A measure of how often drivers of different races pulled over compared to their population levels shows disproportionate traffic stops for Black drivers dropped during the pandemic.
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Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers will increase their presence on the road this Memorial Day weekend, starting Friday.
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A Boone County man charged with forcible rape pleaded guilty in court on Friday and was sentenced to seven years in prison.
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Nearly 20 officers stood in a hallway outside of the classrooms during this week’s attack on a Texas elementary school for more than 45 minutes before agents used a master key to open a door and confront a gunman, authorities said Friday.
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A Madison, Missouri man could face charges in Boone County after a shooting.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man is facing multiple charges after an incident involving a knife on Wednesday off of Providence and Nebraska. A Boone County prosecutor has charged D’Shawn McDonald with third-degree domestic assault, third-degree assault, three counts of armed criminal action, fourth-degree domestic assault, two counts of fourth-degree assault, second-degree property damage and
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A Jefferson City man is facing sexual assault charges after an incident in Oct. Â 2021 involving a person with a moderate intellectual disability.
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An encounter would ultimately lead to two officers opening fire and killing 32-year-old Clay Willingham.
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A former firefighter with the Russellville-Lohman Fire Protection District pleaded guilty to three charges for setting fires in 2021 and 2022.
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Today should have been a joyous day at Robb Elementary School as kids celebrated the last day of classes before summer vacation.
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The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services unveiled it’s new drug overdose database. Overdoses are now the leading cause of death among adults aged 18-44 according to DHSS.
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The prosecuting attorney for Fulton faces a possible misdemeanor charge of assault. Eric P. Qualls, 33, was arrested by Callaway County Sheriff’s Office deputies on Wednesday for fourth-degree assault. Qualls was booked into the Callaway County Jail just before 9:10 p.m. and released about 40 minutes later, according to the jail’s website.
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COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) On Tuesday afternoon, the Cole County Sheriff’s Department SWAT Team and the MUSTANG Drug Task Force executed a drug search warrant on the 4600 block of Riverfront Drive. Officials say two pounds of meth, suspected black tar heroin, $6,760, a bulletproof vest, and a Savage HMR Rifle were located and seized,
Continue Reading A family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Cole County R-V School District, former superintendent, former principal and assistant principal after they say their 13-year-old daughter committed suicide in 2021 after being bullied.
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Senate Democrats are readying a vote on a House-approved bill that would strengthen federal background checks for gun sales.
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Organizations nationwide are coming together to help people who lost a loved one in the violence.
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The head of Columbia Public Schools sent a message to families Wednesday with advice for helping children cope with the massacre of 19 elementary school children in Texas.
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The two Democrats in Missouri’s congressional delegation called for more action to address gun violence after a shooter killed 19 elementary students at a Texas school, while a Republican who represents Columbia and other parts of Mid-Missouri offered prayers.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A US Air Force member stationed at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio is facing a rape charge from 2018 in Columbia. A Boone County prosecutor has charged Nathan Repka with a second-degree rape charge. In August 2018, Repka visited the victim and went to a party where he became “blackout
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No one was injured during a fight involving a knife at a Columbia gas station Wednesday.
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