Osage Beach man drowned at Lake of the Ozarks after canoe capsizes
State troopers are looking for a missing man after a canoe capsized Tuesday at the Lake of the Ozarks.
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Missouri Senate bill would increase police officers in mid-sized cities
A state senator has filed a bill meant to reduce crime in mid-sized cities by providing money for more police officers.
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Search for Columbia mother apparently scaled back
The search in a Mid-Missouri river for a missing Columbia woman was scaled back Wednesday, the seventh day that crews were on the water.
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Fire code violations close Jefferson City Dollar Tree
Authorities closed down the Dollar Tree store in Jefferson City on Monday after an inspection showed boxes were blocking the rear exit and causing a fire risk.
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Former Glasgow city administrator charged after auditor finds misused funds
GLASGOW, Mo. (KMIZ) The city administrator in the Howard County town of Glasgow has been charged with theft more than two years after he resigned from office. The Missouri Attorney General’s Office, acting as a special prosecutor, charged Kevin Atwood in Howard County on Dec. 2 with a single count of felony receiving stolen property.
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Columbia man sentenced to 15 years for deadly motorcycle crash
A Columbia man was sentenced to 15 years in the Missouri Department of Correction on Monday for a deadly 2018 crash involving a motorcycle.
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CPS: No evidence of wrongdoing during Jackson football game
An investigation into student conduct at a high school football game found no sign of misconduct, according to Columbia Public Schools.
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Mizzou officially hires Eli Drinkwitz as head football coach
The UM Board of Curators voted unanimously Tuesday to hire Eli Drinkwitz as the University of Missouri’s new football coach.
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Missouri flood recovery group prepares for potential flooding in 2020
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Flood Recovery Advisory Working Group plans to continue meeting through April 2020. The group, established by Governor Mike Parson in August, is putting together flooding recovery recommendations to give the governor’s office by the end of the month. Focus areas include the state’s current levee system, flooding mitigation and
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Boone County fair to return to Columbia
The Boone County Fair will return to Columbia in 2020 after news that the county will transfer the old fairgrounds to the city of Columbia.
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Search for Mengqi Ji Elledge continues into seventh day
Authorities were back at the De Bourgmont access on the Lamine River on Tuesday to search for a missing Columbia mother.
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Sierra Thomas was announced Tuesday as the new EMA coordinator.
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State Supreme Court upholds death sentence for man convicted of Jefferson City murder
Missouri Supreme Court justices unanimously ruled to uphold a man’s death sentence conviction for killing two people in 2009.
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Two companies want to redevelop a portion of the historic Missouri State Penitentiary
Jefferson City has narrowed the field down to two potential companies to redevelop part of the historic Missouri State Penitentiary.
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Police visited Columbia motel hundreds of times in past year
Police have visited a Columbia motel where a person was found dead Tuesday from a gunshot wound hundreds of times in the past year.
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Court denies insurance company’s appeal in Ryan Ferguson lawsuit
Missouri Court of Appeals Western District judges sided with Ryan Ferguson after an insurance company appealed a Boone County court ruling that awarded Ferguson $5.3 million in a wrongful conviction lawsuit.
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Will Hillary run again in 2020?
There has been some speculation that Hillary Clinton may enter the Democratic race for the third time in her career. We assess whether this is viable and what it might mean for the race.Â
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Police identify man killed in Columbia shooting
Columbia Police on scene of homicide at Welcome Inn in north Columbia COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police say they found a 36-year-old Columbia man dead in a car at a north Columbia motel late Monday. Police on patrol saw a running vehicle in the parking lot of Welcome Inn on North Providence Road at about 11:50
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Columbia liquor store robbed for second time in less than a month
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police are investigating the second armed robbery in a little more than a month at a southwest Columbia liquor store. Officers were called at about 5 p.m. Monday to Xpress Liquor & Smokes on Corona Road in the Cherry Hill area of Columbia. A man wearing a camouflage jacket with dark pants
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Huntsville man charged in connection with Moberly armed robbery
MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Huntsville man was arrested and charged on Tuesday after he allegedly went in to Bratcher’s Fuel in Moberly and pulled a gun on an employee. Shawn K. McCormick was arrested and charged with first-degree robbery. The incident happened around 6 p.m. on Saturday, according to the Moberly Police Department. An undisclosed
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