BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire north of Columbia early Tuesday morning is blamed for thousands of dollars in damage. The Boone County Fire Protection District responded to the fire in the 1400 block of E. Gallup Mills Road around 6:35 a.m. Firefighters said a detached three-vehicle garage was on fire when crews arrived at
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The collision near Mendon, Missouri, killed two people on the train and the driver of the dump truck, said Cpl. Justin Dunn with the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday in favor of a former coach in Washington state who sought the right to pray with his players on the field after games.
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The two men charged with hazing after a University of Missouri fraternity event last October both now have arraignments scheduled.
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The Boys and Girls Club of Jefferson City will soon open a new location on the city’s west side.
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Multiple organizations responded to the mutual aid request from the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) for the Amtrak train derailment in Chariton County.
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Some political observers and activists now worry that restrictions on birth control and same-sex marriage could be next following the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer, CNN The committee investigating the Capitol Hill insurrection on January 6, 2021, has added an unexpected public hearing for Tuesday afternoon, the committee announced Monday. Cassidy Hutchinson, an aide to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and a witness to many critical events and conversations, is expected to testify publicly
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A driver was hurt Monday morning after a crash on Route WW east of Columbia. Boone County Joint Communications sent out a traffic alert about the crash at Olivet Road just after 5:45 a.m. An SUV driven by Luke P. Drummond, 19, of Columbia, flipped over after the vehicle went off the
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Independence Day is just one week away and lighting off fireworks is a popular way to celebrate the holiday — but it comes with safety hazards.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police officers responded to a south Columbia apartment complex early Monday morning for a report of shots fired. Several shots were fired in the 3900 block of Buttonwood Drive, according to the Columbia Police Department. At least five CPD vehicles were at The Lyfe @ Missouri apartment complex around 3 a.m. Andy
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A St. Louis man is dead following a car crash Saturday morning in Boone County.
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned a decades-long precedent that allowed abortions nationwide — Roe v. Wade.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council will hold a special meeting Monday night to discuss a 5 percent raise for all city employees. The council tabled the vote at its meeting last week. The meeting is open to the public Monday, and starts at 5:30 pm at the Jefferson City Municipal Building. Council
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) – Firefighters from across the Lake of the Ozarks area fought a fire at a Camden County business on Sunday morning. The Mid-County Fire Protection District said crews arrived at the Lake Area Liquidators building on Old South 5 just before 7 a.m. to find the flames coming from the roof.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Pfizer announced Saturday that they could be rolling out an updated booster after updating two vaccines targeting the Omicron variant. CNN reported the company said the modified boosters showing a higher immune response to the variant. According to reports, the company tested a vaccine that targets Omicron BA.1 subvariant and bivalent booster which targets
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hundreds gathered at Boone County Courthouse Saturday evening chanting “We won’t go back,” and “Vote them out,” to protest Friday’s Dobbs v. Jackson ruling. This comes as Friday’s U.S Supreme Court 5-4 decision in favor of overturning Roe v. Wade has caused many Americans to protest and express whether they are pro-abortion
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Gerald Brouder, PhD, died in Columbia on Wednesday at 79 years old, according to Columbia College.
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JACKSONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Editorial Note: ABC 17 News has clarified the domestic dispute was between Trustee and Kitchen and deputies originally were called to a domestic disturbance. The Randolph County Sheriff’s Department says a man killed himself following a domestic dispute in Jacksonville early Saturday morning. The sheriff’s department received a domestic disturbance call around
Continue ReadingBy Harmeet Kaur, CNN With Roe v. Wade now overturned, tribal lands are again coming up in conversations on social media and elsewhere as potential safe havens for those seeking abortions. In Oklahoma, which has enacted some of the nation’s most restrictive abortion laws, Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt previously warned Indigenous tribes against setting up
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