SportsZone Football Friday 2023: Week 4 scores and highlights
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Hickman vs. Battle: SportsZone Football Friday game of the week
Watch a livestream of the game in the web player above. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) For the first time in their head coaching careers, Battle’s Matt Herman will host Hickman’s Cedric Alvis in a cross-town rivalry game on Friday night at 7 p.m. The Spartans and the Kewpies are our KZOU game of the week. You
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Man accused in July Lake of the Ozarks boat crash booked into jail, posts $100,000 bond
CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The man accused of crashing a boat into a house and injuring several people at the Lake of the Ozarks was booked into the Camden County Jail on Wednesday and posted bond. Adam Ramirez, 47, was charged with two counts of boating while intoxicated – causing serious physical injury and five counts of BWI
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Missouri seeks death penalty for man accused of murdering Hermann police sergeant
HERMANN, Mo. (KMIZ) The state of Missouri will be seeking the death penalty against a man accused of murdering a Hermann police sergeant in March. 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, unlawful possession of an illegal weapon,
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Silver advisory issued for missing Moberly man
Moberly authorities issued an advisory for a missing 73-year-old man Friday.
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United Auto Workers Union officially on strike after negotiations fail
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As of midnight Thursday, about 13,000 members of the United Auto Workers Union have gone on strike against the Big Three auto companies after their leaders did not meet their demands. This is the first time the unions 88 years of establishment, which consists of about 145,000 workers, have gone on strike
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Salisbury man suffers serious injuries in Howard County crash
HOWARD COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Salisbury man suffered serious injuries in crash Thursday night in Howard County. The crash happened on Missouri 87 south of Route E at 9:21 p.m., according to the online crash report. A 2023 Kia Forte driven by William Kaneer, 22, was traveling south at a high rate of speed. Kaneer
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will you get the new COVID-19 vaccine?
Federal officials have approved the new COVID-19 vaccine, which has been updated to target the strains of the virus that are currently circulating.
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‘Gray area’ in CPD use-of-force policies addressed at Columbia CPRB meeting; no changes made until new chief is hired
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Thursday the Columbia Citizens Police Review Board hosted a work session to discuss the Columbia police Department’s use of force policy. The goal of the meeting was to start a dialogue about the current policy and find out what updates need to be made. According to documents provided on the city’s
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Phelps County pool company ordered to pay more than $114,000
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A default judgement was entered last week in favor of the Missouri Attorney General’s Office against Zechariah Hockersmith and ProCare Pools, LLC. Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced the default judgement in a Thursday press release. The judgement was entered on Friday, according to Casenet. The defendants were ordered to pay a
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Former Moberly doctor sentenced 22 months for defrauding Medicare, Medicaid
ST. LOUIS (KMIZ) A former Moberly doctor who admitted in federal court to a scheme to steal from taxpayers by using his father’s name to bill Medicaid and Medicare was sentenced Thursday to nearly two years in prison, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Dr. Justin G. LaMonda, 42, pleaded guilty
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Pets die from Cole County mobile home fire, no people hurt
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported in a Thursday morning fire at Whitton Heights Mobile Home and RV Park in Cole County, but a few pets died, according to Cole County fire officials. One of the mobile homes was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived, according to Cole County Fire Protection District Deputy
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Columbia police attempt to increase patrols to deter vehicle break-ins
As car break-in numbers climb in Columbia, another Missouri city has tried a novel solution to fix the problem.
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Columbia man charged after allegedly setting mattress on fire
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged Thursday with first-degree arson after he allegedly set a mattress on fire in a hallway at the Rise Apartments on Aug. 27. Nicholas Gerken, 34, is being held at the Boone County Jail on a $50,000 bond. According to court documents, Gerken allegedly took a discarded mattress
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Attorney asks for Columbia child death charges to be thrown out
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The attorney for the man accused of killing a baby and leaving its body behind a store wants his most-serious charges dismissed. Staffone Fountain, 31, was charged with second-degree murder, first-degree endangering the welfare of a child and abandoning a corpse. He is being held in the Boone County Jail without bond.
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Lemur on the loose! Video shows police chasing critter that escaped in Missouri
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Police bodycam video from Springfield, Missouri, has filmed an unusual foot pursuit, as two officers tried to catch an escaped lemur. The speedy little primate made a dash for freedom Tuesday night and was spotted near a city park. The video shows it sprinting and weaving across a parking lot, down
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Jefferson City man charged after allegedly pulling out gun at gas station
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was arrested and charged after allegedly pulling a gun out of his pants and pointing it at several people at a gas station on Monday. David Lamar Ross Jr., 30, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. He is being held without
Continue ReadingOpinion: The unusual thing about Hunter Biden’s indictment
CNN Opinion by Robert J. Spitzer (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, on Thursday, became the first child of a US commander-in-chief to be indicted. Special counsel David Weiss charged Hunter Biden with two counts of lying when filling out a form for a federal handgun permit and one count of illegally possessing a gun on account
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New rules for repurposed WWII-era duck boats aim to improve safety on 16 in use after drownings
By JIM SALTER Associated Press Five years after 17 people died when a duck boat sank on a Missouri lake, the U.S. Coast Guard has issued new rules for the amphibious World War II vessels retrofitted for tourist excursions. But the new rules have limited impact: Only 16 applicable vessels are still in use. The
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Jefferson City Public Works and Planning Committee set to discuss a return to normal transit services
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Public Works and Planning Committee held a meeting at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, at city hall discussing the return of transit going back to full time operations. In a press release, the city said JEFFTRAN services will return to normal starting on October 2nd. Due to driving shortages, JEFFTRAN
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