COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Local utility providers in Mid-Missouri want customers to limit their usage. Three Rivers Electric Cooperatives tells these cold temperatures have put a strain on the electrical grid. The utility provider has more than 17,000 customers across seven counties. CEO Roger Kloeppel says customers who limit their use can help avoid problems like
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OSAGE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man is recovering from serious injuries after a crash in Osage County Saturday morning. According to highway patrol crash reports, 25 year old Joseph Voss, of Linn, was driving along Missouri Route 89 just south of country road 803 when his car ran off the road, struck a tree and
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COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man is recovering from serious injuries after a crash in Cole County Friday night. Highway patrol crash reports show the crash happened on Missouri Route 17 around 11 p.m. near North Street. Tony Humphrey, of Eldon, was travelling north on Missouri Route 17 when his car went off the left
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man is recovering from serious injuries after a crash in Camden County Friday night. Highway patrol crash reports show the crash happened on Missouri Route 5 around 9:15 p.m. near Pier 31 Road. Alin Carbeta, of Florida, was travelling south on Mo 5 when his car crossed the center line
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TRENTON, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a St. Louis-area psychiatrist and his son were killed when their plane crashed earlier this week in northern Missouri. The crash killed 82-year-old Philip Joseph LeFevre III, of Glendale, and 47-year-old Philip Joseph LeFevre IV, of Sunset Hills. The younger LeFevre was the president and CEO of Lending Partners.
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO (KMIZ) Missouri has seen major improvements in COVID-19 cases, but still faces issues with vaccine supply. Governor Mike Parson said at his briefing Thursday that Missouri’s current rate for positive COVID-19 cases is at 7.6%, this is the first time the state has been under 10% since October. The state’s current 7-day
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KMIZ) The FBI field office out of Kansas City is reporting two Springfield men were arrested for their roles in the violence at the Jan. 6 events at the U.S. Capitol. According to the release, Michael Aaron Quick and Stephen Brian Quick surrendered to the FBI Friday morning. Michael Aaron Quick was arrested
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Gov. Mike Parson has said his administration expects Missourians who received extra unemployment benefits by mistake to pay the money back. However, legislators are opposing that approach. Several have filed bills to stop the state from collecting. What do you think? Vote in the poll below.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Better Business Bureau is warning people not to hire a Columbia-based contractor. The BBB reports ‘MO State Construction LLC’ has earned an ‘F’ rating from the BBB. That’s the lowest possible rating that can be given. According to the BBB, owner Blake Mahoney has left several construction projects unfinished after taking
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — U.S. Attorney Tim Garrison, of the Western District of Missouri, says he will resign, effective Feb. 28. Garrison’s resignation was expected after the U.S. Justice Department and President Joe Biden asked all U.S. attorneys to resign by the end of February so the new administration could begin replacing the political
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Continue Reading JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has approved $324 million to help renters and landlords struggling during the coronavirus pandemic. Parson on Thursday signed the funding bill into law. The money comes from a federal program that Congress passed in December. Both landlords and renters can apply for aid under the program.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — State lawmakers are considering several bills to allow Missourians to keep unemployment benefits they were not entitled to. The House Special Committee on Government Oversight heard seven separate proposals Wednesday to forgive payments to people who were not intentionally committing fraud. Gov. Mike Parson has said people should return the
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FBI agents say three people who lived near the Kansas City metro area were arrested Thursday morning in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol.
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson touted increases in Missouri’s coronavirus vaccine supply and decreases in new cases and lashed out at a St. Louis-area medical leader during his weekly briefing Thursday.
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Emergency crews responded to a crash on the Missouri River Bridge Thursday morning.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) As the state continues to roll out the coronavirus vaccine with large scale events, winter weather is starting to get in the way of that effort. In Mid-Missouri, the next mass vaccination event at the School of the Osage near the Lake of the Ozarks was rescheduled from Feb. 14 until March
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The group coordinating Missouri’s coronavirus vaccine program will brief reporters in a closed-door meeting Wednesday afternoon.
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