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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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The latest inflation report shows the rising cost of goods is slowing, but the lasting effects from years of inflation are still impacting farmers and shoppers. The inflation report released Wednesday from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows grocery prices remained relatively the same from April to May after prices fell
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The Central Missouri Humane Society has introduced a new tool to get dogs out of the shelter as the shelter deals with overcrowding this summer.
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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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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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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman has been charged in relation to a May 17 shooting outside of a White Castle on Clark Lane in Columbia where one person was killed. Lacresha Tucker, 49, of Columbia, was charged with four counts of illegal gun possession. She was booked into the Boone County Jail on May 18
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Fire Department believes that a trailer fire on a Little Dixie Construction site was started by a homeless person trying to stay warm. On April 5, the Columbia Fire Department was dispatched to a fire in the 1600 Block of East Business Loop 70 at 2:13 a.m. The site of
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New boundary changes are being considered for Columbia Public Schools, and the district recently updated its boundary suggestions before a pair of open houses it is holding on Tuesday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol has completed its annual bus inspections for school districts in the state and the Jefferson City School District saw an improvement from last year. School buses can be rated as “approved,” “defective” or “out of service.” A Tuesday press release from MSHP states buses with defective ratings
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Eastbound Interstate 70 traffic has stalled in part of Boone County after a tractor-trailer fire.
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HALLSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sturgeon police officer who was placed on paid leave after he shot and killed a blind-and-deaf dog responded to a standoff last week in the small town as a member of another law enforcement agency. Officer Myron Woodson was a part of the large response at a Sturgeon mobile home park
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Hartsburg man who was accused in a 2023 Columbia burglary where a babysitter was assaulted and more than $12,000 in vape devices were stolen pleaded guilty on Friday. Justin Hudson, 28, pleaded guilty on Friday to first-degree burglary, stealing a gun and stealing more than $750. He was sentenced to 10
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More than 80% of first responders experience traumatic situations while on the job, according to data from the Institutes of Health.
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The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services introduced the “My Life, My Quit” program on Monday to stop teen vaping.
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Editor’s note: This article has been updated to reflect a new statement from Capt. Brian Leer with the Boone County Sheriff’s Department. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Tuesday marked the one-year anniversary since two teenagers were killed, and four others were injured in a shooting at a vacant Boone County house. On June 4, 2023, Boone County
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As the city of Columbia continues to mull over its four options for its next fire chief, one of its four candidates said he would like to bring AI technology to the department. Brian Schaeffer has served as the assistant fire chief and fire chief of the Spokane Fire Department since 2005.
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BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cooper County Fire Protection District is worried about how proposed changes to OSHA guidelines could affect its operations. The proposed rule changes would replace the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s existing Fire Brigades standard, which has had barely any changes since 1980. Changes would expand the rules to increase safety measures
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman who was accused of murder in the death of a University of Missouri student in January 2023 will remain in the care of the Department of Mental Health until at least her next hearing, court records show. Emma Adams, 22, was charged with second-degree murder, armed criminal action, tampering with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sidewalk closures were announced for two intersections on East Walnut Street in Columbia, a Friday press release from the city states. Curb ramp repair will occur at the intersections with Seventh and Tenth streets, the release says. The closures begin Monday and is expected to last through 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 18,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Court records filed on Thursday indicate that multiple men who were wanted for murder in the June 2023 shooting on Dove Drive in Columbia are in custody in Oklahoma. Deazes Turner, 20, Deljuan Turner, 20, and Alqueze Jones were arrested, according to Boone County Prosecutor Roger Johnson and court entries. All three
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