COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri lawmaker is pushing for changes in how long-term care facilities in the state operate. Senate Bill 733, sponsored by Stephen Webber (D-Columbia), would modify several provisions related to long-term care facilities. Current law states that a certificate of need is not required to transfer ownership of an existing and operational
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Schneider Electric broke ground Tuesday on a major expansion of its Columbia manufacturing facility. The company announced an investment of over $700 million in the U.S. this year, with more than $70 million of that directed to the Columbia project. The expansion, at Schneider’s facility in the 4800 block of Paris Road,
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It’s going to get hot this week. Temperatures are forecast to be in the 80s all week, maybe even coming close to 90 degrees later in the week. And it’s not quite mid-May yet. We’ll get well above the average high, which is in the mid-70s. But we’ll stay well below Monday’s record high of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police arrested two dozen people on Friday during parties celebrating the University of Missouri’s Reading Day. Officers responded to 45 incidents in the East Campus neighborhood, according to the Columbia Police Department.Officers arrested 24 people and issued 25 summonses. Police said the arrests were for charges including minor in possession of alcohol,
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Less than two decades after its last major revision, Missouri’s public school funding formula is headed for a rewrite. A newly created 16-member Missouri School Funding Modernization Task Force appointed by Gov. Mike Kehoe is set to begin the process of modernizing the state’s K-12 foundation formula, which has drawn criticism
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man is accused of shooting another man who was walking through yards in a residential neighborhood Friday. Kieran R. Piersee, 18, was charged Monday with first-degree assault, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon for the Friday night shooting in the 900 block of Moss Street. An initial
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman accused of stealing almost $6,000 from the Centralia Band Booster Club pleaded guilty on Monday. Jeanie Whitlatch pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of stealing after she stole from the club in 2024. Court records show prosecutors amended her charge from a felony count of stealing to a misdemeanor. Whitlatch
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The head of a local program focused on treating patients with autism spectrum disorder said last week that he hopes plans for a federal database can help uncover the cause of the condition, but it should protect patients’ safety and privacy. The National Institutes of Health plans to work with the Centers
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County man was charged Saturday after his arrest for allegedly attacking his mother with a knife, slashing her in the forehead. Andrew Henderson is charged with first-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action for the alleged attack in an apartment on Dewberry Drive, according to court records. Deputies found
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Customers stopped a domestic assault in progress in a bathroom at the Jefferson City Hy-Vee store Saturday, according to court documents. The assault took place when Jeremie M. McClain, 33, of Jefferson City, followed a woman into the bathroom and assaulted her after she tried to end their relationship, a probable
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man remained in the Cole County Jail on Monday after he was charged the previous day with punching a 7-year-old in the head. Ryan J. Duhon, 34, is charged with first-degree assault, third-degree assault and child abuse for the incident at a mobile home park in the 5100
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sturgeon man will be in front of a judge Monday afternoon for a hearing, after a deadly shooting in Northern Boone County earlier this month. Dalton R. Perkins, 31, was charged with second-degree murder, armed criminal action and first-degree domestic assault in the death of a 56-year-old Sturgeon man. He pleaded
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man charged with first-degree murder will be in the Boone County Courthouse Monday morning in connection with a deadly shooting in 2023. John L. Williamson III, of Columbia, will have a pre-trial conference hearing at 9 a.m. before his jury trial, which is set to begin May 20 in front
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Missouri’s Major League Baseball franchises are on hot streaks. The St. Louis Cardinals have won eight straight games, while the Kansas City Royals are 7-3 over their last 10 contests. The Royals have been more consistent over the season, posting a 24-18 record compared to the Cardinals’ 22-19. But the Redbirds are red hot right
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Macks Creek woman was seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash in Camden County Sunday morning. According to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 31-year-old woman from Macks Creek was driving a 2015 Madza 3 just after 8 a.m. on Route W. The crash occurred when the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police arrested a 25-year-old Saturday evening following a crash in the 3800 block of Ponderosa Street. According to a Sunday morning press release from CPD, Saul Diaz, 25, of Columbia was taken into custody after allegedly crossing the center line and striking another vehicle traveling in the opposite direction. Police say
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Four people are without a home after a fire broke out early Sunday morning in Jefferson City. According to a press release from the Jefferson City Fire Department, firefighters were called to the 1000 Block of West McCarty Street just after 1 a.m. Crews found heavy smoke coming from the first
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The Missouri Department of Social Services has been ordered a second time to improve the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program after receiving complaints of difficulties in booking appointments.
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MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man and woman from Stover were seriously injured in a crash in Morgan County Saturday night. According to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 33-year-old man from Stover was driving a 2017 Ford Explorer on Route T, South of Campell Drive just after 7 p.m. The
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GASCONADE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Bison, Oklahoma man was injured after trying to avoid a deer on his motorcycle in Gasconade County Saturday night. A Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report says it happened around 8:15 p.m, on Route Z, west of Horstmann Road. The 48-year-old man was riding a 2024 Harley Davidson Street Glide
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