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Jefferson City police officers are looking for a 17-year-old who was last seen on Saturday.
Continue ReadingJefferson City police officers are looking for a 17-year-old who was last seen on Saturday.
Continue ReadingPolice say shots were fired late Monday in an east Columbia neighborhood.
Continue ReadingCPS Superintendent Dr. Peter Stiepleman will join ABC 17 News This Morning at 6 a.m. Tuesday to talk about the return.
Continue ReadingThe Missouri State Highway Patrol said four people were hurt after two vehicles collided on Route A in Moniteau County Monday night.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County polling places on Tuesday’s municipal election day will continue coronavirus safety protocols for the second year in a row. According to the Boone County Clerk, you’ll need a mask and an ID to vote at your polling place. On this year’s ballot, voters will be debating over school board positions,
Continue ReadingThe decision comes as more corporations face pressure to take a stand against a new voting law in Georgia that critics say will suppress votes from minorities and the poor. Supporters of the law say those fears are overblown.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As vaccine eligibility opens up to more Missourians and Americans, people are wanting to share the moment on their social media accounts. Some people have been posting a selfie with their vaccination card as proof they got the coronavirus vaccine. U.S. Health officials are warning of this very thing. Health officials say
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A sentencing hearing is scheduled next month in a deadly 2019 Columbia shooting. Aaron Harris pled guilty late last month to first-degree involuntary manslaughter in the death of E’quan Spain. He’s expected to get sentenced at 9 a.m. on May 20th. Investigators say Harris was driving a car when Michael Anderson accidentally
Continue ReadingThe Columbia City council will hear an ordinance that would potentially allow businesses to expand seating capacity outside to parking spots.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An annual boating event at the Lake of the Ozarks will change locations this year. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the permit for Shady Gators to host Aquapalooza has been denied. Troopers say the permit was denied due to safety concerns on the water in that area of the lake.
Continue ReadingGire Ngizahayo, 23, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, speeding, careless and imprudent driving, resisting arrest and leaving the scene of a crash, according to a Columbia Police Department news release.
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Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Sheriff’s deputies continue to look for a suspect from a Saturday chase. According to officials, a Boone County deputy attempted to pull over a reported stolen car on Interstate 70 near the Boone/Callaway County line at 9:25 p.m. The driver failed to yield and drove off on Rangeline Street and
Continue ReadingBoone County leaders have scheduled public hearings for wind farm regulations that could go into effect later this year.
Continue ReadingBoone County has the second-highest vaccination initiation rate at 32.8% among the 117 local public health agencies in the state, with 59,128 coronavirus vaccinations given out.
Continue ReadingMost Columbia Public Schools students returned to a five-day-a-week, in-person learning schedule Monday, but the district still doesn’t have enough substitute teachers to fill their classrooms.
Continue ReadingColumbia police officers arrested a Jefferson City woman suspected of an early morning arson on Claudell Lane.
Continue ReadingA 35-year-old Moberly man will be sentenced in May after being found guilty of murder in the death of a Poplar Bluff man.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Students and teachers in Columbia Public Schools will return to 5-day, in-person classes Monday. Students are still required to wear masks on buses and on campus. However, classroom teachers are expected to provide time for students to take “mask breaks” throughout the school day. Families are encouraged to provide their own transportation
Continue ReadingInmates have broken windows, set a fire and thrown debris at a St. Louis jail that has been plagued by uprisings in recent months.
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