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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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Hoskins responds to Boone County clerk’s letter: ‘Missouri First Map remains in effect’
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins issued a response on Thursday to a letter from the Boone County Clerk that claimed she could not redraw congressional district lines within the county in accordance with the ‘Missouri First’ map. Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon wrote in a letter on Tuesday that she couldn’t
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Osage Beach alderman bonds out of jail day after drug charges are filed
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Osage Beach alderman who was charged with multiple felonies on Wednesday has bonded out of jail. John Robert “Bob” O’Steen, 60, who represents the city’s first ward, was charged on Wednesday with delivery of a controlled substance, two counts of drug possession and one count of unlawful use of a weapon.
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Rocheport man found guilty of manslaughter in deadly Business Loop crash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Rocheport man was found guilty of manslaughter and other charges on Thursday in the February 2024 death of a woman. Matthew Shilling was found guilty of second-degree involuntary manslaughter, two counts of armed criminal action, one count of second-degree assault and driving while suspended. He was originally charged with first-degree involuntary manslaughter,
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Contract negotiations for Boone County children’s organization start amid funding shortfall
Editor’s note: Reinke’s position has been clarified. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Children’s Services Board started contract negotiations Thursday with a children’s program that provides social, emotional or behavioral support to school-aged children. This comes a couple of months after the Family Access Center of Excellence was asked to cut about $1.6 million ahead
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Lawsuit seeks to block or rewrite ballot measure that could eliminate income tax in Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Kansas City woman is suing Missouri’s secretary of state and multiple lawmakers over language used for a potential ballot question this fall. The lawsuit, which was filed on Wednesday, surrounds House Joint Resolution 173/174, which would put a question on whether to eliminate income tax in the state before Missouri voters.
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Nearly 1,500 Boone Electric customers without power
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) There were nearly 1,500 Boone Electric customers without power in an area just west of Columbia on Thursday, according to the Boon Electric outage map. Outages were reported in a neighborhood near West Gillespie Bridge Road, while several more were reported near Vawter School Road. A Boone Electric spokesman wrote in an
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Boone County Commission to hold public hearing on proposed tax for new jail
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Commissioner will hold its first read for its proposed public safety sales tax during a public hearing next week. The meeting will be held at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Boone County Commission Chambers in the government center on East Walnut Street. A Thursday press release from the
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71-year-old man accused of robbing Columbia bank charged in federal court
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 71-year-old man who was accused of robbing a downtown Columbia bank earlier this year has been indicted by a federal grand jury. Basil Kyles, of Columbia, is charged with bank robbery, brandishing a gun during a violent crime and being a felon with a gun, according to a Thursday press release
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