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House committee demands answers as Missouri childcare centers struggle to stay open amid state reimbursement backlog

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cheryl Howard, the executive director of the Nora Stewart Early Learning Center, is one of thousands of childcare providers across the state relying on state reimbursements to keep their daycare alive. However, due to a backlog in the state, Howard says the NSELC, which has been operating in Columbia for 91

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Man arrested after Monday afternoon chase charged with six felonies Tuesday

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was arrested after he led law enforcement on a chase throughout Columbia on Monday afternoon was charged with an additional six felonies on Tuesday. Rickey Ross Deford, 46, of Huntsville, Missouri, was charged on Tuesday with aggravated fleeing from a traffic stop causing injury, second-degree kidnapping, first-degree property damage,

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Teachers union: 225 CPS employees did not receive stipend for summer duties; district aiming to make payments by Friday

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools is working to pay some of its employees for summer duties by Friday. According to the district, the delay in payments was due to paperwork not being submitting on time. CPS spokeswoman Michelle Baumstark said employees who submitted their information after the payroll deadline will receive their stipend in

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