According to a AAA, more than 53.4 million people are expected to travel nationwide, with the 13% increase over 2020 marking the highest single-year increase since 2005.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man is set to be sentenced Monday for his role in a shooting along West Broadway in May. Dequan Hughes, 22, was found guilty of second-degree assault and armed criminal action in early October. Dequan Hughes After being found guilty of both charges, the jury recommended a total of three
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(KMIZ) Driver arrested after single-vehicle rollover crash in Benton County Troopers with the Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to three different crashes across Mid-Missouri on Sunday. Three people, including two children, were hurt in a single-vehicle rollover crash around 9:15 p.m. on southbound Highway 65 north of Route P in Benton County. Troopers said a
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Two of the people Rittenhouse shot died. The protests occurred last summer after the police shooting of Jacob Blake.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol says drivers can expect increased patrolling and traffic on all major highways for the Thanksgiving holiday. Troopers will be posted on I-70, Highway 63, Highway 54, and other major roadways across the area. Corporal Kyle Green, with the Missouri State Highway Patrol, is asking drivers to drive
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The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 9.2% on Sunday. An additional 834 new COVID-19 cases were added bringing the total of confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic is now 729,746. There have also been 163,600 probable antigen test results being positive, with 166 added Sunday. Two new deaths were
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GASCONADE, Co. (KMIZ) One man was seriously hurt in a crash in Gasconade County on Saturday night. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol report, 42-year-old Peter Heutel was driving along Coles Creek Road at Buckridge Lane, when his car went of the right side of the road and overturned. Heutel was taken to Mercy
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The Columbia Police Department said it located at least four shell casings, after responding to a shots fired call around 3 a.m. Sunday Morning.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team is bowl eligible after its 24-23 overtime win over the Florida Gators on Saturday evening. Running back Tyler Badie made the most of his senior day. He finished the game with 27 carries for 146 yards and a touchdown. https://youtu.be/nT2e55Cr5VA https://youtu.be/WqAmL6otVis The defense led the charge early on,
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Five days away from Thanksgiving, volunteers passed out hundreds of boxes filled with turkeys, stuffing, green beans and all the other holiday favorites to a line of cars wrapped around the Parkade Plaza off Business Loop.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou defeated Florida in overtime 24-23 during the last game of the season at Faurot Field. Watch the press conference in the player below. After the Gators scored first in overtime, Mizzou scored and got the two-point conversion to win the game. Senior running back Tyler Badie was celebrated on the field
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The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 9.1% on Saturday. An additional 1,410 new COVID-19 cases were added bringing the total of confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic is now 728,912. There have also been 163,434 probable antigen test results being positive, with 500 added Saturday. Six new deaths were
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was seriously hurt after being thrown out of a truck in a Callaway County crash on Friday morning. 31-year-old Robert Conrad was driving along Route 94 near Big Tavern Creek Road at 11:30 a.m. when he went off the right side of the road. Conrad overcorrect and then drove off
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Multiple locations across Mid-Missouri are offering a COVID-19 booster shot, after all Missourians over 18 were made eligible Friday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Fire Department was seen battling a house fire along Wilkes Blvd. in Columbia on Saturday morning. 10 fire trucks and cars, one medical vehicle and multiple Columbia Police Department cars responded to the 700 block of Wilkes Blvd. around 1:35 a.m. Police and Fire Dept. at scene of house fire
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The University of Missouri’s Coalition of Graduate Workers is speaking up about Mizzous’s decision to demolish Manor House Apartments.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Columbia-based defense attorneys are weighed in Friday on a jury’s decision to find Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty of all charges. One attorney saying the verdict could lead to more gun presence at protests while the other says the verdict could deter further riots and looting. “I was glad to see the
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missourians 18 years or older are now eligible to get a COVID-19 booster vaccine. The state health department amended orders Friday to authorize a single booster dose for adults. Both the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention authorized and endorsed the boosters Friday. Fully vaccinated
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A motion to dismiss charges has been filed in a 2018 Jefferson City fatal shooting.
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