CENTRALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Steelville man is charged with first-degree burglary and fourth-degree domestic assault after an incident in Centralia Sunday morning. According to court records, Brandon Harrison went to a residence in the 23000 block of Schunemeyer Road near Centralia uninvited just after midnight. Boone County Joint Communications advised deputies that the resident reported
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Boone County deputies responded to 23000 block of Schunemeyer Road near Centralia to investigate a suspicious person incident at a home on July 25 at 12:44 a.m. Boone County Joint Communications advised deputies that the resident reported someone who was walking around the property threatening him and hitting the windows of the house. The resident had
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CENTRALIA, MO (KMIZ) The Columbia/Boone Public Health and Human Services Department hosted its first walk-in only vaccination clinic for rural areas Wednesday. The health department, in partnership with the Missouri National Guard, vaccinated 95 people at its walk-in clinic in Centralia Wednesday. Ashton Day, the health educator for Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services,
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Health officials will host walk-in vaccination clinic at Centralia Intermediate School from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A prescription drug take-back event is being hosted by the Boone County Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with the Youth Community Coalition and law enforcement agencies throughout Boone County including Ashland, Columbia, Centralia, Hallsville, University of Missouri, and VA Hospital Police Departments at multiple locations on Saturday. This effort is undertaken to provide
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COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) Many Missourians are planning to participate in Easter Sunday church services and other Easter activities as COVID-19 case rates decline and more of the population is getting vaccinated. Pastor Chris Baker with the First Baptist Church of Centralia, says Easter services will look somewhat normal this year. Last year the church had
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COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) The homeless population has the ability to receive stimulus checks. The IRS offers a free tax filing tool on its website allowing for unhoused people who make less than $72,000 annually to file easily. The department also offers free tax prep help for those in need, which will provide options for tax
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The Missouri Department of Transportation said crews blocked off the westbound lanes of Highway 54 in Fulton because of power lines across the roadway.
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CENTRALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Multiple agencies were called after Centralia police requested help in a chase for a larceny investigation. According to Boone County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Tracy Cleaton, Boone County Sheriff’s Department, Hallsville Police and Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to a later afternoon chase. Sgt. Cleaton says deputies pursued the suspect for a bit
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CENTRALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several Boone County fire units were called to a fire at a building listed online as a wood products business near Centralia on Wednesday afternoon. The call came over emergency radio at about 1 p.m. An ABC 17 News crew saw fire trucks and volunteer firefighters’ vehicles massed outside an address listed
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Wednesday is the first of seven community vaccination events being held by the Columbia/Boone County Health Department.
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Centralia R-VI School District’s superintendent joined ABC 17 News Friday morning to talk about the return to school this fall.
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Centralia city leaders decided recently to eliminate two police department positions in an effort to balance the city’s budget.
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The number of firearm background checks in Missouri is higher than it has been in years, according to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, or NICS.
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