Boys & Girls Club to open new Jefferson City location
The Boys and Girls Club of Jefferson City will soon open a new location on the city’s west side.
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Missouri State Emergency Management Agency: Multiple organizations give mutual aid after train derailment
Multiple organizations responded to the mutual aid request from the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) for the Amtrak train derailment in Chariton County.
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Some worry that birth control restrictions could be next after overturning of Roe V. Wade
Some political observers and activists now worry that restrictions on birth control and same-sex marriage could be next following the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
Continue ReadingJanuary 6 committee unexpectedly adds new hearing for Tuesday
By Annie Grayer, CNN The committee investigating the Capitol Hill insurrection on January 6, 2021, has added an unexpected public hearing for Tuesday afternoon, the committee announced Monday. Cassidy Hutchinson, an aide to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and a witness to many critical events and conversations, is expected to testify publicly
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Driver hurt Monday morning after crash on Route WW east of Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A driver was hurt Monday morning after a crash on Route WW east of Columbia. Boone County Joint Communications sent out a traffic alert about the crash at Olivet Road just after 5:45 a.m. An SUV driven by Luke P. Drummond, 19, of Columbia, flipped over after the vehicle went off the
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Safe fireworks use requires caution, experts say
Independence Day is just one week away and lighting off fireworks is a popular way to celebrate the holiday — but it comes with safety hazards.
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Police investigate shots fired at south Columbia apartment complex early Monday morning
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police officers responded to a south Columbia apartment complex early Monday morning for a report of shots fired. Several shots were fired in the 3900 block of Buttonwood Drive, according to the Columbia Police Department. At least five CPD vehicles were at The Lyfe @ Missouri apartment complex around 3 a.m. Andy
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St. Louis man dead after a crash in Boone County
A St. Louis man is dead following a car crash Saturday morning in Boone County.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Was the Supreme Court right to overturn Roe v. Wade?
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned a decades-long precedent that allowed abortions nationwide — Roe v. Wade.
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Jefferson City Council to hold special meeting Monday to discuss raising city employee pay
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council will hold a special meeting Monday night to discuss a 5 percent raise for all city employees. The council tabled the vote at its meeting last week. The meeting is open to the public Monday, and starts at 5:30 pm at the Jefferson City Municipal Building. Council
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Lake-area firefighters battle blaze at business
CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) – Firefighters from across the Lake of the Ozarks area fought a fire at a Camden County business on Sunday morning. The Mid-County Fire Protection District said crews arrived at the Lake Area Liquidators building on Old South 5 just before 7 a.m. to find the flames coming from the roof.
Continue ReadingMid-Missouri continues to see low transmission levels as Pfizer could introduce updated booster
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Pfizer announced Saturday that they could be rolling out an updated booster after updating two vaccines targeting the Omicron variant. CNN reported the company said the modified boosters showing a higher immune response to the variant. According to reports, the company tested a vaccine that targets Omicron BA.1 subvariant and bivalent booster which targets
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Hundreds march through Downtown Columbia protesting Dobbs v. Jackson ruling
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hundreds gathered at Boone County Courthouse Saturday evening chanting “We won’t go back,” and “Vote them out,” to protest Friday’s Dobbs v. Jackson ruling. This comes as Friday’s U.S Supreme Court 5-4 decision in favor of overturning Roe v. Wade has caused many Americans to protest and express whether they are pro-abortion
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Former Columbia College president passed away Wednesday
Gerald Brouder, PhD, died in Columbia on Wednesday at 79 years old, according to Columbia College.
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Man kills himself after domestic dispute in Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Editorial Note: ABC 17 News has clarified the domestic dispute was between Trustee and Kitchen and deputies originally were called to a domestic disturbance. The Randolph County Sheriff’s Department says a man killed himself following a domestic dispute in Jacksonville early Saturday morning. The sheriff’s department received a domestic disturbance call around
Continue ReadingWhy tribal lands are unlikely to become abortion sanctuaries
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN With Roe v. Wade now overturned, tribal lands are again coming up in conversations on social media and elsewhere as potential safe havens for those seeking abortions. In Oklahoma, which has enacted some of the nation’s most restrictive abortion laws, Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt previously warned Indigenous tribes against setting up
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Columbia family moves into Habitat for Humanity home
A ceremony was held Friday afternoon to welcome a woman and her kids to their home, which is the second one to be built.
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City of Osage Beach cancels alderman meeting after outlet mall project canceled
OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) The Monday Board of Aldermen meeting for the City of Osage Beach has been canceled after the city received a letter terminating the funding agreement with Osage Beach Marketplace LLC for the Outlet Mall project. In a release, City Clerk Tara Berreth says that “pursuant to Section 3 C of the
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Columbia man accused of two murders in July 2020 faces new charges
The new indictment charges 18-year-old Iseah Jackson with two counts of second-degree murder and for armed criminal action.
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Missouri lawmakers react to Supreme Courts decision to overturn Roe V. Wade
Both sides of the political aisle are divided over what this could mean for Missouri women.
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