COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Room at the Inn in Columbia opened Monday night for the winter season in its new location. This is one of several shelters that are part of the city’s plan to minimize the impact of chronic homelessness in Columbia. Room at the Inn’s winter overnight shelter will opened Monday and will run
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Police were sent to a shots-fired call Monday in a commercial area of north Columbia.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting Wednesday, Dec. 7 at the ARC in Columbia — 1701 W. Ash St. — to discuss its High Priority Unfunded Needs list for transportation in Mid-Missouri. The Missouri Department of Transportation — working with its statewide regional planning partners — identified $1
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City Public Works announced a pair of road closures on Monday. The first was Dunklin Street, which closed on Monday within the 200 Block between Madison Street and Monroe Street for pavement repairs. It is expected to reopen Monday, Dec. 12, according to a press release. Douglas Drive will close
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Hallsville man arrested on Friday has now been charged. Nicholas Brunda, 39, has been charged with four felonies and one misdemeanor after he is accused of firing a gun at a residential building on Friday. Property damaged was observed, but no injuries were reported, according to the Boone County Sheriff’s Office. He was
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A Kansas City man accused of murdering two people inside a Jefferson City bar early Saturday was denied bond in his first court appearance Monday.
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CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were injured in a Monday crash in Callaway County in the northbound lanes of Highway 63 near County Road 395. The crash occurred after 57-year-old Marc Ferrin, of Hartsburg, crossed his 2008 Chevrolet Impala into the path of 18-year-old Marcus Davis’ 2018 Chevrolet Malibu on Highway 63, according to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Central Bank of Boone County posted an alert on Facebook on Monday warning their customers of fraudulent activity on some cards. The bank turned off debit and credit cards of those who were either affected by a fraudster, or were at high risk. Mary Wilkerson, the senior vice president of marketing at
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The article was updated with the correct name of the suspect. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An area contractor pleaded guilty on Monday to several charges involving deceptive business practices. Blake Mahoney pleaded guilty to stealing $25,000 or more and several counts of passing a bad check. He pleaded guilty to nine charges over four
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson on Monday issued an executive order to extend Missouri’s drought alert until March 1, 2023, to address issues outlined by the state’s Drought Assessment Committee. Currently, 87% of Missouri face abnormally dry conditions, with many counties — including Boone, Cooper, Howard, Moniteau, Pettis and Saline — still experiencing
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Tuesday, pavement maintenance work will happen on North Garth Avenue between Business Loop 70 West and Interstate 70, according to a press release. Work will also be done on Proctor Drive starting at Bear Creek Drive and extending approximately 1,200 feet toward Proctor Park. At least one lane of North Garth Avenue and Proctor Drive
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia Solid Waste Utility will be hosting its second customer input meeting to discuss proposed ordinance changes around the use of City logo refuse bags. The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday at the City Council Chambers at City Hall, 701 E. Broadway. This meeting will also be live-streamed. The public will have the opportunity to ask
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol said on Monday that eight people died on during the Thanksgiving counting period, which lasted from 6 p.m. Wednesday through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, according to a news release. In addition, there were 115 people injured, 113 arrests made for driving while intoxicated, 414 crashes and 35
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman accused of driving while intoxicated and causing serious physical injury to a law enforcement officer in 2020 was sentenced on Monday. Kylie Shepherd, 28, was sentenced to five years in the department of corrections. She allegedly crashed her  Pontiac Vibe into a Columbia Police Department cruiser Feb. 24, 2020,
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Deputies have identified a suspect in a shooting early Saturday in southern Boone County.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Monday, Room at the Inn is set to open an emergency shelter at a new location Room at the Inn website Organizers will welcome guests to the shelter at the old VFW Post 280 building at 1509 Ashley St. in Columbia. The move follows the Columbia City Council’s approval of the
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A St. Louis man is hurt after an SUV hit him near Jonesburg on Sunday night. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the pedestrian-involved crash happened around 8:55 p.m. on the south outer road of Interstate 70 east of Jonesburg. Troopers said LaSean Smith, 51, was standing in the road
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Another post-Thanksgiving shopping holiday is here.
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Missouri State Highway Patrol water division recovered the bodies of two drowned men in the Lake of the Ozarks Thanksgiving weekend.
Continue Reading LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State Highway Patrol recovered the body of one man who drowned at the Lake of the Ozarks. Troop F said in a tweet Sunday morning a recovery of a second body was made and more information would be released at a later time. MSHP confirmed the drowning on
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