COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 26-year-old Dixon man was seriously hurt in a Pulaski County crash just after 2 p.m. Tuesday. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the man was driving a 2012 Ford F150 south on Highway 28 at Highway O when he went off the right side of the road. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 54-year-old Polo man was seriously hurt in an ATV crash in Moniteau County just before 8 p.m. Tuesday. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the man was riding a 2004 Honda Recon in the 16000 block of Garrett Road going south, with a 50-year-old Polo woman, when the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) City of Columbia and Boone County officials met for a joint work session Wednesday morning regarding homelessness and a housing study. Boone County and Columbia officials met at Boone Electric Cooperative at 9 a.m. Wednesday. According to the meeting agenda, officials discussed the Homeless Strategic Plan, Housing Continuum Update, Cross-Jurisdictional Collaboration and
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Columbia’s police department has been at work educating people on a law taking effect July 1 that will make it illegal to linger in medians at busy city intersections. The law is like those in several other cities, and by its letter, looks to prevent collisions between pedestrians and vehicles at busy medians. However, critics
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PILOT GROVE, Mo. (KMIZ) Around 100 people showed up for a town hall meeting in Pilot Grove on Tuesday about a potential solar field in the city. An organized effort was made by Cooper County residents over questions about neighbors’ concerns over the project. Local elected officials and the developers of the project presented details
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Candidates vying to fill Columbia’s vacant Fourth Ward City Council seat laid out competing visions for growth, government efficiency, housing and public safety during a forum Tuesday hosted by the Columbia Board of Realtors. The forum, held at 311 Bernadette Dr., featured former Columbia Utilities Director Dave Sorrell, attorney Sharon Jones and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 60-year-old man died Tuesday after his vehicle went into the Osage River in Miller County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says a 60-year-old man from Clark, Missouri, backed a 2016 Dodge Ram and a trailer to a boat ramp. A pedestrian – a
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) In a partnership with the City of Jefferson City, the Capital City Housing Task Force is looking for public comment on the state of housing in the city Tuesday evening. The Capital City Housing Task Force worked with the consulting group Housing Innovations Group LLC to create the Jefferson City Housing Supply
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who is accused of murder and other charges was denied bond again during a hearing on Tuesday. Andrew Acton, 53, is charged with abandoning a corpse, tampering with evidence and second-degree murder. He is being held at the Boone County Jail. Court documents from previous reporting indicate Acton is
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COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) School districts around the state are bracing for budget cuts after the state opted not to increase the public school foundational formula. Now the Department of Elementary and Secondary Schools is short $190 million in revenue, leading some school districts to have to cut back their budgets. Last night, the Southern Boone
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COLUMBIA, MO. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control is warning the public of a new scam that is using MSHP’s likeness. The release says scammers are using social media to contact targets and telling the victims that they had sent a package to their residence. The victim will then
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been charged with multiple felonies after law enforcement claims he pulled a knife out at someone after rear-ending a vehicle on Monday in south Columbia. Michael Mattingly Jr., 35, was charged on Tuesday with unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action and leaving the scene of an
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Callaway County woman was charged with two felonies after she allegedly stole nearly $12,000 from a Jefferson City nursing home resident during a three-year period. Michelle Weaver, of Tebbetts, was charged on Tuesday in Cole County with financially exploiting an elderly person and misappropriating funds of an elderly nursing home resident.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 30-year-old Columbia man was arrested on Monday and charged on Tuesday after he allegedly attempted to pay a minor for sex. Rifat Apurba was charged in Boone County with child enticement. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A hearing is scheduled for 1 p.m. Wednesday. The
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More than 20 people have been charged in the Show-Me State for about $613,000 in alleged stolen Medicaid funds, Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced in a press release Tuesday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A second class action lawsuit was filed against Columbia Orthopaedic Group on Monday in Boone County. The new lawsuit also alleges that Columbia Orthopaedic Group did not do enough to protect patients’ personal information after a ransomware attack occurred last month. A class-action lawsuit was filed last week in Boone County by
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A street in the Brick District in Fulton has reopened to limited traffic nearly a week after a building collapsed, according to a press release from the Fulton Fire Department. The front of a building at 505 Nichols St. collapsed Wednesday, June 17. It led to the closure of the 500 block
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By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration from allowing five states to ban the purchase of sugary drinks and candy with food stamps. The decision is a major setback for Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “Make America Healthy Again” movement, known as MAHA,
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By Leah Rainwater ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — A sixth man was arrested and charged in connection with allegedly plotting an attack at a UFC White House event this month. Jordan Rincker,28, from St. Joseph, Missouri, is charged with conspiracy to commit murder. Rincker was arrested in St. Joseph on Sunday, June 21. “Law enforcement
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mid-Missouri Board of Realtors is set to host a forum Tuesday for the upcoming August elections. The event will be a candidate forum for Columbia’s 4th Ward City Council race from 5:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. Tuesday at 311 Bernadette Dr. The Board of Realtors will also host a talk session
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