COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man on Tuesday was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for a child sex crime. William Ballard, 34, was sentenced for sexually exploiting a child, the release says. He will also be under supervised release for 15 years after he gets out of prison, the release says. He
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Lincoln University of Missouri Alumni Association will change its name after reaching an agreement with the school’s Board of Curators, the university announced in a Tuesday press release. Lincoln University in Jefferson City cut ties with its national alumni association last year after it had concerns about the group’s finances and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football wrapped up its spring practice on Tuesday. Players and coach Eli Drinkwitz were set to take questions from reporters starting at 2:30 p.m. Watch it live in the media player.
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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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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Diocese’s current bishop has been chosen as the next archbishop of Kansas City, Kansas. On Tuesday, Pope Francis announced Shawn McKnight of the Jefferson City Diocese has been appointed as the fifth Archbishop of Kansas City, Kansas. McKnight will be introduced during a press conference in Kansas City,
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The new Health and Human Services secretary is questioning decades of convention that says fluoride in drinking water is good for people’s health. RFK Jr. says he’ll soon tell the CDC to stop recommending fluoride in water supplies, something the agency has long advocated as a way to minimize tooth decay. An HHS task force
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council on Monday night unanimously approved a new contract with Axon for a new suite of technology products CPD already uses. According to CPD’s 2024 annual surveillance report, much of the current technology the department uses is outdated. The approval will cost the city $211,451 from forfeiture funds and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported in a garage fire Monday afternoon in the 9800 block of Audrain County Road 421, according to a press release from the Little Dixie Fire Protection District. Crews were called at 4:34 p.m. for a fire in a detached garage, which took about 10 minutes to bring under
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mountain View, Missouri, man was charged on Saturday after he allegedly shot at someone on Friday night. Austin Duncan was charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. Court records indicate that he posted a $100,000 bond on Monday. An arraignment is scheduled for 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 14. The probable
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ​An associate pastor from Columbia’s Broadway Christian Church has been put on leave after his arrest Friday for allegedly stealing campaign signs for a Columbia mayoral candidate. Andrew Peck, 46, was arrested by sheriff’s deputies for allegedly stealing signs for candidate Blair Murphy near South Scott Boulevard. Broadway Christian Church board chairman
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, man was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Monday after he pleaded guilty to several child sex crimes. Randall Giboney, 55, pleaded guilty in February to sexual exploitation of a child, fourth-degree child molestation and three counts of child porn possession. A press release from Audrain County Prosecutor
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Four people were hurt after a porch and staircase collapsed off a Jefferson City apartment on Friday. Three people were taken to University Hospital in Columbia, according to a press release from Jefferson City. Firefighters were called to the 1400 block of St. Mary’s Boulevard around 5:30 p.m. Friday for a
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Editor’s Note: Some of the financial figures have been corrected COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public School’s finance committee has voted to move forward with a $10 million increase in the district’s operating budget for the next academic year, despite some anticipated changes to the state budget. The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with three felonies after he was accused of leading law enforcement on a chase on Saturday night. Cameron Baker, 19, was charged on Monday with first-degree tampering with a vehicle, aggravated fleeing and endangering the welfare of a child. He appeared in court on Monday from video
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU Health Care infectious disease expert Dr. Amruta Padhye urges parents to get children vaccinated for measles, mumps, rubella or get the MMR vaccine as the nation sees an increase in the virus. “This year we have seen already by the first three months of this year, we have seen, in the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was arrested after he was accused of pulling out a gun Sunday at the IHOP on Conley Road in Columbia. Sothea Prach, 34, of Columbia, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. He posted a $75,000 bond on Monday. A hearing is set for 1:30
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Phelps County deputy who pleaded guilty last year to federal child sex crimes has been sentenced to 65 years in prison. A Monday press release from the Department of Justice says that Justin Bradley Durham, of Rolla, was also ordered to pay $79,160 to the victim after he pleaded guilty last
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) US Cellular announced that employees at three locations in Columbia will be among the 4,100 around the country that will be laid off. A WARN notice that is dated March 26 but was shared on Monday states that US Cellular plans to sell “all of its wireless operations, customers, and approximately 30%
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