JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Diocese of Jefferson City has concluded a church trial involving stolen funds by a former pastor. A church court on April 6 determined the Rev. Ignazio Medina transferred $300,000 in church money to personal accounts while he was pastor of St. Stanislaus Parish in Wardsville. He was the pastor there
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HOLTS SUMMIT, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was arrested Friday and charged with several child-sex crimes. Charles Beavers, 24, is charged with second-degree statutory rape, three counts of second-degree statutory sodomy and tampering with a victim in a felony prosecution. He is being held on a $50,000 bond at the Callaway County Jail. Beavers appeared in
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COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ.) On Tuesday night, Columbia’s Climate and Environment Commission is set to discuss the rate structure for electricity. The Water and Light Board is pushing the city to pass a recent proposal to adjust utility rates so that it’s more affordable for customers. The board says moving forward the first priority in keeping rates affordable
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The camp was cleared after a warning from the state about pollution flowing into nearby Hinkson Creek. After the eviction, it’s unknown where the people living there will end up.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hundreds of mostly MU students and some family members attended a candlelit vigil Monday to honor Kennedy G. Carter, who passed away Thursday, April 20. The vigil was held at Tradition’s Plaza, just south of Jesse Hall on the University of Missouri’s campus. Kennedy’s sister, Carley, read Bible verses and Kennedy’s obituary.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man who is charged with first-degree murder wants his case dismissed. Chris Niemet, 46, is accused of killing his classmate, Greg Jones in April 1991 in Russellville. Jones was 14. Niemet also would have been 14 at the time. Niemet was charged in 2020. On Friday a motion to dismiss the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman faces several charges after she allegedly broke into a house and fired a gun. Jada Isabell, 27, is charged with first-degree, unlawful use of a weapon, armed-criminal action – all felonies — and fourth-degree domestic assault, a misdemeanor. She is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia announced on Monday that it has hired its first diversity, equity and inclusion officer. D’Andre Thompson was selected by Columbia’s City Manager De’Carlon Seewood. According to a news release, Thompson will lead “the development and implementation of DEI initiatives that help support the City’s Strategic Plan.” Thompson has
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No one was yet in custody Monday morning after a shooting that left a 31-year-old man with life-threatening injuries and a child injured.
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One of several men charged in connection with a University of Missouri fraternity pledge’s alcohol poisoning at a party took a plea deal Monday.
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people sustained injuries in a one-vehicle crash Monday in the 900 block of Adkins Road in Camden County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report. The crash occurred after a 2020 Kawaski KRX 1000 – driven by Isaac Hernandez, 20, of Gladstone – was traveling too fast while making
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The City of Columbia began filling dump trucks parked alongside Highway 63 with refuse from a homeless camp Monday morning.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Police Department announced in a press release that preliminary totals indicate about 183 pounds of medicine was collected during a drug takeback event this past weekend. This weekend’s collection raises the total from the last three events to more than 530 pounds of medicine, according to a press
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man on a bass boat was seriously injured after two boats collided Sunday afternoon at the Lake of the Ozarks, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The collision occurred after a 2022 Lowe bass boat – driven by Roger Crowder, 58, of Jefferson City — ran over
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The driver of a car that hit a Fulton school bus Friday has now been pronounced dead.
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Books have become a hot political topic.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Just last week, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the official guidelines of an emergency rule restricting certain types of gender-affirming care unless a list of requirements is met. After filing, the restrictions are set to go into effect Thursday, April 27 and could last through Feb. 6, 2024. The Attorney General’s office
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A report of someone being shot early Sunday morning in Columbia turned out to be a false alarm, according to the Columbia Police Department.
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Sheriff’s Department is investigating after a man and child were shot Saturday evening. Deputies responded to a report of shots fired on the 4300 block of West Bellview Drive around 6:35 p.m. When deputies arrived on scene, they found a 31-year-old man and a 5-year-old child had been shot
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash in Camden County early Sunday morning sent a 18-year-old to the hospital. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened on Seven Springs Road West of Blue Pond Drive at 8:00 a.m. The crash happened when the vehicle went off the west side of the road, hit
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