FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports highest number of active cases since late January
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Boone County officials report water over multiple roads Friday morning
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As rain continued to fall Friday morning, Boone County Joint Communications sent alerts about road impacts. Officials posted to Twitter shortly before 5:45 a.m. Friday, saying water was over the roadway on Clark Lane at the intersection with Dawn Ridge. BCJC asked drivers to use caution and avoid the area if possible.
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THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone Community hosting COVID-19 vaccine weekend community clinics
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Columbia man charged with three felonies in shots-fired incident
Channing T. Williams, 27, was charged Thursday with shooting at a person, vehicle or building, armed criminal action and illegal gun possession. He was in the Boone County Jail on Thursday with no bond.
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Judge hears arguments on allowing secret recordings as evidence in Joseph Elledge murder case
Joseph Elledge was charged in Feb. 2020 with first-degree murder in the death of his wife, Mengqi Ji.
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Rise in COVID-19 cases causes MU Health Care to tighten visitor rules
Starting Wednesday, adult inpatients at University Hospital, Missouri Orthopaedic Institute and Women’s and Children’s Hospital will be allowed one visitor from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Women in labor will be allowed a spouse or partner and labor coach. No visitors will be permitted for adult patients diagnosed with COVID-19.
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Columbia man gets 16 years in prison for child molestation
Cale Kliethermes pleaded guilty in April to first-degree child molestation, two counts of attempted child endangerment and one count of sexual misconduct involving a child under 15. Prosecutors dismissed another attempted child endangerment count as part of the plea deal.
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Deadly Boone County hit-and-run crash draws 18-year prison sentence
Amy Rievley pleaded guilty in a Boone County courtroom Monday to involuntary manslaughter with an enhanced punishment for being a persistent felony offender and leaving the scene of a crash that caused a death. She was sentenced to 15 years on the manslaughter charge and another three years on the leaving the scene charge. Those sentences will be served consecutively.
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Settlement approved in Waffle House shooting case
Judge Jeff Harris approved the confidential settlement in Boone County court Monday, court records show. The terms of the settlement are confidential, but the motion filed last month by A.W. Smith, the lawyer for Anthony Warren’s family, notes that structured settlements are in place for Warren’s three children.
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Traffic delayed on southbound Highway 63 in Columbia after crash
The crash happened around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday.
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Damage reported after shooting in Columbia Sunday night
Officers were dispatched to the 4300 block of Rice Road shortly before 10 p.m. Sunday night for several reports of shots fired.
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Officials warn of severe weather ahead of expected storms in Mid-Missouri
The Boone County Fire Protection District posted to their Facebook page Saturday, advising residents to have multiple ways to check weather conditions.
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Police investigate shots fired in Columbia early Saturday morning
The Columbia Police Department along with the Crime Scene Investigation team were seen investigating after a shots fired call.
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Multiple power outages reported in Mid-Missouri; storm damage reported
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Multiple utility companies are reporting power outages affecting customers in Mid-Missouri. In Audrain County, multiple providers are reporting over 1,368 customers without power. Most reports without power are coming from Ameren in the Mexico area where over 1,300 customers are without power. Boone Electric Cooperative is reporting eight outages affecting 103 customers.
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Missouri Department of Conservation reports floodwaters caused natural fish kill along the Missouri River near Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) investigated reports of a large fish kill event just west of Columbia, along Interstate 70 and the Missouri River floodplain. MDC determined receding floodwaters caused the large fish kill of mostly nonnative, invasive silver carp. “As floodwaters receded, many fish did not return to the river,
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FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County active coronavirus cases and hospitalizations drop
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The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services hosted a virtual meeting to discuss the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the Show Me State.
Continue Reading Health officials across the state are begging people to get vaccinated as cases continue to rise at alarming rates
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Health departments and health experts are begging people to get vaccinated as the Show-Me-State hits the highest number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in the country. Margret Day, Physician and Co-Chair of the COVID-19 vaccine committee at MU Health said hospitals are filling up with unvaccinated individuals with severe cases of the virus. “What
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Columbia police officer gets probation in child’s death
The crime carries a maximum penalty of a year in jail. The sentencing memo filed June 30 does not come with a recommended sentence for Heese, but notes that her chance of committing future crimes is low.
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THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports third straight day of 50 or more new coronavirus cases
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