COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State Highway Patrol Troopers are out on high alert as the organization expects more traffic on highways and waterways for the Labor Day weekend. “I think over the next several days there’s gonna be a significant increase in traffic on all the major highways and interstates throughout the state and throughout
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The highway patrol inspects buses at districts across the state yearly.
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With rain setting in all week, officials with the Boone County Joint Communications alerted drivers of flooding in Hallsville Tuesday morning.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The second suspect involved in a 2019 Columbia pawn shop burglary has been sentenced to prison. 21-year-old Alexander Mears was sentenced Wednesday morning to three years in prison. Mears and 26-year-old Tyler Hilderman stole more than 60 firearms from Tiger Pawn in Columbia. According to Mears’s plea agreement, the duo made
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A prescription drug take-back event is being hosted by the Boone County Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with the Youth Community Coalition and law enforcement agencies throughout Boone County including Ashland, Columbia, Centralia, Hallsville, University of Missouri, and VA Hospital Police Departments at multiple locations on Saturday. This effort is undertaken to provide
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HALLSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Levi Gaddy Hallsville police reportedly found multiple drugs inside the vehicle after pulling over Levi Gaddy, 35, of Columbia, Thursday night for a traffic violation. According to a social media post by the city, a probable cause search of the vehicle revealed nearly 2.5 pounds of marijuana, 14 THC vape cartridges and
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A Hallsville man was charged Friday with abandoning a corpse and tampering with evidence after a woman was found dead from a drug overdose in a Columbia hotel.
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Fire District responded to three fires Tuesday across the county. According to a release, the first fire happened just after 5:30 p.m. on W. Route K. Firefighters arrived to find a two-story house with smoke and flames coming from the second floor. Firefighters took control the fire and entered
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A dump truck crash closed a portion of E. Highway OO in Hallsville Tuesday afternoon.
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Boone County firefighters say a former wildlife refuge owner was killed in a recent Hallsville house fire.
Continue Reading Boone County firefighters say a Hallsville man has died after a house fire late Tuesday night.
Continue Reading HALLSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A residential fire in Hallsville leads to 13 trucks responding on the 10100 block of Hague. An ABC 17 News crew is reporting the fire is out. Officials speaking with ABC 17 say a resident was trapped upstairs in the house. Crews had to do CPR on site and he was taken
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Hallsville police say a Columbia man was arrested after a Tuesday night chase ended in a crash just north of city limits.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hallsville school resource officer is going to be reassigned beginning next semester. The Boone County Sheriff’s Department recently told all Boone County school districts that School Resource Officers will be reassigned to other departmental duties outside the schools. Hallsville’s Kari Yeagy said, “Officer Burkholder, our Hallsville SRO, has been an incredible resource
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Despite several tightly contested races, the majority of Republicans kept their seats in the Missouri House following Tuesday’s election. You can find all the local seats that were up for election: 6th district: Republican Ed Lewis and Democrat Terrence Fiala 43rd district: Republican Kent Haden 44th district: Republican Cheri Toalson Reisch and
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The Hallsville School District is working through ways to continue teaching students after reporting four positive COVID-19 and around 115 potential close contacts.
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Wednesday is the first of seven community vaccination events being held by the Columbia/Boone County Health Department.
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