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Columbia man found guilty of manslaughter in November 2022 double homicide

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County jury found a Columbia man guilty on Thursday for manslaughter and other felonies in a November 2022 double homicide. Cadilac Derrick, 37, was found guilty of first-degree involuntary manslaughter, voluntary manslaughter, second-degree domestic assault and two counts of armed criminal action. He was found not-guilty of endangering the welfare

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

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

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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University of Missouri president touts student, financial growth in State of the University address

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri System President Mun Choi had good things to say about the direction of the university’s future in Wednesday’s State of the University address. Choi touted noticeable student growth across campus. He said the university welcomed 9,200 new students this school year. “What we’re seeing is that students want to

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

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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