TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County hospital system capacity moves to green
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Osage County R-II names new superintendent
The Osage County R-II has named Bob James as the district’s new Superintendent.
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MoDOT: Public can review proposed Kingdom City interchange enhancements
The Missouri Department of Transportation wants residents to review and give feedback on the proposed changes to the Interstate 70 and U.S. Route 54 interchange in Kingdom City.
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Biden says US ready to ‘give the diplomacy every chance to succeed’ in defusing Russia-Ukraine crisis
President Joe Biden is going to provide a status update on the ongoing situation in Ukraine at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to the White House.
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Judge sentences Columbia man for 2020 burglary
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County judge has sentenced a Columbia man for a 2020 burglary. According to public court records, Keith Brodie, 43, reached a plea deal with prosecutors on Monday. The judge sentenced Brodie to 13 years in prison for first-degree burglary, 13 years in prison for second-degree assault, and four years in
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Southern Boone Board of Education accepts president’s resignation
BOONE CO. (KMIZ) On Monday night, the Southern Boone School Board of Education accepted its president’s resignation. On Friday, Southern Boone School Board President Steve Condron submitted his resignation from the board, stating a “line has been crossed in the governance of this Board provides and a lack of adherence to the Ethics standards required
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should first-time drunk driving offenders be required to get an ignition interlock device?
In Missouri, 11,100 potential drunk drivers were stopped by ignition interlock devices in their cars in 2020. Current Missouri law requires a person found guilty of driving while drunk with prior alcohol-related offenses to have an ignition interlock device installed in their car. House Bill 1680, introduced by Rep. Mark Sharp (D-Kansas City), removes the requirement
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Columbia Board of Education discuss next five-year plan to improve schools
The Columbia Board of Education meeting is at 6:30 p.m. at the district’s administration building on Worley St.
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Morgan County man charged with sex crimes against a child
A Morgan County prosecutor has charged a Stover man with multiple charges of sex crimes against a child.
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SCAM ALERT: COVID-19 testing scams remain a threat as testing decreases in Missouri
The Better Business Bureau is warning you to not fall victim of a COVID-19 testing scam even as testing demand has dramatically decreased in Missouri in the past month.
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MONDAY UPDATES: Audrain County offering free at-home COVID test kits at drive-thru event Thursday
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Missouri State Highway Patrol explains how they investigate a police-involved shooting
According to MSHP, the number of people involved in each case varies on officers’ availability, complexity, of the investigations and caseload.
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Jefferson City Board of Education approves new boundary adjustments starting in Fall 2022
The Jefferson City Board of Education will meet Monday night to take action on the district’s boundary adjustments.
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Family of Blain Johnson wants answers to what happened in deputy involved shooting
Family members of Blain Johnson, 37, want to know more after Johnson was shot and killed during a deputy-involved shooting Sunday in east Columbia.
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Missouri House bill hopes to lessen drunk driving
11,100 potential drunk drivers were stopped by ignition interlock devices in their cars in 2020.
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City of Columbia to open temporary overnight warming center on Wednesday and Thursday night
The City of Columbia is opening a temporary overnight warming center at Wabash Bus Station, 126 N. 10th St., from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. on Wednesday and Thursday.
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Hawley endorsing Congresswoman Hartzler in 2022 Senate race
By JIM SALTER Associated Press U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler has landed the endorsement of would-be colleague Josh Hawley in her 2022 Senate bid, an endorsement that one expert on Monday called “a shot in the arm” and another called “perplexing.” Hawley on Saturday announced his support of Hartzler during a Republican gathering in suburban St.
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Iberia man faces multiple charges after an investigation into sex crimes against minors
A Miller County prosecutor has charged an Iberia man accused of sex crimes against two minors.
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Name of dead suspect released after officer-involved shooting in east Columbia after chase
A suspect is dead after an officer-involved shooting with a Boone County Sheriff’s deputy in east Columbia Sunday morning.
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New hours for MU Health Care COVID-19 testing site start Monday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Starting Monday, MU Health Care will change the hours for its COVID-19 testing site at the Women’s Hospital on 404 N. Keene St. MU Health Care said the change is due to a decreased demand for COVID-19 testing. The site will now open every day from 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. and
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