COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Editor’s Note: The charges the defendant pleaded guilty to have been corrected. A Columbia man accused in the fatal shooting of a man in June 2023 on Dove Drive has pleaded guilty to a lesser murder charge. Deazes Turner, 22, appeared in court via Zoom from the Cooper County Jail and pleaded
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man from St. Louis County admitted on Wednesday to fraudulently obtaining a student visa to be admitted to the University of Missouri and using the visa to get other government documents. A Thursday press release from the Department of Justice says that Mercy Ojedeji, 24, pleaded guilty in the Eastern District
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation has scheduled the demolition of the exit ramp from westbound Interstate 70 to Business Loop 70 in Columbia for this weekend. The bridge demolition will require an extended single-lane closure with off-and-on full closures of eastbound I-70 between Route B and Highway 63 from 7 p.m. Friday
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia/Boone County Board of Health will meet Thursday to discuss some proposed changes to the city’s ordinance regarding feral cats. According to a press release, the board will host a series of public meetings to go over potential changes to Animal Control Ordinances in the city. The meetings will include presentations
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After failing to reach an agreement with Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield by the March 31 deadline, MU Health Care says it remains open to further discussions over commercial and Affordable Care Act insurance plans with the provider. “Negotiations are still happening right now,” Tonya Johnson, MU Health Care’s Health System Chief
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some Columbia residents who live in the neighborhood along West Ash Street say they feel their voices are still going unheard. Carol Rogers said she’s lived in neighborhood for nearly 50 years. During that time, Rogers claims residents have asked the city for traffic calming measures, but says the plans the city
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Wednesday to celebrate EquipmentShare’s expansion and 10-year anniversary. Equipmentshare is a nationwide construction technology and equipment provider located on Bull Run Drive in Columbia. Wednesday’s grand opening of its Technology and Development Center was attended by Gov. Mike Kehoe and Boone County Presiding Commissioner Kip Kendrick. In 2022,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who is accused of spraying two strangers with a caustic liquid near the Bear Creek Trail parking lot last month will undergo a mental examination. Maxon Castle, 22, was charged with two counts of second-degree assault. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A mental examination
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Races for city offices are non-partisan by law in Missouri. But sometimes, it might be hard to tell. In Columbia, one candidate in the just-decided mayoral race took in more than a quarter-million dollars of campaign funding, a total more often seen in races for state offices. Meanwhile, voters made it clear
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who ran away to the country of Mexico and faked his own death has been sentenced for federal child pornography charges. A press release from the Department of Justice says that Diego Antonio Rafael Camargo-Wasserman, 33, was sentenced in Jefferson City on Wednesday to 10 years in federal prison
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The campaigning for Missouri’s municipal elections is over, and the results are in (the unofficial results, anyway). Boone County saw plenty of interest for an April election. About 25% of the county’s approximately 125,000 registered voters cast ballots Tuesday. A big part of that interest was in the Columbia mayoral race. Incumbent Mayor Barbara Buffaloe
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Despite feeling confident Tuesday morning, Blair Murphy fell short of ousting Columbia’s incumbent mayor despite a well-funded campaign. Incumbent Mayor Barbara Buffaloe defeated Murphy by more than 3,000 votes. When all the votes were counted, Buffaloe garnered more than 14,000 votes to Murphy’s 10,663, despite Murphy’s campaign taking in more than a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s mayor started Election Day at her polling place as she tried to fend off a challenge from three sides. At the end of the day, she won reelection easily. Barbara Buffaloe won her second term by getting 14,073 votes compared to 10,663 for her closest challenger, businessman Blair Murphy. Buffaloe told
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Columbia Fourth Ward voted to retain its city council member Tuesday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The election for the Columbia Board of Education has been decided. Board President Suzette Waters won her reelection bid, while Erica Dickson will join her on the board. The two ran in Tuesday’s election for two seats, while Ken Rice finished a distant third. Two-term board member Blake Willoughby did not seek
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A suspended associate pastor from Broadway Christian Church has been formally charged. The Rev. Andrew Lawrence Taylor-Peck, 46, of Columbia, has been charged with misdemeanor stealing. He was arrested on Friday evening and posted a $500 bond. An initial court appearance is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 7. The church announced
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One of the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 in Columbia will be closed this weekend from 7 p.m. Friday through 6 a.m. Monday, according to a Tuesday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The closure will occur between Route B and Highway 63. The release says there will be “multiple
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The parking lot at Grindstone Nature Area will be closed from 11 p.m. Wednesday through 8 a.m. Saturday, according to a Tuesday press release from Columbia Parks and Recreation. Renovations will be done at the parking lot at 2011 Old Highway 63, the release says. Park users are encouraged to use the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Illinois man was sentenced on Tuesday in a federal stolen gun case from Columbia, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Steven Ray Dennis, 35, was sentenced to 10 years in prison without parole during a hearing at the federal courthouse in Jefferson City, the release says. He
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