FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County adds 54 new coronavirus cases
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Sturgeon school district warns parents of a man following a mother to school
STURGEON, Mo. (KMIZ) Sturgeon Superintendent Dr. Melia Franklin sent out a warning Friday morning after a man followed a parent to the elementary school from Casey’s gas station. The superintendent says the mother alerted the teachers on duty about the man. An administrator approached the man, and the man became belligerent and menacing but left,
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Columbia murder suspect released on bond
Jeffrey McWilliams is suspected in the death of Augustus Roberts, who died at a home in the 1900 block of Lasso Circle on Dec. 11, 2017. He is charged with second-degree murder, first-degree robbery and armed criminal action.
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What is ISIS-K? A look at the group responsible for Afghanistan terror attack
After the deadly bombing at the Kabul airport on Thursday, many have asked: who is ISIS-K and why are they attacking American troops?
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Missouri Task Force 1 deployed to Louisiana ahead of Hurricane Ida
Missouri Task Force 1 received deployment orders ahead of Hurricane Ida’s possible landfall in Louisiana Sunday afternoon.
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Missouri judge declines to rule on new gun law’s legality
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge has declined to weigh in on the constitutionality of a new state law forbidding local police from enforcing federal gun laws. Cole County Circuit Judge Dan Green on Friday punted the case. He wrote that constitutional questions need to be addressed in other
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Police: Columbia suspect said girls were ‘flaunting themselves’ after bus stop confrontation
Mark L. Martin, 57, of Columbia was arrested Thursday and charged with first-degree harassment, a felony. Police in a news release Thursday said a girl reported Martin trying to lure her into his truck at a bus stop at Hyde Park Avenue and Cooper Drive in south Columbia.
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Harold’s Doughnuts to close after seven years
Harold Doughnuts posted the announcement Friday to its website, saying the shop’s last day will be Sunday. Harold’s opened downtown on Ninth Street in 2015 before moving to a new building in south Columbia.
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Southern Boone school board adjusts coronavirus plan after public input sessions
The Southern Boone Board of Education will review the district’s coronavirus plan after holding another public input session Thursday.
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MSHSAA talks COVID-19 restrictions ahead of Friday Night Football
The Missouri State High School Activities Association released guidance ahead of fall sports and activities beginning for high schools across the state.
Continue Reading QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should the terror attack extend the military mission in Afghanistan?
Two suicide bombs went off outside the Kabul airport today, killing a dozen U.S. service members and killing and wounding scores of Afghans.
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Jefferson City man sentenced to prison after shooting
A Jefferson City man was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to a March 2020 shooting in the 200 block of McCarty Street.
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Dozens gather for Abitz vigil in Fulton
FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Mourners gathered in Fulton to remember the lives of two people killed over the weekend in Boone County. Cars filled the parking lots of Southside Baptist Church as people gathered for Allison and Jozee Abitz. Church officials did not allow ABC 17 News into the vigil, saying it wanted to respect the
Continue Reading Neighbors ‘shocked’ after Columbia man is arrested for kidnapping allegations
The Columbia police arrested a man Thursday after an attempted kidnapping in the area of Hyde Park Avenue and Cooper Drive.
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Murder charge upgraded against woman accused in Jefferson City boy’s death
Quatavia Givens was indicted Wednesday on first-degree murder, child endangerment and abandoning a corpse charges in the death of Darnell Gray after he dropped the previous charges, which included second-degree murder, according to a Jefferson City Police Department news release.
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Iowa man drowns at Lake of the Ozark Wednesday night
CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An Iowa man drowned Wednesday night after trying to get off a boat in the Grand Glaize Arm of the Lake of the Ozark. According to the drowning report, Chris Oliver was getting off a docked boat when he fell into the water and didn’t resurface. This is the Missouri State
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THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports Mid-Missouri leading 137th coronavirus death; 4th death this week
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Missouri’s U.S. senators and representatives react to attacks outside Kabul Airport
Missouri’s U.S. Senators and several congressional members have spoken out about the Thursday morning attacks outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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Missouri’s Ashcroft finds 2 cases of alleged double-voting
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft says two people voted at least twice during the 2020 general election. Ashcroft’s office on Thursday said an investigation found two people voted in person in St. Charles County and sent in mail-in ballots to Florida. He says he referred findings to the
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Double murder suspect previously ordered to stay away from ex-wife and child, court documents say
The man accused of murdering a Fulton teacher and her daughter not only has previous run-ins with the law, but also previous familial disputes, including threats of violence.
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