QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you support universal pre-K?
President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better plan includes a provision that could save parents a lot of money — universal pre-K.
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden’s Build Back Better plan includes a provision that could save parents a lot of money — universal pre-K.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol is asking drivers to use caution Wednesday night. The patrol says strong winds can cause large vehicles to tip over. According to the ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team, strong winds are possible in Mid-Missouri through about midnight. Conditions are expected to improve by Thursday morning’s commute. Strong
Continue ReadingMizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz is on his way to signing the best recruiting class in program history. Rivals currently ranks MU’s 2022 class as No. 17 in the nation.
Continue ReadingBOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Boonville standout DJ Wesolak will play for Mizzou. Wesolak made his college decision on Wednesday at the Knights of Columbus in Boonville — one of a string of recruits who committed to Mizzou on signing day. https://youtu.be/bOF8aazs1Lc The four-star prospect chose the Tigers over LSU, Georgia, Alabama and USC. According to 247Sports,
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) People donated thousands of pounds of food Wednesday during the One for One Holiday Food and Fund Drive for The Food Bank for Central and North East Missouri. The Networks of Mid-Missouri partnered with the Zimmer Radio Group to host the 12-hour food drive. The event was held from 6 a.m.
Continue ReadingSEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Police took two more teenagers into custody this week for their alleged roles in a deadly shooting in Sedalia. The police department said on Wednesday that the two taken into custody join a third teenager suspected in a break-in that led to someone’s death. Police said it took two of the
Continue ReadingPower companies in Mid-Missouri are ready for potential outages Wednesday as the area deals with strong winds.
Continue ReadingStrong south winds have helped shatter temperature records across Mid-Missouri this afternoon, but more pressing will be the threat for storms given the ripe environment this evening. A cold front moving into a moisture-rich, warm environment has triggered a line of strong to severe thunderstorms moving out of Kansas into far western Missouri Wednesday evening.
Continue ReadingCapt. Brian Leer with the Boone County Sheriff’s Department said car thefts usually are more frequent during the holiday season and specifically the wintertime because it’s common for people to leave their cars running to warm up.
Continue ReadingThe estimated cost for a family to send their child to preschool in Missouri is $8,600 a year, according to a White House study, and only 14% of Missouri families have access to publicly funded preschool. State and federal lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have floated proposal about how to make preschool more accessible to those who can’t afford it.
Continue ReadingThe sheriff’s office said Wednesday in a Facebook post that deputies are looking for Kevin L. Jackson of Mexico in connection with a Nov. 6 armed robbery at the Oak Crest Mobile Home Park on Audrain County Road 9832. Prosecutors charged Jackson with first-degree robbery and armed criminal action in mid-November.
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Continue ReadingThe health center says in its motion to intervene filed Tuesday that it is seeking clarity regarding what powers it retains to enact public health regulations.
Continue ReadingFood Bank’s Holiday Food and Fun Drive beginning at 6 a.m. Wednesday morning, in Columbia and Jefferson City.
Continue ReadingStudents exposed to coronavirus will no longer have to stay out of school. Instead, only those who test positive for the virus or have symptoms will have to stay out of class.
Continue ReadingHealth experts say now is the time to get 16 and 17 year-olds vaccinated as the omicron variant continues to spread and as more school districts across the state start to take away the mask requirements.
Continue ReadingMissouri State Highway Patrol troopers found 60 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop on eastbound Interstate 70 in Boone County.
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Continue ReadingExperts are discussing concerns on the structure of warehouse buildings during severe weather.
Continue ReadingThe members of Task Force 1 arrived in Mayfield on Monday. The team is based at the Boone County Fire Protection District.
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