COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri Police Department Interim Chief Brian Weimer has been named chief of MUPD. Weimer took over as interim chief in July, replacing former Chief Doug Schwandt, who retired Aug. 3, 2020, after 20 years of service to the department. MUPD is the primary law enforcement response agency for MU and
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The Columbia Board of Education will meet at 6:30 p.m. Among the agenda items is a coronavirus update from Superintendent Peter Stiepleman.
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Boone County Joint Communication is reporting a wreck on Interstate 70 W near Providence Rd. Officials say the driving lane will be shut down. Troop F is reporting an injury wreck on southbound US 63 south of County Road 395 in Callaway County. Names released in fatal Osage Beach wreck Osage Beach police are reporting
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A MoDOT spokesman cautioned the process is slower than it might be without the extreme cold, which makes treatments less effective.
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Officers were sent to the 1000 block of Claudell Lane at about 12:45 a.m. on a report of shots fired.
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Columbia firefighters say no one was hurt in a house fire on Pendleton Street on Sunday.
Continue Reading The Columbia Fire Department responded to a house fire around 6 p.m. on Sunday night.
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The City of Columbia opened a temporary warming center at Wabash Bus Station downtown due to extremely cold temperatures through the weekend.
Continue Reading The Columbia Police Department and the Columbia Fire Department responded to a vehicle crash on Worley Street around 4 p.m. Sunday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Department of Health and Senior Services reported 769 new COVID-19 cases Sunday. There have been 466,217 cases reported in Missouri. The state ranked 26th in the nation on Sunday for new cases reported in the past seven days. DHSS reported 1 new virus-related death on Sunday. As of Sunday, 4,249,531 people
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia fire crews are battling a fire at the Stover’s Flooring & Drapery Center Saturday morning. The fire started around 6 a.m. in the 1700 block of Paris Road. Smoke billows from the Stover’s Flooring & Drapery Center as fire crews work an active fire. Our crews on scene say at least
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COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) Road crews across Mid-Missouri started pretreatment of priority routes ahead of the anticipated winter weather. Columbia Public Works began pretreatment of main roads Friday and plans to continue pretreatment ahead of the snow Saturday morning. Ashlyn Sherman, a spokesperson for Columbia Public Works said crews will continue to monitor road conditions throughout
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man is in the Boone County Jail tonight after being accused of a Columbia sexual assault. Prosecutors have charged 24-year-old Xavier Gee with armed criminal action, two counts of 1st-degree sodomy, robbery and 3rd-degree assault. According to court documents, the victim was meeting Gee at a hotel. Police say once she
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some changes could soon get approved to a controversial statue on Mizzou’s campus. A task force recommends the school add a sign near the Thomas Jefferson statue that explains his accomplishments, the policies he supported and that the former president also owned slaves. UM System President Mun Choi created the task force
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU Health Care is gearing up to vaccinate 2,000 people tomorrow at Faurot Field. More than 2,000 people were vaccinated with the first shot of Moderna’s vaccine yesterday. MU plans to host another clinic the week of February 15th but organizers are still deciding what exact day that will be. They are
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Swift Prepared Foods is looking for a new location for an Italian meats processing plant to open in 2022. And the company is considering Columbia.
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Mid-Missouri medical providers say filling out their vaccine surveys is still the way to go.
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The man arrested Thursday afternoon in Columbia on suspicion of a 2016 Kansas City homicide is in the Boone County Jail.
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