COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A trial for the suspect accused of killing a teenager in 2019 will once again be moved back. Judge Kevin Crane allowed prosecutors two more weeks to get lab reports from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosions for Javion Lawhorn’s trial. Crane set the trial to start on March 15.
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On Friday, Columbia Utilities announced it will resume utility disconnections for customers with a past due balance on their account.
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CALLAWAY/MONTGOMERY COUNTIES Oxbo Transport is moving a large part for Ameren Electric beginning Monday morning that will require an oversized vehicle to travel through Callaway and Montgomery Counties next week. Previously, the move was scheduled for Thursday but was canceled. Starting at 8 a.m. on Monday, March 1, the oversized vehicle will begin traveling southbound
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner has asked the Missouri Supreme Court to restore her authority to prosecute a couple accused of wielding guns at racial injustice protesters last summer. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Gardner’s office on Thursday petitioned the state Supreme Court to block a judge’s order disqualifying
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As we await the emergency approval of the Johnson and Johnson coronavirus vaccine, Mid-Missouri health officials are hopeful the inclusion of a third vaccine will benefit communities.
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson said Thursday there are approximately 800,000 Missourians who are eligible and interested in receiving a coronavirus vaccine. The governor announced that people who fall into the Phase 1B Tier 3 will be eligible to receive vaccinations on March 15. Parson expects by then that 400,000 Missourians will be eligible.
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Attorneys agreed in a court hearing Friday morning that a new special prosecutor will be appointed in a Columbia police officer’s manslaughter case.
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State health department spokeswoman Lisa Cox said in an email poor registration is what canceled the event.
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Friday morning, US Sen. Josh Hawley (R – Missouri) announced legislation that would require some businesses to pay a $15 minimum wage.
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Both Cole and Phelps counties are among those scheduled to host vaccination events in Missouri on Friday.
Continue Reading An independent committee could vote on whether to recommend FDA approval of a one-shot coronavirus vaccine this week.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man has been charged after he was accused of setting a home on fire. Fire crews were called to the 2700 block of Schott road just before 8 p.m. According to the Cole County Sheriff’s office, the 41-year-old man was found intoxicated and armed with a shotgun in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 News held a roundtable discussion during Thursday night’s 6:30 p.m. broadcast with Sara Humm with the Columbia Boone County Health Department, Vaccine Committee Co-Chair Dr. Margaret Day with MU Health Care andDeputy Executive Director Brent Ghan with the Missouri School Board Association The group answered your questions regarding who is
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ABC 17 News obtained records from the state Department of Health and Senior Services that show 631 doses of the coronavirus vaccine were wasted through Jan. 31.
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson announced at a press conference Thursday, the state plans to move forward in the vaccine distribution plan. Starting March 15th, people in Phase 1B Tier 3 will become eligible to receive a vaccine. That will include; educators, school staff members, childcare workers, government officials and other essential workers. Educators
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) More than 5,500 Missourians filed new unemployment claims last week. The additional applicants make the total number of people in the state filing for benefits 19,099. That’s the highest number of weekly claims filed in the state since June. According to the Missouri Department of Labor, Missouri has an unemployment rate
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University of Missouri leadership announced Thursday morning that 2021 graduation ceremonies will be held in-person.
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Cole County is in the top 20 among Missouri counties for the percentage of its population getting a coronvirus shot.
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