QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should the Senate approve a bill to strengthen background checks for gun buyers?
Senate Democrats are readying a vote on a House-approved bill that would strengthen federal background checks for gun sales.
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Boone County Sheriff’s Department works with area schools annually on active shooter training
The Boone County Sheriff Department conducts active shooter training exercises with the school districts they have partnered with annually and at the request of schools as well.
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Funding awarded to Columbia Housing Authority for housing homeless people
The Columbia Housing Authority (CHA) was awarded $464,593 in funding from the Continuum of Care competitive grant program.
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Having tough conversations with children about gun violence after mass shootings, and helping them cope
Many children, students, parents and teachers woke up Wednesday feeling anxious about heading back to school after the horrific mass shooting in Texas, and several other mass shootings this month.
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Columbia Parks and Rec announces pool opening schedule
Albert-Oakland Family Aquatic Center opens this weekend
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Ways to help Uvalde families following deadly mass shooting in Texas
Organizations nationwide are coming together to help people who lost a loved one in the violence.
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Columbia Public Schools offers advice, resources to help children cope after Texas elementary shooting
The head of Columbia Public Schools sent a message to families Wednesday with advice for helping children cope with the massacre of 19 elementary school children in Texas.
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Asian American restaurant owner shares culture through food
One Korean American in Columbia is contributing to the cultural exchange through his love of cooking.
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Missouri congressional Democrats, Sen. Hawley call for action after Texas massacre; Hartzler offers prayers
The two Democrats in Missouri’s congressional delegation called for more action to address gun violence after a shooter killed 19 elementary students at a Texas school, while a Republican who represents Columbia and other parts of Mid-Missouri offered prayers.
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US Air Force member charged in 2018 rape in Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A US Air Force member stationed at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio is facing a rape charge from 2018 in Columbia. A Boone County prosecutor has charged Nathan Repka with a second-degree rape charge. In August 2018, Repka visited the victim and went to a party where he became “blackout
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WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 71 new COVID cases; 54 cases on Monday
Check back for updates related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Police called to fight involving knife at Columbia gas station
No one was injured during a fight involving a knife at a Columbia gas station Wednesday.
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Missouri Attorney General files lawsuit against Boone County fencing contractor for unlawful business practices
The Missouri Attorney General’s office has filed a lawsuit against Joseph Murray for unlawful business practices.
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Columbia Board of Education to recommend next principal for Derby Ridge School
The Columbia Board of Education is recommending Tina Woods to become the principal at Derby Ridge School for the 2022-23 school year.
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Uvalde school shooter texted a teenaged girl ‘Ima go shoot up a(n) elementary school’ before massacre
By Isabelle Chapman, Daniel A. Medina, Nicole Chavez, Dakin Andone and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Just before killing 19 children and two teachers in a Texas elementary school Tuesday, the 18-year-old gunman allegedly texted a girl who lives in Germany about his intentions. According to screenshots reviewed by CNN and an interview with the 15-year-old girl
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Judge sentences man for March standoff at central Columbia apartment complex
A Boone County judge has sentenced a man after a standoff at a central Columbia apartment complex in early March.
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State offers guidance about how to prepare for potential severe weather in Mid-Missouri
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has released weather preparedness guidance for residents, as The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team tracks the potential for severe weather on Wednesday.
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Lockdown lifted at Jefferson City Correctional Center after fight involving 25 inmates
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A lockdown was lifted Wednesday morning for most of the Jefferson City Correctional Center following a fight among inmates. The incident involved about 25 inmates who were using the yard on Tuesday, according to the Missouri Department of Corrections. A spokeswoman said two JCCC staff members were hurt during the incident
Continue ReadingGunman at a Texas elementary school kills 19 students and two adults before being fatally shot, officials say
By Eric Levenson, Andy Rose and Steve Almasy, CNN An 18-year-old gunman on Tuesday fatally shot 19 children and two adults at a Texas elementary school before he was killed by law enforcement officers, officials said. The shooter — identified by Texas officials as Salvador Ramos, of Uvalde — also shot his grandmother before crashing
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Is more regulation needed to stop or reduce mass shootings?
Fourteen children and a teacher were gunned down at a Texas elementary school on Tuesday.
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