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Hallsville unites for post-storm cleanup

HALLSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Hallsville is coming together for a massive debris cleanup following last week’s severe thunderstorms that swept through Boone County. Residents can bring fallen branches from their yards to the community center on Highway OO. Carlie Burke and her family spent Sunday morning cleaning up their properties, filling a truck

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Health department sees more people using cooling centers as temperatures rise in Columbia

COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) As the heat continues to hammer Mid-Missouri, more people are using cooling centers around Columbia. Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services spokesman Austin Krohn said the department has noticed more people using the several cooling centers around the city. The centers are open to anyone in the community. Air temperatures this

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Mid-Missouri group holds protest for 100th straight day asking for peace in Gaza; submits petition calling for ceasefire

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An area nonprofit held its 100th consecutive protest and vigil outside of Columbia City Hall on Wednesday. For the past 100 days, Peaceworks has held a vigil calling for peace in Gaza. More than 40 people attended Wednesday’s gathering, many of which were from organizations, including Mid-Missouri Fellowship of Reconciliation, the Charlie

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Government offices to be closed for Juneteenth, trash will be picked up one day later in Columbia, Fulton

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Government offices around Mid-Missouri will be closed Wednesday, June 19 in observance of Juneteenth. Juneteenth is a state and federal holiday and offices around Mid-Missouri, including Columbia, Boone County, Jefferson City, Cole County, Fulton, Callaway County and more observe the holiday. A Wednesday press release states that residential curbside pickup will not

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