JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council unanimously approved the 2025 budget at its meeting on Monday night. Councilman Mark Schwartz motioned to move to adopt the annual budget from the informal calendar with a roll call vote. The council adopted a substitute bill which is only a few dollars different than the approved
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By Chris Isidore and Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Gas stations in many areas of Florida are running out of gasoline, as residents prepare for Hurricane Milton. Demand for gas has surged as some residents in Milton’s path are trying to fuel up before they evacuate. Others who plan to stay put are
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The Columbia City Council voted 5-2 Monday night to enter into a contract with Flock security cameras.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council voted 5-2 to implement Flock security cameras during Monday night’s council meeting. Ward 3 Councilman Roy Lovelady and Ward 1 Councilwoman Valerie Carroll voted against the cameras. In a separate vote, council members unanimously passed the policies for the use of cameras. “Every day when I get up
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Dry weather conditions could increase the risk of natural cover fires. Low chances of rain and low humidity are expected as Mid-Missouri enters the fall season. “When we head off into the fall months if we’ve had drier weather, they [natural cover fires] can become very common,” ABC 17 Stormtrack Meteorologist Chance Gotsch said. “We
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A Boone County church is helping to gather donations to load up a trailer to help victims of Hurricane Helene.
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Columbia police say they’ve arrested a second juvenile in connection with a shots-fired incident last Thursday.
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A suspect in an assault at a Columbia park has been arrested in Iowa, court records show.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Camden County Sheriff’s Office on Monday released the identity of a man killed in what authorities say was an attempted burglary. Derek A. Wayman, 44, was identified as the suspected burglar who was shot and killed early Wednesday at a residence on North Highway 7. Wayman was “known to frequent” the
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A Florida woman’s body was pulled Monday from the Lake of the Ozarks, the Missouri State Highway Patrol says.
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Milton rapidly strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday to become a Category 5 hurricane on a path toward Florida, threatening a dangerous storm surge in Tampa Bay, leading to evacuation orders and lending more urgency to the cleanup from Hurricane Helene, which swamped the same stretch of coastline less than two weeks ago.
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A Rolla man was charged Monday with eight counts of possessing child pornography in an investigation that began in late June.
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Work to redesign the Interstate 70/Highway 63 connector as part of the I-70 widening project will begin next week, the Missouri Department of Transportation said Monday.
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MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 42-year-old Lincoln, Missouri man was seriously injured in a crash Sunday in Morgan County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol online crash report, the crash happened on Highway 5 near Millifork Lane at 5:20 p.m. when Aaron Knueppel was driving a Ford F-150 when the truck went off the
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CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Portland, Mo. man was seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon in Callaway County. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, Michel Thuli, 51, was riding his motorcycle on Route WW west of Millersburg at 3:25 p.m. The crash occurred when Thuli failed to negotiate a sharp
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TODAY: Monday is a sunny and dry day, not unlike the week before or the week to come. This extended dry spell comes with near normal temperatures today, in the low 70s. TONIGHT: A few fair weather clouds may develop tonight, but expect dry conditions. EXTENDED: With clear and calm conditions, expect temperatures in the
Continue ReadingCNN By Dalia Faheid, Allison Chinchar and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Hurricane Milton has strengthened to Category 3 and continues to intensify two days before it’s due to strike Florida’s Gulf Coast, where communities now are rushing cleanup from catastrophic Hurricane Helene. Ahead of what could be the state’s largest storm exodus in seven
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Mizzou football suffered its first season loss Saturday in College Station, Texas, in humiliating fashion.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council will vote on an agreement that would allow Flock Safety to install security cameras throughout the city during Monday night’s council meeting. The Flock Safety Surveillance System is designed to read license plates, helping to detect stolen or suspicious vehicles. The plan has been in the works since
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KINGDOM CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Fire Fighters Association of Missouri hosted a memorial service on Sunday to remember Missouri firefighters who have died in the line of duty and to commemorate three Missouri firefighters who have died. Gov. Mike Parson declared Sunday, Oct. 6 as Fire Service Memorial Day in Missouri and dedicated the weekend
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