WAYNESVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was riding a motorcycle was seriously injured Friday in a two-vehicle crash on Reporter Road, about a mile west of Waynesville, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. According to the report, a 2021 Subaru was heading eastbound and a 2004 Yamaha motorcycle was heading westbound. Both
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, woman was charged on Friday with child abuse and first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. A warrant was issued for Lillian Ann Rotte on Friday and no bond was set. A hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Audrain County Courthouse. According to the probable cause
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman who was accused of shooting at another woman on May 24 in the parking lot of the Conley Road Walmart in Columbia had more charges filed against her on Friday. Whitney Eliesh Nevels-McKee, 35, of Columbia, was indicted by grand jury on Friday. She is now charged with two counts
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Fast-moving severe thunderstorms that swept through Boone County late Thursday left downed trees and powerlines, some of which collapsed roofs and fences.
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Phishing scams are on the rise, according to data released by the Better Business Bureau.
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After the storms and strong winds Thursday night, Higbee residents are cleaning up their homes and yards.
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The Boone County Office of Emergency Management is working to learn why outdoor warning sirens in Northern Boone County did not go off last night.
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A Jefferson City supermarket was evacuated because of a bomb threat Friday, police say.
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A teen mother left an infant in a Walmart bag behind a shed in Maries County, the sheriff said Friday.
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STURGEON, Mo. (KMIZ) Frustration is mounting for some over the lack of progress in a criminal investigation into the Sturgeon police officer who shot and killed a blind-and-deaf dog. Nicholas Hunter’s 13-pound Shih Tzu, Teddy, was killed by Officer Myron Woodson on May 19. The City of Sturgeon called for an administrative investigation on May
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AUDRAIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The driver in a May 16 crash in Audrain County that left three young children injured has been charged with DWI and other felonies. Chloe Anne Hees, 29, was charged with driving while intoxicated, three counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child, two misdemeanors – reckless driving and failure
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AUXVASSE, Mo. (KMIZ) An Auxvasse man was charged on Thursday with possessing child pornography. Michael Cody Jenkins, 32, was booked into the Callaway County Jail at 10:55 a.m. Thursday. He is being held without bond. A hearing was held on Friday morning at the Callaway County Courthouse. According to the probable cause statement, the Boone
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By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday struck down a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, the rapid-fire gun accessories used in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, in a ruling that threw firearms back into the nation’s political spotlight. The high court’s conservative majority found that the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Multiple counties are without power Friday morning after Thursday night storms blew through Mid-Missouri. As of 7 a.m. Friday morning there are 246 people without power in Boone County, according to Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives and 1,472 customers from Boone Electric Cooperative. Morgan County shows 1,349 people without power as of
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday issued a rare unanimous opinion rejecting a lawsuit that challenged the way the FDA regulates the abortion drug mifepristone.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hundreds of power outages were reported in counties in Mid-Missouri on Thursday night as storms went through the area. A tornado warning was issued for Boone County before 9:30 p.m. It is expected to expire at 9:45 p.m. There are more than 2,900 customers affected by power outages reported in Boone County,
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Isolated storms have started to develop across the Missouri-Iowa border and have quickly become intense
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Boone County Democrats will make a statement condemning violence following a local candidate’s involvement in a fight in Centralia, the group decided at a Thursday meeting.
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The Jefferson City Public Works & Planning Committee met Thursday to discuss possibly changing the city rental inspection program.
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) As the heat continues to hammer Mid-Missouri, more people are using cooling centers around Columbia. Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services spokesman Austin Krohn said the department has noticed more people using the several cooling centers around the city. The centers are open to anyone in the community. Air temperatures this
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