COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Nationwide, the Drug Enforcement Agency hosted National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday. The event encourages Americans to return unneeded medication as a preventive measure against medication misuse and opioid addiction, according to the DEA website. The DEA collaborated with local and state law enforcement agencies. In Boone County, there were five
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) First responders in Boone County will hold an active shooter training session at The Crossing on Monday, according to a Friday press release from the Columbia Police Department. The press release states that the training will take place in the morning, but did not give a time. The release says emergency vehicles
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A large power outage left nearly 400 Boone Electric Cooperative members in the dark mid-morning Friday.
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A former Republican state representative has dropped out of a local state Senate race, leaving only a Democrat seeking the seat for now.
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No students were injured when a Hallsville school bus was in a crash Thursday afternoon.
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A Hallsville man was taken to a hospital with serious injuries Thursday morning after crashing his motorcycle on Highway 124.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri Law School has reinstated its Child and Family Justice Clinic to provide free legal assistance to people involved in domestic relation cases in Boone County. The Clinic represents low-income residents living in Boone County who cannot afford a private attorney. It focuses on domestic violence cases, but also
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was accused of stealing thousands of dollars’ worth of items, including three guns, while helping a woman move in October. Christian Maxwell Gee was charged with stealing more than $750 and three counts of stealing a gun. He was not listed on the Boone County Jail roster on Wednesday
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A project that would require a lone of Providence Road in Columbia to close has been postponed to next week, according to a Wednesday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. Pavement repairs to Providence Road were originally set to begin on Thursday. They are now set to being on Tuesday,
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Part of a Boone County road east of Columbia was closed for emergency repairs Wednesday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was found guilty in March of a 2022 gas station shooting on Paris Road in Columbia was sentenced on Monday. Terrance Andra Johnson, 29, was found guilty on March 6 of first-degree assault, shooting a gun at a motor vehicle/person, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. He is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Editor’s note: the system that crashed is called Dutchie, a third party cannabis retail tracking system. Saturday, on 4/20, a significant day for marijuana enthusiasts nationwide, stores across Missouri faced a hiccup as a popular online system for tracking cannabis sales crashed. In Columbia, dispensaries were swamped with customers after the system
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ROCHEPORT, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash on Interstate 70 on Friday morning that involved a semi-truck led to a multi-hour lane closure, according to information from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. A crash occurred at 7:15 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70, about a quarter-mile west of Route BB, according to an MSHP crash
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men who were accused of robbing a Centralia home in May 2023 were indicted on Friday by a grand jury. Curtis Lamar Russell, 45, of Columbia, was charged with first-degree robbery, two counts of armed criminal action, first-degree burglary, stealing more than $750 and third-degree assault. He was initially charged with
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Missouri State Highway Patrol posted about Troopers investigating a two-vehicle crash with injury on social media.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The NTSB is still investigating the deadly crash that occurred near Hartsburg on Tuesday. Wade Bates, 58, of Arkansas died in the crash, according to the Boone County Sheriff’s Office. Parts of the Piper-PA-46 from the crash in Hartsburg were scattered in multiple directions with some pieces landing in residence’s yard. Pilot
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged on Thursday after he was accused of shooting at another man at a Columbia apartment complex on Dec. 12. Nicolas Rose, 26, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Boone County Jail on a $40,000 bond.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County officials held a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday morning at the Boone County Public Safety Campus for the new law enforcement regional training center. According to previous reporting, it will also include a 24/7 daycare service for the children of first responders. Construction of the training center is expected to be completed
Continue Reading The National Transportation Safety Board says investigators believe a small plane that crash near Hartsburg on Tuesday flew into trees before hitting the ground.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The case against a Columbia man who was accused of using a hammer to attack a man near Stephens Lake Park in 2022 has been dismissed, according to an email from Boone County Prosecutor Roger Johnson. Daniel Dwyer, 53, of Columbia, was charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. His case
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