Talks between the United States and Russia to end the war in Ukraine are set to take place this week. According to reports, diplomats from the two countries will meet in Saudi Arabia. One country notably will not be at the table — Ukraine. Ukraine’s president says Russia isn’t ready to negotiate in good faith
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COLUMBIA, Mo. Missouri Task Force 1 deployed to Kentucky on Sunday following historic flooding in the region A press release states that the team will deploy 80 members with six boats to help with a focus on water rescues. Four members of Task Force 1 arrived in Frankfurt, Kentucky, earlier Sunday after being activated by
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia will not pickup recycling for three days this week due to frigid temperatures expected in the forecast. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team is tracking snow and dangerous cold with wind chills between -10 and -15 between Tuesday and Thursday mornings. According to a Sunday social media post
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CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man is accused of stealing numerous firearms and firearm parts from his neighbor in Callaway County, according to a social media post from the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office. Joseph Underwood, 33 was arrested on Feb. 6. He’s being held in the Callaway County jail on multiple charges including unlawful possession
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sedalia man was seriously injured in a crash in Pettis County Saturday afternoon. A Missouri State highway patrol crash report states the crash happened at 12:05 p.m. on Morgan Road, half a mile west of Tebo Road. The 31-year-old was driving a 2016 Nissan Frontier when the vehicle went off the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 17-year-old was hospitalized after crashing his motorcycle in Phelps County Saturday morning. According to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the teenager was riding a 2009 Kawasaki motorcycle on Highway 63, about 15 miles south of Rolla at 11:47 a.m. His motorcycle hit a deer, and he was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported over 14,000 flu cases in CDC Week 6 (Feb. 2 to Feb. 8). That total is more than double the amount of the 5,000 cases recorded in January (Jan. 5 to Jan. 11). According to previous reporting, the flu and respiratory illnesses have
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some Columbia residents are voicing their concerns over the naming of the basketball courts at Douglass Park as renovations begin. The City of Columbia announced in 2023 the park would be named after former coach Willie Cox. Cox died back in 2019 and was an assistant coach for the University of Missouri’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sedalia man was charged on Thursday with several counts related to child pornography. Keishawn Davis was charged with possessing child pornography and eight counts of first-degree promoting child porn. He is being held at the Pettis County Jail on a $100,000 bond. Davis appeared for an arraignment on Friday by video
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Planned Parenthood said in a statement that it plans to restore abortion services to its clinics throughout the state “immediately” following a judge’s ruling on Friday. Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit in November in Jackson County challenging a Missouri law that required surgical center licensing for clinics that could provide abortion through
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Residents who have their trash and recycling normally picked up on Tuesday are being asked to have it ready on Monday this week, the City of Columbia Water & Light wrote on its Facebook page. The post says that the Solid Waste Division is asking customers to put out their trash a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A bill will be introduced at Tuesday’s Jefferson City Council to eliminate programs surrounding diversity, equity and inclusion from city government. The ordinance is being sponsored by Ward 3 Councilman Scott Spencer and Ward 4 Councilman Derrick Spicer, according to an email from a city spokesperson and the council agenda. The bill
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By Pete Muntean, Alexandra Skores and Dalia Faheid, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — A preliminary analysis of the flight data and voice recorder on board a Black Hawk helicopter leading up to the collision with a commercial flight over Washington, DC, on January 29, indicated the helicopter’s altimeter may have been inaccurate and the pilots
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 52-year-old Anabel, Missouri, man was killed in a crash on Friday, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. According to the report, a 52-year-old man was driving a 2011 Kia Forte northbound from Route V over Highway 36. The report says the driver failed to yield to a 2024
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By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Missouri sued Starbucks this week, alleging the chain’s push to hire and promote more people of color and women violated anti-discrimination laws and slowed down coffee orders. The lawsuit, filed by Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, a Republican, opens up a new legal front in the war
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Hartsburg man pleaded guilty on Friday to killing his father. Collin Knight, 25, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the September 2022 stabbing death in Ashland. He is being held at the Boone County Jail and will be sentenced at 8:30 a.m. Friday, April 25. He was previously charged with first-degree
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire caused major damage to a Columbia home on Friday morning. Firefighters were sent to the call on Lakeview Avenue a little before 4 a.m. Six fire companies responded, according to a Columbia Fire Department news release. The fire was knocked down in about 5 minutes but caused “severe damage,” the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A shooting suspect texted insults to the man he is accused of shooting Wednesday before the incident took place, according to court documents. Michael Proctor Jr., 21, insulted his “friend” in the text, prompting the friend to drive to Proctor’s residence, the documents say. Proctor shot the victim while he was in
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police arrested a 21-year-old man Thursday on suspicion of shooting another man the night before. Michael Proctor Jr. was arrested by Columbia Police Department officers in connection with the Wednesday night shooting on Madison Street, a CPD news release states. Police arrested Proctor on suspicion of first-degree assault, armed criminal action
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Firefighters in Boonville rescued a pooch who had fallen through thin ice on a pond Thursday. According to a Cooper County Fire Protection District news release, the rescue happened at about 1:30 p.m. The dog, named Boone, had walked onto the ice and fallen away from the bank. Firefighters from the Cooper
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