JOHNSON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) One man is dead after crashing his SUV on 1256 North East 75 Rd. just west of Thompson Road in Johnson County on Wednesday. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol Crash Report, Lee G. Thomas, 48, of Knob Noster was traveling southbound on NE 75 Rd. just after 5:15 p.m.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol says two teens are dead after a single motorcycle crash Wednesday in Barry County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the crash happened around 8:30 p.m. on Highway 248 just one mile east of Cassville. Troopers say, Ryan L. Wilson, 19, and his 14-year-old
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Columbia City Manager De’Carlon Seewood gave his State of the City address on Wednesday, talking about the city government’s priorities for the coming fiscal year.
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A federal judge has granted a temporary reprieve for a man who was scheduled to be executed next week for the killing of two Randolph County jailers.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou hoops standout Kobe Brown has officially played his final game in a Tiger uniform. The 23-year-old announced that he will stay in the NBA Draft in a social media post on Wednesday. In that social media post Brown said, “I couldn’t be happier to call Mizzou home, but with that being
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Tennessee man and a Missouri man were indicted by a federal grand jury Wednesday on charges stemming from their threats of violence against Border Patrol agents as well as an armed assault of FBI agents, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Bryan C. Perry, 37, of Clarksville,
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Gray Line Storage in Columbia reportedly has a history of burglaries, a property manager told ABC 17 News on Wednesday. According to the property manager, he had been made aware of the burglaries and notified the facility. Genevieve Christian said she and her fiancé were victims and had items stolen from a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The National Labor Relations Board approved a unionization election for workers at a south Columbia marijuana dispensary. The board ordered the election in a May 22 ruling for workers to vote on whether or not they want to join the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 655. The board will conduct the
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Two people died Wednesday morning in a crash southeast of Columbia.
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The Missouri Hospital Association released its 2023 workforce report on Wednesday, showing a drop in the vacancy and turnover that has plagued the industry during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Ahead of Wednesday’s State of the City address, a protest was held outside City Hall by LiUNA Local 955, an area union representing workers for the City of Columbia and other area workers. Workers were handing out papers detailing why they were protesting, including discussions about contracts for city workers. This comes as
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Columbia’s city manager didn’t directly address criticisms of city leadership made this week by the police officers’ union during Wednesday’s State of the City address.
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Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday signed an executive order creating a “drought alert” in the state, according to a news release.
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MARSHALL, Mo. (KMIZ) Republican state Rep. Kurtis Gregory announced in a Wednesday press release that he is running for the District 21 seat in the Missouri Senate. District 21 includes Cooper, Howard, Lafayette, Ray and Saline counties, as well as part of Clay County. The seat is currently held by Sen. Denny Hoskins, who will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The addition of three more names as the filing period wound down has brought the number of candidates seeking an empty Columbia Board of Education seat to 13. The school board will take an open vote on which candidate will replace Katerine Sasser, who resigned earlier this month. Voters will then choose
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Vouchers for trash and recycling bags for Columbia residents will be sent out next week, according to a Wednesday press release from the City of Columbia Utilities. In the June packet, customers will receive one voucher for black refuse bags and one voucher for blue recycling bags. City-provided trash bags are not
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Police Department announced in a Wednesday press release that is conducting a death investigation after a male was hit by a train Tuesday morning. The name of the person who died has not been named. Authorities found him near the railroad tracks, according to the release. The release
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A Boonville man was arrested Tuesday following a chase with deputies, according to a Wednesday social media post by the Cooper Sheriff’s Office. A deputy saw Christopher Stallings, 33, driving a vehicle and knew he had a warrant for his arrest, according to the post. The deputy tried to conduct a traffic stop but Stallings
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A missing emergency room doctor from Missouri whose body was found in northwestern Arkansas died from an apparent gunshot wound, authorities said Wednesday, but they’re still investigating what happened in the week since he was last seen.
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A man was killed early Wednesday when he was hit by a semi-truck hauling a tanker on Highway 63 in southeast Columbia, police say.
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