WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports one new COVID-related death, 57 new cases
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Power outages reported across Mid-Missouri after early morning storms
COLUMBIA, Mo. 8:45 a.m. update: Ameren Missouri crews continue to work to restore the power to customers around the Lake of the Ozarks area. The utility provider’s outage map shows the number of outages is down to 48. Ameren Missouri reports the power outages are impacting more than 1,150 customers. Boone Electric is working to
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Columbia Board of Education to hold budget hearing Wednesday
Columbia Public School’s Board of Education is set to hold a budget hearing for the upcoming 2022-2023 school year Wednesday evening.
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Elledge’s lawyers ask for more time for appeal after Boone County prosecutor’s death
The defense team for Joseph Elledge is seeking more time for an opening brief in his appeal after Boone County Prosecutor Dan Knight’s unexpected death.
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Millions of COVID vaccines wasted as statewide transmission increases
New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows more than 82 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine has been discarded nationwide since the start of the pandemic.
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Police investigating shooting near I-70 and Range Line St. on Monday night
Columbia police continue to investigate a Monday night shooting that occurred off the 1500 block of Fir Place.
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TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 52 new COVID cases
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Columbia police chief says work to be done after reviewing latest vehicle stops report
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police Chief Geoff Jones said while progress has been made there is still work to be done to address bias in policing and traffic stops during a meeting with the city council Monday. Chief Jones spoke briefly with the city council during a review of the latest vehicle stops report during
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Three shootings reported in downtown Columbia since Jan. 1
There have been a total of 76 shots fired calls so far this year according to the City of Columbia dispatch log.
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What’s next for the Boone County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office?
After the sudden death of long-time Boone County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Knight, there is no timeline readily available for when the governor’s office might appoint a replacement.
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MONDAY UPDATE: Boone County reports 111 new COVID cases over past three days
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Top assistant sworn in as interim Boone County prosecutor; autopsy for Dan Knight Tuesday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – The top assistant in the Boone County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office will take over as interim prosecutor. The prosecutor’s office tells ABC 17 News that Nick Komoroski was sworn in as prosecutor on Saturday. He will serve as the county’s top prosecutor following the death of former prosecutor Dan Knight. Columbia police
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Boone County prosecutor found dead at Columbia home
Several police cruisers and a crime scene investigation van were at the home of Boone County’s top prosecutor Saturday.
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Colleagues remember Dan Knight following death
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Lawyers and others reflected on their times with former Boone County prosecutor Dan Knight following his death on Saturday. Columbia police said officers found Knight dead at his south Columbia home on Memorial Court Saturday morning. Chief Geoff Jones said officers were dispatched to a possible gunshot death around 9:30 a.m.
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Family of former University of Missouri pledge asks why prosecutors aren’t charging fraternity with hazing
A University of Missouri fraternity pledge hospitalized with alcohol poisoning is back home but he has not recovered from the October incident, an attorney for his family said Friday.
Continue Reading FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County adds 60 new COVID cases; 46 on Wednesday
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Charges filed in connection with a hazing incident at former University of Missouri frat
Charges have been filed in connection with a hazing incident at a former University of Missouri fraternity.
Continue Reading THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports over 60 new cases; 47 cases on Tuesday
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Missouri Attorney General’s office issues correction on Columbia police vehicle stop data errors
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Attorney General’s office has issued corrections on Columbia police vehicle stop data that came from input errors. Chris Nuelle, spokesman for the attorney general, said, “Due to data errors that occurred in the production of the 2021 Vehicle Stops Report, vehicle stops data for the Columbia Police Department was
Continue Reading Columbia man agrees to pay restitution to defrauded investors from three states
A Columbia man has agreed to pay back over $635,000 in restitution to defrauded investors.
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