TUESDAY UPDATES: Missouri DHSS adds 29 coronavirus related deaths after analyzing death certificates
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Police identify man arrested in central Columbia crash that broke power pole
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department said it arrested a Harrisburg man on suspicion of driving while intoxicated Thursday night. Authorities closed West Boulevard between Ash Street and Hope Place around 9 p.m. to investigate the crash. ABC 17 News crews saw one car damaged and the bottom half of an electrical pole gone.
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Traffic moving after crash on I-70 near Highway 63 connector in Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE 11:10 a.m.: The interstate was open near the connector as of 11 a.m. A couple emergency vehicles remain at the scene but traffic is moving in the area. ORIGINAL: Eastbound Interstate 70 is closed in Columbia after a crash. Boone County Joint Communications sent an alert about the incident shortly before
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FRIDAY STORM UPDATES: Multiple water rescue reported in Jefferson City
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University of Missouri curators vote against sign for Jefferson statue
The curators rejected a task force’s recommendation for the sign in a split vote.
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Cole County judge sides with state in Medicaid lawsuit
The state of Missouri was right not to expand Medicaid eligibility despite a voter-approved constitutional amendment that would open up the program to more people.
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Governor calls special session over Medicaid tax to start Wednesday
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson will waste no time getting lawmakers into a special session to extend a tax on medical providers that helps fund Medicaid.
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Weather Alert Day: Tracking potential severe storms late tonight
The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for the potential of severe thunderstorms Sunday evening into very early Monday. SETUP: The big question in today’s severe weather forecast will be how the morning storms to our north impact the possibility of more development later tonight. As storms clear out, the
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Body IDed after being found in Osage River
A body found in the Osage River is that of a man who went missing Wednesday while fishing, the Miller County Sheriff’s Office said.
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Five Nebraskans seriously hurt after boat explosion at Lake of the Ozarks
Five people from Nebraska were seriously hurt Tuesday afternoon after a boat explosion near Sunrise Beach; two were taken by helicopter to a Columbia hospital for treatment.
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Parson says new law limiting health order power was ‘consequence’ of coronavirus pandemic overreach
Gov. Mike Parson said a new law limiting local health authorities’ powers to enact orders is needed after some overstepped their bounds during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Columbia city manager to retire in January
John Glascock will retire on Jan. 14, 2022, the city said in a news release.
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Columbia man killed in Old Plank Road motorcycle crash
A 31-year-old Columbia man was speeding on his motorcycle when he died in a head-on crash Tuesday on Old Plank Road, the Boone County Sheriff’s Office said.
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Moberly man dies after officer-involved shooting in Jefferson City
Authorities are investigating an officer-involved shooting in Jefferson City near Capital Mall.
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Columbia police identify victim in officer-involved shooting
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police have releaed new information regarding the fatal officer-involved shooting on the 2200 block of Stadium. Columbia police report James Sears, III, 38, of Columbia, Mo. was being actively investigated for drug distribution and an outstanding warrant for a felony probation violation. Sears was known to have been armed and dangerous.
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Highway patrol investigates deputy-involved shooting in Miller County
The Missouri State Highway Patrol says it is investigating a shooting involving a Miller County deputy.
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Three people file lawsuits against Missouri over lack of Medicaid expansion
The plaintiffs from Fenton, St. Louis and Springfield filed a lawsuit Thursday that seeks to force state leaders to expand the program to cover low-income working adults. The lawsuit names the Missouri Department of Social Services, which runs the state’s Medicaid program, MO HealthNet, along with several social services officials.
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Man gets 10-year sentence in deadly Columbia shooting
Aaron Harris pleaded guilty in late April to first-degree involuntary manslaughter in the death of E’quan Spain, 19, on Sept. 14, 2019.
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Tire comes off tractor-trailer, causing crash that shut down I-70
A tire came off a tractor-trailer and hit another semi, causing a crash that shut down eastbound Interstate 70 early Thursday in Callaway County.
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Columbia police: Two more men arrested in connection to shooting in a parking lot
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police have arrested two more people in connection to a shots fired incident in the parking lot of the Walmart off Broadway on May 10. Columbia police, with assistance from the Jefferson City police, arrested 23-year-old Mariquan Midgyett, of Columbia, for first-degree assault and armed criminal action. Shaquail Midgyett Columbia police
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