A federal judge sentenced a Columbia man for attempting to meet a law enforcement officer who was posing online as a 14-year-old girl, for illegal sexual activity.
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The Columbia Board of Education signed off on Superintendent Brian Yearwood’s temporary mask mandate during a special meeting Thursday morning.
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Multiple school districts throughout Mid-Missouri have announced plans this week to temporarily close their doors or make changes to their COVID-19 guidelines, due to problems created by the coronavirus surge.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ.) In Missouri, many students have returned back to class from their winter break, but not all students will continue their education inside a classroom this semester. Columbia College announced its plan to deliver courses virtually at the beginning of the Spring 2022 semester. The district said in a press release, “Due to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 18-year-old accused of shooting and killing a man in northeast Columbia on Monday night says he didn’t know the gun was loaded. Shawn Long admitted to police in an interview on Tuesday that he picked up the gun and pointed it at Roberto Lauer, 18, in a “playful manner” before it
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The Columbia City Council agreed Tuesday night to delay the discussion on changing the temperature threshold to open emergency warming shelters until they receive input from experts.
Continue ReadingColumbia’s park and trail bathrooms will be closed temporarily starting Wednesday because of extreme cold moving into Mid-Missouri.
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Check back for updates related to the COVID-19 pandemic in Missouri.
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Residents that use the City of Columbia Solid Waste Utility curbside trash pick will receive their refuse and recycling bag vouchers in the mail beginning Monday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council met Tuesday night in the council chambers to swear in De’Carlon Seewood as city manager and give a COVID-19 update from the Columbia/Boone County Health Department. Watch meeting replay in the player below. New City Manager On Dec. 20, the City Council unanimously chose Seewood as the next
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Officers arrested Shawn P. Long, 18, on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter and armed criminal action.
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The University of Missouri has opened an investigation into a former official over alleged financial mismanagement in the College of Engineering.
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Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt says his office will file more lawsuits this week against school districts enforcing mask and quarantine requirements.
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Several events were held across mid-Missouri in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police will take another look at a 2020 death following questions raised by the deceased man’s family. Chief Geoff Jones wrote in a Dec. 8 letter that he would reopen both the death investigation and internal affairs investigation surrounding the death of Freddie McKee. The 37-year-old man was found dead outside
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Bare shelves — a sign of supply chain disruptions that plagued stores and consumers earlier in the pandemic — are back in some places.
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Two major Columbia medical providers are opening new coronavirus testing sites this week as demand for COVID-19 screenings surges along with new cases.
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The Downtown Community Improvement District (CID) announced a minority-owned business grant Monday to take steps towards making the Downtown Columbia area more diverse.
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The Missouri Department of Transportation reports construction began Monday on the new Sorrels Overpass.
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The Columbia chapter of the NAACP hosted a ceremony Monday to memorialize Martin Luther King Jr. at a local site named for him.
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