Columbia teachers union says cellphone use is hindering learning in the classroom
Columbia Public Schools’ top official is asking parents to help keep kids off their cellphones while in school.
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Mid-Missouri man charged with child porn possession
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mid-Missouri man was charged on Wednesday with possessing child pornography. Kelvin Maurice Powell Jr., 34, is being held without bond at the Boone County Jail. He was first booked into the Callaway County Jail at 5:26 p.m. Wednesday, and was brought to the Boone County Jail at 10:27 a.m. Thursday, according
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Flue fire damages Boone County home on Thanksgiving morning
A flue fire damaged the ceiling and attic of a home in southern Boone County on Thanksgiving morning.
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MDC: 193,669 deer harvested during November portion of firearms season
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation shows that 193,669 deer were harvested in the state during the November portion of firearms deer season, according to a Wednesday press release. The season ran from Nov. 11-21. Of the harvested deer, 105,614 were antlered bucks, 16,081 were button bucks, and 71,974 were does, the release states.
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Columbia Regional Airport flight delayed to start busy Thanksgiving travel day
Columbia Regional Airport saw a flight delayed Wednesday morning as the busy Thanksgiving travel period kicked into high gear.
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Perry County man charged with child molestation in Boone County
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Perry County man has been charged with first-degree child molestation after authorities claim he sexually assaulted a child on Oct. 29, 2022. A heavily redacted probable cause statement says Blouin molested a child in a chair while in the presence of other people. The mother of the victim spoke with law
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Charges filed against alleged getaway man for Columbia murder suspect
Prosecutors have charged a Columbia man with felony counts of hindering prosecution and resisting arrest after he allegedly tried to help a suspect in a June murder escape police.
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Boone County Commissioners pass on senior property tax freeze
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Commission is working with other counties across Missouri to draft a new version of a law that would provide a property tax freeze for retired residents. A state law allowing a property tax freeze for seniors went into effect Aug. 28. The freeze has to be put into effect by county
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Road reopens after deadly crash on Highway 124 in northern Boone County
One person is dead following a crash in northern Boone County Monday morning, according to the Boone County Fire Protection District.
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Man dies after being hit by car while walking across highway
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 36-year-old man died after being hit in the roadway in Boone County. Amrinder Singh died after he was hit by a car on Westbound I-70 Drive Southeast West of Rangeline Road according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol Crash Report. He was pronounced dead at University Hospital. Tina Reeves, 48, was
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Two dozen crashes reported on stretch of Highway 124 over past three years
About two dozen crashes have been reported over the past few years on the stretch of highway where a Centralia teenager died Thursday.
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New law enforcement training center, staffing are focuses for Boone County budget
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County has identified its biggest priorities in its proposed 2024 budget. The budget lists five priority areas that helped shape the budget: Improve workforce retention and reduce workforce turnover and vacancy.Address priority staffing and space needs.Provide new and replacement equipment, vehicles, technology, and capital infrastructure; including the County’s transportation network.Provide public
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Charges dismissed for man accused in July Auxvasse shooting
FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Charges for a Callaway County man who was accused in an Auxvasse shooting in July have been dismissed, according to an email from Callaway County prosecutor Benjamin Miller. Damin Davis, 34, was charged with first-degree assault, armed-criminal action, unlawful gun possession, endangering the welfare of a child and fourth-degree domestic assault. He
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Teenager dies in Centralia crash, another injured
CENTRALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One teenager died Thursday and another was injured in a Boone County crash near the intersection of Route CC and Highway 124, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Kara Teel, of Centralia, died in the crash, according to the report. She was 18. She was the passenger
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Boone County looks to replace showers at county jail
The Boone County Commission could take a vote as soon as Thursday on an agenda item to replace part of the showers at the Boone County Jail.
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A day in the life of a lifelong Columbia resident experiencing homelessness
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Homelessness affects more than half a million people nationwide, according to the National Alliance to End Homelessness, and Mid-Missouri is no exception. That includes lifelong Columbia resident, Chris Eubanks who says he has been homelessness for the past two years. “It can literally happen to anybody,” Eubanks said. Chris Eubanks is a
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Centralia man’s WWII service remembered as Veterans Day approaches
By Tom Seagraves ABC 17 News COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Ronald Grove lived in Centralia for many years. He worked there and he raised a family there. Unfortunately, he passed away in March 2014. But before he died, he spoke about his military service during World War II. Gerald Grove – Ronald’s son – was willing to
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Boone County judge planning run for circuit judge seat
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – A Boone County associate circuit judge is eyeing a run for a mid-Missouri circuit judge next year. Judge Stephanie Morrell filed paperwork on Wednesday with the Missouri Ethics Commission to run for the Division 3 seat in the 13th Judicial Circuit. The circuit covers felony criminal cases and some civil matters
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Part of wheel suspected to be cause of trailer, hay bale fire in Boone County
Boone County Fire Protection District officials told ABC 17 they believe the fire was started when a wheel bearing overheated.
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Data shows fraud reports increasing in Cole County, lowering in Boone
Fraudsters are still conning people out of hundreds or even thousands of dollars, but data shows reports in Boone County and nationwide have fallen recently.
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