COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) There were 907 cases of influenza reported in Boone County from Jan. 26-Feb. 1, according to a press release from the Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services. This is the highest weekly number of cases the county has reported since it started tracking flu cases in 2004, the release says. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman pleaded guilty on Thursday to stealing more than $23,000 from the Paris Athletic Booster Club. Jessica Howard, 43, of Paris, Missouri, pleaded guilty to stealing more than $750 and forgery. She was sentenced to five years of probation. She faces the possibility of serving five years in prison, if she
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men were arrested in Osage Beach last week for drug possession after they stopped their vehicle and asked law enforcement officers with a drug-sniffing K-9 for directions. Aarron Ragan, 27, of Sullivan, was charged with drug possession and misdemeanor driving while revoked. He is being held at the Camden County Sheriff’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates and guard Tamar Bates took questions from reporters Friday as the Tigers prepare to host Texas A&M on Saturday. The Aggies come into Mizzou Arena ranked No. 10, while the Tigers come in at No. 15 off a close loss to No. 4 Tennessee. Watch the
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By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — FBI employees and the Justice Department agreed to a court order Friday that bars the DOJ from releasing a list of FBI employees who worked on January 6 cases – including the one against Donald Trump – publicly, to the White House or to any other government agency without
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NEW ORLEANS, La. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Chiefs are officially done with all the talking. All that’s left to do now is play a football game on Sunday with history and a Lombardi Trophy on the line. KC coaches and players took on the media one last time, on Thursday morning. Head coach Andy Reid
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) An overpass on East Broadway in Ashland was closed off Thursday night by first responders after a crash. Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report states the crash happened at 9:15 p.m. on Thursday on Route Y/East Broadway at Highway 63. Troopers said a 21-year-old man from Columbia was driving too fast for
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It’s time for yet another Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl, so we’re bringing back the age-old question about the big game — do you watch for the ads or the game?
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By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The US economy kicked off 2025 by adding 143,000 jobs in January, fewer than expected; but the unemployment rate dipped to 4%, according to data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Economists were projecting the unemployment rate would stay at 4.1% and 170,000 jobs would be added,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After launching a portal for residents to submit inquiries to its new Department of Government Efficiency, Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman (R-Jefferson County) said the State of Missouri has already received “over 1,000 responses.” Coleman, who is the Missouri Senate Government Efficiency Chair, said the idea was a continuation of the Missouri Accountability
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NEW ORLEANS (KMIZ) Apple Music hosted its Super Bowl 59 Halftime Show press conference for The Official Kendrick Lamar Interview on Thursday. On Sunday, Lamar swept the Grammy’s with “Not Like Us” winning all five categories he was nominated in, including Record of the Year. He also secured the win for Song of the Year and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Battle High School is searching for its next head football coach. Matthew Herman confirmed to ABC 17 Sports that he is no longer serving as the head coach of Battle’s football program. He informed the team on Thursday. Herman held Battle’s head coaching position for the last two seasons, but the Spartans
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported Thursday afternoon after a Columbia Public Schools bus was involved in a multi-vehicle crash. The crash occurred on Highway 40 near Rollingwood Boulevard in the Midway area. Gale Blomenkamp, of the Boone County Fire Protection District, and CPS spokeswoman Michelle Baumstark told ABC 17 News that there were
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The removal of toll booths on Route MM in Camden County will begin next week, according to a press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. Lane closures will be required as contractors begin removing the booths on Monday. The project is expected to be completed by May 1, the release says.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of buying a gun for a minor last year had his case refiled as a misdemeanor on Wednesday. Deangelo Washington Jr., of Columbia, was charged with misdemeanor unlawful transfer of a weapon. He was previously charged with felony illegally transferring a handgun. A criminal summons was issued on Thursday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A competency hearing has been scheduled for a Jefferson City woman who is accused of killing a toddler in 2018 and abandoning the corpse. Quatavia Givens, 32, was charged with first-degree murder, child abuse, first-degree endangering the welfare of a child and abandoning a corpse in relation to the death of 4-year-old Darnell Gray in
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It has been nearly four decades since a 17-year-old girl was raped, stabbed and left in a creek by a man in Columbia.
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NEW ORLEANS (KMIZ) Fox Sports hosts and reporters are preparing to call their second Super Bowl in three years. The network is hosting a rematch of the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday for Super Bowl 59. The two teams met in Super Bowl 57, which Fox also broadcasted. The Chiefs won that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The National Credit Union Association has approved a merger between the Missouri Credit Union and River Region Credit Union, a Thursday press release from RRCU says. The release says that merger application was received on Jan. 23. MCU’s voting-age primary account members will receive ballots to approve the merge, the release says.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were injured in a crash in Jefferson City that closed Missouri Boulevard for about an hour on Wednesday, the Jefferson City Police Department wrote in a crash report. The report says that police responded to the crash at 6:24 p.m. near the intersection of Missouri Boulevard and Seay Place. A
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