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ABC 17 News’ own Marissa Hallowed speaks to Valley Hope Admissions Manager Dan Bridges about Addiction Treatment at Valley Hope. For more information about Valley Hope Addiction Treatment & Recovery, click here.
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Some Mid-Missouri counties see crowded school board races
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Plenty of folks want to be on a school board in Cole County. Each board of education race in that county has drawn a number of candidates that at least doubles the number of seats available. Every ballot across Mid-Missouri will feature local races, including municipal governments and school boards. More on
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ABC 17 News’ own Marissa Hallowed speaks to Valley Hope Admissions Manager Dan Bridges about Continuum of Care at Valley Hope. For more information about Valley Hope Addiction Treatment & Recovery, click here.
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Public safety taxes among a slew of April ballot issues in Mid-Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) This April election will be a busy one for schools, ambulance and fire districts and 911 centers. Ballots in Mid-Missouri are packed with issues that ask voters to raise or extend taxes to keep public safety operations funded. Such taxes are on the ballot in counties that include Callaway, Cooper, Howard, Maries,
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No injuries reported in Jefferson City house fire
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported in a Tuesday house fire in the 3800 block of Scarborough Way in Jefferson City, according to a press release from the Jefferson City Fire Department. Crews were called at 6:57 p.m. and saw smoke and fire coming from the home when they arrived, the release says. Two
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Chamois man accused of deceptive business practices in multiple counties now charged in Morgan County
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Chamois man who is accused of committing deceptive business practices in multiple Mid-Missouri counties is now charged in Morgan County. Curtis Luke McCarty was charged on Monday in Morgan County with stealing more than $750 and committing deceptive business practices, both of which are felonies. A warrant with a $10,000 bond
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State Supreme Court upholds ‘Missouri First’ congressional map
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The redrawn “Missouri First” congressional maps were upheld by the Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday. Legal battles have persisted over the mid-decade map since its inception, with critics claiming it gerrymanders the state in order to give Republicans an additional House seat. The state’s high court heard three cases on Tuesday
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He was on the trip of a lifetime. Now he’s in a biocontainment unit in Nebraska while hantavirus cases rise
CNN By Lex Harvey, Deidre McPhillips, Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Dr. Stephen Kornfeld was taking the trip of a lifetime aboard a cruise sailing across the Atlantic Ocean when he was called on to care for other passengers who fell ill. Now, he’s the only MV Hondius passenger in a biocontainment unit at the
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Recovery after suffering gunshot wound extends beyond physical injury, experts say
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou running back Ahmad Hardy is set to return to Columbia after getting shot at a concert over the weekend in Mississippi. A spokesperson for Mizzou football said Hardy was getting released from the hospital on Tuesday, but did not provide any updates on when he will be able to return to
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New York Times: ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ the controversial Florida migrant detention facility, will close
By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Florida will shutter its controversial “Alligator Alcatraz” migrant detention facility by early June, The New York Times and CNN affiliate WFOR report, citing sources. Vendors at the site were told Tuesday that detainees will be removed by “the start of” June and the center will be dismantled in the
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Former Columbia utilities director files for Ward 4 race
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The former director of the City of Columbia’s utility department turned in his paperwork on Tuesday to run for the open Fourth Ward seat on the City Council. Dave Sorrell turned in his petition on Tuesday and it was deemed to be sufficient, according to City Clerk Sheela Amin. Sorrell had served
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) A Saline County man was arrested and charged in federal court after he allegedly made explosives without a license. Jordan Derrick, 40, of Sweet Springs, is charged with making explosive materials without a license, illegal possession of an unregistered destructive device and distributing information relation to manufacturing explosives. He has a hearing
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