Gas leak briefly shuts down Columbia streets
Authorities briefly shut down some downtown Columbia streets Friday because of a gas leak.
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Columbia man arrested, charged in Welcome Inn killing
A Columbia man was arrested and charged on Friday with second-degree murder and armed criminal action in connection with a killing at the Welcome Inn in Columbia.
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Boone County sees 20 house fires in 30 days
Boone County is up to 21 house fires over the past month after three blazes broke out in just two days.
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Seventh suspect pleads guilty in Missouri marijuana ring
A Houston man pleaded guilty in federal court on Tuesday in connection with a marijuana drug ring based out of Missouri.
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Two more plead guilty in Missouri marijuana conspiracy
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two more people admitted to their roles in a nationwide marijuana-selling operation that’s tied to a killing in Columbia. Kurt Arthur Petersen and Norman James George, III pleaded guilty on Thursday at the Christopher Bond federal courthouse in Jefferson City. Petersen pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute more
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City council members react to city getting Boone County Fairgrounds
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia could soon take over the Boone County Fairgrounds. City Council and the Boone County Commission need to approve a deal where the county will give the fairgrounds to the city in a deed. Several city council members have voiced their support for the deal, saying the recreation complex
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Columbia shooting survivor booked into Boone County jail
A Columbia man that survived a September shooting is now in the Boone County jail on felony drug charges.
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Fr. Tolton Catholic High School principal not renewing contract
The principal at Fr. Tolton Catholic High School has decided not to renew her position for the next school year, according to a news release.
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Mid-Missouri lawmaker files bill to raise fuel tax for MoDOT road and Bridge Repairs
Rep. Kendrick is proposing fuel tax increase that would create a $450 million bonding proposal by MoDOT.
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Behind the Kitchen Door: Mall food court subject to same inspections as restaurants
Holiday shopping season is in full swing, which means many people will make their way to the Columbia Mall and work up an appetite.
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Missouri Senate bill would increase police officers in mid-sized cities
A state senator has filed a bill meant to reduce crime in mid-sized cities by providing money for more police officers.
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Search for Columbia mother apparently scaled back
The search in a Mid-Missouri river for a missing Columbia woman was scaled back Wednesday, the seventh day that crews were on the water.
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Columbia man sentenced to 15 years for deadly motorcycle crash
A Columbia man was sentenced to 15 years in the Missouri Department of Correction on Monday for a deadly 2018 crash involving a motorcycle.
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CPS: No evidence of wrongdoing during Jackson football game
An investigation into student conduct at a high school football game found no sign of misconduct, according to Columbia Public Schools.
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Columbia man accused of causing $2,500 damage to area business
Malcolm Bush, 26, is accused of breaking a window at the Andy’s Frozen Custard on Trimble Road Sunday.
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Boone County fair to return to Columbia
The Boone County Fair will return to Columbia in 2020 after news that the county will transfer the old fairgrounds to the city of Columbia.
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Search for Mengqi Ji Elledge continues into seventh day
Authorities were back at the De Bourgmont access on the Lamine River on Tuesday to search for a missing Columbia mother.
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Police visited Columbia motel hundreds of times in past year
Police have visited a Columbia motel where a person was found dead Tuesday from a gunshot wound hundreds of times in the past year.
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Court denies insurance company’s appeal in Ryan Ferguson lawsuit
Missouri Court of Appeals Western District judges sided with Ryan Ferguson after an insurance company appealed a Boone County court ruling that awarded Ferguson $5.3 million in a wrongful conviction lawsuit.
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Police identify man killed in Columbia shooting
Columbia Police on scene of homicide at Welcome Inn in north Columbia COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police say they found a 36-year-old Columbia man dead in a car at a north Columbia motel late Monday. Police on patrol saw a running vehicle in the parking lot of Welcome Inn on North Providence Road at about 11:50
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