Game of the Week: Hickman vs. Rock Bridge
Watch a replay of the game in the web player above. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Hickman boys basketball team fell to Rock Bridge Tuesday night at home 60-42 in this weeks KZOU game of the week.
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Appeals court sides with student who was forced to cut his hair, case goes back to Cole County
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City student will get another chance at his lawsuit against the district. An appeals court on Tuesday sided with Joey Huerta and his mother in their lawsuit from 2017. They sued when a wrestling coach at Thomas Jefferson Middle School made Huerta cut his hair. The appeals court said
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Missouri lawmakers again take up transgender issues as legislation impacts Columbia schools
The morning after a Columbia Board of Education member left a meeting citing ongoing stress from the Missouri legislature’s continued focus on LGBTQ+ issues, lawmakers were set to meet Tuesday to discuss transgender children.
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Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade to have large law enforcement presence
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Downtown Kansas City will be packed with people Wednesday to celebrate the Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory. The Kansas City Police Department says there will be hundreds of officers patrolling the parade. Nineteen local, state and federal agencies will be among those guarding the area. The city began preparations earlier this week. Kansas City Police
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Rollover crash blocks part of busy Columbia intersection
A rollover crash briefly blocked a busy central Columbia intersection at about noon Tuesday.
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Two Columbia residents plead guilty to $1.2 million insurance fraud scheme
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A pair of Columbia residents pleaded guilty in federal court to more than $1.2 million worth in insurance fraud that included false injury claims allegedly suffered in a car accident. Latoya Marie Brown, 37, and Cedrick Shawndale Goldman, 46, each pleaded guilty in separate appearances before U.S. Magistrate Judge Willie J.
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AG: Contractor sentenced to 7 years in prison for defrauding clients
The Missouri attorney general said Tuesday that a Mid-Missouri contractor who was accused of ripping off his clients has been sentenced to seven years in prison.
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Audrain County Sheriff’s Office: Woman ‘unintentionally’ shot in home
VANDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Audrain County Sheriff’s Office announced in a Facebook post that a woman on Monday was shot unintentionally in a home on East Bland Street in Vandalia The Sheriff’s Office says deputies found a 25-year-old woman with a gunshot wound in her chest. She was flown to University Hospital in Columbia and
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Need for new lawyer prolongs Columbia murder case
The death of a defense lawyer has prolonged the prosecution of a Columbia man accused in a 2017 murder.
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Columbia Board of Education member leaves meeting, citing slew of legislation
Columbia Board of Education member Katherine Sasser said she could no longer fulfill her role on the board at Monday night’s meeting.
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Cities such as Columbia, Jefferson City studying uses for recreational marijuana taxes
Recreational marijuana sales began in early February in Missouri but after April they could become more expensive for some Mid-Missouri consumers.
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Preparations underway for Chiefs’ victory parade Wednesday
Watch a livestream announcing details from the parade in the player above. KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Sports Commission and Foundation has begun preparations for the Kansas City Chiefs’ victory parade and rally being held on Wednesday. This comes as the Chiefs beat the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35 in the Super Bowl on Sunday.
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Teenager seriously injured in Cole County ATV crash
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 14-year-old boy suffered serious injuries Monday afternoon after he hit a deer with the ATV he was driving in the 7300 block of Rock Valley Road in Cole County. A name for the teenager was not released. The crash occurred as the young man was on a private roadway when
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Mexico Public Safety: Woman drives car into Scooter’s Coffee
MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mexico Department of Public Safety announced in a Monday press release that a woman drove into Scooter’s Coffee on South Clark Street on Sunday. The department said responding personnel Betsy D Cline, 73, of Mexico, was attempting to leave and drove her 2004 Jeep forward and into the building. The business
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Black market remains after Missouri marijuana legalization
Although marijuana is now legal in Missouri, illegal black market sales continue to happen, along with the dangers of street-level drug dealing.
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Callaway County intersection reopens after crash
State troopers asked drivers to avoid a Callaway County intersection Monday afternoon after a three-vehicle crash.
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WATCH: Chiefs return to Kansas City with Lombardi Trophy after Super Bowl win
The Kansas City Chiefs landed Monday at Kansas City International Airport after a night of celebration.
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Jefferson City School District announces new South Elementary principal
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City School District announced in a Monday press release that it has hired Keshia LaVergne to be the principal of South Elementary next school year. LaVergne will succeed Teri Tillinghast, who will be teaching third grade at Lawson Elementary. “As a building principal, I believe strongly in creating and maintaining
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Woman suffers serious injuries in Miller County crash
IBERIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Stafford woman sustained serious injuries in a one-vehicle crash Sunday in Miller County on Missouri 17 at Airport Road. Deborah Betchel, 54, was taken to Capital Region Hospital by ambulance, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report. Her 2015 Lincoln Continental ran off the right side of the road, hit
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WATCH: Chiefs fans turn out early for championship gear in Columbia
Some Chiefs fans couldn’t wait to get their favorite team’s championship gear Sunday.
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