Police arrest Columbia man suspected of abandoning body
A Columbia man charged with abandoning a corpse has been arrested and booked into the Boone County Jail.
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Morgan County man drowns at Truman Lake
A man from Gravois Mills drowned on Monday evening at 7:29 p.m. in Truman Lake near the Shawnee Bend.
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Candidate filing for the August Primary begins Tuesday
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Candidate filing for the August primary begins at 8 a.m. on Tuesday and closes on March 26th at 5 p.m. Candidate filing will be held in the James C . Kirkpatrick State Information Center located at 600 West Main Street in Jefferson City. Offices that file with the Secretary of State
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you like the new MLB uniforms?
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Spring training is underway and a new change has had some baseball fans and players in an uproar, and this time it’s not about any rule changes. MLB unveiled new uniforms recently and a number of players – including from the St. Louis Cardinals – have aired their concerns. The pants of
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U.S. Army Corps, DNR discuss flood resilience study in Jefferson City
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) On Monday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources met to discuss the Lower Missouri Jefferson City spin-off study. The study comes after the Missouri River flooded in 1993, 2011 and 2019, leaving billions of dollars in damage to buildings and agriculture. Community Planner with
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Former Callaway County sheriff now faces revocation of law enforcement license
The state’s public safety director will soon decide whether to punish suspended Callaway County Sheriff Clay Chism for a series of incidents involving Chism drinking alcohol on and off the clock.
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Naloxone education and distribution event to be held Tuesday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A naloxone education and distribution event will be held noon-1 p.m. Tuesday at the Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services building on West Worley Street, according to a Monday press release. PHHS staff will also provide a brief training session for walk-ins from 1-1:30 p.m., the release states. No registration is required
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Columbia to use new auto-pay system for utility bills
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) City of Columbia Utility customers who use auto-pay features on their utility bills will have to enroll in a new system before their March bill is due, according to a Monday release from the city. According to the release, the city is transitioning its utility autopay to the finance department’s new platform,
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Missouri educators approve of four-day school weeks
As roughly 30% of Missouri school districts have switched to four-day school weeks, a lawmakers aims to incentivize schools to keep students in class five days a week.
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Construction causes partial closure at Bennett Spring State Park as trout season approaches
Editor’s note: March 1 is Friday and has been updated in the story as such. LEBANON, Mo. (KMIZ) A small portion of Bennett Spring State Park will be closed to anglers at the start of trout season, according to a press release from the Missouri Department of Conservation. Trout season in the state begins Friday.
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One family drops from MU Health Care lawsuit involving gender-affirming care; Choi, Barohn named as defendants
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One family is dropping out of a federal lawsuit filed against MU Health Care in a case surrounding gender-affirming care. MU Health Care said in August that it would stop prescribing or administering puberty-delaying drugs or hormone replacement therapy to transgender minors. A pair of Boone County families sued MU Health in November, claiming MU Health was
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Man accused of sexually assaulting child in Audrain County
MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged on Friday with sodomy and other felonies after authorities say he sexually assaulted a child in June. Matthew Dakota Thompson, 23, was charged with first-degree sodomy, kidnapping, first-degree sexual abuse and fourth-degree child molestation. Casenet indicates his residence is in Vandalia, while the probable cause statement says he
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House on Deerfoot Way still standing over a month after fire in murder case
A charred home in Columbia is still standing more than a month after a Columbia man was found dead inside.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will Congress avoid a government shutdown?
It’s a story that has become all too familiar — a looming deadline for Congress to pass funding bills with no apparent agreement in sight.
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Missouri State Highway Patrol investigating Sedalia officer-involved shooting
SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Sedalia police officers are recovering Sunday after an altercation with an armed suspect ended in gunfire. Around 7:30 p.m. Saturday, officers with the Sedalia Police Department were dispatched for a disturbance call in the 1000 block of State Fair Blvd. Two officers encountered James H. Kreisel, 28, of Sedalia armed with
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Callaway County bridge renovations could affect first responders, bus routes
CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo (KMIZ) Monday, the Missouri Department of Transportation will begin renovating the Callaway County Route BB bridge northwest of Tebbets for the Bridge Deck Replacement Project. Although the bridge, constructed in 1968, maintains a robust base, the deterioration of the deck necessitates this temporary shutdown. The closure is anticipated to significantly impact daily
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CPD sees improvement in clearance rates amid short staffing, slower responses
The Columbia Police Department has been solving crimes at a better rate the past couple of years but is still struggling with too few officers and slower responses to calls, according to official data.
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Multiple grass fires to be expected due to high winds, dry weather
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) There were several grass fires Saturday, and firefighters expect more grass fires due to high winds and dry weather in the coming week. On Saturday afternoon, there was a grass fire in Hallsvile, Mo. in the 5100 block of Kemper Road. ABC 17 News was on scene and saw three fire trucks
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Hundreds attend funeral mass for the woman killed during a celebration of Chiefs’ Super Bowl win
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Hundreds of mourners attended a funeral mass for a Kansas City-area DJ who was killed during a celebration rally of the Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory. Lisa Lopez-Galvan was remembered Saturday during a funeral mass as a loving mother and wife who saw each day as a chance for excitement and
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Two injured after car chase with MSHP trooper ends in crash
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been arrested after a car chase from the Missouri State Highway Patrol and crashing into multiple parked cars early Saturday morning. According to a release from the Jefferson City Police Department, at 2:13 a.m. Travion Reams, 30, was driving the 2006 Ford Fusion with passenger Antoinette Jones,
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