COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Closing arguments in the Joseph Elledge murder trial will start Thursday morning. The defense finished up its last piece of evidence just after 3 p.m. Both sides will now go over what charges jurors might consider convicting Elledge of. Elledge is charged with first-degree murder. That comes with just one penalty in
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By January 4, nearly 17 million healthcare workers will have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.Â
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Man hospitalized after crash on Highway 63 Wednesday afternoon.
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Missouri is offering credit and identity theft monitoring services to 620,000 current and former educators who may have been affected by a data incident last month.
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Concerned residents, internet providers and task force members shared ideas and concerns about the future of broadband access in Columbia.
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CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An 80-year-old man from Hartsburg experienced serious injuries in a crash Wednesday morning in Callaway County. Kenneth Niles was traveling on Route WW westbound at County Rd. 259 just after 10:30 a.m. when he failed to navigate a curve in the road causing the vehicle to overturn. Niles was transported to
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Multiple organizations are hosting hiring events and touting veteran workforce accomplishments ahead of Veterans Day.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Kip Kendrick announced he is running for Boone County Commissioner. Kendrick is currently the chief of staff for a state senator but has also held administrative positions with Boone County family resources, Columbia College, and the MU School of Journalism. Kendrick represented House District 45 from 2015-2020, including a large portion of
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Check back here for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic in Missouri.
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HUNTSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Randolph County prosecutor has charged a Hannibal man after he allegedly damaged a water sprinkler causing the flooding at the Randolph County jail. Colton Miller is charged with damage to jail property. According to jail records, Miller was in custody for first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle. Investigators reviewed video footage
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A Sedalia homeowner shot a burglary suspect Wednesday morning.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Osage County SheriffMike Bonhamr reprots the suspect is under arrest. According to the Jefferson City Police Department, officers searched for the man near Algoa Road and Stertzer Road. The Osage County Sheriff’s Office stated a deputy conducted a business check at Casper’s 66 in Linn, Missouri around 6:30 a.m. The sheriff’s
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Drivers in Jefferson City were asked to avoid part of Jefferson Street on Wednesday morning due to a crash. The Jefferson City Police Department posted on Twitter around 7 a.m. that traffic is back to normal in the 700 block of Jefferson Street. ABC 17 News has reached out to police
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Three state lawmakers addressed the Columbia Board of Education about Critical Race Theory at its meeting Monday night. Rep. Chuck Basye said that he felt that Critical Race Theory, often referred to as CRT, was being taught in Columbia Public Schools. The lawmaker said that he has proof it is being taught. Rep. David Tyson
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Joseph Elledge told jurors his version of what happened to his wife Mengqi Ji in 2019. Elledge has been on the stand for six hours now as his murder trial goes into its second week. Elledge took the stand and talked about what the defense called in opening statements a “tragic accident”
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A Boone County prosecutor has charged a Columbia man in connection with a deadly shooting.
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A judge sentenced a man Tuesday to four years in prison for his involvement in a deadly shooting in February.
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A parent at Columbia Public Schools is calling for better communication from the district after a scare at Battle Elementary School on Tuesday afternoon.
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This past Friday in Houston, nearly 50,000 people packed into NRG stadium to attend rapper Travis Scott’s sold-out Astroworld music festival.
Continue Reading The state will invest $50 million over the next three years for the recruitment and retention program.
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