Ex-deputy charged with leaving the scene on night of alleged drunken crash
Prosecutors have charged a former Morgan County deputy with two felonies for an incident that happened before the crash that led to his arrest last month.
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University of Missouri agrees to pay in transgender health care lawsuit settlement; admits no wrongdoing
The University of Missouri will pay $27,500 into two trust funds after settling a lawsuit with the family of a transgender boy.
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Two projects building affordable housing in Columbia break ground
Work began Thursday on two dozen new affordable housing units in central Columbia to help shorten the list of families waiting for a place to live.
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UPS truck catches on fire and shuts down I-70 Wednesday night
A semi fire closed the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 in Boone County on Wednesday night.
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Firefighters respond to duplex fire in north Columbia Thursday morning
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Firefighters responded to a duplex fire in north Columbia early Thursday morning. The fire broke out just before 2 a.m. on the 2000 block of Mulberry Road. Crews on scene told ABC 17 News the duplex was occupied at the time of the fire and everyone inside made it out safely. Columbia
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you prepared for a Hurricane Helene-level disaster?
The southern Appalachians are still trying to recover from the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene.
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Sex crimes dropped against Jefferson City man in Boone County case
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Prosecutor’s Office has dropped two sex crimes against a Jefferson City man just a week before trial was set to start. Assistant Prosecutor Olufunmike Owoso dropped a rape and sodomy charge against Aleksey Salaz on Wednesday afternoon. Owoso explained that she “partly reconsidered the strength of certain aspects of
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49th district rematch: Missouri House candidates discuss schools, guns and healthcare during public forum
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Candidates from Missouri’s 49th House District gave their vision for the state during a public forum on Wednesday night. Republican incumbent Rep. Jim Schulte (R-New Bloomfield) will go up against Democratic candidate Jessica Slisz in a rematch of the 2022 election. Schulte dominated the election, winning nearly 72 percent of the
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MU supply chain professor says no immediate concern for Missouri as port strikes continue
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Roughly 45,000 dock workers from the Longshoremen’s Association continued to strike Wednesday across the East and Gulf coasts. The workers are demanding better pay and a ban on the use of automated equipment. The strike, which started on Tuesday, has raised concerns about a shortage of certain goods for some Americans. However,
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Mid-Missourians continue to assist with Hurricane Helene relief efforts
Missouri Task Force 1 was assigned Wednesday to search a 7-mile stretch of remote western North Carolina as part of its continued relief efforts after Hurricane Helene.
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City of Columbia dips into reserves to support Ashley Street project
The City of Columbia is dipping into its budget reserve to give $600,000 to the Ashley Street project and Room at the Inn homeless shelter.
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Motorcyclist dies from injuries after Cole County crash
A Russellville man who was injured in a Cole County crash on Monday afternoon has died.
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Jefferson City officials seek feedback on trash services
Jefferson City leaders are asking the community to provide input on the city’s trash system.
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Shed, cars destroyed in Boone County fire
An out-of-control rubbish fire destroyed a shed and two cars at a northern Boone County home Wednesday morning.
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Child pornography suspect accused of locking kids in lockers
New charges of child abuse have been filed against a man who is in the Callaway County jail on child pornography charges.
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Prosecutors file six felony charges in Columbia robbery
An 18-year-old Columbia man was charged this week with six felonies for a January home invasion robbery.
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Special counsel Jack Smith provides fullest picture yet of his 2020 election case against Trump in new filing
By Katelyn Polantz, Tierney Sneed, John Fritze, Hannah Rabinowitz, Devan Cole, Holmes Lybrand and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Federal prosecutors laid out their most extensive case to date against former President Donald Trump for his effort to overturn the 2020 election in a sweeping legal brief that was unsealed Wednesday by a federal judge
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Columbia man accused of doing drugs, exposing self in public places after monthslong investigation
Cooper County prosecutors charged a man with felony drug and misdemeanor sexual misconduct charges Monday accusing him of smoking methamphetamine and exposing himself at rest stops and other public places.
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Suspected burglar shot and killed by resident in Camden County
CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A resident shot and killed a suspected burglar in Camden County on Wednesday morning. According to the Camden County Sheriff’s Office, at 3 a.m. Camden County Communications received a 911 call from a resident on North Highway 7 for a burglary in progress. The caller said they shot one of the
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Forum to be held for local Missouri House candidates in Jefferson City Wednesday
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City News Tribune will be holding a forum for local candidates running for the Missouri House 6 p.m. Tuesday at city hall. The forum will be moderated by News Tribune Editor Gary Castor, and will pose questions from the News tribune staff and community members to the candidates. In
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