COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice was jailed in Texas on Tuesday after violating the terms of his probation. Rice was booked into the Dallas County Jail just after noon local time Tuesday, according to online jail records. An order from a Dallas County judge says Rice is to serve 30
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged Monday with abandoning a corpse after allegedly leaving his roommate’s body in an apartment for what police say could have been weeks. Ira C. Baldwin was issued a summons for the Class E felony and released, according to online court records. An initial hearing is set for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A bench trial has been scheduled for late next month in Gary Pinkel’s attempt to keep his driver’s license. The former Mizzou football head coach filed a lawsuit last year to keep his license after he was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. Pinkel allegedly refused to take a breath test
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Sheriff Dwayne Carey argued for his proposed 3/8-cent sales tax increase to be added to the ballot during a Boone County Commission meeting Monday. If approved by the commission, Boone County residents would be able to vote on the measure during the August election. Boone County Auditor Kyle Rieman estimated
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This winter may be the last that the Jefferson City Room at the Inn operates at the First Baptist Church on Capitol Avenue.
JCRATI is an emergency, overnight homeless shelter that operates during the winter months.
But Housing the Community Jefferson City, JCRATI’s parent organization, could soon be housing the city’s homeless at a new headquarters.
After more than two years of searching for a larger location, the organization announced at a press conference Tuesday morning that it has signed an option-to-purchase agreement with the owner of 107 Adams St. and filed a zoning application for the building.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Allegiant Airlines announced on Tuesday that it will be launching a new route from Columbia Regional Airport. The airline said in a release that flights will start on Nov. 19 from Columbia to St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport. This is the third new route Allegiant is launching from Columbia in 2026. Flights to
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The amount of the proposed tax hasbeen corrected. It’s the season of sales taxes in Missouri, where local governments around the state are facing revenue problems and questions about future funding. Measures are now being considered for the August and November ballots. Boone County is considering a 3/8-cent sales tax to help pay
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 12-year-old Latham boy drowned Monday afternoon in Moniteau County, two miles down from the 67000 block of Hazel Dell Road, according to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says a 12-year-old Latham boy and a 15-year-old Latham boy were attempting to cross a low-water crossing in a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After delaying a vote earlier this month, holding hours of discussion and hearing concerns from several residents, the Columbia City Council unanimously approved placing a proposed 1% sales tax for public safety on the August ballot. Monday marked the City Council’s final opportunity to approve the proposal in time for the August
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Providence Road overpass on I-70 will close May 29, with replacement work expected to last into October. Starting at 9 p.m. on May 29, crews will demolish the existing bridge. That work is expected to finish by 9 a.m. on May 31, and will cause lane narrowing on I-70 for that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The city of Columbia will resume weekly collection of recycling starting June 15, the city announced on Monday. A Facebook post from Columbia Recycle and Trash, the Facebook page for the city’s solid waste utility, said people can start putting recycling on the curb on their regular collection day every week. Monday’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MoDOT delayed closing two ramps on westbound I-70 in Columbia due to rainy weather, according to a news release. Crews will now close the westbound ramp from Rangeline Street to I-70 and the westbound ramp from I-70 to Providence Road starting Tuesday evening at 8 p.m. The closure, which was originally scheduled
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Holts Summit police arrested a man wanted by the U.S. Marshal’s Service following an hours-long standoff on Monday. According to a news release from the Holts Summit Police Department, police established a perimeter in the 300 block of South Summit Drive. The suspect was identified as Damien Rotter, wanted for probation violation
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HUNSTVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Four people charged in connection with the death of a Moberly teenager appeared in court on Monday. Alayna Mason, 20, and Hunter Ames, both of Moberly, are charged with first-degree murder and first-degree kidnapping in the death of 16-year-old Kayla Huff. Ames faces an additional charge of tampering with evidence. Dave Kirschner
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 35-year-old Sturgeon man died in a Monday morning crash on Highway 63 in Boone County at Highway 124, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the man tried driving a 1997 Honda Civic westbound across northbound Highway 63 and entered the path of a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Medical Examiner is set to perform an autopsy Tuesday on a body found in Perche Creek, an MU Health Care spokesman confirmed on Monday. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office recovered the body Sunday night. The body was allegedly found altered suspiciously and in a decomposing state inside a container.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A probable cause statement filed by the Stover Police Department details a violent assault that allegedly occurred just after midnight on Saturday morning. Details of the assault appeared in the probable cause statement for Austin Beckmann, who was charged in Morgan County on Monday with first-degree burglary. A warrant was issued and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri group behind the push to put a new Congressional map on the ballot has filed another lawsuit involving the mid-decade redistricting efforts. People Not Politicians filed a lawsuit on Monday in Cole County that demands for Secretary of State Denny Hoskins to decide whether or not the petition to put
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 30-year-old Macks Creek woman died in a crash after her vehicle hydroplaned in Camden County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash occurred in the eastbound lane of Highway 54, west of Route AA, according to the report. The report says the woman’s 2017 Hyundai
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CENTRALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Centralia home was seen smoking for hours on Monday. Firefighters were called at 12:59 p.m. to the 23000 block of North March Road for a report of a house fire, according to dispatch logs. Firefighters saw smoke coming from the building when they arrived, according to a Boone County Fire Protection
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