It’s that time of year again. Illnesses are thriving as cold temperatures push people inside. Locally, the spread of the flu has calmed a bit but COVID-19 cases rose in early December in Boone County. That’s reflective of a national trend of rising COVID-19 infections. Have you or your family fallen prey to the bugs
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By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut interest rates by a quarter point, the third rate cut since it began to lower borrowing costs in September. The central bank’s latest move leaves its benchmark lending rate at a range of 4.25%-4.5%, a two-year low. The decision to cut was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Prosecutors charged a man Tuesday with murder for his alleged role in a deadly October shooting and charged another man — who was already in custody and charged — with murder. Daevion McCray, 21, was arrested Tuesday in connection with the death of Orrion Moody, 28, of Columbia. Police found Moody with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman is growing frustrated with a vacant property that she says is a danger to the community. Marty Wallace was looking to move into a home in the 5400 Block of Thompson Road when she noticed a vacant property across the street. The house was falling apart, with items littering
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You can watch the full postgame press conference with head coach Dennis Gates and guards Jacob Crews and Mark Mitchell in the video player above. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It took a while to get going, but a late run helped the Tigers secure their 10th win in a row. Things looked tight in the second
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council on Monday night approved to rezone nearly 5 acres of land in west Columbia. The council unanimously approved to rezone 4.82-acres land in the 4400 block of Smith Drive – near Scott Boulevard — from single-family to multi-family. There was not a specific plan for the area published
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After winning in the November election, Mike Kehoe will serve as Missouri’s 58th governor next year. Kehoe had served as lieutenant governor since 2018, after he was appointed by Gov. Mike Parson in 2018 and won the seat in the 2020 election. Prior to that, he served in the Missouri Senate. Kehoe
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Rock Bridge High School will be testing out another weapons detection system at one of its entrances on Wednesday. Principal Jaciob Sirna informed parents about the addition in an email to parents on Tuesday. It will be conducted at one lane of the north entrance on Wednesday. Columbia Public Schools spokesperson Michelle
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri may have one of the highest levels of the COVID-19 virus, according to federal officials. Missouri is one of the top handful of states for the amount of coronavirus in wastewater based on sampling from just one site in Jefferson County, south of St. Louis. The Centers for Disease Control and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has reported the first significant overdose death decrease since 2015, with 1,948 deaths in 2023. The department says 1,310 overdose deaths were caused by synthetic opioids, 18 by heroin with a synthetic drug present and five deaths caused by heroin alone. According to the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A pedestrian was killed just after midnight Tuesday after getting struck by a vehicle on Interstate 44, around mile marker 177 in Phelps County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. According to the report, a 55-year-old man from Merriam Woods was walking westbound on Interstate 44 when
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri has is working to become a one-stop shop for community members who are food insecure with The Food Bank Market. Katie Atkins, a spokesperson for The Food Bank, said that these special programs have seen expansion in the past year. “The Food Bank Market
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EDITOR’S NOTE: A reference to Brian Yearwood not being mentioned at an event has been removed. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The two candidates so far for Columbia Board of Education are pledging to prioritize transparency after the exit of a superintendent was shrouded in secrecy. The lack of transparency surrounding the exit of Columbia Public Schools
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man accused of trafficking methamphetamine was sentenced on Tuesday to 15 years in prison, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Clayton Key Craddock, 40, pleaded guilty on Feb. 29 to possessing meth with the intent to distribute, the release says. The release says that law
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CNN By John Miller, Emma Tucker, Shimon Prokupecz, Kara Scannell and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — A Manhattan grand jury on Tuesday indicted Luigi Mangione for murder as an act of terrorism in the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, according to newly released court documents. Mangione faces 11 counts, including one of murder
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was found guilty of manslaughter and other charges is appealing the case. Cadilac Derrick, 37, was found guilty by a Boone County jury of first-degree involuntary manslaughter, voluntary manslaughter, second-degree domestic assault and two counts of armed criminal action. He was sentenced in November to 62 years in prison.
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Hallsville, Mo. (KMIZ) No one was hurt after a fire at a single-story home in Hallsville on Tuesday morning. The fire broke out just before 6 a.m. on the 9700 block of Phillipe Road. According to Gale Blomenkamp with the Boone County Fire Protection District, the fire started in the attic by a faulty flue
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TODAY: Tuesday is mostly dry, and mild. South winds bring temperatures into the 50s by the afternoon. Scattered light showers return around the dinner hour and exit by morning. TONIGHT: Scattered rain will bring a few hundredths of an inch of rain at most, and wrap up shortly after midnight. Temperatures likely remain int the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man will make his first court appearance Tuesday for a deadly shooting in the parking lot of a Boone County bar last week. Steven S. Jones, 45, was charged Sunday with being a felon with a gun. He will appear at the Boone County Courthouse Tuesday at 1 p.m. A
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The Kansas City Chiefs released more information on quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ ankle injury suffered in Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Browns. The team said Monday that Mahomes has a mild high ankle sprain. Those sprains are notoriously painful but Mahomes appears set on playing this week and beyond. Do you think the gritty quarterback will
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