Columbia City Council approves VFW as new homeless shelter
Columbia’s City Council met Tuesday night and approved the purchase of The VFW to be used as a temporary homeless shelter in the city.
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Crash in Audrain County leaves man with serious injuries
AUDRAIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 46-year-old Mexico man was thrown out of his car after running off the road, striking an embankment, a MODOT sign and overturning according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report. The crash happened Monday on westbound Highway 54, roughly around 6:35 a.m. He was not wearing a seatbelt, and according
Continue Reading Rollover crash in Pulaski County leaves 72-year-old woman seriously injured
PULASKI COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 72-year-old woman is recovering from serious injuries after her pickup truck traveled off the side of the road and overturned yesterday at afternoon. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Nancy Spicer was traveling in the eastbound lane of Laramie Rd. when the crash occurred. Highway Patrol says she
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will you take part in MU Homecoming Week events?
It’s Homecoming Week at the University of Missouri.
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Secretary of State proposes rule to restrict ‘obscene’ books at Missouri libraries
Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft is proposing a new rule that would require libraries to distinguish which books are age-appropriate for children.
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Jefferson City Council delays Capitol Avenue demolition decisions, approves 2023 budget
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) After a more than three-hour meeting, the Jefferson City Council unanimously decided on Monday to delay any decision to demolish 11 properties on or near Capitol Avenue for another four weeks while the city finds interested bidders. The City Council were going to vote on whether or nor several properties would
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Columbia City Council appoints new police review board members amid board struggles
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council appointed five new members to the Citizens Police Review Board on Monday night. The board has experienced a lot of drama recently, as resignations have poured in. The appointments were made after public interview sessions held by the City Council on Monday. The council appointed Edward Barnes, Xavier Scruggs,
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Columbia pub will host monkeypox vaccine clinic
Public health officials are teaming up with a Columbia pub for a vaccine clinic this week.
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Over-the-counter hearing aids now available to purchase in the U.S.
Hearing aids are now easier to come by for those who suffer mild to moderate hearing loss.
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Boone County man charged with making terrorist threat at movie screening
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County man was charged Friday with making a terroristic threat — second degree — after making several posts on social media targeting a movie screening expected to have 400 people in attendance. Kyle Piper, 44, of Ashland, allegedly was employed for the film at one point, according to the probable
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Chariton County Sheriff’s Department: Man stabbed driver in Keytesville
KEYTESVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Springfield, Missouri, man is charged with multiple felonies after allegedly stabbing another man in a car on Thursday. Jesse Brock, 24, is charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action after a Chariton County Sheriff’s County deputy saw a man with a stab wound and found blood in several places in
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Mexico man thrown from truck in Audrain crash
MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A man suffered serious injuries after he crashed his truck Monday morning in Audrain County on Highway 54 west of Route HH Bobby Norris, 46, was driven to University Hospital by ambulance after his 1999 Dodge Dakota ran off the left side of the road, hit an embankment and MoDOT sign, and
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Columbia police say suspect was shot in self-defense
Columbia police say a woman they arrested after she showed up to a hospital with gunshot wounds early Sunday had earlier exchanged gunfire with two people in a parked vehicle.
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Amtrak, BNSF seek change of venue in Chariton County train crash cases
Amtrak and BNSF are asking judges to move at least three cases over a deadly summer train crash because too few people live in Chariton County.
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Statement: West Columbia standoff began with shooting threat
A seven-hour standoff that ended peacefully Friday at a west Columbia apartment complex started when the suspect allegedly threatened to shoot a woman.
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FDA says high demand leads to Adderall shortage
Some Americans might be finding it hard to get their medications amid a shortage of a popular prescription drug.
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Jefferson City Council to vote on proposed 2023 fiscal year budget
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City council plans to vote Monday night on the proposed 2023 fiscal year budget. City council members are scheduled to meet at city hall at 6 p.m. The proposed budget includes more than $75 million in funds. Jefferson City Council agenda Council members met twice in August to go
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Columbia City Council set to discuss video surveillance system
The Columbia City Council is set to meet at City Hall at 7:00 p.m. Monday night, to discuss a new video surveillance system among other topics.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should Trump testify before the Jan. 6 committee?
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol ended its meeting last week by issuing a subpoena for former president Donald Trump to testify.
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Jefferson City Walk to End Alzheimer’s raises over $129,000
There is no cure, but the Alzheimer’s Association is hoping to change that.
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