Columbia’s Heritage Festival back after being canceled last year due to COVID-19
Columbia’s Heritage Festival is back after being canceled last year due to COVID-19, with events scheduled throughout the day on Sunday.
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Man flown to University Hospital after motorcycle crash in Camden County
One man was flown to the hospital after Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers say he failed to negotiate a turn, traveled off the left side of the road and overturned.
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Man killed in Miller County UTV crash
MILLER, Co. (KMIZ) One man was killed on Saturday night in a UTV crash in Miller County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, 65-year-old Gary Herigon was driving a UTV along Old 10 Mile Rd. south of Kings Bluff Drive when he ran off the left side of the road. The UTV
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UPDATE: Lanes at Clark Lane and Connector back open
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: Lanes are back open as of 9:46 p.m. Eastbound Clark Lane at the Connector is shut down due to an accident. ABC 17 news crews on scene say the crash involved two vehicles and one victim has been loaded into an ambulance. Boone County Joint Communication is advising drivers to use
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Columbia nonprofit teaches life skills to keep kids off the streets
Dream Tree, a nonprofit in Columbia, teaches about 25 children life skills such as mental health responses, trade skills and financial literacy to help them open doors in the future.
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CPD holds recruitment event as staffing continues to be an issue
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department held a recruitment event Saturday at the Molly Bowden Neighborhood Policing Center. Sgt. Kim German told ABC 17 News crews that CPD currently has 14 police officer openings. German says the department goes around the state to job fairs, police academies, and colleges/universities to find new recruits. According
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Two people shot in downtown Columbia early Saturday morning
The Columbia Police Department has confirmed two people were shot at 5th and Walnut St. in downtown Columbia on Saturday morning.
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Man seriously injured in Callaway County crash
CALLAWAY CO., Mo (KMIZ) One man is seriously injured after a crash Saturday morning in Callaway County. Kyle Canada, 24 of Fulton, was traveling in Callaway on Route HH North of Airway Rd. at 1:05 a.m. when his vehicle travelled off the roadway and struck a fence. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol crash report,
Continue Reading Man in critical condition after being hit by a car in Phelps Co.
One man was flown to the hospital in serious condition, after a crash in Phelps county.
Continue Reading Man in serious condition after attempting a ‘wheelie’ on his motorcycle and crashing into a concrete wall
attempting to pull a wheelie.
Continue Reading Multiple people taken to hospital after first responder struck vehicle
Two people have been transported to the hospital with serious injuries after a crash involving a first responder in Montgomery County.
Continue Reading Saturday morning crash seriously injures man in Callaway Co.
CALLAWAY Co. (KMIZ) One man was seriously injured in a Saturday morning crash in Callaway County. According to the Missouri State Highway Crash Report, 24-year-old Kyle Canada was driving along Route HH, north of Airway Road in Callaway County around 1 a.m. when his car went off the road. The car then hit a fence
Continue Reading Teenager seriously injured in Moniteau Co. crash that totals car
MONITEAU, Mo. (KMIZ) A 16-year-old boy was seriously injured in a crash in Moniteau County. According to the crash report, the boy was driving along Route 87 near Shalom Drive on Friday night, when the car crossed a driveway. The car then went off the left side of the road and went airborne. The car
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SportsZone Football Friday 2021: Week 4 scores and highlights
You can watch the game of the week, Hickman at Battle, replay in the player below. Hickman (22) at Battle (35) FRock Bridge (43) at Capital City (13) FGranite City (IL) (0) at Helias (49) FMontgomery County (28) at South Callaway (41) FVan-Far (0) at North Callaway (56) FJefferson City (49) at Smith-Cotton (0) FBlair
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Protesters escorted off Southern Boone school property as mask mandate takes effect
Southern Boone Elementary School started requiring masks Friday after Superintendent Christopher Felmlee announced the school hit its benchmark to send the school into a temporary mask mandate. Felmlee said 15% of students are out of school due to COVID-19 cases, with 82 students quarantined, five active student cases and one active staff case.
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FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports six COVID breakthrough deaths out of 92,000 fully vaccinated residents
Check back for updates related to the coronavirus pandemic in Missouri.
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Attorney general seeks to add more schools to mask lawsuit against CPS
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt wants to add more schools to the lawsuit against Columbia Public Schools and its mask policy.
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Arkansas man seriously injured after a motorcycle wreck in Osage Beach
OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) An Arkansas man was injured after a motorcycle wreck Thursday night on Highway 54. The Osage Beach Police Department responded to Eastbound Highway 54 west of Passover Road after Chester Kowolski, 55, hit the guardrail while driving a motorcycle. Kowolski was taken to Lake Regional Health System with serious injuries treatment.
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Columbia Mayor Brian Treece announces he won’t run for reelection
City of Columbia Mayor Brian Treece announced Friday afternoon he will not run for reelection in 2022.
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Illinois man dies in Osage Beach crash
Donald Leffler of Warsaw, Illinois, tried to exit onto Key Largo from Highway 54 on his Harley-Davidson Trike when he went off the road and hit an electrical box, the Osage Beach Police Department said in a news release. Leffler was thrown from the Trike and pronounced dead at Lake Regional Hospital, police said.
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