COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Officials could not determine what caused a fire last month at an antique store and bed and breakfast in Hermann. The Missouri State Fire Marshal report says that an estimated $375,000 was lost from the fire. Electricity and gas were eliminated as causes because the electric meter and gas lines were clear
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A pair of charges in Osage County were dismissed last week for a St. James man who was accused of domestic assault. Andrew Zachery is currently charged with first-degree kidnapping and second-degree domestic assault in Cole County. He was previously also charged with third-degree domestic assault and second-degree kidnapping. Those last two
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The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri is set to host their eighteenth annual One for One Holiday Food and Fund Drive on Dec. 18. But the 12-hour event is still in need of volunteers.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) An Osage Beach nurses pleaded guilty on Monday to a federal drug charge, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Charles Welch Jr. 65, pleaded guilty to obtaining a controlled substance by misrepresentation, the release says. He was a certified registered nurse anesthetist at Lake Ozark Anesthesia –
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A St. Louis woman who pleaded guilty to the death of her infant whose body was found behind a Columbia tire store was sentenced Monday to probation. Lavosha Daniels was sentenced to four years in prison on a charge of corpse abandonment and seven years for involuntary manslaughter. The sentences would run
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged after he allegedly ran over a woman with a car at a Business Loop 70 business’ parking lot. Paul Tumminia, 64, was charged with first-degree assault, resisting arrest and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. An initial court appearance
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man suffered serious injuries in a crash on Monday in Callaway County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. According to the report, a 69-year-old man was driving a 2023 Polaris Ranger through a wooded area near Hartman Drive, lost control of the vehicle and the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Bryan Pettengill will be the next superintendent of the Morgan County R-2 School District, the district wrote in a Monday press release. Pettengill will take over for Marc Spunaugle, who is retiring on June 30, the release says. Pettengill’s first day will be July 1. “It is an honor to join the
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By Elizabeth Wolfe, Chris Boyette, Shimon Prokupecz, Hanna Park and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Police are investigating why a teenage girl brought a handgun to her small Christian school in Wisconsin and opened fire, killing two people and wounding several others a week before Christmas. A student and a teacher were killed, and six
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MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Brumley man who was accused of shooting at an occupied truck on Saturday bonded out of jail on Monday. Brandon Whittle, 49, was charged on Monday with first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon, first-degree property damage and armed criminal action. He was booked into the Miller County Jail at
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Another candidate filed on Monday for the Jefferson City Third Ward race for the April 8 election. Erica Choinka filed at 9 a.m. Monday, according to information from the city. Derek Thomas filed to run for the seat last week. Candidates have until Dec. 31 to file. According to information from
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A power outage in Downtown Columbia impacted 68 customers on Monday, including City Hall, according to a social media post from Columbia Water and Light. According to the City of Columbia’s outage map, an outage was reported at 1:22 p.m. in a section of Downtown between, East Broadway, East Walnut and Fourth
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man admitted to fatally shooting a St. Louis man last week in the parking lot of a Boone County bar, court documents say. Steven S. Jones, 45, was charged Sunday with being a felon with a gun. A probable cause statement says Jones admitted to shooting the 42-year-old victim outside
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By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Amazon is disregarding its own research that shows warehouse employees are facing an increased injury threat due to its focus on productivity, according to Senate investigators. The Senate report released Sunday said the company forces workers to repeat the same movements hundreds, if not thousands, of times
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TODAY: Showers and thunderstorms this morning will bring a wet start to some. A quick passing shower will be possible for most, but after that, the best chance for any continued precipitation will be largely confined south of HWY 50. Lightning and thunder will be the extent of the strength of these storms. Temperatures will
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The whole country is abuzz over drones. Reports of sightings and videos from several states show single drones or formations of multiple flying objects that are mysterious in origin. These objects have gotten the attention of authorities at the national and state levels where they’ve been reported. However, federal officials have said the objects —
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mid-Missourians will have an opportunity to give back this holiday season during The Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri’s 18th annual “One for One Drive.” The event will take place Dec. 18 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., with donation drop-offs at the Columbia Mall and Buchheit in Jefferson City. Food
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (KMIZ) After Kansas City secured win No. 13 on the season with a 21-7 victory over Cleveland on Sunday, fans skipped right over the celebration and went straight to concern. After throwing two touchdowns, quarterback Patrick Mahomes exited the game in the fourth quarter with an ankle injury, as he got rolled up
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Columbia, Mo. (KMIZ) On Monday, the Columbia City Council will discuss the results of a community survey that shows residents feel the city is worse off than it was five years ago. The five-page survey was mailed to a random sample of houses in August and September, hoping at least 800 residents would fill it
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The National Weather Service in Springfield on Sunday confirmed an EF-0 tornado touched down in far eastern Benton County, near the border with Morgan County on the northwestern side of the Lake of the Ozarks. The severe thunderstorm produced enough rotation for a weak tornado to form at around 3:41 p.m. The tornado developed to
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