COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman who was accused of arson in Dunklin County was found not guilty of the charge. Crystal Umfress, who owned Casa Maria’s in Columbia, was found not guilty of her second-degree arson charge, her attorney Russell Oliver told ABC 17 News on Tuesday night. She was accused of hiring Kerry Raymond
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) After sitting vacant for years and surviving multiple failed redevelopment attempts, the former Moberly Junior High and High School is nearing a new chapter as Tannehill Apartments, a 40-unit affordable housing complex for residents 55 years old and older. The $22.1 million project is a partnership between ND Consulting Group and the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Starting July 1 this year, the City of Columbia is set to roll out its recently approved median ordinance. The City of Springfield, Missouri, has had a similar median rule in place since 2018. Both ordinances focus on medians in intersections with speed limits of 35 miles per hour or higher, average
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several billboards in Mid-Missouri are promoting safer online exchanges. Viewers may see those billboards from the group “Justice For Joshua Grey” across the area. Grey died in a 2018 Virginia shooting after setting up the sale of a cellphone on the internet. The new billboards in Missouri come after Michael Ryan Burke was
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TONIGHT: Partly cloudy to mostly clear with lows in the low 20s. TOMORROW: Partly to mostly sunny and cool with highs in the low to mid-30s. EXTENDED: We’ll be in for a cold snap Wednesday morning with temperatures dropping into the teens and 20s before a warming trend takes hold. A colder air mass is
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CNN By Elise Hammond, Chelsea Bailey, Cindy Von Quednow, Kelly McCleary, Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — Three days after Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of “Today” anchor Savannah Guthrie, was reported missing from her Arizona home, investigators are examining evidence and asking the public for leads. “Every lead and tip is important. We are aggressively
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former corrections officer was convicted Tuesday of manslaughter in the 2023 death of a woman being held in the Cooper County Jail. Robyn Pfeiffer was convicted Tuesday by a Callaway County jury of second-degree involuntary manslaughter, said Jackson County prosecutor’s office spokesperson Jazzlyn Johnson. A special prosecutor was brought in from
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Dismantling stereotypes. Challenging the definition of masculinity. Therapists say the obsession with “Heated Rivalry” is about more than just sex. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Famous names The major headlines from the latest dump of files
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s city staff is seeking public feedback on a proposal to convert a 2.5-mile section of the COLT Railroad into a public-use trail. The project focuses on a stretch of track located along Paris Road, extending from Rogers Street to East Brown Station Road. City officials are gathering community input to decide whether to
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Capitol Commission is moving forward with renovation plans for the state Capitol totaling nearly $600 million. The commission approved a motion Monday allowing the Office of Administration to begin the process of hiring an “owner’s representative” to oversee the project. A $595 million budget has been set aside
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By Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — Britain’s political class is being shaken by a scandal the scale of which typically comes around only once in a generation, and the man at the heart of it was once seen as the savior of the party that is currently in power. Peter Mandelson, a former British
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Marshall, Missouri, man was charged on Monday with a pair of felonies in Cooper County after he was accused of pulling out a gun while trying to take a phone. Dontri Harris was charged with first-degree robbery and illegal gun possession. A $100,000 warrant was issued on Tuesday. He was not
Continue ReadingCNN Library (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Nancy Reagan, wife of U.S. President Ronald Reagan. Personal:Birth date: July 6, 1921 Death date: March 6, 2016 Birth place: New York, New York Birth name: Anne Frances Robbins Father: Kenneth Robbins, car salesman and insurance agent Mother: Edith (Luckett) Davis, actress Marriage: Ronald
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A power outage in southern Boone County halted operations at Columbia Regional Airport for about an hour on Tuesday. The airport shared on Facebook at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday that a power outage is affecting services. The online flight status information shared on the airport’s website was down due to the outage. Airport
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Diana, Princess of Wales. Personal Birth date: July 1, 1961 Death date: August 31, 1997 Birth place: Norfolk, England Birth name: Diana Frances Spencer Father: Edward John, 8th Earl Spencer Mother: Frances (Ruth Burke-Roche) Spencer Marriage: Charles (Philip Arthur George), Prince of Wales
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women will head south of the border this week to take on Arkansas. The Tigers and Razorbacks tip off at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in Fayetteville. Watch Coach Kellie Harper talk about the team’s season so far and preparation for the game.
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By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — The ex-husband of former first lady Dr. Jill Biden has been indicted on a charge of first-degree murder in the death of his current wife, authorities said Tuesday. William Stevenson, 77, was arrested in connection with the death of his wife 64-year-old Linda Stevenson, who was found unresponsive
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By Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump swiftly signed a sprawling spending package into law Tuesday, ending the partial government shutdown after just three days but creating another funding cliff for the Department of Homeland Security in two weeks. Trump and GOP leaders had pushed hard for their members to fall in line
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway reached a deal with her former client, Grain Belt Expres,s in the company’s lawsuit over the state’s demand for documents. Hanaway was the lead counsel for Grain Belt when she worked at law firm Husch Blackwell. She left that job when she was appointed attorney general
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By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome, Italy (CNN) — A painting in a Rome church has prompted an investigation following complaints that a newly-restored cherub bears a remarkable likeness to the nation’s leader, Giorgia Meloni. The controversy surrounds restoration works carried out on a painting in the Chapel of the Holy Souls in Purgatory in
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