Last stretch of search for missing Columbia mother will be on land
Columbia police have been searching for Mengqi Ji in the Lamine River outside of Boonville for more than one year.
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Jefferson City Correctional Center inmate charged with attacking inmate
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City Correctional Center inmate is charged with violence to an employee of Department of Corrections or to an inmate by an inmate for a Feb. 13, 2018 incident. According to a probable cause statement, Steven Wallace allegedly assaulted another inmate for smiling at him. In court documents, corrections officers reported
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Columbia woman accused of trying to mail drugs into Boone County Jail
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman was arrested Monday afternoon after allegedly trying to mail drugs into the Boone County Jail earlier this month. According to the probable cause statement, Boone County Jail staff intercepted two strips of Suboxone in the mail for someone in custody. Suboxone is classified as a Schedule III controlled substance.
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Cole County to grant Jefferson City $900,000 in CARES Act funds, asking for top priorities
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) As the end of the year grows closer, the Cole County Commission is still working on getting out CARES Act dollars to several entities including Jefferson City. At the commission’s meeting on Tuesday, leaders decided that Jefferson City would be eligible for about $900,000 of the nearly $9 million given to
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Columbia police search Lamine River for remains of Mengqi Ji
On Tuesday morning, Columbia police restarted the search for remains of missing mom, Mengqi Ji.
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Kentucky woman arrested after traffic stop leads to marijuana seizure
COOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A traffic stop in Cooper County leads to a seizure of 152 pounds of marijuana. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the driver was pulled over for a lane violation. After a consent to search was denied, a K-9 was brought in and the K-9 had a positive alert according
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TUESDAY UPDATES: Callaway County reports fifth COVID-19 related death
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Fayette man sentenced to 35 years for 2019 homicide
FAYETTE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fayette man is sentenced 35 years for the homicide of John Turner, 29, of Poplar Bluff on Dec. 30, 2019. Alfredo Hicks Jr. pleaded guilty to counts of second-degree murder, armed criminal action and two other felony crimes after Howard County prosecutors originally charged him with first-degree murder back in August.
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Some happy, some let down by Columbia Board of Education’s decision to send some kids back to class
Families with students in Columbia Public Schools have differing opinions of the school board’s decision for elementary students to return to the classroom.
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Columbia Board of Education votes to not send middle and high school students back to in-person learning
School board President Helen Wade said during the board’s four-hour meeting that the youngest kids are the ones that need to be in-person first.
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Columbia police looking for armed robbers
Columbia police said Tuesday that they’re looking for two people who were part of an armed robbery overnight at a car dealership parking lot.
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Columbia Board of Education votes for pre-K through 5th grade to return to a four day week next week
The Columbia School Board voted to allow some students to return to the classroom.
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Online classes come with new challenge: How to stop cheating
Online school comes with all sorts of new challenges. Among them is ensuring students don’t cheat on exams when they’re taken outside the classroom.
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Inspectors say two Columbia bars violated COVID-19 health orders
Health inspectors cited two Columbia bars on Saturday for what they said were violations of public health orders meant to slow the spread of COVID-19.
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Mizzou’s homecoming game against Vanderbilt postponed
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team’s homecoming game against Vanderbilt on Saturday is postponed. PowerMizzou first reported the news. NEWS: The Vanderbilt at Missouri FB game of Oct. 17 is postponed due to positive tests & subsequent quarantine of individuals within the Vanderbilt FB program. The action is consistent with SEC COVID-19 management requirements.
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MONDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports fewest new cases since Aug. 17
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Jefferson City Schools decides to not shorten quarantine time for employees
School board will review whether teachers should be considered essential workers.
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DEFENDERS: Scammers target Amazon users ahead of Prime Day
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Days before Amazon Prime Day, the Better Business Bureau is warning Amazon users about scammers trying to steal your personal information. In a news release, the BBB says the scammer will call you and if you answer a recorded message will play. The message claims there is a problem with Amazon account.
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Barrett vows to interpret laws ‘as they are written’
At her confirmation hearing, Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett has declared that Americans deserve an independent Supreme Court that interprets the Constitution and laws “as they are written.”
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Jefferson City police arrest man with multiple warrants
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City officers arrested a man with multiple active warrants early Sunday morning. A release from the police department said 27-year-old Jonathan Adams and a woman were arrested at a Days Inn hotel on Jefferson Street. Officers were patrolling the area when they saw a vehicle associated with Adams in the
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