VIENNA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mid-Missouri Sheriff’s Dive Team posted on Facebook Tuesday authorities searched for Mengqi Elledge. The post shows divers didn’t find Elledge they were searching for. It also shows divers are expected to continue searching next week. According to a press release from city spokesman Steve Sapp, the search took place in the
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Austin Reaves had 19 points and 10 rebounds, Brady Manek contributed 17 points and Oklahoma hold off Missouri 77-66 in the consolation game of the Hall of Fame Classic on Tuesday night. Kristian Doolittle scored 14 points and Alondes Williams added 12 as the Sooners led wire-to-wire. The Sooners (6-1)
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. Several organizations will offer free Thanksgiving meals in Columbia and Jefferson City this week. “A lot of these people in the community that we serve, don’t know where their Thanksgiving meal is going to come from, so whenever they come in here and they get a turkey and they walk out with their
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County Sheriff John Wheeler said Tuesday an inmate at the county jail shot himself. Investigations result in charges filed. pic.twitter.com/ZMxp7rm1Ih— Sheriff John Wheeler (@SheriffWheeler) November 27, 2019 Wheeler tweeted Monday a shooting at the jail sent Brandon McNeese to the hospital. Wheeler said in a tweet, he submitted charges for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MidwayUSA company officials appealed a decision from the Boone County Planning and Zoning Commission to rezone land for a new facility. The request was denied Thursday after commissioners said the new headquarters could change the character of the neighborhood. The proposed facility would be at the intersection of Highway 40 and Route
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missourians getting ready to travel for the Thanksgiving holiday could face delays with storms rolling in Tuesday night. ABC 17 News Stormtrack meteorologists are tracking storms moving from the southwest part of the state into Mid-Missouri Tuesday. The system is expected to pack winds reaching more than 50 mph. Authorities encourage travelers
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County Sheriff John Wheeler said his investigators were working Tuesday to determine how a shooting occurred inside the jail Monday. Wheeler said in a news release Tuesday that about 20 law enforcement personnel from various agencies conducted a search of every cell in the jail. “No other weapons were found,”
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The NCAA announced Tuesday that it is upholding sanctions against the University of Missouri’s athletics program in connection with an athlete tutoring scandal. PowerMizzou.com was the first to report the news. The NCAA released its own statement at 1:00 p.m. stating that all sanctions will be upheld. Video of a press conference
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MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Morgan County authorities charged a Stover man Tuesday in a 2015 killing. Thomas E. Capps, 50, was charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the March 17, 2015, death of Ronald Salmons, the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. Salmons, 45, of Versailles, was found shot
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COLUMBIA, Mo, A Columbia man accused of child abuse pleaded not guilty to two felony charges in court on Tuesday morning. Joseph Elledge, 24, pleaded not guilty to child abuse or neglect and endangering the welfare of a child after he waived his preliminary hearing, said Boone County Prosecutor Dan Knight. The case is now
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Jefferson Medical Group buildings in the capital city were sold to a Chicago based private real estate investor and leased back to JCMG. JCMG spokeswoman Jamie Patterson said the buildings sold won’t affect care at the facilities. “This sale has no impact to staff or patients,” Patterson said. The sale
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Jefferson City Second Ward Councilman J. Rick Mihalevich, announces bid for Eastern district Cole County Commission JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City Councilman Rick Mahalevich announced his candidacy Tuesday to represent eastern Cole County on the county commission. Mihalevich has lived in Cole County for more than 26 years, growing up in rural Crocker. In
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia businessman accused of child molestation had his bond set at $500,000 cash on Monday. Cale J. Kliethermes was originally booked in the Boone County Jail on Nov. 14 on no bond. His attorney requested the court set his bond at $50,000. Kliethermes, the owner of Kliethermes Homes and Remodeling, was
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TUESDAY NIGHT UPDATE (10:30 PM) Showers and thunderstorms have pushed east into Illinois tonight, with much of the severe weather impacting western Illinois and metro east St. Louis after midnight. The main impact overnight will be strong to damaging winds not associated with thunderstorms due to this very powerful system moving across the Midwest. Winds
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man wanted in a January shooting death was arrested in Arizona as he tried to re-enter the country from Mexico, the Boone County Sheriff’s Department says. Officers arrested Garland B. Wisley, 60, on Saturday morning after he applied for entry into the United States, according to the public information officer
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County Sheriff said one person shot inside the county jail was treated and is back in custody. CCSD is currently working a weapons offense at the Jail. One subject was shot and transported to the hospital with non-life threatening conditions. There were no officers involved. Investigation continues.— Sheriff John
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ODESSA, Mo. (KMIZ) Joy Chance fondly remembers May 24. Her husband, Dustin, surprised her with a weekend camping trip to Majestic Oaks Campground in Miller County. It was their favorite hobby — staying nights out in the wilderness, fishing, hiking and sitting around a campfire. Those memories are framed as photos around Joy’s home in
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Kamar Baldwin and Bryce Golden had 13 points each and Butler beat Missouri 63-52 in front of a large crowd of Tigers fans on Monday night to advance to the championship game of the Hall of Fame Classic. Dru Smith had 19 points while Xavier Pinson contributed 10 and Kobe
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GLASGOW, Mo. (KMIZ) Glasgow city leaders held a meeting Monday, a week after three officials resigned. The Glasgow Board of Aldermen nominated the city’s recently resigned mayor to take over his old position. Fred Foley wasn’t at the meeting to accept the nomination. He is allowed to refuse it. Glasgow police chief Charlie Polson said
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The holiday season is among us and gift cards are an easy, and wanted, gift for many. With that comes scammers ready to take advantage. One of the more popular ways scammers are getting to your gift card before you is by gaining access to the pin number. Here’s how it works:
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