Leeton, Mo. (KMIZ) The Johnson County Fire Protection District said Wednesday that juveniles are connected to the fire that destroyed the Leeton Methodist United Church on Monday night. The church was “intentionally” set on fire, according to the Johnson County Fire Protection District. Joe Jennings with the fire district said he couldn’t share any more
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BENTON COUNTY, Mo, (KMIZ) Some ranchers and Republican lawmakers are pushing back against President Donald Trump’s announcement considering beef import deal with Argentina on Sunday. Details of the plan, like import costs or implementation dates were not mentioned; however, the deal hopes to bring down U.S. beef prices. According to the USDA data, beef prices
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) First responders in Boone County will partake in active shooter incident management training from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Thursday at the Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri on Vandiver Drive. A Wednesday press release says the Boone County Office of Emergency Management and Boone County Public Safety Advisory Committee are hosting a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman sued Columbia Urgent Care on Friday after claiming the business discriminated against her. The plaintiff’s name is redacted in the petition, but she alleges in documents that CUC LLC and Dr. Jonathan Morris violated the Missouri Human Rights Act by committing sex discrimination during the duration of her employment, as
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By David Culver, Abel Alvarado, Michael Rios, Avery Schmitz, CNN Santa Elena Province, Ecuador (CNN) — The last time Andrés Fernando Tufiño Chila’s sister heard from him was about a year ago when he told her he was heading out to fish for work, she said. Last week, she was shocked to learn that her
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia/Boone County Department of Health and Human Services has placed a naloxone distribution box outside of its building on West Worley Street. A Tuesday social media post from the Health Department says boxes of naloxone – which is meant to reverse the effects of overdoses – is open 24 hours a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Rocheport woman was sentenced on Monday to two years of supervised probation in connection with an overdose death from 2023. Jeanne Hovis pleaded guilty on Monday in Boone County to delivery of a controlled substance. If she violates probation, she faces a three-year prison sentence. She was originally charged with second-degree
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Columbia-based attorneys are preparing to run for a Boone County judge set in 2026. Bill Ellis and James Egan have both announced campaigns for the Division 9 associate circuit judgeship in Boone County. Ellis plans to run as a Democrat and Egan plans to campaign as a Republican. The two are
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Gaming Commission on Wednesday issued 39 temporary retail and mobile sports betting licenses. An email from an MGC spokesperson says the temporary licenses allow companies to test systems and equipment and “make any necessary preparations needed” before sports betting goes live in the state on Dec. 1. The list of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of Rock Quarry Road in Columbia is scheduled to be resurfaced next week through the first week of November, according to a Wednesday press release from the City of Columbia. Contractors will begin a mill and overlay resurfacing project at 7 a.m. Monday, Oct. 27, on the portion of the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Election packets for this upcoming April’s City Council elections in Columbia are available for pickup and filing begins on Tuesday, Oct. 28, according to a Wednesday press release from the city. Races will be held for the Wards 1 and 5 council seats currently held by Valerie Carroll and Donald Waterman, respectively.
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Hutter, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Having trouble getting in your steps? New research suggests you might not need to hit a daily goal to boost your health — as long as your weekly total adds up. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣
Continue ReadingCNN By Sarah Hutter, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Having trouble getting in your steps? New research suggests you might not need to hit a daily goal to boost your health — as long as your weekly total adds up. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, man was charged after he was accused of brutally killing his ex-girlfriend’s dog after he broke into her home on Friday. Allen Lyons, 34, was charged on Wednesday with second-degree burglary, second-degree animal abuse, first-degree harassment and armed criminal action. The Mexico Department of Public Safety wrote in a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) James Egan in a Wednesday press release announced his campaign to become the Division 9 associate circuit judge in Boone County. The release says Egan is a Columbia resident who has spent more than three decades in public service. He first worked as an educator with “at-risk youth” before working as
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was riding in a forklift was killed after the vehicle crashed Tuesday morning on Beechnut Street in Macon County, about three miles west of Ethel, a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report says. The crash report says the Caterpillar DC60 Forklift – driven by a 19-year-old Ethel man –
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Lottery announced in a Wednesday press release that a Boone County man bought a ticket from a Columbia gas station that won him $3.2 million. The Quick Pick ticket was bought at the Midwest Petroleum at 126 South Providence Road for the Oct. 15 drawing. The man claimed the prize
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was killed on Tuesday night after he was hit be a semi-truck on Interstate 70. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, a 44-year-old Columbia man was walking in the left lane of eastbound I-70 near mile marker 137 when he was hit by a semi-truck
Continue ReadingBy Pete Muntean, CNN Washington (CNN) — The first officer of a United Express flight that ran off the end of a wet runway in Roanoke, Virginia last month tried to get the captain to abort the landing twice, investigators say. The new findings are part of a preliminary report on the September 24 incident,
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By Anna Chernova, Nathan Hodge and Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — Russia’s strategic nuclear forces carried out a readiness test supervised by the country’s President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, the Kremlin said. “Today, we are conducting a planned – I want to emphasize, planned – nuclear forces command and control exercise,” Putin said in a
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