COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The pandemic has caused many job shortages in different fields and long-term health care facilities have seen some of the worst of shortages since the pandemic started nationwide. According to American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living report, nursing homes lost 220,000 jobs and assisted living communities lost 38,000 jobs
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU Health Care will move its pediatric emergency services to University Hospital on Tuesday. Any child who needs pediatric emergency services will now need to visit University Hospital near Downtown Columbia. Matthew Robinson, an MU Health Care emergency physician, said in a press release the new location will still offer the same
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The shooting that happened outside of Vibez is being called a mass casualty event by the Columbia Police Department.IT happened just after 3:00 a.m. Sunday morning. Bars in Columbia have to be closed by 1:30 a.m. According to the probable cause statement “T.W said she went to Vibez around 1:30 a.m. and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police are investigating a reported robbery and carjacking Sunday afternoon on the 500 block of Mikel St. The victim told police that the suspect approached him with a gun while entering the victim’s residence before stealing items and a vehicle from the victim. The suspect was last seen heading west on
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A Boone County prosecutor has charged a Columbia man after Sunday’s shooting at Vibez Lounge.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department is calling a downtown shooting early on Sunday morning, which left one person dead and five others hurt, a “mass casualty” event. “Our community has experienced multiple incidents of senseless gun violence over the past several weeks,” said Columbia Mayor Brian Treece. The shooting happened around 3 a.m.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mayor Brian Treece and Columbia Police Chief Geoff Jones spoke at a community briefing at 11 a.m. regarding a fatal officer-involved shooting. Chieff Jones, says a 30-year-old black man is dead after a shooting at Vibez Lounge at North 5th St. and East Walnut St. just after 3:15 a.m. on Sunday. At least
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Southern Boone School District announced Friday that schools will be closed the entire week of Thanksgiving “out of an abundance of concern for the mental and physical wellbeing of staff and students.” A Facebook post from the district says classes scheduled on Monday, Nov. 22 and Tuesday, Nov. 23 will
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Tens of thousands are expected to make their way to Faurot Field this morning as The Missouri Tigers are set to host The South Carolina Gamecocks for its annual military appreciation game at 4 p.m.
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The Columbia Fire Department said no one was hurt following an early Saturday morning blaze at Parkside Manor.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County prosecutor Dan Knight said he felt acquainted with Mengqi Ji after spending two years trying to get her justice. Knight said he watched several videos of Ji in the time he spent prosecuting her husband, Joseph Elledge, for killing her. Knight said it was clear Ji was a loving mother
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The Boone County Prosecutor’s Office has charged two men after a shooting in Columbia late last month.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A jury found Joseph Elledge guilty for second-degree murder in the death of his wife Mengqi Ji. The jury recommended a 28-year prison sentence for Elledge. A judge cannot sentence an offender anything more than what the jury recommends. Richard Simons of Kc Defense Counsel says, “generally a judge sides with the
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The Boone County Sheriff’s Department says an extradition hearing will be held on Tuesday in Iowa for Mark Achterberg.
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A jury took until the early morning hours Friday to deliver a 28 year sentence recommendation, after Joseph Elledge was convicted of 2nd degree murder on Thursday.
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A jury recommended a 28-year prison sentence for Joseph Elledge after finding him guilty of second-degree murder in the death of his wife, Mengqi Ji.
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo, (KMIZ) Iowa police believe they may have discovered the murder weapon in a motel room while arresting a Columbia man accused of homicide. A Columbia murder suspect was arrested Wednesday in Creston, Iowa in the shooting death of Justin W. Stidham. According to police, at 5:15 p.m the Iowa State Patrol, Creston Police
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) At least six vehicles were involved in a pile-up along the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70. Two of the vehicles were tractor-trailers and one was a fuel hauler that was jackknifed. The wreck caused eastbound I-70 to be shut down for over an hour. The crash happened right before the Stadium Blvd.
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Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Closing arguments in the Joseph Elledge murder trial will start Thursday morning. The defense finished up its last piece of evidence just after 3 p.m. Both sides will now go over what charges jurors might consider convicting Elledge of. Elledge is charged with first-degree murder. That comes with just one penalty in
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