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Threats reported at multiple Mid-Missouri schools, Dixon R-1 school district cancels classes following threat to middle school

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Editor’s note: Language around the custody status of some of the students has been clarified. DIXON, Mo. (KMIZ) Threats were reported at multiple Mid-Missouri schools on Thursday, with one school district canceling class as a result. The Dixon R-1 School District in Pulaski County will not hold classes on Friday after a threat was made

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Georgia residents brace for Hurricane Helene as Missouri Task Force 1 prepares for action

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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Task Force 1 has arrived in Gainesville, Georgia, as it prepares for rapid deployment as the region braces for Hurricane Helene.  Payton Dunham lives fewer than 50 miles away in Sandy Springs, Georgia.  Her family spent Thursday afternoon prepping for the storm, which included moving all their outdoor furniture inside and

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Rainbow House board president says state is investigating internal misallocation of funds

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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The board president of Rainbow House said Thursday the state is investigating the organization for an alleged internal misallocation of funds. “There is a state investigation,” Board President Tyler Willy said over the phone. “It has gotten to an investigation and it’s a misallocation of funds internally.” Willy explained Rainbow House is

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‘Clerical error’ leads to complaint against Toalson Reisch

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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) State Rep. Doug Mann (D-Columbia) filed a Missouri Ethics Commission complaint against a Boone County commissioner candidate. State Rep. Cheri Toalson Reisch (R-Hallsville) is running for the northern district commissioner seat against incumbent Commissioner Janet Thompson. Her tenure as state representative is ending because of term limits. Mann said in a press

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Boone County awarded $536,000 by DNR to connect some residences to wastewater treatment facility

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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded $535,986 in financial assistance to the Boone County Commission to connect Bolli Road residences to the Midway Crossing wastewater treatment facility, according to a Wednesday press release from the DNR. The release says the funding is expected to cover the full cost of the

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