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Man accused of crashing car while drunk into apartment fence during chase with law enforcement

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with several felonies after he was accused of crashing his Jeep into an apartment’s fence during a chase with law enforcement while he was drunk on Thursday morning. Darrell Grimes, 29, was charged with illegal gun possession, armed criminal action, driving while intoxicated, aggravated fleeing and leaving

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Murphy’s campaign eclipses quarter-million dollars in Columbia mayoral race; Buffaloe lags behind at $70k

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A couple of Columbia’s mayoral candidates have garnered more donations in what has turned out to be a high-dollar election. Challenger Blair Murphy’s campaign eclipsed a quarter-million dollars in contributions, according to his eight-day campaign finance report submitted to the Missouri Ethics Commission. Eight-day reports had a closing date of March 27

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‘Large emergency response’ does not disrupt classes at Rock Bridge High School, district says

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A person who needed help outside Rock Bridge High School in south Columbia prompted what the district says was a “large emergency response” outside the school Tuesday. Columbia Public Schools alerted families via text message at about noon that an “individual needing assistance outside of RBHS” led to the emergency response. The

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