13 Missouri children found in 2023 after Amber Alerts
Thirteen missing Missouri children were found in 2023 after authorities issued Amber Alerts to help find them.
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Two Columbia men charged with murder in fentanyl overdose
Two Columbia men were charged with felony murder Thursday in a 2023 fentanyl overdose.
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Iowa man accused of impersonating law enforcement at Saline County truck stop
A Clinton, Iowa, man was charged Wednesday after he was accused of impersonating a police officer and having an explosive at a truck stop.
Continue ReadingO.J. Simpson dies of cancer at age 76, his family says
By Dakin Andone and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — O.J. Simpson, the former NFL star and broadcaster whose athletic achievements and fame were eclipsed by his 1995 trial in the brutal killings of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman, has died of cancer, his family announced Thursday on X. He was
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Local business owners glad demolition of Plush Lounge building is underway
COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) Demolition started Wednesday on the old Plush Lounge building in Columbia. John Simon, of the city’s Building and Site Development, told ABC 17 that he is “confident that only the burned structure will need to be removed.” The surrounding buildings near the intersection of Business Loop 70 and Range Line Street include
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MSHP report names CPD officers involved in August shooting at Columbia apartment complex
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Five Columbia Police Department officers were described to have been involved during an incident at a Columbia apartment complex in August that resulted in a man getting killed by police, according to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol The Aug. 4 shooting at The Landing in Columbia left 22-year-old Marquis
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Versailles PD: Stolen truck used to steal money from ATM at shopping center parking lot
VERSAILLES, Mo. (KMIZ) A stolen Dodge pickup truck was used to steal money from an ATM machine from the West Vue Shopping Center, according to a press release from the Versailles Police Department. The release states the Dodge was stolen from a business on South Highway 5 and the suspects attached chains from the truck
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Mid-Missouri school districts still battling low attendance rates four years after pandemic
The number of chronically absent students in Missouri has increased in the past five years, and some of Mid-Missouri’s largest school districts are experiencing the trend.
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Chiefs’ Rashee Rice facing aggravated assault charge after high-speed Dallas crash
Dallas police said Wednesday that Kansas City Chiefs’ wide receiver Rashee Rice faces charges including aggravated assault after he and another speeding driver of a sports car caused a chain-reaction crash on a Dallas highway.
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Southern Boone Board of Education appoints Heather Brown as new member
ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) Heather Brown has been picked to join the Southern Boone Board of Education, a Wednesday press release from a school district spokesman says. The Board was looking to fill a vacancy after Board member Crystal Branch passed away, according to previous reporting. Branch died on Feb. 24. The school district announced it
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$5 million in ARPA money given to Missouri law enforcement, fire departments, EMS
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Public Safety approved 70 grants that totaled $5 million to first-responder agencies, a Wednesday press release from Gov. Mike Parson’s office stated. According to the release, law enforcement, fire service and EMS providers in “class three” counties applied for funds, which came from American Rescue Plan Act funds.
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Columbia Public Schools to host meeting for attendance area options
Columbia Public Schools will convene a special session of the board of education next week to consider new elementary school attendance areas.
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Missing 3-year-old boy found, Amber Alert canceled
PERRYVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) An Amber Alert that issued on Wednesday afternoon for a missing 3-year-old boy out of Perryville, Missouri, has been canceled after the boy and suspect were found. The alert – which was sent at 1:48 p.m. – stated Aziah Laurent was abducted around noon on March 19. He has brown hair and
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Man accused in Sedalia shooting arrested
SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused of a Tuesday morning shooting has been arrested, according to a social media post from the Pettis County Sheriff’s Office. Bear Hagston was charged with first-degree assault, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon. He was arrested on Tuesday evening and is being held at
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Boone County residents invited to discuss housing survey at meeting Wednesday evening
HALLSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County residents will have another chance to weigh in their thoughts regarding housing in the county Wednesday night by contributing to the Boone County Housing Study. The meeting will take place at the Hallsville Community Center at 324 E. Hwy OO from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Residents are asked to
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Boone County residents weigh in on housing challenges at meeting
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County residents on Tuesday were able to attend a of housing meeting studies meeting, the first in a series of meetings that will take place this week throughout the county. Tuesday’s meeting took place at The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri in Columbia. Owner of Amarach Planning Services, the
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Mizzou football set to open 2024 with third-straight Thursday night kickoff
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team announced on Tuesday that it will be opening up the 2024 season with the program’s third-consecutive Thursday night kickoff at Faurot Field. The Tigers’ season opener versus Murray State has officially been moved from Saturday, Aug. 31 to Thursday, Aug. 29 at 7 p.m. “Holding our season opener
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Dorsey executed on Tuesday night following SCOTUS denial
BONNE TERRE, Mo. (KMIZ) Convicted murderer Brian Dorsey was executed on Tuesday evening, Missouri Department of Corrections spokeswoman Karen Pojmann stated in a news conference. Officials were given the OK to administer the lethal injection to Dorsey at 6:01 p.m. He was dead by 6:11 p.m. The United States Supreme Court on Tuesday denied Dorsey’s
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Woman injured in Pulaski County crash
PULASKI COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 62-year-old Richland, Missouri, woman was seriously injured Tuesday in a Pulaski County crash at the intersection of Route AB and Star Lane, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The crash occurred as Eldona Marlowe “suffered a medical condition” as she was was heading eastbound on Route AB
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Katy Trail to close next week at Rocheport Bridge; I-70 traffic will not be affected
ROCHEPORT, Mo. (KMIZ) The Katy Trail near the Rocheport Bridge will be closed next week, according to a Tuesday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. Traffic on Interstate 70 will not be affected. Contractors will be setting structural steel girders over the Katy Trail, as part of the construction of the eastbound bridge,
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