COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) According to data from last year, Black Friday is one of the most popular times to buy a Christmas tree. Square research from 2023 found more than 53,000 Christmas trees were sold on Black Friday. This is due to sellers having a larger tree supply a the beginning of the season. Square
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Powerhouse Community Development is continuing the legacy of former Columbia First Ward Councilwoman Almeta Crayton by serving more than 1,600 meals at its annual Thanksgiving dinner. The event ran from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday with dozens of volunteers cooking, serving and packing meals out of Columbia’s Progressive Missionary Baptist Church. “I think
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While many people spend Thanksgiving at home with their families, the firefighters at Columbia Fire Department’s Station 1 spend the holiday on-duty and responding to calls.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Rotary Club of Columbia is hosting its annual Thanksgiving Day Turkey Fry Thursday at the Knights of Columbus. The Thanksgiving Day Turkey Fry is a tradition that supports local service projects. The Rotary Club will be frying a record breaking 405 turkeys and 255 of those were purchased by community members
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Wednesday and Sunday afternoon and evening are the busiest travel days over Thanksgiving weekend, according to a release from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. MSHP trooper Luke Benke said extra troopers will be put patrolling the roads until Sunday night when the holiday counting period ends. MSHP will count data — including
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Columbia-based nonprofit Rock The Community served a free Thanksgiving meal to dozens of families and friends at the Riechmann Indoor Pavilion in Columbia today.
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Editor’s note: This story has been corrected to reflect Boone Electric rates. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Cranking up the heat this winter will likely drive up the cost of monthly utility bills more than last year. The National Energy Assistance Directors Association estimates heating expenses will jump 10.5% this winter and reports for Northeast and Midwest
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Both lanes of westbound I-70 at mile-marker 125 are back open after a vehicle fire and crash in Columbia Wednesday morning. Columbia Police Department spokesperson Jenny Hooper said the crashed involved three vehicles and injures are unknown. Boone County Joint Communications sent out an alert just before 8 a.m. saying both westbound
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia based organization, Rock the Community will be hosting a community event to celebrate Thanksgiving on Wednesday. This event will be at the Reichmann Indoor Pavilion in Stephens Lake Park from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. with free food, games and raffles. The people who attend the event will also have
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Powerhouse Community Development Corporation’s CEO Charles Stephenson anticipates 1,600 people will be served free meals on Thanksgiving Day. For the fourth year in a row, the nonprofit is working to carry on the tradition of serving free meals to people on Thanksgiving Day since taking over the event. However, the organization will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was previously charged with murder in a shooting death pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a drug charge. Isaiah Brunson pleaded guilty to delivery of a controlled substance, according to an email from the Boone County prosecutor’s office. He was previously charged with second-degree murder and delivery of a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) While Airports across the country are feeling the strain of the Thanksgiving rush, passengers say their experience at the Columbia Regional Airport has been positive. AAA projects nearly 80 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home between Tuesday and Monday. While the majority of those people will travel by
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The Missouri State Highway Patrol and Division of Drug and Crime Control are urging people to take extra time to examine gas pumps prior to making a credit card payment.
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Commission approved a Youth Success Initiative grant for the Robert L. Perry Juvenile Justice Center. The grant will provide $425,000 to the justice center to create intervention services and programs, inclusive processes to access the programs and a support system for youth and their families. The federal government
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) An inmate died at the Fulton Reception and Diagnostic Center on Monday after being in custody for just 10 days, according to information from the Missouri Department of Corrections. Nathaniel Cross, 40, of Columbia, was pronounced dead at 9:15 a.m. Monday, a Tuesday press release from the DOC says. The release says
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DUNKLIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia restaurant owner accused of impersonating elected officials will be making an initial appearance in court in the Dunklin County Justice Center Tuesday. Crystal Umfress, owner of Casa Maria’s in Columbia, is facing charges of impersonating an elected official in September after court documents say she sent emails accusing other
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The outgoing superintendent at Columbia Public Schools will receive a payout worth two-thirds of a million dollars. CPS confirmed on Friday that Superintendent Brian Yearwood would step down immediately to retire. According to a separation agreement between Yearwood and the school district, Yearwood will receive $667,268.90 on Jan. 1. The agreement says
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With Black Friday and the holiday season come an increase in online shopping and package deliveries.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman who was accused of shooting a teenager last year was sentenced to probation on Monday. Shyraah Robin Brown, 36, of Columbia, pleaded guilty to unlawful use of a weapon and endangering the welfare of a child. She was sentenced to five years of probation with a four-year suspended sentence. According to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools made critical gains in key academic measures between 2023 and 2024 in the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Annual Performance Report. CPS received 86.5% of the possible points in this year’s report, which combines performance and improvement scores from the 2023-2024 school year. The district received a score
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