Man charged with murder after Columbia shooting
Andrew Scott Lucas is being held in the Boone County Jail on no bond after police said he shot and killed Robyn Lucas, 51, of Columbia.
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SUNDAY UPDATES: State reports over 2,000 new cases
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported 2,072 new cases and 33 new deaths to it’s COVID-19 dashboard Sunday morning. Overall, 365,186 people have tested positive to date and 4,937 Missourians have died. Across the state, 2,757 patients are in the hospital.
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Columbia and Boone County leaders scheduled to meet to discuss COVID-19
Both the Boone County Commission and Columbia’s City Council are scheduled to meet tomorrow and both are expected to discuss COVID-19.
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No injuries reported after cooking incident leads to fire in Columbia
Boone County firefighters responded to a residential structure fire in the 700 block of Demaret Drive early Saturday morning.
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Man taken to the hospital with gunshot wound
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: Police say one man was taken to the hospital Saturday morning with a gunshot wound. Officers responded after getting reports of a gunshot victim in the 1900 block of Juniper Circle around 2 a.m. Upon arrival, officers found a man with a gunshot wound. He was taken to the hospital. No
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Nobody hurt after bullet goes through bedroom in Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police have a street blocked off and are currently investigating after a shooting in North Columbia early Saturday morning. CPD says nobody was hurt after at least two shooters exchanged gunfire near Bodie Dr. and Edenton Blvd. around 12:30 a.m. CPD blocked off Bodie Dr. around 1 a.m. to search the
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Everyone safe after a kitchen fire in north Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Everyone got out safe after a kitchen fire at a home just north of Columbia. Firefighters responded to the fire at a home on north Kent Drive around 7:30. Officials told an ABC 17 News crew that told no one was home at the time of the fire but two dogs were
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Columbia man faces arson charge after allegedly setting couch cushion on fire
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police responded to a behavior problem Thursday after the caller told dispatch that her son was high on drugs and tried to set her house on fire. When police arrived, they located Anthony Davis in a chair with a pocket knife in the driveway. Davis was then detained on an unrelated
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Veterans United Foundation gives $25,000 gift to Columbia College
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Veterans United Foundation gave Columbia College a $25,000 gift today to benefit military student community on campus. The donation will help the Brig. Gen. Charles E. McGee House, home of the Ousley Family Veterans Center, and formally names the Veterans United Foundation Patio. The Brig. Gen. Charles E. McGee House will serve
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Moberly woman accused of killing in McDonald’s drive-thru
A woman arrested Thursday on suspicion of murder and armed criminal action is accused of shooting a person in the face in a McDonald’s drive-thru.
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Missouri hospitals to possibly receive second shipment of coronavirus vaccine next week
A division of the state health department expects 37,000 more doses of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine will arrive in Missouri next week.
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Long-term care communities and families prep for incoming vaccine
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With the FDA committee recommending Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine approval, long term care facilities in the state are one step closer to getting doses. Residents of long-term care facilities in Missouri could receive Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine as early as next week, according to Missouri’s top public health official. Dr. Randall Williams, director of
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THURSDAY UPDATES: Cole County reports 43 new COVID-19 cases
Check back for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Body found in Valley Park, Mo. connected to Columbia case
VALLEY PARK, Mo. (KMIZ) Police in St. Louis County report they found a body they say is connected to a Columbia case. Police tell us it found the body in Valley Park, a suburb 20 minutes southwest of St. Louis Detectives found a person dead in a truck at Marshall Road and 7th in Valley
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Columbia Housing and Community Development give recommendations on CARES Act Funding proposals
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Housing and Community Development gave their CARES ACT Funding proposals recommendations Wednesday night in the third round of funding. CHCD had a little under $800,000 to hand out but received $1.7 million in proposals. CDBG CV Round 3 Recommendations-Final-1Download Sixteen organizations from across the city requested the grant money to help
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Two detained after vehicle chase from Columbia into Callaway County back into Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia police traffic stop ended up as a chase through Callaway County Thursday afternoon. Officials say Columbia Police chased the suspect’s vehicle into Callaway County on Interstate 70 and canceled the chase at the State Road J overpass. Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers then spotted the vehicle on State Road F
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Police: One person detained. Large law enforcement presence at east Columbia apartment complex
More than a dozen Columbia police and Boone County Sheriff’s Department vehicles responded to an apartment complex in east Columbia Thursday afternoon.
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Boone County health department requests additional vaccine doses for health clinics
The Columbia/Boone County health department has requested coronavirus vaccines from the state to help vaccinate smaller health clinics as well as patient-facing health department workers.
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Boone Hospital Center starts vaccinating its employees
Boone Hospital began vaccinating their frontline workers Thursday morning just before 8 a.m.
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Columbia man faces multiple charges after two incidents
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man faces felony drug charges in connection with two separate investigations. Court documents show Ronald Thornton the third was arrested after leading police and deputies on a high-speed chase in Boone County on Dec. 1. At times the car reportedly drove faster than 100 miles per hour before parking on
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