COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A burn ban has been announced for Camden County until 5 p.m. April 1, according to a social media post from Camden County Emergency Management. The ordinance was passed on Tuesday, days after the southwest portion of the county was devastated by fires and recent storms. The ordinance includes all of Camden
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Erica Dickson, Ken Rice and current Columbia Board of Education President Suzette Waters responded to questions on Tuesday at a candidate forum hosted by the Boone County Unit of the Missouri Retired Teachers and School Personnel. “Our organization has done this for several years and we have a tradition to do this
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The former secretary of the Belle Fire Protection District has been charged with a felony after she allegedly embezzled more than $70,000 from 2022-24. Courtney Ann Abel, of Belle, was charged in Osage County with stealing more than $25,000. A criminal summons was issued on Tuesday. An arraignment is scheduled for 10
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused in a shooting in Mexico, Missouri, turned himself into the Audrain County Sheriff’s Office on Monday, according to a press release from the Mexico Department of Public Safety. Police wrote that Branden Truss, 28, of Mexico, Missouri, turned himself in at 6:15 p.m. Monday following a search. He is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) From running, to baseball, to golf, the Eastman family knows a thing or two about sports. “I think athletics is a huge piece of our life and I think it’s a good learning tool…I think we’re also competitive. It’s a genetic thing,”Kristin Eastman said while laughing with her husband Stuart outside Hickman
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Utilities shared on Tuesday that a crew from Water & Light was sent to Rolla to assist in restoring electric services after a recent tornado hit the area. Columbia Utilities spokesman Matt Nestor said the group has been in Rolla since Sunday. They are expecting the team to be working out
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Governor Mike Kehoe announced Tuesday that Missouri is requesting assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency after Friday’s deadly storms.
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AUDRAIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Editor’s Note: The location and vehicle type in the headline has been corrected. Two people are seriously injured after an UTV crash in the 20000 block of Rangeline Road near the Audrain/Boone County line according to a Missouri State Highway Patrolman on scene. An ABC 17 News reporter on scene saw
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The Mizzou men are going dancing. The Tigers will play their first-round game this week in Wichita, Kansas. The selection committee gave Mizzou a No. 6 seed and they will face No. 11 Drake. The Tigers looked at one point like they would get a higher seed. But they scuffled at the end of the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The success of Mizzou men’s basketball this season isn’t just something Tiger fans will take pride in. “In this day of transfer portals and kids coming in and out and you know, you’re having to pick up transfers to complete a team as people graduate or leave… to pull all those pieces
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In-home safe rooms and storm shelters are becoming a popular option across the Plains and Midwest as spring storms are becoming more frequent. Roger Mertensmeyer started a personal storm shelter company in Boone County called Protect in Place back in 2018. His experience with the Columbia Fire Department opened his eyes to the need for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The state of Missouri has requested that FEMA participate in joint preliminary damage assessments after storms devastated a number of counties on Friday night, according to a Monday press release from the governor’s office. The request is the start of the process of getting federal assistance, the release says. “As I observed
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Construction on the 179 Bypass Trail in Jefferson City has entered its final phase, the city wrote in a Monday social media post. The last phase will connect Cavalier Drive to West Edgewood Drive, which is expected to make trails safer for pedestrians and cyclists, the post says. A crosswalk at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mid-Missouri residents are asked not to burn anything into Tuesday after the National Weather Service issued a red flag warning due to dry and windy conditions. This comes just days after large wildfires in Mid-Missouri that forced people from their homes in Boone and Camden counties. The state is also entering extreme
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council on Monday night approved an agreement with a third-party professional engineering service to conduct a street and intersection pedestrian safety study. The $96,550 agreement with George L. Crawford & Associates, Inc. will look into potential changes to ordinances and procedures for the city to align toward Vision Zero,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Members of the Columbia Fire Department and other agencies went to Rolla after the area was devastated by storms on Friday night. CFD Assistant Fire Chief Lester Shewmake was among those who responded after the tornado hit. He said seeing the destruction left behind gave a “different feeling.” “I’ve been down there quite
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several tornadoes touched down in Missouri on Friday, destroying homes, businesses and schools, prompting victims to create GoFundMe accounts asking for donations to cover disaster relief. Severe weather events also prompt scammers to lurk and take advantage of a desperate situation. There are several guidelines to use when trying to determine whether
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with felonies in two cases after he allegedly pulled out a gun during a pair of road rage incidents. Richard McDonald, 62, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action in a case stemming from an alleged Feb. 1 incident. He was charged
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A New Bloomfield man was charged with first-degree child molestation on Monday. Benjamin Speaks, 19, is being held at the Callaway County Jail without bond. An initial court appearance is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. The probable cause statement says the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office was given a report on Feb. 28
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men have been charged with child sex crimes in Cole County. Travis Kalchbrenner, 31, was charged with first-degree rape, first-degree sodomy, two counts of statutory rape, one count of first-degree sexual abuse and one count of fourth-degree child molestation. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. An
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