COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More Individuals are getting out on the roads to take holiday trips. Missouri State Highway Patrol tweeted that if holiday plans involve drinking, to get a sober driver. Andy Strubel is a Columbia resident. He said that he heard from family that the travel is not as easy as one might expect.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman pleaded guilty to second-degree murder Friday in a Feb. 2021 shooting. Elizabeth Dye received a 20-year prison sentence in the death of Maya Wootton. Police say Dye was homeless and living in a car, and shot Wootton in the basement of Wootton’s home on Orchard Court Lucas Harper pleaded guilty last
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MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Camden County man was arrested off Highway 52 in Saint Elizabeth after a brief police chase on Saturday. A Miller County Sheriff’s deputy responded to a report of vehicle theft. According to a news release, the suspect drove the stolen truck through a bean field and got stuck before running
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COLUMBIA, MO. (KMIZ) Missouri Task Force One returned safely Saturday to Columbia after being sent to Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, to assist in search, rescue and assessment efforts after Hurricane Ida. FEMA tapped Task Force One on Aug. 27, sending 80 men and women from across the state to Louisiana. Chuck Leake, assistant chief of the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As flu season approaches and more people are vaccinated against COVID-19, some people might be concerned about getting vaccinated against different viruses too close together. Dr. Christelle Ilboudo with MU Health Care said although the original studies said different vaccines should be spaced out by two weeks, that is no longer the
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Ismail Muhidin, 20, and Hassan Mohamed, 25, were arrested Friday afternoon after a chase on Highway 54, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said. The chase started when a trooper tried to pull Muhidin and Mohamed over for speeding, the patrol said.
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Check back for updates related to the coronavirus pandemic in Missouri.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Health officials are concerned Labor Day travel could cause another spike in COVID-19 cases, especially among the unvaccinated population. This comes as the start of the school year has brought an uptick in cases among children who are not vaccinated. Dr. Nancy Tofil, the Director of the Division of Pediatric Critical Care
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised unvaccinated people not to travel this Labor Day weekend. However, many people continue to travel and to attend gatherings despite the surge in cases.
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The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 11.6% on Sunday, The change in positivity comes along with 1,230 additional confirmed cases bringing the total to 639,439 since the start of pandemic. Health officials also recorded 277 new probable cases with a total number of 131,089 antigen test results being positive. No new
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State Highway Patrol Troopers are out on high alert as the organization expects more traffic on highways and waterways for the Labor Day weekend. “I think over the next several days there’s gonna be a significant increase in traffic on all the major highways and interstates throughout the state and throughout
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STONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 14-year-old girl from St. Louis was killed in a watercraft collision at Table Rock Lake on Saturday. Troopers responded to Little Indian Point 5 around 4 p.m. The teen was ejected from her watercraft after she was struck by another teenager’s watercraft. She was taken to Mercy Hospital in Springfield
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Hundreds gathered on top of an MU Health Care parking garage to show support for Rock Bridge freshman Davis Taylor.
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CALLAWAY, Co. (KMIZ) One woman was killed in a crash on Saturday night in Callaway County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol Report, 47-year-old Renee Honor was driving on I-70 eastbound along mile marker 146, when her car went off the right side of the road. The GMC Acadia then hit an embankment and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team is 1-0 after beating Central Michigan, 34-24, in the home opener on Saturday. You can watch extended highlights of Saturday’s win in the video player below. https://youtu.be/t9UZB2nLh64 The Tigers started off strong on their opening drive. Connor Bazelak connected with D’ionte ‘Boo’ Smith for a 63-yard reception on
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COLUMBIA, MO. (KMIZ)Missouri Task Force 1 arrived back home safely at Boone County Fire Protection District Headquarters in Columbia Saturday after deploying to Louisiana to assist with Hurricane Ida response efforts. MO-TF1 was in Louisiana for one week to help with the aftermath of the storm and got orders to return. They left Louisiana Friday
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For the first time since 2019, the stadium allowed for full capacity and tailgating.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Around 1 a.m. Saturday, police responded to an accident on 4900 block of Scott Boulevard where five teens were ejected from an ATV. Rock Bridge high school baseball later revealed on Twitter the people involved in the crash are five freshman team members. The team asked for prayers for Davis Taylor, who
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The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 11.6% on Saturday, The change in positivity comes along with 1,832 additional confirmed cases bringing the total to 638,209 since the start of pandemic. Health officials also recorded 689 new probable cases with a total number of 130,812 antigen test results being positive. Four new
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 65-year-old man was flown to University hospital Friday after he was struck by an ATV in Camden County. The crash occurred at Bulldog’s Beach House in Camdenton, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. 78-year-old Gerald Alvey was driving a 2006 Polaris Ranger when he struck Jeremiah Keating,
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