FRIDAY UPDATES: Missouri health department reports 4,700+ new COVID-19 cases on New Year’s Day
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Weather Alert Day: Ice creates dangerous conditions into Friday
FRIDAY LATE MORNING UPDATE: The worst of the conditions will be in our western counties. That’s in the process of changing over to snow if it hasn’t already and will start to pull east. Most locations east of HWY 65 have replaced freezing rain with near freezing drizzle. Temperatures will play an important role-if we
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Columbia crews block off I-70 Drive Southwest, ambulance off roadway
An ABC 17 News crew said an ambulance was seen partially off the roadway near the Silvey Street intersection.
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Wrong-way DWI crash closes Highway 50 early New Year’s Day
Missouri state troopers say an early New Year’s Day DWI crash closed Highway 50 just outside of Jefferson City.
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Columbia woman charged on multiple counts after allegedly stealing from multiple places
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman is arrested Wednesday after allegedly burglarizing items from several businesses. According to multiple probable cause statements, Lacee Adams is accused of burglarizing Robinson’s Cleaners, McKnight Tires, Break Time and JD Byrider to name a few. Adams is accusing of taking $100 worth of stolen items and confronting an employee
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Missouri Veterans Commission releases COVID-19 investigation into homes
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Veterans Commission released a full version of an investigation done on its response to COVID-19. The report says the commission failed to recognize the changing pandemic and didn’t plan or respond to it well. The report gave credit to the quick response to the pandemic at the beginning but
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Crash at Sam’s Club sends one to hospital with life-threatening injuries
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A wreck Thursday morning at Sam’s Club sends one person to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. According to Columbia police, Patrick Giberson was driving a Mitsubishi Montero south in the driving lane in front of Lowe’s when it hit the concrete median divider separating a driveway on the south side of
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Moberly man arrested after Dec. 21 alleged assault and shots fired
MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) On the morning of Dec. 21, Moberly police responded to a report of shots fired in the area of Emerson St at Collins Ave. Police say the victim was assaulted with a baseball bat and being shot at twice by 22-year-old Jacob Redifer. Redifer fled the scene in a vehicle prior to
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Columbia police continue to investigate 1989 cold case homicide
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police continue to investigate the cold case homicide of Carolyn William. Williams was found murdered in a residence on Unity Drive on January 1, 1989. Last year, the Columbia Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division reopened the case. “It is very difficult anytime someone is murdered,” said Assistant Chief Jeremiah Hunter. “The
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Officials warn of power outages and dangerous driving conditions for the New Year
As road crews across Mid-Missouri are preparing to battle the ice, Boone Electric Cooperative also has crews on the ready to fix any power outages caused by the storm.
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THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports sixth death this week related to COVID-19
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Aldred swearing-in makes Boone County Commission fully Democratic
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) New Southern District Boone County Commissioner Justin Aldred was sworn in Thursday, meaning all three commission seats are under Democratic control. Aldred prevailed in November’s election over incumbent Fred Parry, the commission’s lone Republican, by about 2,500 votes. Aldred’s victory means a Democrat sits in every county elected office, not counting the
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Mid-Missouri House members plan to object to Electoral College count
Two U.S. House members representing parts of Mid-Missouri will object to the counting of Electoral College votes in a joint congressional session Wednesday, according to a statement posted on a congressman’s website.
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Cole County road crews prepare for icy road conditions
Bryan Boyce, Cole County’s road superintendent, said crews will start pretreatment of roads at 10 p.m. and monitor the roads throughout the night.
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Deputies identify human remains found in Miller County
Miller County deputies have identified skeletal remains that were found in a wooded area on Monday.
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Mid-Missouri prepares for New Year’s Eve celebrations amid COVID-19
Both Columbia and Jefferson City are preparing for a busy New Year’s Eve amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Highway patrol investigates crash in northern Boone County
Missouri state troopers investigated a single-vehicle crash in northern Boone County Thursday morning.
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Public works monitoring conditions ahead of expected winter weather
The Columbia Department of Public Works is getting ready for winter weather moving in New Year’s Eve.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you back Hawley’s Electoral College challenge?
Republican U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley pledged Wednesday to object to the formal certification of Electoral College votes in a congressional session next week.
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Missouri State laboratory looking for new variant of COVID-19
Director of the State Health Department Dr. Randall Williams said at the Governor’s state briefing Wednesday the state lab has the capacity to look for the strain and is in the process of expanding it.
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