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Autopsy ordered after inmate dies Sunday in Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An autopsy is planned after an inmate from the Fulton Reception and Diagnostic Center died. The State Department of Corrections tells ABC 17 news 58-year-old Randall Tangen was pronounced dead on Sunday at a hospital in Columbia. Tangen was serving his fourth year of a 10-year sentence at the prison in Fulton
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Woman arrested after allegedly stabbing a man in chest in Ashland
ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman is accused of stabbing a man in Ashland Tuesday. Prosecutors charged 21-year-old SheyAnne Nichols today for second-degree assault and armed criminal action. Police say Nichols stabbed a man with a kitchen knife around 8:30 this morning in the 100 block of west Broadway. The man was treated for a stab
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Columbia’s first medical marijuana shop opens
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) 3Fifteen Primo Cannabis, a medical marijuana dispensary, opened its doors in Columbia Tuesday. It’s Columbia’s first marijuana shop to begin selling to licensed patients legally. Located at 4003 Ponderosa Street, the state-inspected and licensed operation is owned and operated by Columbia residents. 3Fifteen Primo Cannabis staff.3Fifteen Primo Cannabis show room.Jason Corrado, CEO
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Man arrested on suspicion of DWI in deadly Boonville crash
Missouri State Highway Patrol arrested a Boonville man on suspicion of driving while intoxicated after a deadly crash on Highway 5.
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Missouri judge backs medical marijuana license rules
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge has ruled in favor of the state’s medical marijuana licensing rules. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Cole County Circuit Judge Patricia Joyce issued her ruling Monday. A southwest Missouri family had sued after it didn’t get a medical marijuana license from the state. Attorneys argued that
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MONDAY UPDATES: Boone Hospital Center to forgo Moderna coronavirus vaccine
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Missouri governor pardons 24 and commutes 4 sentences
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s office released Monday that he had pardoned 24 people and commuted three other sentences.
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Missouri woman charged in child’s fentanyl death
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — A southeast Missouri woman is jailed after a girl in her care died after ingesting fentanyl. The Southeast Missourian reports that 35-year-old Stephanie K. Durbin of Cape Girardeau was taken into custody Dec. 11 on a charge of first-degree abuse or neglect of a child resulting in death. Police were
Continue Reading Lawsuit alleges inhumane conditions at Missouri jail
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — A prisoners rights group has filed suit alleging that a Missouri jail has been mistreating its inmates, saying deputies have taunted and tortured inmates and that the jail provided so little food that one detainee ate toothpaste and toilet paper to ward off hunger. The lawsuit was filed Monday by the
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CVS: 100,000 nursing home vaccinations next week in Missouri
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — CVS Health plans to administer about 100,000 coronavirus vaccinations next week at Missouri long-term care facilities as the vaccination rollout expands beyond health care workers. CVS Health said Monday it will vaccinate residents and staff at more than 40,000 long-term care facilities across the U.S. The first of those vaccinations have
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Long-term care communities wait for first shipment of Moderna coronavirus vaccine
The vaccine is not being shipped directly to the facilities, instead Walgreens and CVS pharmacies will distribute the vaccine at the facilities.
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Moderna vaccine expected to hit Mid-Missouri this week
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Health workers could get the Moderna vaccine as soon as Monday. A spokesperson for Cedarhurst, a long-term care community with a facility in Columbia, said it would be getting about 70,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine possibly this week. Both the Food and Drugs Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and
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One child dead, mother and second child recovering after being severely beaten
BENTON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A toddler is dead and her mother and another child are recovering in a Sedalia hospital after all three were severely beaten Sunday morning. In a Facebook post, the Benton County Sheriff said an investigation led Benton County deputies to arrest 35 year old Ethan J. Mast and 21 year old
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DHSS director authorizes medical professionals to give Moderna vaccine
Randall Williams, director of the Department of Health and Senior Services signs a standing order for the Moderna vaccine Sunday.
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SUNDAY UPDATES: State reports over 2,000 new cases
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported 2,072 new cases and 33 new deaths to it’s COVID-19 dashboard Sunday morning. Overall, 365,186 people have tested positive to date and 4,937 Missourians have died. Across the state, 2,757 patients are in the hospital.
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Man taken to the hospital with gunshot wound
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: Police say one man was taken to the hospital Saturday morning with a gunshot wound. Officers responded after getting reports of a gunshot victim in the 1900 block of Juniper Circle around 2 a.m. Upon arrival, officers found a man with a gunshot wound. He was taken to the hospital. No
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Nobody hurt after bullet goes through bedroom in Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police have a street blocked off and are currently investigating after a shooting in North Columbia early Saturday morning. CPD says nobody was hurt after at least two shooters exchanged gunfire near Bodie Dr. and Edenton Blvd. around 12:30 a.m. CPD blocked off Bodie Dr. around 1 a.m. to search the
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FRIDAY UPDATES: Cole and Randolph County reporting COVID-19 related deaths
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St. Louis County’s first charter school opening next fall
NORMANDY, Mo. (AP) — St. Louis County’s first charter school is expected to open next fall after reluctant approval from Missouri education leaders. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the Leadership School in Normandy will be Missouri’s first charter school outside of St. Louis or Kansas City. The school is expected to open with 12
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