COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia state representative says he wants to let Boone County voters to decide on whether a charter school should be established here. Rep. David Tyson Smith (D-Columbia) said this week that he’s pushing for a law that would let local voters decide whether a charter school can be set up in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The popular fast food restaurant chain Chick-fil-A could be adding another location in Columbia. A statement from the company says Chick-fil-A is looking to add a second location, which it claims would create roughly 80-120 jobs. Documents submitted to the city show that the company is looking to build the restaurant at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported after crews responded to a garage fire in west Columbia on Thursday. Crews responded to a fire at 1:57 p.m. in the 1500 block of Canton Drive, according to Columbia Fire Department spokeswoman Katherine Rodriguez. A garage that was attached to a home was “fully involved with flames,”
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Steelville man was seriously injured in a crash on Thursday in Maries County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. According to the report, a 2010 Hyundai Sonata – driven by a 43-year-old Steelville man – was heading southbound on Highway 63, about two miles north of Vienna, when
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, man was charged on Thursday with several child sex crimes. Christopher Lee Boyd, 30, was charged with three counts of first-degree statutory rape and three counts of statutory sodomy. A warrant was issued and no bond was set. A court date has not been scheduled. Court documents claim Boyd
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Health insurance provider Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield will change how it evaluates billed time on professional claims for anesthesia services, according to a post made to Anthem’s website on November 1, 2024.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department has relaunched its online reporting website for non-emergency situations following a surge in shoplifting. The website should be used for non-emergency incidents such as “minor thefts, vandalism and lost property,” according to a Thursday press release from CPD. This comes after CPD held a meeting with a number
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A registered sex offender in Cole County who was charged last month with child sex crimes has been charged in another case. Jimmie Payne, 38, of Jefferson City, was charged in November with second-degree child molestation and attempted second-degree child molestation. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Temp-tations Oven Gloves The Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled 1.1 million Temp-tations Oven Gloves. Regulators issued the recall because the gloves can fail to protect users from heat which increases the risk of getting burned. The recalled gloves were sold in single pairs or sets of two from August 2018 through
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A house fire that broke out Wednesday morning in south Columbia reignited less than 24 hours later. Firefighters with the Columbia Fire Department were back on scene around 2:30 Thursday morning on the 4400 block of Glen Eagle Drive. CFD left the scene just before 4:30 a.m. and the fire marshal will
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President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary — Pete Hegseth — is under increasing pressure to drop out this week. The Associated Press reported Wednesday that Trump is considering Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for the Pentagon’s top job after an avalanche of negative press about Hegseth. Allegations against Hegseth, a Fox News host, include sexual
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Abortion-rights advocates on Wednesday asked a judge to overturn Missouri’s near-total ban on the procedure, less than a month after voters backed an abortion-rights constitutional amendment. Jackson County Circuit Judge Jerri Zhang did not immediately rule after Wednesday’s hearing. Planned Parenthood and other plaintiffs had asked her to issue a temporary
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Centralia man charged with several felonies after a chase went through a soybean field had a hearing on Wednesday. Clarence Williams, 35, was charged in September with illegal gun possession, receiving stolen property, resisting arrest, delivery of a controlled substance, first-degree property damage and misdemeanor reckless driving. He is being held
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Rescuers are still searching for a woman who possibly fell into a Pennsylvania sinkhole Tuesday night. Police said they found a parked vehicle belonging to Elizabeth Pollard, 64, about 20 feet from the sinkhole. Pollard had gone out to look for her lost cat and never returned.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Department of Public Safety Director Sandra Karsten will retire next month, according to a Wednesday press release from the governor’s office. Karsten will retire at the end of Gov. Mike Parson’s term on Jan. 13, the release says. She was appointed to the position on Aug. 27, 2018. She had
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire in south Columbia Wednesday morning marked the 40th call for assistance from the Red Cross this month as fires continue to rise while temperatures drop across Mid-Missouri The Columbia Fire Department was called to a home in the 4400 block of Glen Eagle Drive at 6:22 a.m. When crews arrived
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Firefighters noted a possible natural gas leak at a house explosion in Jefferson City on Saturday. However, the cause of ignition is still under investigation, according to a fire incident report. The explosion leveled the home on 2432 St. Louis Road, leaving an empty plot of ash and damage to neighboring
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JEFFESRON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Felony charges are no longer pending for one of four former corrections officers accused in the death of Othel Moore. Cole County Prosecutor Locke Thompson told ABC 17 News in an email on Wednesday that charges are not pending for Aaron Brown, who was previously charged with second-degree felony murder and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools is asking for the community’s input in its search for a new superintendent. CPS released an online survey on Wednesday that gives an initial timeline of events, along with several questions for residents to answer. The school district is looking for a new superintendent after the sudden departure of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 74-year-old Linn Creek, Missouri, woman went missing and the local sheriff’s office is asking for public help to find her. Carolin M. Barton was last seen Tuesday afternoon at 126 Myers Road in Linn Creek, according to an Endangered Silver Advisory distributed by the Missouri State Highway Patrol. She has Alzheimer’s,
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