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Groundbreaking held for Gateway Plaza project
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A project to improve the area around Downtown Columbia is underway. The city held a groundbreaking ceremony today at the corner of Providence and Broadway for the Gateway Plaza project. Plans of the project began back in 2016. City leaders say the entrance will feature a stainless steel sculpture that spells out
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MoDOT/MSHP reports delay on Interstate 70 at mile marker 153 due to wreck
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State Highway Patrol and MoDOT are reporting a wreck on Interstate 70 at mile marker 153 that is causing delays for the next hour. According to MHSP, the westbound land of I-70 is closed. Officials say to avoid the area and find an alternate route.
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Vehicle chase through Fulton Wednesday leads to charges
FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man faces several charges after he led a deputy on a chase through Fulton. According to court documents, Callaway County Sheriff’s investigator tried to stop Malik Robinson in the area of Grand and e. 8th St. A chase ensued through Fulton before Robinson and his passenger got out of the
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19th century Tebbetts church to be restored after vandalization
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) “We want to build it and protect it, because there was a lot of heritage there at one time,” said George Hord who grew up in Tebbetts going to Sunday dinners at the church. The 143-year-old, Oakley Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, suffered smashed windows and other damages after a vandalism incident
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Columbia man dies in Maries County wreck
VICHY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State Highway Patrol is reporting a Columbia man has died from a wreck in Maries County after the vehicle he was in hit two buildings and overturned. According to the crash report, Travis Swearengin, 32, was traveling northbound on Highway 63 inside Vichy city limits when it went off the side
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Two arrested after overdose death in Camden County
CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Camden County Sheriff’s department is reporting a death investigation involving an overdose at South State Highway 7 in Montreal. Officials say the investigation led them to the victim’s son. The son allegedly supplied a purported controlled substance that he had created from other illicit ingredients to the victim. Officials report this substance
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‘Moms Demand Action’ pushes lawmakers to take action on ghost guns, background checks
Click here for updates on this story ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (WJZ) — A group of moms is leading the charge for getting untraceable guns off the streets, reforming police departments and making communities safer. Thursday was Virtual Advocacy Day for “Moms Demand Action on Gun Sense in America.” The group is six million strong and represented
Continue Reading Students build home from ground up as part of high school curriculum
Click here for updates on this story JAMISON, Pennsylvania (KYW) — High school students at Middle Bucks Institute of Technology in Jamison are putting the finishing touches on a home that took three years to build from the ground up. The two-story, four-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath colonial is the school’s 37th student-built house and at nearly 2,700
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Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine is 66% effective in global trial, but 85% effective against severe disease, company says
Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 single-shot vaccine was shown to be 66% effective in preventing moderate and severe disease in a global Phase 3 trial, but 85% effective against severe disease, the company announced Friday. The vaccine was 72% effective against moderate and severe disease in the US, the company said. It’s a striking difference from
Continue Reading Petition asks for ‘thin blue line’ mural to be removed from high school
Click here for updates on this story TAUNTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Taunton Police will meet with school leaders about a growing controversy surrounding a mural featuring a “thin blue line” flag. The mural, painted on a wall at Taunton High School, has been there for years. The mural was designed to support police officers. But
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Michael Thompson is free after decades in prison. Now he wants to be an advocate for criminal justice reform
Michael Thompson spent more than two decades behind bars for convictions stemming from a marijuana sale. At 4 a.m. on Thursday, he finally walked out of prison to greet his family and the supporters who spent decades fiercely advocating for his release. “I was lost, after 25 years,” he told CNN in an interview Friday.
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Columbia police investigating reports of shots fired calls
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police found evidence of a shooting Friday night after multiple calls of shots fired in the Ridgeway and Worley area. According to officials on scene, police found shell casing at the scene. No one was hurt and no damage was reported. Stay with ABC 17 News for more information as it
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Mid-Missourians waiting in long lines for coronavirus vaccine
With coronavirus vaccine clinics being held across Mid-Missouri on Friday, some are having to wait in long lines to get their shots.
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Philadelphia severs ties with Covid-19 testing and vaccine organization after losing ‘trust in them’
The city of Philadelphia has cut ties with a Covid-19 vaccine provider, saying it lost “trust in them as an organization,” after a slew of controversial moves by the group and its 22-year-old CEO, who admitted Thursday he took vaccine doses and administered them to four friends. Additionally, Philly Fighting COVID (PFC) unexpectedly shuttered its
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Callao man charged after Boone County chase ends in fiery wreck in Callaway County
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Callao man is being charged after a Thursday chase from Interstate 70 and US 63 connector ends in a fiery wreck just inside the county limits of Callaway County. According to court documents, Mark Smith was allegedly driving a vehicle with a stolen dealer’s plate when a Boone County Sheriff’s deputy
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EU regulators recommend authorization of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine
The European Union’s medicines regulator on Friday recommended authorizing the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine for use among its 27 member states, capping off a turbulent week which saw the bloc attack the drugmaker over delays to supply. The long-awaited decision from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) came after several EU countries warned they were running out
Continue Reading Chinese millennials aren’t getting married, and the government is worried
Two years ago, Joanne Su was anxious about turning 30 years old. She worked for a foreign trade company in China’s southern metropolis of Guangzhou, earned a decent income and spent her weekends hanging out with friends. But to Su and her parents, there was one problem — she was single. “Back then, I felt
Continue Reading Michael Thompson was behind bars for decades. Now he’s free
Michael Thompson spent nearly 25 years behind bars after a marijuana sale led to a long sentence due to prior convictions. At 4 a.m. on Thursday, he finally walked out of prison to greet his family and the supporters who spent decades fiercely advocating for his release. “I was lost, after 25 years,” he told
Continue Reading Three city police departments face upheaval after two deal with disheartening reports and one chief steps down
Police departments in cities nationwide have faced heightened pressure to reform their practices after widespread protests last summer against police brutality and racial injustice. But this week, those challenges came to a head for police departments in Louisville, Kentucky; Columbus, Ohio; and Philadelphia — each which has been under increased scrutiny for police shootings or
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