The 10-year-old New Haven Elementary School student suffered only minor injuries, according to the Boone County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies arrested a woman on suspicion of ignoring the stopped sign on the school bus.
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Capt. Brian Leer with the Boone County Sheriff’s Office said Nancy P. Metz of Columbia was arrested on suspicion of failing to stop for a school bus and injuring a child. Leer said she posted bond and was released.
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Health officials will host walk-in vaccination clinic at Centralia Intermediate School from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Charges have been filed in a reported from January Columbia rape. Jay Strausbaugh is accused of assaulting the victim while she was unconscious. According to court documents, the victim told police that she was drinking at Strausbaugh’s residence and started to fall asleep. The victim then woke up and was in a
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Boone County remains under the same health orders, including mask requirements, after federal officials unveiled new guidelines Tuesday relaxing mask requirements for vaccinated people who are outdoors.
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Check back for updates related to the coronavirus pandemic in Missouri.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Vaccination rates are higher in more populated areas, starting to out-pace rural areas. According to data from the Columbia/Boone County Health Department, about 88.2% of the vaccinated population in Boone County live in Columbia, leaving the other 11.8% in the rest of the county. About 83.7% of Boone County’s population lives in
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Boone County Sheriff’s deputies removed a man from a Greyhound bus Sunday night before he was involved in a pedestrian crash on Highway 40.
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Missouri Department of Transportation crews started patching potholes Monday in Columbia, focusing on Stadium Boulevard between Interstate 70 and Highway 63.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man is set to be sentenced in July after he pleaded guilty Friday to four felonies including child molestation and child endangerment. Cale J. Kliethermes, 43, faces between five and 16 years in prison after pleading guilty to first-degree child molestation, two counts of attempted child endangerment and one count
Continue Reading BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: The Missouri State Highway Patrol identified the victim as 40 year old Brandon Inman of Parsons, Tenn. The crash report says Inman suffered serious injuries in the crash. ORIGINAL: One person is in the hospital after a vehicle hit them near the Midway Travel Plaza Sunday night around 9 p.m.
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One year later, 2020 graduates are being given the opportunity to walk across the stage Saturday at Mizzou Arena.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A parking app used in Columbia experienced a security breach which resulted in some user information being accessed. ParkMobile says the company experienced the breach due to an issue linked to a third-party software used. An investigation into the problem has ended and the company says the issue has been fixed. ParkMobile
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Department of Transportation crews will be making improvements to Stadium Boulevard in Columbia beginning Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.. Crews will patch potholes on Stadium Boulevard between Interstate 70 and Highway 63. One lane in each direction will be closed between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. each
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A prescription drug take-back event is being hosted by the Boone County Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with the Youth Community Coalition and law enforcement agencies throughout Boone County including Ashland, Columbia, Centralia, Hallsville, University of Missouri, and VA Hospital Police Departments at multiple locations on Saturday. This effort is undertaken to provide
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Volunteers and City of Columbia staff will pick up litter along Highway 63 and Interstate 70 on Sunday from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m as part of the 25th annual Cleanup Columbia. The group will focus on the area south of I-70 at the intersection of U.S. Highway 63. Cleanup Columbia is a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Crossing church will give a donation of $400,000 to go toward paying off City of Columbia residential utility accounts pending disconnection, and those that have a payment arrangement and are potentially at risk of being disconnected. Officials at the city report the money will pay the balance on 888 residential accounts.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) U.S heath officials gave approval to resume the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine on Friday night. Just before 4 p.m. on Friday, a U.S. health panel gave the green light on resuming the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. The panel convened after reports of six women developing a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Schnucks is recalling several bakery items that came from Genpak, a manufacturer, that loose particles of plastic may be in the baked good. The recalled items at the EatWell in Columbia: Raspberry Crumb Coffee Cake – UPC 4131832134Cinnamon Crumb Coffee Cake – UPC 4131832135Butterflake Roll, 12 count – UPC 251386XXXXX According to
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