COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mid-Missouri will soon be introduced to a new area code, according to a Monday press release from the Missouri Public Service Commission. The new area code – 235 – will not replace numbers that currently use 573. New numbers using the 235 area code will begin being assigned on March 24, 2024.
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was seriously hurt in a two-vehicle crash Saturday night in Boone County, according to a report by the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash occurred when Randall Fisher, 27 was driving Northbound on Missouri 763 when he, and a 17-year-old girl switched lanes at about the same time.
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SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Four men were arrested Thursday in Pettis County in relation to a human trafficking investigation, according to a Friday press release from the Sedalia Police Department. The four men arrested, according to the release, on suspicion of patronizing prostitution were: Donald Reece, 62 of Sedalia;James Deer, 39 of Columbia;Tim Sinn, 44 of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia business owner John Martin has announced his intent to run for the state representative seat Missouri’s 44th District in a Thursday press release. Martin is running as a Republican for the August 2024 primary, and is the first to announce an intent to run for the seat. The district that represents
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man accused of murdering a man last year saw one of his charges downgraded on Monday. Samuel E. Brotherton, 22, is now charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action. He was previously charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action. Brotherton is being held at the Boone County Jail
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Fire Protection District announced in a Tuesday social media post that four more members of Missouri Task Force One will be heading to Maui to search for human remains. Four Human Remains Detection K-9s and Task Force One members will head to St. Louis on Tuesday night before flying
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Harrisburg R-8 School District announced Tuesday on its social media that its school year has been delayed a week. The district stated the start dates have been pushed back due to unexpected construction delays at the elementary and middle schools. “However, the safety of our students is our top priority, and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Drivers can access Route F over Perche Creek but will need to use an alternative route over Coon Creek after work on the bridge was completed Wednesday, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation. The Perche Creek Bridge closed for a rehabilitation project on June 5, restricting travel along Route F between
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two members of Missouri Task Force One are heading to Hawaii to assist with search-and-rescue efforts following a deadly wildfire that has swept through Maui. According to the Associated Press, at least 53 people have died from the wildfires and much of the historic Town of Lahaina has been destroyed. A state
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Fire officials said on Wednesday a University of Missouri barn that caught fire on Tuesday was started by spontaneous combustion. Firefighters on Tuesday responded to a barn fire in the 9600 block of Highway 40 in Boone County. Gale Blomenkamp, Boone County Fire Protection District assistant chief, told ABC 17 News on
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View a livestream of firefighters putting out the fire in the web player above. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Firefighters on Tuesday responded to a barn fire in the 9600 block of Highway 40 in Boone County. The right side of a barn completely collapsed and the left side of it caved in. University of Missouri spokesman
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Columbia Solid Waste needs to make at least six more hires before it can restart curbside recycling pickup, according to the department’s director.
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Boone County deputies have arrested a Columbia man accused of stealing from gambling machines at convenience stores in Cooper and Callaway counties.
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Watch a live stream of the City Council meeting in the web player above. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council held the first of its three budget hearing for Fiscal Year 2024 at its meeting Monday night. In July, Columbia City Manager De’Carlon Seewood delivered the annual budget address. According to the proposed budget,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KIMZ) Governor Mike Parson signed Executive Order 23-08 Saturday, activating the Missouri State Emergency Operations Plan in response to severe weather and flooding that has been impacting the state. This order comes just one day after different E-F tornadoes hit counties in the state on Friday, forcing some people to regroup and find shelter elsewhere.
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people are in the hospital recovering from injuries after an afternoon crash in Boone County Saturday. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol Crash Report, the crash happened around 2:00 p.m. on Highway 63 at Peabody Road. Troopers say 59-year-old Curtis D. Hart, of Columbia Missouri, and Ahlea L. Rogers,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Missing announced on its social media that it will be postponing a search for a missing man. The organization said it is postponing a search originally set for Saturday for Daniel Thompson due to recent rainfall totals and the likelihood of inclement weather. Thompson, 41, of Columbia, was reported missing on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One of the University of Missouri fraternity members accused in the Danny Santulli hazing case was sentenced Thursday at the Boone County Courthouse. Alec Bradley Wetzler, 21, of St. Louis, pleaded guilty in April to supplying liquor to a minor and buying liquor as a minor, both misdemeanors. Wetzler was sentenced on
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Hundreds of homes were without power and parts of Mid-Missouri were under flash flood warnings Thursday morning as storms continued to hammer the area.
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The 18th annual Missouri River 340 race was canceled Wednesday as paddlers passed through Jefferson City on their way from Kansas City to St. Charles.
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