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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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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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Missouri history: A timeline
Missouri’s documented history precedes the founding of the United States of America by hundreds of years, with archeological evidence dating as far back as 1250 C.E. Below is a timeline highlighting some major points in Missouri history. To see a more extensive timeline, view the Missouri State Historical Society interactive on which this article was
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Power outage scheduled for south Columbia neighborhood on Wednesday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A temporary power outage has been scheduled for a Columbia neighborhood on Wednesday morning. A Monday press release from the city says crews will remove fallen trees from an overhead power line. “A tree has fallen onto a second tree, causing an issue with an overhead power line. For the crew to
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Choi calls on city leaders to ‘take action’ against downtown Columbia bar, accuses courts of ‘lenient’ sentencing
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After a couple of high-profile incidents on East Walnut Street in downtown Columbia, University of Missouri System President Mun Choi is asking city leaders to take action against a downtown Columbia bar. Emails from Choi, which were provided to ABC 17 News by an MU spokesman, date back to April 19, after
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City of Columbia revisits 11-year-old transmission line project
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is hosting a set of meetings regarding a transmission line project that was originally approved in 2015, but has been stalled amid residents’ concerns about high-power lines near homes. The meetings will be held on Tuesday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the
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Missouri health officials say cyclosporiasis cases are slowing
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) This week, the Missouri Department of Health and Human Services reports more than 1,500 cases of the diarrhea-inducing illness. However, the influx of cases appears to be slowing down. “We continue to add cases daily, but the rate at which they’re being added has noticeably slowed down this week,” DHSS epidemiologist Nathan
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Weather Alert Day: Dangerous heat remains possible despite late-week storm chances
ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Days have been issued through Friday for a dangerous heat wave that will drive heat indexes into the triple digits for several days. An Extreme Heat Warning is in place where confidence is highest in heat indexes between 105 and 110 degrees through Wednesday. High pressure over the Desert Southwest
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Man charged with 3 felonies after 2 youths injured during high-speed chase in Jefferson City
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moniteau County man was charged with three felonies and a misdemeanor after two children and an adult were injured on Monday night from a crash during a high-speed chase. Jaden Bennett, 23, of California, Missouri, was charged on Tuesday in Cole County with aggravated fleeing, two counts of first-degree endangering the
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First responders from across Missouri attend active-shooter training in Moberly
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) First responders from around the state gathered in Moberly on Tuesday for a two-day training focused on responding to active shooters. The Active Attack Incident Management course brings together law enforcement, fire and EMS to train for how they would coordinate and manage resources during an incident. The training is taught by
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Lake Ozark Board of Aldermen approves youth curfew
LAKE OZARK, Mo. (KMIZ) The Lake Ozark Board of Aldermen on Tuesday unanimously approved a youth curfew, prohibiting anyone younger than 18 from being on the Bagnell Dam Strip after 11 p.m. without a guardian. The vote was delayed at the board’s June 28 meeting. The vote was pushed back after a proposal to change
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Sedalia woman accused of running over pedestrian while high in Saline County
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sedalia woman was arrested and booked into the Saline County Jail on Monday after she allegedly ran over a pedestrian. Kesley Chalfant, 27, was charged in Saline County on Monday with second-degree assault, driving while intoxicated causing serious injury and misdemeanor reckless driving. She is being held at the Saline County
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