The Columbia Mall saw a familiar Black Friday sight Friday morning: Lines of people, waiting for stores to open. About 150 people stood outside Target at 7 a.m. Rusty Strodtman, the general manager of the Columbia Mall said. While that sounds like a common Black Friday event, he said the mall hasn’t seen anything like
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Groups across Mid-Missouri served hundreds of Thanksgiving meals to give back to the community. In Jefferson City on Thursday, hundreds gathered at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church for their feast and fellowship event. Organizers expected around 850 people to come through, but within the first hour, the number estimate changed to 900. Cindy Schnieders founded
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Thursday, several organizations will be handing out free Thanksgiving meals to the community. This year, Thanksgiving dinner costs are up 20% according to the Farm Bureau. The Bureau reports this year, a Thanksgiving feast for ten people will cost around $64 or around $6.50 a person. This is an increase of nearly $20
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Thanksgiving Eve is a busy travel day but is also — as some say — one of the biggest drinking holidays of the year, and law enforcement are encouraging people to not drive impaired. A few organizations are partnering with Lyft to help make sure people get home safe with an offer
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Powerhouse Community Development passed out food boxes to the community Saturday as an effort to make sure everyone had a meal for the Thanksgiving holiday as part of its “A Time to Give Thanks” holiday event. The giveaway took place at Parkade Plaza on Business Loop 70 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.
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Salute to America is set to continue in Jefferson City on Monday, as Missourians celebrate the Fourth of July.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo (KMIZ) Salut to America is kicking things off in Jefferson City, Sunday through Monday, bringing people two days of music, food and lots of family activities for the Fourth of July. Organizers say events are set to get started at noon. This year, carnival rides will be back with the formally added inflatable
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A local organization and the Missouri State Highway Patrol plan to give out free lifejackets to Mid-Missouri veterans and families over the Fourth of July weekend. The U.S. Exercise Tiger Commemorative Foundation (USTF) and troopers with the highway’s patrol Troop F Water Patrol unit will host the second annual “Operations Sgt. Rosie’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Juneteenth celebrations continue across the nation Sunday, including in Columbia at Douglass Park. On Sunday, Columbia residents gathered at the park for the second annual Juneteenth celebration and Father’s Day. The newest federal holiday commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. Communities across the country are still hurting from recent hateful mass
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia is set to hold additional Juneteenth events on Sunday for those looking to still get out for the weekend. One event is both a Juneteenth event and Father’s day event at Douglass Park from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. A Juneteenth Festival is set to take place at Cosmo Park from 2 p.m. until
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The city of Columbia will close offices on Monday in observance of Juneteenth.
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RUSSELVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Memorial Day Ceremony was held at the Historic Enloe Cemetery Monday, and organizers unveiled the new Corporal John Allen Campbell Memorial Highway. Corporal Campbell is the only Russellville veteran that died during the Vietnam War. They will be renaming a three mile section of Route-C that runs through Russellville, and ends
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Columbia announced in a press release Wednesday, that the Albert Oakland pool in Columbia would open its doors for Memorial Day Weekend beginning Saturday.
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Whether they stay home or go out to eat on Easter Sunday, consumers are going to see higher prices.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) AAA is predicting that in Missouri there will be about 2.2 million travelers total between Christmas and New Year’s travel with about 2 million of them driving. Not only are more drivers going to be on the roads, but roadways may not be clear during this time. ABC 17 Stormtrack Meteorologist John
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Green pointed out three common causes for car accidents on Missouri highways: speeding, texting and drinking.
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COLUMBIA,Mo (KMIZ) People lined up inside the Columbia Senior Center on Business Loop 70 to eat a hot Thanksgivng meal. Everybody Eats is a tradition that started with former Columbia council woman Almeta Crayton. Every year for more than 20 years she provided Thanksgiving meals to those in need. Crayton passed away in 2013 and
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Package thefts are the most common form of theft during the holidays, and this problem has only grown over the past year with more online purchases during the pandemic.
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Columbia and Jefferson City police are asking people to make plans for a safe and sober ride home when celebrating Thanksgiving eve festivities.
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ver 3,300 free rides home throughout the state of Missouri, as the night before Thanksgiving is one of the most popular nights to go out.
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