COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ). Chabad Jewish Center of MU and Mid-Missouri honored Jewish culture at a menorah lighting ceremony in front of City Hall in Downtown Columbia during the second day of Hanukkah. Around 50 people gathered on Thursday for the local event’s 50th anniversary. This year, Christmas and Hanukkah began on the same day, which
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Whether it’s getting rid of old things to make room for the new, or tossing out the piles of cardboard gift boxes, in the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day, Americans produce 25% more trash than the rest of the year. “We get calls starting Christmas morning, honestly. And it goes
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol will have a new superintendent on Feb. 1. Gov.-elect Mike Kehoe’s office announced in a Thursday press release that Maj. Michael Turner will take over the role and await confirmation from the Missouri Senate. Col. Eric Olson will retire after serving more than 34 years, the patrol
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people were killed in an eastern Missouri crash over the Christmas holiday travel period, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported Thursday. No one was killed in Mid-Missouri crashes, the patrol reports. However, eight people were hurt including one with serious injuries when a small SUV tried to cross Highway 54 at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Eight people were injured in a crash Wednesday evening in Cole County, according to a social media post from Cole County EMS. The crash occurred in the 6100 block of Highway 54 near Brazito, the post says. The collision involved two vehicles, though the post does not describe how the accident occurred.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sophia’s Helping Hand served hot meals to those in need Wednesday afternoon during the nonprofit’s first Christmas Day event. Sophia’s Helping Hands has been feeding and clothing unhoused people in Columbia since it was founded by Sophia Smith in 2008, with Smith hand-delivering hundreds of meals to unhoused people daily. “If you
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hundreds of flights out of DFW International Airport and Dallas Love Field were delayed on Tuesday because of rain storms and technical issues. Delays at DFW International Airport, a major hub for American Airlines, had disrupted flights at Columbia Regional Airport. Departing flights 3341 (scheduled for 7:09 a.m.) and 3582 (scheduled for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was accused of exploiting an elderly couple. Michael Gilley, 66, was charged in Cole County with financially exploiting an exploiting an elderly person and misdemeanor stealing. Court documents say he was arrested on Monday, but he has not appeared in online jail records on Tuesday. A $100,000 bond
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft says he’s putting life in public office on hold. Ashcroft is ending his second term after losing the Republican primary for governor last summer. A spokesman for his office confirmed that Ashcroft told the Missouri Independent this week that he has no plans to seek
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County Commission voted Tuesday to approve a senior citizen property tax credit. The senior tax freeze passed on a 2-1 vote with Commissioner Harry Otto opposed. According to the Missouri Department of Revenue, the credit is available to certain senior citizens and disabled people for a portion of their yearly
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Springfield man Carl Simon is in the Boone County Jail on Monday after he was accused of fleeing from Boone County sheriffs leading to a fatal car crash on Dec. 7 that left a 32-year-old passenger in the vehicle dead. Following the crash, Simon allegedly ran away from deputies and was later
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Auxvasse man was charged with four counts of possessing child pornography in Callaway County. Ryan Joele Gamble, 43, is being held at the Callaway County Jail without bond. An initial court appearance is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Callaway County Courthouse. According to the probable cause statement, a child
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Many people go out each year and pick live trees to take place for their homes Christmas tree. After Christmas Day, many people then look to get rid of their trees, but the Missouri Department of Conservation is allowing for a green way to repurpose those trees with Christmas tree drop-off locations in Columbia, Jefferson
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported in a house fire on Monday in the 200 block of West 2nd Street in Fulton, according to a press release from the Fulton Fire Department. Two residents of the home were doing yard work outside when they noticed the fire and quickly told another family member in
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A 70-year-old Fulton man who was charged with first-degree child molestation is in custody. Charles Woodrow Easley was charged on Friday with molesting a child in 2018, according to court filings. He was booked into the Callaway County Jail at 3:10 p.m. Friday and is being held without bond. An initial court
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JEFFESRON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council at its Jan. 6 meeting will consider an agreement with the owners of the site of a former hotel to expedite its demolition, according to a Monday press release for the city. The city’s potential agreement with Oracle Enterprises, Inc. outlines a plan to demolish the former
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged on Monday with multiple felonies in a Boone County shooting. Anthony Durell Sharp, 52, of Columbia, was charged with first-degree domestic assault, unlawful use of a weapon, illegal gun possession and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. An initial court
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Editor’s note: The hours for the Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services have been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) State and city offices will be closed on Christmas Day, and some changes will occur this week for services such as trash pickup. Trash pickup will not occur on Wednesday for the holiday in several area
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A Boone County grand jury indicted a Springfield, Missouri, man Friday with murder in a local crash.
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol canceled an Endangered Silver Advisory Monday morning for a Boone County man. MSHP canceled the advisory at 9:27 a.m. Monday after Miller was found safe near his home by law enforcement. Miller was reported missing Sunday at 5 p.m. after the Highway Patrol said he left
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