By Tierney Sneed and Evan Perez, CNN Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday appointed a special counsel to oversee the criminal investigations into the retention of national defense information at former President Donald Trump‘s Mar-a-Lago resort and parts of the January 6, 2021, insurrection. Both investigations implicate the conduct of Trump, who on Tuesday declared
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An investigation is underway Friday morning after a fire at an apartment complex near central Columbia. The Columbia Fire Department responded to the fire in the 1200 block of Larch Court around 6:15 a.m. Firefighters at the scene said there were no injuries. Crews kept the fire contained to a room in
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Plenty of Taylor Swift fans are filled with righteous anger after Ticketmaster’s failed presale for the singer’s “Eras” tour this week.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police responded to an alleged break-in near the 2500 block of Old 63 South. ABC 17 News crews saw officers at The Quarters apartment complex on Thursday night. The area of the scene is the same area Columbia police previously said had been targeted by a suspected prowler targeting women ages
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) You’ll want to make sure to get your shopping done early as several grocery stores will be closed on Nov. 24, Thanksgiving Day. Hy-Vee, Schnucks, Prenger Foods, Aldi, Target and Walmart will all be closed. Walmart, Target and Sam’s Club are also closing for the holiday. There will be some stores open, including Gerbes
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As it gets deeper into the winter months, it is crucial to have a shelter in Columbia, that people in need can go to get warm. In October, the city approved the purchase of the VFW building on 1509 Ashley St. for the Room at the Inn Como to use as a winter-weather shelter.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Republican Sen. Josh Hawley said he was not involved in a Cole County court case that was started because of an incident when he was attorney general. Earlier this week, a Cole County judge ruled the Missouri Attorney General’s office under Hawley “knowingly and purposefully” violated state open records laws. Judge Jon
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The family of Danny Santulli and lawyers have settled with the last defendant in the lawsuit filed in January and the case is now closed. Santulli was left disabled following an alleged hazing incident at Phi Gamma Delta in 2021. Harrison Reichman was sued in September shortly after a settlement was reached with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)Some supermarkets have upped the cost of annual Thanksgiving dinner dishes. The American Farm Bureau’s informal Thanksgiving Dinner Cost Survey reported a nationwide average of $64.05 for a meal for 10 people. That’s up 20% from last year. “We have ample supplies of turkey in the United States, and in fact, Missouri’s the sixth-largest
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The University of Missouri System Board of Curators met Thursday on the University of Missouri – St. Louis campus about the proposal and other topics.
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mexico School District announced on its Facebook page that its school board voted on Tuesday to explore the possibility of switching to a four-day school week for the 2023-2024 school year. On a survey using Google the district claims roughly 25% of Missouri schools have already switched to a four-day schedule.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The head of Columbia Public Schools said Thursday that a Hickman High School student has been detained for a threat scrawled on a bathroom stall. The threat of a Thursday shooting at Hickman High School, which was discovered Wednesday and which CPS officials and police said was not credible, was circulated on
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man faces multiple felony charges after police say he had inappropriate communication with a child. Kevin McGee, 43, was charged with child enticement, being a sex offender within 1,000 feet of a school and failure to register as a sex offender. The Jefferson City Police Department on Tuesday
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ST. LOUIS (KMIZ) The University of Missouri Board of Curators elected Michael Williams to serve as chair of the Board and Robin Wenneker as vice chair for one-year terms, effective Jan. 1, 2023. Williams and Wenneker succeed Darryl Chatman and Greg Hoberock, who served as chair and vice chair respectively. Williams was appointed to the
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A freight train hit a truck pulling an oversize load on a track in Paris, Missouri, on Thursday.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) High Street in Jefferson City will be closed Monday from the Missouri Boulevard ramps to Bolivar Street to make repairs to the deck of the High Street viaduct, according to a press release. The street is expected to reopen Dec. 2. Road closure signs and detour routes will be posted.
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According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened on Black Road near Camp Rising Sun Road around 9 p.m.
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News organizations projected Wednesday that the Republican Party secured enough seats for a House majority.
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A crash closed the westbound lane of Route K in south Columbia on Wednesday after a crash.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hickman High School Principal Mary Grupe sent an email to parents at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday to make parents aware that there was no credible threat to the school. A CPS spokesperson told ABC17 News that the district learned about a possible threat that was circulating on social media on Wednesday. “Late this
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