunday for updates on Mid-Missouri…
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Jefferson City Police Department proposes hiring incentives to combat staffing shortage
The Public Safety Committee unanimously voted Thursday morning to move forward with hiring…
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State Fire Marshal helping investigate Jefferson City house fire
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Fire Marshal is helping to investigate what sparked a fire Monday night in Jefferson City. According to…
Continue Reading ‘We have no other options but to follow the orders of the Missouri Attorney General;’ some counties stop COVID-19 efforts
A health department in southern Missouri says it will cease all work relating to…
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HR director and health department assistant director resign from City of Columbia positions
Two officials with the City of Columbia turned in their resignations over the past…
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Driver ‘nowhere around’ after car fire in southeast Columbia
A police spokesman said there was no additional information at this time in CPD’s portion of the…
Continue Reading Holts Summit business part of new lawsuit by state attorney general after OSHA releases vaccine mandate rules
issouri’s attorney general says he will file a lawsuit on Friday in an attempt to block the federal vaccine mandate for private…
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WATCH: Boone County Nature School moving into second phase of construction
A $4.5 million project to take learning outdoors is celebrating the completion of its first…
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Federal officials celebrate ‘magic’ of new MU health research facility
Watch a livestream of the grand opening ceremony…
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One woman hospitalized with minor injuries after crash on Highway 63 in Boone County
Boone County Joint Communications posted to Twitter about the crash shortly after 9 a.m. It happened on southbound Highway 63 near South Westbrook…
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Power back on for more than 200 Boone Countians
A Friday morning power outage has been restored, according to Boone Electric…
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Columbia business owner running for Ward 4 council seat
Erica Pefferman, the owner of COMO Magazine and the Columbia Marketing Group, announced her candidacy for Columbia’s Ward 4 council…
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WATCH: State health department talks COVID-19 vaccines ahead of last VIP drawing
Watch the interviews at this…
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Motorcyclist seriously injured while trying to avoid deer in Boone County
The Columbia man was treated and released from the…
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Missouri’s Office of Homeland Security suffers $40 million in budget cuts since its post-9/11 height
Missouri was the first state to create an Office of Homeland Security following the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Though it continues to…
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Double murder suspect previously ordered to stay away from ex-wife and child, court documents say
The man accused of murdering a Fulton teacher and her daughter not only has previous run-ins with the law, but also previous familial disputes,…
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Moberly starts school year with new COVID-19 return plan
MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Moberly School District kicked off the 2021-22 school year Tuesday with a plan in place to safely return to in-person…
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Water main break shuts down one lane of Broadway in Columbia
Maintenance crews were pumping water out of a large hole in the ground near Bourne…
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