Miller Deadly Pedestrian CrashDownload COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Miller County deputy told investigators that she could not see a man standing in the middle of a highway before a deadly November collision, according to an official report. The name of the 26-year-old deputy — 25 at the time of the crash — is redacted in
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View a full list of area closures and delays on our closings on our website. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Road conditions from this weekend’s winter storm have caused more delays and closures in Mid-Missouri. The Jefferson City School District shared on its social media that it would have a two-hour late start on Thursday. The school
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An inmate at Jefferson City Correctional Center was charged in Boone County after trying to take a University Hospital employee hostage on Nov. 22, court documents say. Matthew Handlang, 37, was charged on Tuesday with third-degree assault of a special victim, second-degree kidnapping and attempting to escape confinement. A court date has
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City police arrested a man on Monday night as a carport collapsed. Police wrote in a Wednesday press release that they arrived in the 1700 block of Sunset Court after getting a report of a man trying to get into vehicles. The victim’s garage door was opened and their garage
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Firefighters saved two cats from a burning home Wednesday morning in Jefferson City. Firefighters were called to the 100 block of Taylor Street at about 8:15 a.m., according to a Jefferson City Fire Department news release. A neighbor reported smoke coming from the windows and roof. No one was home then,
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After a stretch of frigid temperatures, we’ll cap off a wintry week with another round of light snow between late Thursday and mid-afternoon Friday. Low pressure stays well to our south this time, meaning the impact from this system will be much less significant compared to our most recent storm. The track of the low
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Big changes are coming to Facebook. Meta owner Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday that Facebook will no longer use fact-checking. Instead, Facebook will take a cue from X and use the “community notes” model that allows users to append notes to correct content. The move has been praised by right-wing figures who say Facebook is biased
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some people are torn about the effectiveness of Columbia Public School’s Alternate Methods of Instruction, as the district heads into its third consecutive day of remote learning. CPS was one of multiple districts in Mid-Missouri to cancel classes Wednesday, as winter weather continues to cause problems. The district announced the addition of
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As temperatures continue to drop, the need for shelter increases. Resources here in Columbia are working to keep the homeless community safe through dangerously low temperatures.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some Mid-Missouri school districts had called off Wednesday classes by the middle of Tuesday afternoon as snow and ice continued to cling to area roads. Columbia Public Schools was among the districts that decided before 3 p.m. along with Moberly Public Schools and other, smaller districts in more rural areas. The Jefferson
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The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for dangerously cold morning temperatures through Thursday morning. Arctic air following Sunday and Monday’s winter storm coupled with snow covered ground will make for some frigid mornings in Mid-Missouri through late week. Strong winds from the northwest will keep temperatures well below average,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of I-70 Drive Southeast at North East Lane at the eastern edge of Columbia was closed Tuesday while firefighters responded to a fire. First responders had the intersection blocked off before 5 p.m. Boone County Joint Communications sent a notification at 4:46 p.m. stating that the area was closed because
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Columbia men were accused in an armed robbery that occurred Saturday in a Jefferson City parking lot, court documents say. Joe Kisabo, 21, was charged with first-degree robbery and tampering with evidence. Stefan Williams, 18, was charged with first-degree robbery and accessory to tampering with evidence. Both men are being held
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged after he was accused of attacking another man with a hammer on Sunday in Moberly. Rex Barstow, 47, was charged with first-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action. Court records list his address as Columbia, but jail records say he is from Moberly. He is being held at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) All Ameren Missouri customers in the Eldon had their power restored around noon Tuesday after losing it in the early morning. Ameren’s outage map showed about 250 customers in the Eldon area without power a little before 11 a.m. Tuesday. The number was down from about 1,700 earlier in the morning. The
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Codee Munson was charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in Morgan County for the stabbing death of 69-year-old Carl Goodman.
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The winter storm that hit Mid-Missouri over the weekend didn’t make the worst-case scenario but still dumped enough snow and shut down schools and some businesses. And temperatures well below freezing mean it’s taking longer for that frozen precipitation to come off the roads. Residential streets throughout Mid-Missouri remain covered even as MoDOT makes headway
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Parts of Mid-Missouri will experience frigid temperatures Monday night through Thursday, leading to home owners cranking up their thermostats. Turning up the heat in a home is often done in an attempt to keep warm, but a local plumber says it’s also essential to keep pipes in the home from freezing. Or
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Ashland residents who typically have their trash picked up on Monday and Tuesday should expect their refuse to be collected on Tuesday, the city wrote in a Monday evening social media post. “Republic services plans to pick up Monday and Tuesday trash routes TOMORROW. We will update if that changes. Please have
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City Council on Monday night authorized some construction on a proposed trail in south Columbia. The council approved an amended plan to build 6 miles of new surface trails in the Gans Creek Recreation area. The council plans to look at the rest of the plan later. The original plan included
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