Fulton man charged with child porn and statutory rape
An Audrain County prosecutor has charged a Fulton man with multiple crimes after police find him in a hotel with a naked 16-year-old runaway.
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Child care license suspended for Osage County daycare; business can appeal suspension
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), Office of Childhood (OOC), has suspended the child care license of a Linn daycare because the staff administered unknown medications to children to calm them at naptime. DESE investigated a complaint on March 24 that staff at Busy Bee Learning Academy, in
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WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports first double-digit increase since March 21
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Foster wins Fourth Ward seat; Third Ward candidates currently in a tie
Tonight two seats will be filled on the Columbia City Council for the Third and Fourth Wards.
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Trooper pleads guilty to falsifying race info, searches on traffic stop reports; sentenced to probation
A Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper pleaded guilty Tuesday in a Montgomery County court for lying on traffic stop reports.
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Columbia voters pass $80 million school bond issue by a landslide
17,724 voters in Columbia voted in favor of an $80 million bond issue to fund the construction of a new $25 million elementary school in south Columbia.
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One dead, another injured in Miller County head-on crash
One person was killed following a two car crash in Miller County Tuesday morning at 10:15 a.m.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Has Missouri limited coronavirus information too much?
The state of Missouri has limited the amount of coronavirus case information it publishes compared to earlier periods of the pandemic.
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Waters and Willoughby win the seats on the Columbia Board of Education
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Suzette Waters and incumbent Blake Willoughby have won seats on the Columbia Board of Education with 100% of precincts reporting. Waters received 12,547 votes and Willoughby got 11,277 votes. Third place, Andrea Lisenby, got 9,493 votes. Waters and Willoughby will each serve three-year terms. Blake Willoughby Blake Willoughby is the only one of
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Deeken voted in as the next Jefferson City Ward One council member, Wiseman wins re-election in Ward Three race
Tuesday Voters in Jefferson City will be deciding who will be sitting on the city’s First and Third Wards council members for the next two years.
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Leonard and Bloemke-Warren win seats on Jefferson City School Board of Education
Jefferson City residents are voting on the two open seats on the Jefferson City Board of Education as four candidates make their bids this election day
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Buffaloe wins Columbia mayoral race
A total of four people are running for the spot of Columbia’s mayor, Tuesday, as Election day commences.
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ELECTION DAY UPDATES: Women win both seats on Jefferson City Board of Education
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Missouri Lt. Gov. Kehoe announces 2024 gubernatorial run
Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe has officially announced his candidacy to be the next governor of Missouri Tuesday afternoon.
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Lack of commissioners leaves Missouri Ethics Commission unable to decide cases
A panel tasked with hearing and deciding on state campaign and lobbyists’ issues does not have enough people to decide on cases before it.
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Complete local election results
Your source for results in contested Mid-Missouri races.
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TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 13th straight of single-digit COVID case increases
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Moberly man charged with second-degree murder after an overdose death
MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Randolph County prosecutor has charged Dustin Pool with second-degree murder after an overdose death in Jan. 2022. The Moberly Police Department and the North Missouri Drug Task Force investigated the death of a Moberly resident. During the investigation, officials learned the resident died from an overdose of fentanyl which was allegedly
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Motorcycle rider suffers serious injuries in Moniteau County crash
A California, Missouri, man was taken to a hospital by ambulance early Monday after a crash on Highway 87.
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Inflation threat looms over food, restaurant industry
The COVID-19 pandemic appears to be receding in Missouri but the threat of inflation is still hurting businesses nationwide.
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