House fire leaves five homeless in Jefferson City
A residential house fire in Jefferson City leaves five people homeless.
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Family of former University of Missouri pledge asks why prosecutors aren’t charging fraternity with hazing
A University of Missouri fraternity pledge hospitalized with alcohol poisoning is back home but he has not recovered from the October incident, an attorney for his family said Friday.
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Jefferson City man given life sentence in corrections officer’s shooting death
A Jefferson City man who was 16 years old when he was charged in connection with the death of a corrections officer has been sentenced to life in prison.
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Plane makes emergency landing in Cole County field
Watch the scene in the player above. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A small plane made an apparent emergency landing Friday in a Cole County field. The single-engine prop plane made the landing in the field near Zion Road and Kaiser Lane late Friday morning. The location is southwest of Jefferson City. The plane, a Piper
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Bagnell Dam to temporarily close next week for work
Missouri Department of Transportation contractors will close down Bagnell Dam to initiate the final phase of rehabilitating the bridge next week.
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FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County adds 60 new COVID cases; 46 on Wednesday
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Three people injured after morning wreck in Jefferson City
Three people were injured after a two-vehicle wreck at Route C and Trenton Court just after 9 a.m.
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Commission auctions off salvaged historic stone from Missouri Capitol
Missourians placed bids Friday morning on historic stone salvaged from the Missouri Capitol.
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Charges filed in connection with a hazing incident at former University of Missouri frat
Charges have been filed in connection with a hazing incident at a former University of Missouri fraternity.
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City of Columbia asking residents and visitors to answer a survey to help decide on how to spend ARPA funds
The city has $12.6Â million left of the $25.2 million to address inequalities and areas of need exposed by the pandemic.
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Man arrested in connection with 2017 Moberly homicide
A suspect in the 2017 homicide of a Moberly man has been arrested in Illinois.
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THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports over 60 new cases; 47 cases on Tuesday
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Prisoner death reported at Algoa Correctional Center
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Corrections is reporting an offender died Wednesday afternoon. Officials say Michael Damouth, 40, was pronounced dead at 2:43 p.m. at the Algoa Correctional Center in Jefferson City. Damouth was serving a 3-year sentence for stealing $750 or more from St. Louis City, a 2-year sentence for resisting
Continue Reading Columbia city manager focuses on city’s future in State of the City address
The city manager of Columbia delivered his first State of the City address on Thursday.
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Columbia attorney goes over consequences of possessing and trafficking fentanyl
A conviction for a drug crime in Missouri could mean a lengthy prison sentence and a criminal record that will follow you for years.Â
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Missouri Attorney General’s office issues correction on Columbia police vehicle stop data errors
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Attorney General’s office has issued corrections on Columbia police vehicle stop data that came from input errors. Chris Nuelle, spokesman for the attorney general, said, “Due to data errors that occurred in the production of the 2021 Vehicle Stops Report, vehicle stops data for the Columbia Police Department was
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Columbia man agrees to pay restitution to defrauded investors from three states
A Columbia man has agreed to pay back over $635,000 in restitution to defrauded investors.
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Charges filed against Macks Creek man accused of shooting at home
CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Macks Creek man faces charges in Camden County after he’s accused of shooting at a home. Deputies arrested Martin B. Perez, 59, early Tuesday morning at a home off of Blackberry Lane in Macks Creek. Investigators responded to the area after a person reported their neighbor was shooting a gun
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should Johnny Depp have won his libel case?
A Virginia jury determined Wednesday that actor Amber Heard defamed her ex-husband and fellow actor Johnny Depp in a Washington Post editorial.
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Bond hearing rescheduled for Illinois man accused of killing his father
No bond hearing was held today for an Illinois man accused of killing his father who worked at Columbia Public Schools.
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