Benton County Sheriff recovering in hospital after motorcycle crash
The sheriff of Benton County and his wife are at University Hospital in Columbia after a motorcycle crash.
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SUNDAY UPDATE: Boone County reports 25 new COVID-19 cases
The Department of Health and Senior Services reported an error on the state’s COVID-19 dashboard on Sunday.
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Columbia Board of Education to vote on return to learn; parents await decision
The Board of Education is set to vote on an in-person four-day week learning model on Monday for Columbia Public Schools to return to classrooms, while parents await to see how the decision could impact their families.
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Fatal motorcycle crash in Osage County
OSAGE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A fatal motorcycle crash in Osage County is the second fatality of October for Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F. According to MSHP crash reports, 52-year-old, Tammy S. Sauer of Loose Creek Mo. was traveling westbound on Highway 100 when she traveled off the right side of the roadway and flipped
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Mizzou upsets No. 17 LSU
COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Eli Drinkwitz’s squad played a close game with LSU throughout, ending in a 45-41 air-raid victory. Mizzou came out firing as the underdogs against the 17th-ranked team in the country. The momentum shifted in the fourth quarter when MU defensive lineman Chris Turner blocked LSU’s field goal attempt. Missouri regained possession and
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Columbia Board of Education expected to vote on return to in-person classes
The Board of Education is set to hold a meeting in which the main focus will be making a formal motion and voting on the districts re-opening plan.
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Missouri Task Force 1 to return home by Monday
Missouri Task Force 1 will make the journey home from Louisianna on Sunday.
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SATURDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 66 new COVID-19 cases
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reports 144,230 cases of COVID-19 on Saturday.
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Extra Mizzou home game brings fewer crowds to some businesses in Columbia
Local businesses in downtown Columbia saw smaller crowds this home game compared to the Alabama game on Sept. 26.
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SportsZone Football Friday 2020: Week 7
Cuba (22) at South Callaway (29) FMarshall (59) at Fulton (21) FHallsville (16) at Blair Oaks (55) FHelias (28) at Jefferson City (0) FBoonville (54) at Versailles (6) FEldon (13) at California (59) FMoberly (14) at Hannibal (13) FCentralia (24) at Bowling Green (22) FLebanon (52) at Camdenton (38) FHickman (0) at Ray-Pec (56) FRolla
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Fire causes major damage to building in Fulton
Fulton Fire and Police were called to 206 North East Eighth Street last night after reports of a residential structure fire.
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Cole County Sheriff’s Dept. make arrest in statutory rape of 15-year-old
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County Sheriff‘s deputies took a report of a sexual offense involving a 15-year-old female and a 37-year-old male on Oct. 1. In the probable cause statement, the victim’s mother becomes suspicious of the victim and older male’s relantionship and put spyware on the victim’s phone. In the PC statement, the
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Search warrant leads to multiple arrests in Jefferson City
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A search warrant executed by the Cole County Sheriff’s Department and MUSTANG Drug Task Force leads to a multiple arrests, marijuana seizure and multiple firearm violations. According to the release, law enforcement search a residence on the 2400 block of Livingston street in Jefferson City. Court documents reveal Scott Howell and
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Department of Corrections employee arrested after drug investigation
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) On Wednesday, Cole County Sheriff Deputies and the MUSTANG Drug Task Force arrested an employee of the Jefferson City Correctional Center after a drug investigation. According to the release, the 39-year-old female employee of the Department of Corrections was found to be in possession of 39 grams of meth, packaged in
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Mizzou staffing back on track for game day; health officials hope to see same compliance
After a potential staff shortage due to a sudden change in location of the University of Missouri’s football game, officials said Mizzou is back on track, while local health department officials hope to see the same compliance taken on Saturday’s game as they did previously.
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WATCH LIVE: Hurricane Delta hits Texas, Louisiana
Watch live webcams from the area affected by Hurricane Delta.
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Missouri Supreme Court upholds ballot notarization law
The Missouri Supreme Court has upheld a new state law that requires people wanting to vote remotely this year to have their ballot notarized unless they meet certain criteria. The NAACP and the League of Women Voters had urged the court to require the state to count all mail-in and absentee ballots this year without
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FRIDAY UPDATES: Randolph County reports new COVID-19 death; Boone County reports 53 new cases
Check back for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Court to consider reduced bond for Columbia man accused of wife’s murder
Joseph Elledge is in the Boone County Jail without bond on a first-degree murder charge in the disappearance of Mengqi Ji.
Continue Reading Grand jury indicts two after search tied to Jefferson City child death
EDITOR’S NOTE: The headline has been changed to clarify that the charges are based on what authorities said they found during the search. Officials have not said the charges are directly related to the child’s death. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County grand jury indicted a Jefferson City couple Thursday in connection with an
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