Callaway deputies among dozens of officers shot during traffic stops yearly
More than 40 law enforcement officers were shot last year during traffic stops, according to the National Blue Alert Network.
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Missouri Task Force 1 continues search efforts in Avery County, North Carolina
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Task Force 1 is continuing its search efforts along streams and rivers in North Carolina as part of Hurricane Helene relief efforts. A Monday social media post from the Boone County Fire Protection District says that the Task Force was searching Avery County, North Carolina. “This morning, the team returned to
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Columbia man killed in St. Louis County crash, St. Louis man arrested on suspicion of DWI
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was killed in St. Louis County after he was hit by a vehicle early Sunday on Interstate 55, north of Meremec Bottom Road. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, a 2005 Nissan Xterra – driven by Semi Hadzisalihovic, 56, of St. Louis – was
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Mizzou Athletics releases guidelines to navigate Faurot Field renovations
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Monday, Mizzou Athletics announced that is has begun preliminary work on the Memorial Stadium Improvement Project. As a result, beginning on Saturday’s homecoming game on Oct. 19, there will be new guidelines for how fans should enter Faurot Field on gamedays. Parking lot B, which is located at the northeast corner
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Texas man killed in confrontation with Callaway County deputies identified
CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) State troopers have identified a man shot dead early Monday in an encounter that left two Callaway County deputies wounded and one undergoing emergency surgery. The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office said earlier Monday that two of their deputies were shot on westbound I-70 Monday morning. The Missouri State Highway Patrol later
Continue ReadingFreeze warnings issued for millions with the coldest temperatures in months incoming
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — A dramatic pattern shift is bringing the chilliest air since spring to millions of people in the central and eastern United States, making areas that have struggled so far to shed lingering warmth feel more like November than October. Extended periods of fall chill have been hard to
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you celebrating Mizzou Homecoming this week?
It’s homecoming week at the University of Missouri.
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Jefferson City Walk to End Alzheimer’s raises over $65,000
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Walk to End Alzheimer’s raised over $65,000 as of Sunday. 264 people showed up to the walk showing support for the Alzheimer’s Association, carrying purple, blue, yellow and orange flowers to show their connection to the disease. Walk to End Alzheimer’s Committee member Haley Johannpeter said she finds
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Sunday Sit-down with Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones caught up Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
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Two arrested in connection with reports shots fired call on Boyd lane early Sunday morning
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An adult and a juvenile were arrested early Sunday morning in connection with reports of shots fired in the 1500 block of Boyd Ln. early Sunday morning, according to a press release from the Columbia Police Department. The release states that at around 3 a.m. Sunday, Columbia Police responded to a report
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Illinois woman seriously hurt in Callaway County ATV crash Saturday evening
CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Princeton, Illinois, woman was seriously hurt after an ATV crash in Callaway County at around 5:20 p.m. Saturday, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report states that Anthony Avelar, 40, of Walnut, Illinois, was driving a 2014 Honda Foreman Rubicon north on County Road 304 with
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The University of Missouri kicks off homecoming week on Sunday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With the University of Missouri’s 113th homecoming football game against Auburn less than a week away, the university is hosting multiple events throughout the week for its “Leading the Legacy” homecoming 2024 celebration. Homecoming week will kick off tonight at 6 p.m. with the Light the Dome event at Traditions Plaza. The
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Two bipartisan Alzheimer’s bills signed into law as nearly 7 million Americans battle the disease
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) This month President Joe Biden signed two pieces of bipartisan legislation into law which aim to aid the fight against Alzheimer’s Disease. According to the Alzheimer’s Association nearly 7 million people across the U.S. are battling the disease and this number is only expected to grow. NAPA Reauthorization Act The NAPA Reauthorization
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Three arrested, charged with murder in death of Columbia teenager
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County prosecutors have charged a St. Louis man and two Columbia men with murder in the death of a Columbia teenager on Thursday. Byron Sampson, 20, is charged with second-degree murder after he is accused of killing Traquan Reed, 18, on Thursday. Julius J. Mosby, 18, and Demetrius L. Mays, 22,
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Hartsburg Pumpkin Festival sees plentiful pumpkin supply this year after ‘devastating’ last two years
HARTSBURG, Mo. (KMIZ) The 33rd Annual Hartsburg Pumpkin Festival began Saturday, bringing organizers hope after what they called a devastating past two years. A state-wide drought racked Missouri for months last year, leaving several Mid-Missouri counties in “extreme drought” conditions. According to Missouri Soybean, from April to Nov. 2023 was the seventh driest growing season
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Mizzou responds to first loss with 42-point rout of Massachusetts
AMHERST, Mass. (KMIZ) Following No. 21 Mizzou’s first loss of the season to Texas A&M, head coach Eli Drinkwitz challenged his group to positively respond to it in Week 7. The Tigers delivered the response Drinkwitz was looking for. MU cruised past Massachusetts 45-3 to get them back in the win column, propelled by a
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Kansas City woman seriously hurt after crash in Callaway County Friday evening
CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Kansas City woman was seriously hurt after a crash in Callaway County at around 5:15 p.m. Friday evening, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The crash report states Anna Wright-Wells, 54, of Kansas City was driving a 2014 Nissan Rogue with passenger Jonah Wells, 24, of Kansas
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MoDOT to host final Saturday Superintendent Talk for Rocheport Bridge
ROCHEPORT, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation and Lunda Construction are hosting the final Superintendent Talks meeting next Saturday for the I-70 Rocheport Bridge construction project. The meeting will take place at 9 a.m., Oct. 19th at the A-Frame Winegarden in Rocheport. According to MoDOT’s website, October’s meeting will focus on recent milestones on
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SportsZone Football Friday 2024: Week 7 highlights and scores
The Missouri high school football season continued Friday with some Mid-Missouri teams playing host and others on the road.
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‘Nexus of safety and privacy’: Columbia’s new surveillance cameras raises debate on safety vs. privacy
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Following Monday’s City Council vote, more than 100 new surveillance cameras will be coming to Columbia. The council voted 5-2 in favor of signing a contract with Flock Group, Inc. for new cameras that will be spread across Downtown Columbia, each of the city’s six wards, several parks as well as the
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