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Columbia man charged for second sexual assault in ten days
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man is in the Boone County Jail tonight after being accused of a Columbia sexual assault. Prosecutors have charged 24-year-old Xavier Gee with armed criminal action, two counts of 1st-degree sodomy, robbery and 3rd-degree assault. According to court documents, the victim was meeting Gee at a hotel. Police say once she
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Reopening of schools emerges as complex flashpoint for Biden administration
President Joe Biden’s team is promising new guidance on school reopenings next week. But even as more Covid-19 vaccine shots go into arms two and half weeks into his administration, there is growing impatience and frustration among parents about the biggest question looming over their lives: when their children can get back in the classroom.
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Washing machines and libraries: What life is like in Indian farmers protest camps on Delhi’s outskirts
On a key highway into India’s capital, men are doing their laundry in washing machines set up under a makeshift tent. Just three months ago, this six-lane expressway was a busy thoroughfare for commuters and large trucks bringing supplies into New Delhi. Now, the traffic has been replaced by an almost 2-kilometer (1.2-mile) stretch of
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Cole County murder suspect wants evidence kept out of trial
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) – The suspect in a 1991 Cole County murder case wants several pieces of evidence left out of a future trial. The requests filed by attorneys for William “Chris” Niemet include leaving out newly-tested evidence for DNA, a 1991 lie detector test and witness statements made about a possible weapon used
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Task Force recommends contextualization sign for Thomas Jefferson Statue
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some changes could soon get approved to a controversial statue on Mizzou’s campus. A task force recommends the school add a sign near the Thomas Jefferson statue that explains his accomplishments, the policies he supported and that the former president also owned slaves. UM System President Mun Choi created the task force
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Chicago orders some teachers to resume in-person classes next week, setting up showdown with union
Chicago may be closer to a teacher strike after Chicago Public Schools ordered some teachers back to work in person Monday. Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Chicago Public Schools said they had made their “last, best, and final offer” after a slew of meetings with union representatives. The Chicago Teachers Union responded that the leaders had
Continue Reading Goodwill finds owners of baby memory box donated in Bella Vista
Click here for updates on this story BELLA VISTA, Arkansas (KFSM) — UPDATE: Goodwill officials have found the mother of Precious Baby Phillips. Kerri Nettles with Goodwill says the mother called late Thursday (Feb. 4) afternoon and they are now working to return the box to her. The mother told officials that the box was
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Cole County vaccinates over 2,000 residents during event
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A mass vaccination site wrapped up in Jefferson City. The event was held at the LINC. According to Cole County Health Director Kristi Campbell, the health department vaccinated around 2,000 people, which was their goal. There were some no-shows so health officials called people on their backup list who are eligible.
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MU Health Care preparing to vaccinate another 2,000 people Saturday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU Health Care is gearing up to vaccinate 2,000 people tomorrow at Faurot Field. More than 2,000 people were vaccinated with the first shot of Moderna’s vaccine yesterday. MU plans to host another clinic the week of February 15th but organizers are still deciding what exact day that will be. They are
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FRIDAY UPDATES: Columbia city officials to provide community briefing on COVID-19 Wednesday afternoon
Check back for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Chiefs coach Britt Reid in car crash injuring 2 young kids
Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid, the son of head coach Andy Reid, was involved in a multi-vehicle crash late Thursday that injured two young children near the team’s training complex adjacent to Arrowhead Stadium.
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17-year-old charged as an adult in July 2020 second-degree murder case in east Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia teen is now charged with two counts of second-degree murder for his alleged role in the deaths of two people on July 5 in east Columbia. According to Assistant Prosecutor Jessica Caldera, 17-year-old Iseah Jackson was certified as an adult at a hearing in juvenile court today. Caldera says she
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Jefferson City School District to appeal employee firing case to Missouri Supreme Court
Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem ordered the district to rehire Ferry with back pay last March. The Western District upheld that ruling in December.
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1 hurt, 2 arrested in Thursday night Jefferson City shooting
Jefferson City police say at least one person was hurt and two were arrested in a shooting at a shopping plaza Thursday night.
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He rescued Sadie from a shelter, then she saved his life
Last September, Brian Myers walked into a New Jersey animal shelter and rescued Sadie, a German shepherd, giving her another chance at life. Four months later, Sadie would do the same for him. Heather Centrella, the office manager at Ramapo Bergen Animal Refuge, said she got a call from Myers last week. It wasn’t to
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GOP Missouri lawmaker indicted on fraud refuses to resign
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri state lawmaker says she won’t resign despite being indicted on federal fraud charges. Republican Rep. Tricia Derges declined to step down in an email to the House speaker this week. The speaker asked her to resign after a federal grand jury indicted her on fraud charges for falsely claiming
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Tracking snow and plunging temperatures Saturday
TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with a few flurries possible. Lows in the low 20s. TOMORROW: A Weather Alert Day is in effect with snow showers moving in by late morning through mid-evening. 1-3″ of accumulation is expected along with temperatures falling from the upper 20s to the low teens by early evening. EXTENDED: Expect slick roads
Continue Reading Dianne Durham, the first Black national champion of US gymnastics, dies at 52
At just 14 years old, Dianne Durham stood before thousands of spectators on the biggest stage in American gymnastics. She’d just hurt her foot in an earlier, near-perfect balance beam routine — but she wasn’t thinking about the pain, she told a CBS reporter. She’d been “having too much fun to let it bother” her,
Continue Reading Man arrested on child pornography charges; officials say more charges expected
Click here for updates on this story MILL SPRING, North Carolina (WLOS) — In a joint effort between Polk County Sheriff’s Office and Homeland Security Investigations, a Polk County man has been taken into custody on child pornography charges. On Jan. 28, investigators from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations and Special Operations Divisions
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