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Web Extra: Robin Pingeton previews game against Florida

February 14, 2020 4:17 PM Tyler Murry

Watch Robin Pingeton’s full interview ahead of Mizzou’s game against Florida on Sunday.

Audrain County reaches settlement with family of slain jail inmate

February 14, 2020 2:32 PM Associated Press

The mother of a Mid-Missouri county jail inmate who died after another inmate attacked him for nearly 20 minutes has settled a lawsuit for $5 million.

Web Extra: Full interview with Cuonzo Martin ahead of game against Auburn

February 14, 2020 11:19 AM ABC 17 News Team

Missouri men’s basketball coach Cuonzo Martin takes questions ahead of Saturday’s home game against Auburn.

2 killed, 2 Columbia residents hurt in southern Minnesota interstate crash

February 14, 2020 11:45 AM Associated Press

Two people were killed and two Columbia residents were injured in a rollover crash in southern Minnesota.

Business owners discuss impacts of winter weather

February 13, 2020 8:41 PM Sydney Olsen

Mid-Missouri has had above average amounts of snowfall this winter, with more than 16 inches of snow.

Columbia mother sues CPS, CPD over daughter’s arrest

February 13, 2020 8:51 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia mother claims that the public school system and the police department owe her family following her daughter’s arrest at school. Kandas Holmes-Barnes filed the lawsuit on behalf of her teenage daughter on Jan. 27 against Columbia Public Schools and the Columbia Police Department. She is asking a court award her

Man charged in Vienna arson that sent six firefighters to the hospital

February 13, 2020 5:16 PM Matt Ragsdale

The Maries County Sheriff’s Office said on Thursday that a person is charged with an arson that sent six Vienna firefighters to the hospital.

RECALL ROUNDUP: Insulin pump and some Ford cars being recalled

February 13, 2020 10:12 PM Deborah Kendrick

The FDA issued a recall for a popular insulin pump and Ford Motors is recalling thousands of vehicles.

CPD officer faces DWI charge

February 13, 2020 8:18 PM Matt Ragsdale

Boone County prosecutors filed charges against a Columbia police officer on Thursday accused of driving while intoxicated.

MU Health Care plans to open Boonville clinic, Pinnacle also plans to reopen Boonville hospital

February 13, 2020 11:43 AM Matthew Sanders

The company that owns a Boonville hospital plans to reopen the facility as it goes through bankruptcy court.

Representatives say funding to raise teachers’ pay will be hard to find

February 13, 2020 4:01 PM Connor Hirsch

Missouri representatives on both sides of the aisle say finding money in the budget to boost teachers’ pay could prove difficult.

MSHP: Boone County crash caused by vehicle driving off side of road

February 13, 2020 4:33 PM Matt Ragsdale

The report said the vehicle overturned multiple times.

Ethics commission: Greitens campaign failed to report contributions

February 13, 2020 2:31 PM Matthew Sanders

The Missouri Ethics Commission fined former Gov. Eric Greitens’ campaign in an order released Thursday after finding his committee failed to report in-kind contributions.

City of Columbia pays hundreds per night to have Wabash warming center open

February 12, 2020 6:34 PM Sydney Olsen

The overnight warming center at Wabash Bus Station in downtown Columbia will be open Wednesday night. The bus station provides a place for people to get out of the cold overnight.

Two Jefferson City buildings declared dangerous because of ‘human waste, hazardous materials’

February 13, 2020 2:01 PM Joe McLean

The Jefferson City Department of Planning and Protective Services added two properties to its list of dangerous buildings in as many weeks.

Missouri governor appoints PAC donor to university post

February 13, 2020 9:58 AM Associated Press

Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is giving a top university appointment to a business owner who donated to a pro-Parson political action committee.

Most mid-Missouri roads clear but remain slick

February 13, 2020 5:58 AM Madison Fleck

Most roads across mid-Missouri were clear of snow on Thursday morning, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation traveler map.

Lawyers for Columbia business owner want AG to dismiss appeal

February 12, 2020 10:59 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Lawyers for a Columbia business owner whose future outside of prison remains in question want the Missouri Attorney General to drop their appeal of his case. The attorneys for Dimetrious Woods wrote to Attorney General Eric Schmitt on Wednesday asking that he voluntarily dismiss their appeal of a Cole County judge’s decision

Dozens of feral cats managed by Jefferson City caretaker program

February 12, 2020 6:36 PM Barry Mangold

A small group of people in Jefferson City are in charge of providing food, shelter and care to dozens of stray cats. The goal is to control the population growth of strays and stop the spread of disease.

Surprise health inspections reveal some violations at Mizzou Arena

February 12, 2020 8:43 PM Zara Barker

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Inspection records completed at Mizzou Arena during the 2018-2019 basketball season show which concession stands had the most and least amount of violations. “Our number one priority is the safety of our guests, we want people coming to the game to be focused on the game, not food safety, that’s our job,”