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Judge OKs dozens of prosecution witnesses in Elledge murder case
Judge Brouck Jacobs approved a motion to endorse 56 more prosecution witnesses in the trial against Joseph Elledge, who is accused of killing his wife, Mengqi Ji.
Continue ReadingJudge Brouck Jacobs approved a motion to endorse 56 more prosecution witnesses in the trial against Joseph Elledge, who is accused of killing his wife, Mengqi Ji.
Continue ReadingA hearing in the Joseph Elledge case, scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Monday will discuss whether or not to allow secret recordings into evidence.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 18-year-old is arrested for domestic assault after a stabbing in the 200 block of Apple Tree Ct. at 1:10 Friday afternoon. Columbia police responded to a stabbing at the 4500 block of Bethel St. but learned the stabbing occurred on Apple Tree Ct. Police found the 26-year-old victim with moderate injuries
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After a delay due to the coronavirus, the Columbia/Boone County Board of Health has issued their recommendations to help reduce teen vaping rates in the county. The report states that “harmful health and mental health effects of youth vaping are far-reaching, and more interventions are needed to bring down the number of
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) City manager John Glascock said the pandemic reminded him of the time he has left with his family. “You know, I lost my father when I was 13,” Glascock said. “He was 45. So the pandemic brings life its curveballs. You start thinking you’ve got a finite number of years. I’m in
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Continue ReadingWorkers will start to lay down a new surface on another section of Stadium Boulevard as early as the end of this month, the Missouri Department of Transportation said Friday.
Continue ReadingDespite scores of people being inside The Vault nightclub when a Columbia man was fatally shot last month, witnesses have provided little information, the Boone County Sheriff’s Office said Friday.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Food and Drug Administration has authorized an extension of the shelf life of Johnson & Johnson vaccines, from three months to four and a half months. This means the doses that local health departments said would expire by the end of June now have until August. The Columbia/Boone County Department of
Continue ReadingThe Jefferson City School District and Lincoln University are changing their mask wearing protocols for the upcoming school year. Lincoln University will not require mask wearing on campus beginning Monday, June 14, 2021. The campus has been under a mask wearing protocol since the campus reopened in May 2020. Masks are still recommended for anyone
Continue ReadingMultiple residents reported seeing the bear passing through their neighborhood at about 3:30 a.m. Thursday. Robert Hemmelgarn with the Missouri Department of Conservation said it’s the latest of several bear sightings in Mid-Missouri in the past three weeks.
Continue ReadingEach side agreed Tuesday to drop the lawsuit that Jennifer Henderson brought against the Business Loop 70 Community Improvement District in 2016.
Continue ReadingColumbia city leaders, residents, participants and vendors say they are thrilled to see large-scale events like the Show-Me State Games and Missouri State Senior Games return to Columbia.
Continue ReadingThe Boone County Sheriff’s Office said a man is on the run after leading deputies on a chase Wednesday night.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Part of Worley Street in Columbia was closed off Thursday after a car crashed into a home around 7:30 a.m. Officials with the Columbia Police Department told ABC 17 News crews at the scene that two cars were involved in a fender bender at the intersection with Providence Road. One car crashed
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia pool is back open after a delay due to staffing shortages. The Albert-Oakland Family Aquatic Center opened Wednesday and will be open Wednesdays through Sundays. Each day there are two sessions, noon to 2 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The City of Columbia’s Parks and Rec Department says
Continue ReadingBoone Health will be hosting a Johnson & Johnson vaccine clinic on June 19th from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Boone Hospital and it is open to anyone 18 and older. Boone Health also hosts a vaccination site located at the Columbia Mall where you can receive the Moderna, Pfizer or Johnson & Johnson
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Fire Protection District and the City of Columbia agreed on an alternative emergency route for first responders during construction for a new roundabout at Sinclair, Old Plank and Route K. Construction on the roundabout first started on Monday. At that time the Fire Protection District did not have an
Continue ReadingOfficials said Wednesday — the day after a deadly motorcycle crash near Columbia — that the possibility of such crashes will only grow with warm weather.
Continue ReadingDeputies were called to the 700 block of Demaret, just east of Columbia, at about 6:40 p.m. on reports of a large crowd gathering and shots being fired.
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