Police investigate shots fired in Columbia early Saturday morning
The Columbia Police Department along with the Crime Scene Investigation team were seen investigating after a shots fired call.
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Suspect charged in Moberly shooting
The Randolph County prosecutor filed charges Friday morning against a Moberly man in connection with a Thursday night shooting.
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Missouri Department of Conservation reports floodwaters caused natural fish kill along the Missouri River near Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) investigated reports of a large fish kill event just west of Columbia, along Interstate 70 and the Missouri River floodplain. MDC determined receding floodwaters caused the large fish kill of mostly nonnative, invasive silver carp. “As floodwaters receded, many fish did not return to the river,
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CPS returns to requiring some students to wear masks as COVID-19 cases continue to rise
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools notified families Friday that the district will require students 11-years-old and younger to wear masks inside and on buses during the summer session. This decision comes as the district has continued to monitor Covid-19 cases. The 14-Day Tracker for CPS shows that the district entered back into the red
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FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County active coronavirus cases and hospitalizations drop
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Hospitalization concerns grow as state health leaders meet to discuss coronavirus surge
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services hosted a virtual meeting to discuss the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the Show Me State.
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State health department plans news conference as COVID-19 surges
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri’s health department plans to update the public on the state of COVID-19 in the state Friday morning. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services will hold a 9 a.m. news conference on COVID-19. The department’s acting director, Robert Knodell, and other department officials are scheduled to be in attendance.
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ATV crash in Moniteau County sends 14-year-old boy to hospital
MONITEAU COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 14-year-old boy driving an ATV was seriously hurt in a crash in Moniteau County Thursday night. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol crash reports, the teen was going northbound on Lone Oak Road around 8:45 p.m. The ATV went off of the left side of the road into a ditch
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One in custody after man shot in the head in Moberly
MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) One person is in custody after officials found a man with a gunshot wound to the head Thursday night. The Moberly Police Department was notified of a person who was shot and bleeding in the 300 block of E. Burkhart St. around 8:22 p.m. When officers arrived they found a man lying
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should vaccination teams go door to door in coronavirus hot spots?
President Joe Biden this week announced plans to send volunteer teams door to door in some areas to get more Americans vaccinated against the coronavirus.
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Health officials across the state are begging people to get vaccinated as cases continue to rise at alarming rates
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Health departments and health experts are begging people to get vaccinated as the Show-Me-State hits the highest number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in the country. Margret Day, Physician and Co-Chair of the COVID-19 vaccine committee at MU Health said hospitals are filling up with unvaccinated individuals with severe cases of the virus. “What
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Columbia police officer gets probation in child’s death
The crime carries a maximum penalty of a year in jail. The sentencing memo filed June 30 does not come with a recommended sentence for Heese, but notes that her chance of committing future crimes is low.
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Missouri Department of Labor offers waivers for pandemic unemployment overpayment
The Missouri Department of Labor announced Tuesday waivers are available for the federal portion of the overpaid unemployment. The waivers would not cover the state’s portion of the $146 million in overpaid unemployment aid.
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THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports third straight day of 50 or more new coronavirus cases
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MoDOT contractors to resurface three Boone County routes
BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) contractors will begin resurfacing improvement to three routes in Boone County Monday. Crews will resurface the following areas: Route J between Interstate 70 and Route 124.Route O between Interstate 70 and Hancock Hill Road.Route UU between Interstate 70 and Route O. All three projects will also
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Holts Summit man accused in Dollar General armed robbery
Tyler Williams, 24, was charged Thursday with first-degree robbery, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. He is accused of robbing a Dollar General at 1414 Missouri Blvd. on Wednesday morning, the Jefferson City Police Department said in a news release.
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Silver Advisory canceled for missing 61-year-old Jefferson City man
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Police Department has canceled an Endangered SILVER Advisory for a missing 61-year-old man that was first issued on July 1. Benjamin Seaton was located safe in Kansas City, MO. Officials say Seaton left a residential facility on foot without his necessary medications. Seaton has been diagnosed with epilepsy,
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Burgers’ Smokehouse to buy Virginia company
The Virginian-Pilot reports Burgers’ Smokehouse will pay Edwards Virginia Smokehouse for use of Edwards’ trademark and recipes. Sam Edwards III, president of Edwards Virginia Smokehouse, says the agreement includes a noncompeting clause preventing Edwards from making country ham, bacon and sausage for four years.
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Three people, including child, seriously hurt in Morgan County Crash
MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash in Morgan County left three people injured Wednesday shortly after 5 p.m. The Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report said the vehicles were traveling on Highway 5 near the Route TT North junction when a Kia Optima slowed down and stopped to make a left turn. A pickup truck
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Lawnmower crash kills Holts Summit man after throwing him off, landing on top of him
CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An 87-year-old man is dead after a crash involving a lawnmower near Holts Summit, Missouri. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol crash reports, around 7:15 Wednesday night Leland Schweiss was backing up the lawnmower when it started to slide down a hill and overturned. The report said Schweiss was thrown from
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