The University of Missouri will no longer have a vice chancellor specializing in diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives after pressure from Republican lawmakers.
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Five Missouri Democrats are seeking the party’s nomination for governor in the November general election.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)This is a week has an alert for excessive heat warning through Thursday with heat index being more than 105 degrees each day according to ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team. Dr. Chris Sampson — and emergency room doctor at University Hospital — warned that dizziness, nausea and a racing heart are initial signs
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ABC 17 News is interviewing candidates for Missouri governor ahead of the primary election Tuesday.
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ABC 17 News is interviewing candidates for Missouri governor ahead of the August primary.
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Boone and Cole counties are each preparing for more than a quarter of registered voters to cast ballots in the primary next month.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman accused of stabbing a University of Missouri student to death and burning the body in 2023 is still awaiting an evaluation from the Department of Mental Health. A hearing for Emma Adams, 22, was held on Tuesday. She is charged with second-degree murder, armed criminal action, tampering with physical
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County man was charged with first-degree domestic assault on Tuesday after he allegedly strangled a woman during an attack on Thursday. Michael Tyrone Richardson, 57, was booked into the Boone County Jail at 12:42 a.m. Tuesday and is being held without bond. A court date has not been set. According
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Miles Against Melanoma is trying to help prevent skin cancer in the Jefferson City area with over 65 free sunscreen dispensers.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Water and Light is proposing an increase to water rates in the for the fiscal year 2025 budget. The city will take public input during its City Council meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at City Hall, a Tuesday press release from the city says. If the rates are approved, customers will
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Ameren Missouri teamed up with a non-profit charity Tuesday to give school supplies to scores of Mid-Missouri teachers.
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 33-year-old Stoutland woman was killed in a crash Monday night in Camden County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the crash happened at 10:45 p.m. on Willow Creek Road north of Burns Drive. According to the online crash report, Clourisa Standley was driving a 2018 Kia Sportage when the vehicle
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The team has high expectations for themselves.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was found guilty of murder in May was sentenced to life in prison on Monday. Jessie Williams, 33, was found guilty by a jury on May 16 of second-degree murder in the October 2022 death of Kaylen Schmit. He is accused of pushing Schmit off the Highway 63 bridge near
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia held a work session on Monday to continue discussions about its budget for the 2025 fiscal year. During the city’s budget address last week, the city cited infrastructure, housing social services and public safety as its biggest priorities. The proposed budget for 2025 comes in at a $21 million
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City Jaycees Cole County Fair organizers are preparing for the heat. The fair began on Monday and takes place each day this week through Friday at the Cole County Fairgrounds as the heat index is expected to hit 110 degrees, according to the ABC 17 News Stormtrack Weather Team. “We
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sullivan man was charged with three felonies after he crashed his car into a business during a chase with law enforcement on Saturday. Seth Hedrick, 19, was charged with first-degree endangering the welfare of a child, resisting arrest, leaving the scene of an accident and two misdemeanors – reckless driving
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Jefferson City is planning for a conference center and hotel at the site of the old News Tribune building but it will take some time before construction begins.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with two felonies after he caused a Columbia grocery store to go on lockdown on Monday morning. John Linzie, 45, was charged with first-degree making a terroristic threat and first-degree property damage. He is being held at the Boone County Jail on a $10,000 bond. A court
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man who was charged in a June shooting that left a 19-year-old in critical condition had additional charges filed on Friday. Adonius Boykin is now charged with two counts of first-degree assault, three counts of armed criminal action and three counts of unlawful use of a weapon, court
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