JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) According to the Jefferson City Fire Department, no one was hurt in a house fire in Jefferson City on Saturday afternoon. Around 3 p.m. the Jefferson City Fire Department responded to a report of a fire coming from around a chimney of a house in the 1100 block of E. McCarty
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COLLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) MoDOT has now began their work on replacing the Rocheport Bridge that connects Boone and Cooper Counties. MoDOT said the bridge was in need of major rehabilitation that would have required them change I-70 traffic to one-lane in each direction for an extended period of time, potentially causing 3 to 8-hour backups. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police arrested Leslie Lee Williams, 40, of Columbia on suspicion of arson early Friday morning. CPD responded to a car on fire in the lot of Extended Stay at 2000 West Business Loop 70 around 1:35 a.m. on Friday. Police eventually identified the suspect as Williams who had outstanding arrest warrants
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State Highway Patrol is reporting one person is dead after a one-vehicle crash on Route TT near Crane Cove Drive in Camden County. Troopers report a 2007 Ford Fusion crossed the center of the road and then skidded before traveling off the ride side of the road and hitting a
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just before and soon after the holidays, the demand for COVID testing increased.
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Officials report two people were taken by ambulance to a local hospital after a two-vehicle wreck at Range Line near Blue Ridge just before 12:30 p.m.
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The city of Columbia is launching a new website for residents to pay for utilities.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A judge will give a Columbia teen a lower bond in a shooting case. Shawn Long, 18, is accused of shooting and killing Roberto Lauer last week. He’s charged with involuntary manslaughter. Long says he accidentally shot the gun at Lauer. We were in court when Long’s attorney argued to lower his quarter-million-dollar
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Shootings of police officers have shaken multiple American cities already in 2022 — building off an increase in such shootings in 2021.
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Columbia trash customers should be receiving vouchers for new bags in the mail this week, though some residents have complained about not being able to find the special bags the city requires.
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The Lincoln University of Missouri Board of Curators has selected the 21st president of the university.
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Several Missouri Republicans claim masks in schools are ineffective and hindering children’s education, but medical experts and public health officials say otherwise.
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Check back here for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic in Missouri.
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JOHNSON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Firefighters responded to a large fire at a business off of Highway 50 west of Warrensburg on Friday morning. According to the Johnson County Fire Protection District, crews are working with the Warrensburg Fire Department to put out the blaze at Wildscapes, LLC in the 100 block of NW 121 Road.
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A crash Thursday night on Interstate 70 killed a person from Columbia, police said.
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Some drivers may have been caught off guard by the snowfall this morning but Columbia Public Works certainly wasn’t.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Wabash Bus Station is set to open as a temporary overnight warming center Friday, according to a release from the City of Columbia. In the release, the city said the warming center, located at 126 N. 10th St., will be open from 7 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Saturday. The city
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Fire Department chief plans to leave for a new position in Arkansas. According to Southern Arkansas University Tech, Andy Woody will take over as the next director of the Arkansas Fire Training Academy (AFTA). A date wasn’t immediately available for when Woody will start in his new role. The school
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ROLLA, Mo. (KMIZ) Emergency crews took three men to the hospital after a crash on Interstate 44 in Rolla on Thursday night. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened around 10:40 p.m. near the 184-mile marker. Troopers said a westbound semi-truck driven by Atseko Tsatenawa, 69, of San Antonio, crossed the median
Continue Reading MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jan. 28 update: The Missouri State Highway Patrol has updated its report after a crash in Miller County earlier this week. Troopers said Roger G. Heckemeyer, 61, of St. Elizabeth, died from a medical event before the crash on Boeckman Bridge Road on Monday afternoon. According to the crash report, Heckemeyer’s
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