President honors Tuskegee Airman during State of the Union address
President Donald Trump honored 100-year-old Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee during his State of the Union address Tuesday night.
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Boone County Jail inmate dies
Boone County, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was pronounced dead at the hospital on Saturday after he collapsed in his cell at the Boone County Jail, according to the Boone County Sheriff’s Department. Robert Erik Bishop, 52, had a medical emergency in his cell due to a medical condition, said Sgt. Brian Leer with BCSD.
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MoDOT, Jefferson City gearing up for another round of winter weather
The Missouri Department of Transportation is keeping an eye on the weather as a wintry mix starts to fall on Mid-Missouri with more in the forecast.
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Columbia, Boone County crews prepare for multi-day winter storm
Columbia Public Works and Boone County Road and Bridge were working Tuesday morning on plans for pretreating and removing snow from roads.
Continue ReadingOnline petition urges a SoCal school district to close due to coronavirus outbreak
There haven’t been any coronavirus cases Alhambra, California — yet more than 14,000 people are urging the local school district to close until the outbreak ends. The urging comes in the form of a Change.org petition, posted a week ago. The petition, created by “Concerned Aztec,” pleads with Alhambra Unified School District, asking it to
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Doctors see more flu patients
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Broadway Urgent Care in Columbia says it continues to see more cases of the flu. The cases include both influenza A and B. Broadway Urgent Care says it has a supply of flu vaccinations for anyone still wanting to get a flu shot.
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Jefferson City High School teacher stripped of coaching duties after profanity-laced texts to students
The Jefferson City School District scaled back the duties of one of its teachers after a text conversation with a group of students came to light.
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Names released in apparent murder-suicide near Columbia
Boone County sheriff’s deputies are investigating what they believe is a murder suicide.
Continue ReadingPhillips 66 working on plan to clean up Jefferson City spill
Energy company Phillips 66 is working on a cleanup plan after about 1,100 gallons of drilling mud spilled into a local waterway.
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WATCH: Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid takes questions after return home
Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid took questions at a Kansas City news conference Tuesday after returning home from the Super Bowl.
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State champion birch tree crowned in Howard County
The state has crowned a champion river birch in Howard County.
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Hundreds of pounds of marijuana recovered in two Cooper County busts
A Georgia man was arrested on Monday after highway patrol troopers found more than 100 pounds of marijuana in his car.
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Large police presence on North Creasy Springs Road
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police are currently investigating an incident in the 5100 block of North Creasy Springs Road. Columbia Police, Boone County Sheriff Deputies, Missouri State Highway Patrol, Boone County Fire Protection District are all on scene. According to ABC 17 News crews authorities are attempting to talk to someone on a megaphone inside
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City leaders discuss difficult road to short-term rental regulations
The Columbia City Council is scheduled to vote on several ordinances on short term rentals at Monday’s meeting.
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Jefferson City airport terminal to be demolished
The Jefferson City council unanimously approved a $24,000 demolition contract for the city’s airport terminal at its meeting on Monday night.
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Change of venue granted, motion to dismiss charge taken into advisement in Joseph Elledge case
Online court documents show Elledge’s attorney has until 5 p.m. on Feb. 4 to submit a list of proposed counties for jury selection.
Continue ReadingPrecincts slow to report in Iowa Caucus
The Iowa Democratic Party says it is experiencing a delay in reporting results from the first-in-the nation caucuses because of unspecified “quality checks.”
Continue ReadingPolice hope door hangers will help curb gun violence in Portland
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV ) — The first month of 2020 has been a big one when it comes to gun violence calls across the Rose City. Portland Police say since the start of the year, their Gun Violence Reduction Team has been called out 61 times on a
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MU students, faculty visit Iowa caucus for research
A group of University of Missouri students and faculty visited the Iowa caucus on Monday to poll voters on their preferences.
Continue ReadingStudents build tiny house for veteran nonprofit
Click here for updates on this story TUNKHANNOCK, PA (WNEP ) — Tiny houses have been popping up all over the country in an effort to live simply and leave a smaller environmental footprint. The trend has reached one Wyoming County high school where students are building a tiny house for a nonprofit veterans organization.
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