Summertime heat could cause pavement blow-ups
This week, Missourians are feeling the full effect of summer heat and so are the roads drivers travel on.
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FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports over 60 new COVID cases; 19 new cases in students reported by CPS
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Columbia man accused of mutilating dog as sacrifice
Brandon Harris, 37, is charged with a felony count of animal abuse as a second offense.
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Boone County home damaged by tree limbs after storms roll through Mid-Missouri Friday morning
The Boone County Fire Protection District responded to a home in the 4500 block of Knox Drive early Friday morning, for reports of tree limbs into a home.
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Firefigthers put out an apartment fire east of Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Fire Protection District firefighters were on the scene of a house fire just east of Columbia. Online dispatch records show Boone County firefighters responded to the scene on Interstate 70 drive northeast around 6:15 p.m. An ABC 17 News crew was on scene and reported four fire trucks, three Boone County
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Columbia airport facing setbacks due to national pilot shortage
Columbia’s airport is not immune to the nationwide pilot shortage.
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Cooling centers available in Boone and Cole counties
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ.) To help residents beat the heat, organizations in both Boone and Cole County are reminding the community of its available cooling centers. “It’s a good place just to come in and take a few minutes if they need it or its a place where people can spend as long as they want
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THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 68 new COVID cases; 27 patients in hospitals
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Judge dismisses attorney general’s mask lawsuit against Columbia Public Schools
A Boone County judge dismissed the Missouri attorney general’s lawsuit against Columbia Public Schools over mask mandates Thursday, saying there was no “live controversy” at hand.
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Columbia woman accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of lottery tickets from Hy-Vee
The Boone County Prosecutor’s Office has charged a Columbia woman with stealing thousands of dollars worth of lottery tickets from a gas station where she worked.
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Federal Reserve increases interest rates by 0.75% could benefit the housing market
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Federal Reserve made the largest interest rate increase since 1994 on Wednesday. The increase comes as a response to the record-high inflation rates. The Consumer Price Index reported that inflation increased to 8.6% in May, and CPI reported that Shelter has risen by 0.6% putting it at 5.5%. Joe Haslag, a
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Energy companies share ways customers can save money and energy
Boone Electric Cooperative is asking members to conserve energy Thursday and Friday due to high temperatures.
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WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports over 60 new COVID cases
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MoDOT adds extra I-70 lane closure near Rocheport bridge for construction
Missouri Department of Transportation contractors will begin their second night of lane closures near the I-70 Missouri River Bridge in Rocheport by closing another lane in the area.
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Heat creates challenges for first responders working outside
Under about 45 pounds of protective gear, firefighters may find themselves in a hot situation when temperatures outside are over 100 degrees.
Continue Reading Health experts say COVID cases are slowing down just in time for the summer
After more than two years since the start of the pandemic, some hospitals in Missouri are starting to see cases slow down just in time for the summer.Â
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Boone County releases mobility action plan to address poverty
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County presented the county’s upward mobility plan during a meeting Tuesday afternoon.  The work focuses on three priorities in Boone County – early grade literacy, jobs, and fair and inclusive housing. In May 2021, Boone County was selected to be one of eight counties nationwide to participate in this first-of-its-kind study. The complete study
Continue Reading TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports over 30 COVID patients in hospitals
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Westbound Interstate 70 near Rocheport clear after crews respond to semi-truck trailer fire
BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Watch a replay of the scene in the player below: 8 a.m. update: Emergency crews have cleared the scene of a semi-truck trailer fire on Interstate 70 near Rocheport. Drivers should be able to access the westbound exit ramp to Route BB after crews closed it earlier Tuesday morning due to
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Woman charged after shooting outside club in central Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Prosecutor’s Office filed charges Tuesday against a woman accused of a shooting outside a club in central Columbia. Prosecutors have charged Daneisha L. Harvey, 26, of Columbia with two counts of armed criminal action, one count of first-degree assault, and one count of unlawful use of a weapon. The
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