By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, ERIC TUCKER and NOMAAN MERCHANT The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Thursday to trying to overturn the results of his 2020 election loss, answering for the first time to federal charges that accuse him of orchestrating a brazen and ultimately unsuccessful attempt to block the peaceful transfer
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia announced in a Thursday press release that the Eighth and Cherry parking garage will reopen Friday. The parking garage has been closed since June for a renovation project. The City initially expected the project to be finished Friday, Aug. 11. Renovations, according to the press release, included: Waterproofing
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Editor’s note: This article has been updated to say Dawson was found guilty by a jury. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of shooting and killing Rod Jones in 2020 in the 2700 block of Quail Drive has been found guilty of two felonies. Bobby Dawson, 42, was found guilty by a jury on Tuesday
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Former president Donald Trump is scheduled to be arraigned on federal charges related to efforts to block certification of the 2020 election.
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Hundreds of homes were without power and parts of Mid-Missouri were under flash flood warnings Thursday morning as storms continued to hammer the area.
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The Columbia city government is thinking about putting a new recycling dropoff on the city’s north side.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Inclement weather began passing through Mid-Missouri Wednesday evening and power outages have already been reported throughout the area. In Cole County, Three Rivers Electric is showing 502 customers without power and Ameren Missouri had 165 customers without power at its peak. The Ameren number has come down to 140. The storms
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The 18th annual Missouri River 340 race was canceled Wednesday as paddlers passed through Jefferson City on their way from Kansas City to St. Charles.
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National accident investigators say in their final report that the design of the railroad crossing in Mendon where a dump truck hit an Amtrak train last summer contributed to the deadly crash.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Board of Curators for Lincoln University held a meeting Wednesday, with the topic of student housing being the top item to address. The board voted to increase the number of triple and quad rooms in order to combat the lack of available housing. LU President John Moseley says the school
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UPDATE: Wednesday Afternoon A renewed Areal Flood Watch precedes what will likely be another round of flooding tonight into early Thursday morning. Storms will redevelop after 6 p.m. and bring a risk for heavy and repetitive rainfall, but also severe weather. The threat for severe weather will be higher tonight in comparison to the last
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) All four food stands for the Jefferson City Jaycees Fair passed an inspection by the Cole County Health Department on Monday. Vendors included Cajun Catfish, RJ’s Real Italian Ice and PBJ Happee Day Shows, which is operating a hamburger stand and taco stand. View the inspection below. 2023-Jaycees-Fair-Inspections-7.31.23Download The Cole County
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Fire investigators in Columbia could not fully determine how a deadly apartment blaze that killed two children started in December, according to a report obtained by ABC 17 News.
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The Columbia man charged with the murder of a pregnant woman is scheduled to make his first court appearance Wednesday afternoon.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia Solid Waste Utility is hosting a public meeting next week to discuss a proposed recycling dropoff center on Oakland Gravel Road, according to a Wednesday press release. The meeting will be 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 9, in Conference Room 1C at Columbia City Hall. Public comments can also
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) More charges have been filed against the man accused of murdering a Hermann police sergeant in March, according to a press release from the Missouri Attorney General’s Office. Kenneth Lee Simpson, 35, of Steelville, was charged with first-degree murder, two counts of armed-criminal action, first-degree assault, two counts of unlawful gun possession
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A Kansas City, Kansas, woman who was pulled from a spring at a Lake of the Ozarks-area state park died Monday.
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COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) Severe storms rolled through Mid-Missouri early Wednesday morning and brought some flash floods to Columbia. A flash flood warning was in effect in Boone County until 7:15 Wednesday morning, and around 4 a.m. there was an attempted water rescue at Vandiver and Paris road. In the event of flash flooding, Assistant Fire
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Special counsel Jack Smith returned another grand jury indictment Tuesday against former president Donald Trump — this time for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
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BAHNER, Mo. (KMIZ) A 185-year-old Bahner church was burned to the ground after getting struck by lightning early Tuesday morning. St. John’s Catholic Church was struck by lightning around 5 a.m. which set the church ablaze. The Wildlife Ridge Winery was one of the first to see the flames and called 911. The building was
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