Columbia firefighters find man dead while responding to structure fire
The Columbia Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 3911 Monsoon Lane a few minutes after 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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SATURDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports largest jump in COVID cases since September
The Department of Health and Senior Services reported 2,986 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday. That brought the total number of cases up to 183,186.
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Health department recommends alternatives for trick-or-treating
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Columbia/Boone County Health Department released guidelines for trick-or-treating this year. The health department split up halloween activities into low, moderate, and high risk. Some high risk activities include trick-or-treating door to door, haunted houses, or bar crawls. Low risk activities include zoom parties, pumpkin carving contests,
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Boone County prepares for final days of absentee voting
There are only a few more days to cast an absentee ballot for the upcoming 2020 Presidential election.
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Driver dies after hitting deer and being ejected from vehicle
BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Harrisburg man died Friday after he hit a deer and was ejected from his vehicle. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol reports, 54-year-old Noel R Hertzing was driving westbound on Highway 124, east of Hopper Road around 6:30 p.m. That’s when Hertzing hit a deer causing the vehicle to slide
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MU leaders remind students of free speech policy
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri is giving warnings and not punishments for students they say broke school rules on protests this semester. According to a university spokesperson, several warnings have been issued after students violated those policies on Oct. 2 at Jesse Hall when students continued to ask for the removal of the
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Rock Bridge softball wins first ever state title
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KMIZ) The Rock Bridge softball team beat Lee’s Summit North, 1-0, on Friday to capture its first ever state championship. It’s also the first time a Columbia high school has ever won a state softball title. The Bruins finished the season a perfect 29-0. Rock Bridge pitcher Ella Schouten pitched a complete game
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Joint investigation leads to drug arrest in Ashland
ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman was arrested after a drug raid in Ashland, according to the Boone County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies and Ashland police officers searched a home in the 200 block of Ash Street as part of a drug investigation, the department said. According to the release, several ounces of cocaine and meth as
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Jury recommends 15-year sentence for man found guilty in 2018 infant’s death
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County jury recommended a 15-year sentence for a man found guilty in the death of his infant daughter. According to court documents, Cortavia Smith was found guilty of child endangerment that resulted in death. Smith was arrested in 2018 after his nearly six-month-old daughter died. He told investigators he accidentally
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Health dept.: one-third of all Boone County hospitalizations took place in October
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One-third of all people living in Boone County hospitalized with COVID-19 since the pandemic began were admitted in October, according to a county health official. The analysis from the Columbia/Boone County Department of Health and Human Services shows that 53 of the 153 county residents that went to the hospital with COVID-19
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MoDOT will close I-70 Lanes in Columbia for pavement sampling
COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) MoDOT will perform core drilling operations and will close lanes of Interstate 70 in Columbia beginning Sunday. Crews will close one eastbound lane of I-70 overnight between Stadium Boulevard and Rangeline Street on Sunday. On Monday, one eastbound lane will be closed between Stadium Boulevard and Business Loop 70, and one westbound
Continue Reading MoDOT to close Route V in Howard County for culvert pipe replacement
HOWARD COUNTY, Mo (KMIZ) MoDOT crews will close down Route V west of Armstrong to replace a culvert pipe beginning Wednesday. Crews will close Route V in both directions between County Road 263 and County Road 265 on Wednesday from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. Message boards will be in place to warn motorists in
Continue Reading MoDOT: Moniteau County culvert pipe replacement to impact travel beginning Monday
MONITEAU COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) MoDOT will begin replacing culvert pipes in Moniteau County beginning Monday that will cause lane closures on two routes. MoDOT crews will shut down one lane of Route T between Route C and Clifty Springs Road on Monday and Tuesday. Crews will also close down one lane of Route 87 between
Continue Reading MoDOT plans for ramp improvement on I-70 near Columbia beginning Tuesday
COLUMBIA – MoDOT will have partial lane closures at a U.S. Route 63 and Interstate 70 connector ramp next week to to improve the roadway driving surface. Crews will be making pavement improvements that will partially close the eastbound entrance ramp from the Route 63 to Interstate 70. Work is schedule to begin on Tuesday
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78-year-old man dies in Friday afternoon crash in southeast Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police are reporting a fatal Friday afternoon wreck near the intersection of Crystal Downs Loop and Hoylake Drive. According to the police, Richard L. Chancellor, 78, of Columbia was traveling west on Hoylake Drive when it hit a parked vehicle. Chancellor was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced
Continue ReadingMoDOT: Crews will make bridge improvements on Route 54 in Jefferson City
JEFFERSON CITY – MoDOT will have crews making improvements on two bridge maintenance projects requiring lane closures in two areas of Jefferson City. Starting on Sunday, crews will begin making improvements to the driving surface of the westbound U.S. Route 54 bridge over U.S. Route 50 and the Ellis Boulevard bridge over Route 54. Crews
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FRIDAY UPDATES: CPS reporting 356 staff and students quarantining due to coronavirus
Check back for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.
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UPDATE: Power restored to downtown customers; cause of outage reported as contractor hitting an underground line
A power outage affected traffic lights in Columbia during the evening rush Friday, according to a public alert from emergency dispatchers.
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Woman seriously injured in Morgan County Wreck Friday
MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State Highway Patrol is reporting a woman is seriously injured Friday at 11:15 a.m. at Alum Springs Road north of Kickapoo road. According to the department’s crash report, the driver of a 1995 Dodge Intreprid failed to curve causing the vehicle to go off the road. According to the release,
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Columbia bars and restaurants prepare for Halloween crowds
With Halloween a day away, downtown Columbia bars and restaurants are preparing for large crowds.
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