JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A jury convicted a Jefferson City man of second-degree murder linked to a 2017 killing on Thursday. The Cole County Prosecutor said a sentencing date has not yet been decided. Jeffery Millens was found guilty of murder, armed criminal action and unlawful possession of a firearm, Locke Thompson said. Millens is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A short-lived power failure led to the internet outage that canceled classes Thursday on the University of Missouri campus, a spokeswoman said. MU spokeswoman Liz McCune said Friday that the early morning power outage led to “a series of technology failures that will take some time to fully diagnose.” However, MU is
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The clerk said over 17,000 people have already cast their ballot in Boone County.
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Hickman Kewpies will play in the final game of the regular season, as the Jackson Indians come to Columbia. You can watch the game live on KZOU over the air channel 17.3. Here is a look at other local listings: DirecTV – channel 18Dish Network – channel 32Mediacom – channel 12,
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Two people were seriously hurt in separate crashes Thursday afternoon in separate Mid-Missouri counties.
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The Vienna School District announced it would switch to virtual learning the same week active cases nearly doubled in Maries County.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Boone County commissioners rebuked their fellow official on Thursday over comments he made about the county’s health department director. A letter from Presiding Commissioner Dan Atwill and District 2 Commissioner Janet Thompson to Columbia city manager John Glascock criticized District 1 Commissioner Fred Parry’s reaction to the ownership change at the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A bevy of new defendants have pleaded guilty for taking part in a years-long marijuana-selling operation with ties to a Columbia killing. Five more people admitted on Tuesday to helping sell thousands of pounds of marijuana across the country, including mid-Missouri. That includes Craig D. Smith, Jr., the Oregon man federal
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State education leaders explain the process of finding a school district’s new superintendent, as Columbia Public Schools will soon start a search for its own.
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As Jefferson City Middle School students are set to return to their classrooms next week, Missouri is continuing to battle staffing issues forcing many districts to go virtual.
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Columbia Public Schools Superintendent Peter Stiepleman told the school board Thursday that he will retire at the end of the year.
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The Boonville Board of Education approved a measure at its meeting Wednesday night updating the district’s policy on close contacts, which at least two state departments have criticized.
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Prosecutors charged a 63-year-old Columbia man with evidence tampering and manslaughter after a woman was hit and killed by a vehicle Sunday night.
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A release from the health department said the product batch was retested, which confirmed the original results.
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The University of Missouri campus was without internet Thursday morning after an outage.
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Columbia’s public middle and high school students could learn next month when they’ll return to classrooms.
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Since Monday morning parents dropping off and picking up students have been stuck in traffic
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The Senate Judiciary Committee has advanced Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination to the full Senate.
Continue Reading The Boonville Board of Education voted Wednesday to change its quarantine rules for students who were wearing masks when they were exposed to COVID-19.
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