HALLSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) The Hallsville School District is hosting a community forum Tuesday night to discuss Proposition 2 and four-day school weeks. District leaders will be giving an update on its bond issues for construction projects and the continuation of the district’s four-day school week for students and staff. The forum will be in the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police confirmed a man is dead after he was hit by a dump truck on Monday afternoon near the intersection of Business Loop 70 and Range Line Street. Columbia Police Department Lt. Scott Alpers told ABC 17 News at the scene that it is still unclear how the crash occurred and
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Attorney General Cathrine Hanaway was publicly sworn-in on Monday at the Capitol. She is the state’s 45th attorney general and the first woman to hold the position. Hanaway was appointed by Repulican Gov. Mike Kehoe in August to fill the rest of Andrew Bailey’s term. Bailey is taking a job
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council on Monday unanimously approved an agreement with two businesses to provide parking for the NCAA cross country championships that will occur next month. The championships will occur Saturday, Nov. 22 and is expected to bring 3,000-5,000 spectators, in addition to the 32 men’s and women’s teams who will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council on Monday approved an agreement to hire Lauber Municipal Law to serve an interim role after City Attorney Ryan Moelman stepped down. Moelman was recognized by the council at Monday’s meeting for his service. He will serve in the role until Friday. The city announced the appointment of
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COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri System works is working to restore system services for students as operations to the school’s class management program Canvas remains unavailable after the massive Amazon Web Services cloud services outage Monday morning. The outage, which began at around 3 a.m. was resolved by 3:40 p.m., according to national
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe on Monday announced in a press release that he appointed Beth Wulff to become Maries County’s next collector. Wulff, of Vienna, currently served as the deputy county collector and replaces Jayne Williams, who had served in the role since 1999 before retiring. The release says Wulff is a “a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was sentenced to seven years in prison on Monday after he pleaded guilty last week to first-degree involuntary manslaughter. Diego Popp Popp was accused of hitting 50-year-old John Brummit on Highway 50 West on July 14, 2024, according to previous reporting. Police wrote Brummit was riding a bicycle on the shoulder of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged with two felonies after he allegedly tried to assault and smother his mother. Danial Lowe, 34, was charged with first-degree domestic assault and first-degree kidnapping. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond, but a mugshot was not available on Monday afternoon. A
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia has suggested an ordinance that would make panhandling illegal at high-traffic intersections. “They’re calling it a pedestrian safety measure, but in reality it’s a getting the homeless out of the median ordinance,” said John Trapp, Executive Director for Columbia’s Room at the Inn. The ordinance would regulate the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Camdenton man is facing a pair of felonies following an incident at a Lake Ozark bar on Friday. Jordan T. Cardwell was charged Saturday in Miller County with first-degree making a terrorist threat and resisting arrest on a felony charge. According to a probable cause statement, officers with the Lake Ozark
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man was charged with several felonies after he allegedly raped and assaulted a woman on Oct. 16. Joseph Mazella, 39, was charged in Callaway County with first-degree rape, first-degree sodomy, second-degree domestic assault, third-degree domestic assault and misdemeanor fourth-degree domestic assault. He is being held at the Callaway County Jail
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man from the Kansas City area was charged with a felony after authorities say he exposed himself to a child at a hotel in Columbia on Sunday. Kyle Baranowski, 39, of Independence, was charged on Monday with sexual misconduct involving a child younger than 15 years old and misdemeanor trespassing. He
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Protesters were out again in force across the country this weekend under the banner of No Kings. Events in Columbia and Jefferson City drew large crowds of people who gathered to speak their disapproval of the Trump administration. Photos and videos from major cities showed giant crowds at their protests. President Donald Trump and his
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Lake Ozark man was seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash in Camden County on Sunday evening. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, a 56-year-old Osage Beach woman was driving an SUV on Bagnell Dam Boulevard around 6:30 p.m, when she swerved to avoid a stopped vehicle in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Willie’s/Fieldhouse bar in downtown Columbia held its annual staff training on Sunday with SAFE Bar Network on how to recognize and de-escalate situations that could potentially turn dangerous. “We focus on skills to recognize uncomfortable and unsafe behavior, interrupt in a way that’s effective and de-escalate and then provide each other support,” SAFE
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Millions of Americans could lose access to essential food assistance in November as the federal shutdown drags on. That number includes more than 700,000 Missourians. The USDA Food and Nutrition Service has directed state agencies to pause the distribution of November SNAP benefits, which are fully funded by the federal government. However,
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One person was hospitalized with serious injuries after a single-vehicle crash in Boone County on Saturday, according to Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp.
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The Missouri State Highway Patrol is reminding drivers that October ranks as a high-activity month for deer, and vehicles should be cautious on the road, especially during dawn and dusk.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Drug overdoses across the state declined by 25.6% last year, dropping from 1,948 deaths in 2023 to 1,450 in 2024. This marks the second consecutive year of declining fatalities, according to the University of Missouri–St. Louis Addiction Science Team. Each region across the state experienced a decrease in overdose deaths in 2024
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