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Columbia police officer pleads guilty to reduced charge in child’s death
A Columbia police officer pleaded guilty in connection with a child’s death.
Continue ReadingA Columbia police officer pleaded guilty in connection with a child’s death.
Continue ReadingMissouri DHSS has added 36 COVID-19 related deaths after the state’s disease surveillance system analyzed several death certificates. Officials say the deaths will be captured and reported publicly through the dashboard Tuesday. Of the 36 deaths: one in Septemberone in Novembereight in January18 in Marcheight in April Officials at DHSS report the weekly activity typically
Continue ReadingAt least six people died in crashes over the Memorial Day weekend, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
Continue ReadingSEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sedalia police arrested two teenagers in connection with a shooting at a park on Memorial Day. Officers responded to Vermont Park for a shots fired call Monday at 7:48 p.m. Police believe this happened because of an ongoing issue between two groups of people. Authorities said the suspects left the scene but
Continue ReadingOnline jail records showed Tevone Stapleton was booked into the Boone County Jail Monday afternoon. He is being held without bond.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri’s National Guard is set to complete scaling back its help at vaccination sites across the state Tuesday. This comes as demand for the COVID-19 vaccine has significantly decreased in recent weeks. As of Tuesday, 74,939 vaccines had been administered in the last 7 days. Since the state began vaccinations, 4,538,144
Continue ReadingAs case numbers continue to stay low and Missourians get vaccinated, local officials are lifting masks restrictions across Columbia and Boone County.
Continue ReadingCAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An Eldridge, Mo. man died Monday just before noon after a one vehicle wreck on Highway D in Camden County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, 80-year-old Leonard Byars was driving a 1994 Ford Explorer on Highway D when it ran off the side of the road. Byars
Continue ReadingBoone County will update the dashboard Tuesday however the state of Missouri has udpated their vaccine dashboard with the latest numbers. The dashboard is reporting that 87,042 residents have received their first dose in Boone County and 74,295 Boone County residents have completed their vaccine doses. Boone County has the largest percentage of people in
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) seized 26.4 pounds of normal-looking snacks and treats containing THC along with 9 pounds of marijuana. MSHP tweeted about the drug bust on May 25. From MSHP Troop F Twitter Corporal Kyle Green with MSHP said it is not new for troopers to stop vehicles and
Continue ReadingMany businesses at the Lake of the Ozarks saw their sales boom during Memorial Day Weekend, as more people begin to travel amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Continue ReadingMONITEAU COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Lone Jack man was seriously injured Monday morning at 2:30 after he wrecked on westbound Highway 50 in Moniteau County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, Cody Baker was driving westbound when he failed to navigate a curve. Baker’s 2001 Honda CBR900 crossed the center of the
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department is searching for a suspect after finding property damage from a Monday morning shots fired incident. It happened around 1 a.m. in the 2900 block of Northland Drive. ABC 17 News crews on the scene saw officers canvassing the streets for bullet casings and one neighbor said they
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri man died Sunday after drowning on Rinquelin Trail Lake in Maries County. Official reports said around 5:09 p.m 77-year-old Paul W. Becker fell overboard and didn’t surface. Jerome Frey was driving the boat at the time of the incident, and there was no damage to the boat. The report said
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As the city of Columbia honors Memorial Day, city offices will be closed and trash and recycling collection will be delayed one day after the holiday for the remainder of the week. Other closures on Memorial Day: The sanitary landfill will be closed.City buses will not operate.Parking meters will not be enforced.Administrative
Continue ReadingMOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Moberly police department arrested a man at 300 N College Avenue Friday night after he was reported entering at least two separate apartments without the consent of the residents. A press release from the Moberly police department said officers responded to the apartment complex around 8:30 p.m. on Friday. 35-year-old William
Continue ReadingLAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: The Camden County Sheriffs Office released the name of the victim and located the third person of interest in relation to the Saturday night Lazy Gators homicide. Twenty-seven year old Vonza Watson of Jefferson City was shot and killed around 11 p.m on Saturday night at a bar
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Many officials referred to Memorial Day weekend as the ‘kick off for summer’ and said although people are eager to get back out after the pandemic, it is important to stay safe while doing so. Nick Chabarra with AAA said an estimate of 37 million people will be traveling this weekend and
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol will have an increased presence out on the roads and water this Memorial Day Weekend. According to AAA, more than 37 million people are expected to travel this holiday weekend. The company also states that 90% of those 37 million people are expected to get to their
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County grand jury has also indicted a Hartsburg man after he was accused of rape in August 2020. Tomas Vino-Osorio is charged in Boone County with second-degree rape and sodomy. According to the victim, Vino-Osorio took the victim to a bedroom and started to have sex with the victim. The
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