In a Monday afternoon budget committee hearing, Chair Rep. Cody Smith, R-Jasper, removed the governor’s proposal to allocate $21.8 million to matching school districts in raising the starting salary for teachers to $38,000.
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Boone County court officials canceled Monday’s trial for Mehrdad Fotoohighiam and rescheduled it as a bench trial on April 4.
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A Cole County jury has convicted a man of second-degree murder, assault and other charges in connection with a 2018 fatal shooting.
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The Missouri Department of Transportation is celebrating the 35th year of its adopt a highway program, which the agency says help supplement its $6 million annual effort to keep roads clean.
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Prosecutors have charged a 17-year-old with assault in a September shooting in central Columbia.
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Two more rural hospitals in Mid-Missouri have closed, at least temporarily — in Mexico and Fulton.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Randolph County deputy was shot on Sunday morning while attempting to make an arrest. According to MSHP Troop B Public Information and Education Officer Cpl. Justin Dunn, Moberly Police and the Randolph County Sheriff’s Department were sent to the 600 block of Adams Ave. in Moberly for a disturbance around 1:54
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Kansas City truck driver charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of a Boone County Fire Protection District official is now behind bars. Kevin Lee Brunson Kevin Brunson was indicted by a grand jury for his role in the death of Boone County Assistant Fire Chief Bryant Gladney. He was killed
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Pet owners, can get their furry friends microchipped Sunday for free at an event held by Unchained Melodies Dog Rescue in Columbia.
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, two Missouri men died in a boat crash in Ozark County on Friday morning. The crash report states 32-year-old Michael Dunlap, 38-year-old Shannon Newton and 60-year-old Robert Smith were boating along the North Fork of the White River, one mile west of Tecumseh, when the
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COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) Sen. Roy Blunt made some stops in a few Mid-Missouri cities Saturday to speak on topics like broadband, energy cost, jobs and the economy. Sen. Blunt stopped at the Farm Bureau Office in Versailles at 10:30 a.m., the Co-Mo Connect Operations Center in Tipton at 11:30 a.m. and Taylor’s Bake Shop in
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COLUMBIA, MO. (KMIZ) According to Columbia Police, a boy was seriously hurt after getting shot along Highway 63 on Saturday morning. CPD states around 12:05 a.m. they were called to the area of Highway 63 and Paris Rd. for a report of shots fired. At the scene, they found a boy who had been shot
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Columbia’s Mayoral candidates are all set to take part in a forum, hosted by the Mid-Missouri Civil Liberties Association.
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Missouri House lawmakers passed two bills this week that would legalize sports betting in the state. House Bills 2502 and 2556 would allow online and in-person wagering on professional sports matches.
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The murder trial against Jahaun Whirley was placed in the hands of the jury Friday afternoon.
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A Columbia man has been sentenced to four years behind bars.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Congressional Medal of Honor Society named Columbia Boy Scouts Joseph Diener and Dominic Viet with the Citizen Honors Awards. Diener and Viet, both Boy Scouts from Troop 6 in Columbia, were selected following a national search for individuals and an organization whose service or act of heroism greatly distinguished themselves. The teenagers are being honored
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Members in the Audrain and Callaway Community will now have to make the journey to Columbia or Jefferson City to seek emergency services, whether that be by ambulance or driving themselves after Noble Health suspended operations at two Mid-Missouri hospitals. Noble Health Corporation announced on Facebook all services at the Audrain Community
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A Columbia man was charged with multiple crimes after a Thursday night shooting and car chase.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou’s men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates will earn $16.5 million of guaranteed money in his contract over the next six years. ABC 17 News did an open records request to receive the contract. Details show the six year deal has an annual base salary of $300,000. Gates will be starting at $2.5
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