FRIDAY UPDATES: 97 COVID patients reported in Boone County hospitals
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MoDOT: Pavement sampling to impact travel on Providence Road and Stadium Blvd.
The Missouri Department of Transportation will have crews pulling samples of concrete along Stadium Blvd. and Providence Road beginning Sunday night.
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Jury recommends lighter sentence than prosecution sought in Renick murder trial
Jurors found Renick guilty of second-degree murder, guilty of armed criminal action Thursday after over 13 hours of deliberations.
Continue ReadingBoone County Commission approves tax break for food processing facility
The commission approved an agreement for Chapter 100 bonds for Swift Prepared Foods, which plans to build a $200 million facility that will create more than 250 jobs. Officials announced the project in November.
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THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports second straight day of over 90 new coronavirus cases
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Sentencing hearing delayed for Joseph Elledge
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The sentencing hearing for a Columbia man convicted last month of killing his wife has been delayed. Public court records show a Boone County judge will hear Joseph Elledge’s lawyers request for a new trial on Friday, Jan. 7. 2022 at 1:30 p.m. Elledge is also expected to receive his sentence at
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Jury suspends deliberation in Lynlee Renick trial
The defense called Lynlee Renick to the stand as the third day of her trial at the Boone County Courthouse began. The trial is being heard here on a change of venue with a jury brought in from Clay County, Missouri.
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Missouri attorney general’s office opens investigation into CPS mask mandates
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt said in a letter Wednesday that he will be opening an investigation into Columbia Public Schools’ failure to comply to end COVID-19 mask mandates. This comes after the state’s attorney general’s office received information from CPS parents that the district is not following the court order to
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Suspect in deadly motorcycle crash has second court hearing
Police say 72-year-old Susan Hanel was driving on Providence Road on Nov. 30 when she turned in front of Skylar Maddox, causing him to crash into her vehicle while on his motorcycle.
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Lynlee Renick to take the stand in day three of her murder trial
Lynlee Renick told a judge yesterday she plans on taking the witness stand in day three of her murder trial Wendesday, more than three years after she allegedly killed her snake-breeding husband Ben Renick in 2017.
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Candidates file local school boards
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In Columbia, Suzette Waters has filed to run for the Columbia Board of Education in the April 2022 election. “A quality education means stretching each student to reach beyond what they are doing to find out what they can do,” she said. She has been an active volunteer in her kids’ classrooms
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Crash blocks both lanes at Highway 63 and Highway 22
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Joint Communications is reporting a vehicle crash closing both lanes of Highway 63 at Highway 22. Officials say to use caution, avoid the area if possible. Check back for updates on this developing story.
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TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports two new coronavirus-related deaths, active cases remain above 500
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Investigators testify to start day two of Montgomery County snake breeder murder trial
Lynlee Renick is charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the deadly shooting of her husband, Ben Renick, at his snake-breeding facility in 2017. Prosecutors allege Lynlee Renick enlisted two friends in her plot to kill her husband after her spa had financial troubles. However, they accuse Lynlee Renick of pulling the trigger.
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Lawyers for Joseph Elledge request new trial
Lawyers for Joseph Elledge filed the motion Friday in Boone County.
Continue Reading Prosecution expected to continue questioning witnesses in Lynlee Renick murder trial
Renick is accused of killing her husband, world-renowned snake breeder, Ben Renick on the couple’s Montgomery County property on June 8, 2017.
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Car crashes into Columbia home early Tuesday morning
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police are looking for a driver after an SUV crashed into a Columbia home early Tuesday morning. An ABC 17 News crew saw at least five Columbia Police Department patrol cruisers around 2:15 a.m. at the scene of the crash near Leslie Lane and Newton Drive. Police said the driver wasn’t at
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Automated license plate reader leads to police chase
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man accused of crashing into cars during a police chase that sent multiple people to the hospital. Deputies say 60-year-old Harold Fogle sped off in a ford explorer Thursday near I-70 and Providence rd. Fogle allegedly ran a red light and hit two
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MONDAY UPDATES: DHSS adds 66 coronavirus related deaths after analyzing death certificates
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Alleged co-conspirators testify in trial over Montgomery County snake breeder’s murder
Lawyers for a woman accused of killing her snake breeder husband in Montgomery County blamed Ben Renick’s death on his wife’s ex-boyfriend during opening statements in her murder trial Monday.
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