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THURSDAY UPDATES: Cole County reports record 129 COVID-19 cases
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Continue ReadingAccording to the release, investigators no longer believe the 15-year-old had any involvement in the homicide.
Continue ReadingJefferson City police say one of four victims hurt in a Wednesday shooting has been released from the hospital.
Continue ReadingColumbia police said in a Thursday release a woman was assaulted at her home in the 1500 block of W. Worley Street a day earlier.
Continue ReadingMissouri Gov. Mike Parson plans to hold a briefing Thursday afternoon to provide an update on the COVID-19 pandemic in Missouri.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police blocked some residential streets in an east Columbia neighborhood Thursday after a vehicle chase turned into a foot pursuit. ABC 17 News crews saw several patrol cars in the area of Wolf Trail and Kirk Hill Road near East St. Charles Road and Interstate 70. Columbia Police Department officers at the
Continue ReadingJefferson City officers say two people were hurt in a crash Thursday morning.
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo (KMIZ) The Kansas City Chiefs said one staff member has tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday morning. The club said the person is self-quarantining, but the team is now under the NFL’s COVID protocols. “The Chiefs will hold practice this morning and then out of precaution, the facilities will be closed this
Continue ReadingAuthorities say a Columbia man was arrested early Thursday morning after a slow-speed chase ended on Interstate 70 West.
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Continue ReadingJefferson City police say several people were hurt in multiple shootings outside a community center.
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Continue ReadingThe Columbia Board of Education’s finance committee is set to discuss purchasing air filtration devices that could help prevent the spread of COVID-19 along with other pathogens.
Continue ReadingBOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Democratic candidate Justin Aldred’s win over Fred Parry for the Southern District seat on the Boone County Commission means every county officeholder will be a Democrat. Aldred, a political newcomer, beat Republican incumbent Parry by about 2,500 votes. Parry served one term after being elected in 2016 and will remain in
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Crime is not a common occurrence at the Columbia park where a teenager was killed this week, a city parks officials said Wednesday. Columbia Parks and Recreation Director Mike Griggs said Cosmo Park is frequented by families and sports teams and crime is rare there. A review of 911 calls shows no
Continue ReadingSEDALIA, Mo. (AP) — Sedalia police say the deaths of two men are being investigated as homicides. The victims, 66-year-old Steven Klein and 59-year-old Russell Bain were found dead on Thursday at a Sedalia home. Police have not said how they died or released many other details in the case. Police Chief Matt Wirt said
Continue ReadingDeputies said a worker had been hit with a piece of machinery and was pronounced dead when crews arrived.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Vice President Joe Biden won in Boone County but the margin was much smaller than the one President Donald Trump enjoyed in Cole and Callaway counties. Biden took about 55% of the presidential votes in reliably Democratic Boone County, getting 49,999 of the 91,200 votes cast. Trump garnered about 38,600 votes.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Despite several tightly contested races, the majority of Republicans kept their seats in the Missouri House following Tuesday’s election. You can find all the local seats that were up for election: 6th district: Republican Ed Lewis and Democrat Terrence Fiala 43rd district: Republican Kent Haden 44th district: Republican Cheri Toalson Reisch and
Continue ReadingBOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: Newcomer Justin Aldred beats out incumbent Fred Parry 25,361 to 22,830 for the Boone County Commission Southern District seat. Justin Aldred says he plans to learn all that he can in order to support the community. “I’m hoping to create a boone county commission that is open, honest and transparent
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