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Columbia Police Officers Association announces more endorsements for city elections

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Officer Association on Tuesday announced more endorsements for the April 8 municipal elections. The CPOA in November announced that it would endorse Blair Murphy for mayor. The mayoral race consists of Murphy, incumbent Barbara Buffaloe, Tanya Heath and certified write-in candidate Lucio Bitoy. The April election includes races for

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Man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in electrocution death gets probation

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who pleaded guilty in December to manslaughter was sentenced to probation. Justin Scott Trader pleaded guilty on Dec. 9 to second-degree involuntary manslaughter and first-degree tampering with a vehicle. He was originally charged with second-degree murder, vehicle tampering and first-degree property damage. He was sentenced to five years of probation, according

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Basketball courts at Douglass Park in Columbia to close for renovations, will have Mizzou logo at center court

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The basketball courts at Douglass Park in Central Columbia will close this week for renovations, the Columbia Parks and Recreation Department wrote on its social media on Monday. The post says that the park is expected completed by early June. The project is being funded by donations from the University of Missouri,

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