Gov. Mike Parson signed a bill Tuesday that includes allowing charter schools in Boone County and raising public school teacher salaries among its provisions.
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A man who was living at Pettis County Assisted Living was charged with first-degree assault after he allegedly attacked and broke the jaw of another man living there.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Atlanta, Georgia, man was charged in Boone County with several felonies after he was accused of defrauding a Boone County business on Jan. 30. Cordary McFarland was charged on Tuesday with six counts of forgery and three counts of stealing. He is not in custody. A $100,000 bond was set. The
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Traffic had to be diverted around a busy Jefferson City intersection during the Tuesday morning commute, police say.
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A line of severe thunderstorms rolled through Mid-Missouri throughout the overnight/ early morning hours leading to damages and power outages across the region. Damage has been reported in the Joplin area as strong straight line winds moved through around 10:30 p.m. Tree limbs were broken and shingles were blown off just south of Stover as
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s office said Monday that he will make a trip to the Texas-Mexico border this week.
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UPDATES: Tuesday Morning Update: The leading edge of storms has cleared mid-Missouri, and so our severe threat has come to an end. Some minor flooding may continue through the early morning. Monday Evening Update: A Tornado Watch is in effect until 4:00 a.m. for counties in yellow above, west of Highway 63. Severe thunderstorms continue
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Monday, the Columbia City Council authorized a grant that would help fund a domestic violence unit for the police department. It renews the existing STOP Violence Against Women Act from the Missouri Department of Public Safety which is worth $195,255.10. The contract period from the grant runs from 2024-2025. According to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Shell casings were found near a home on Rice Road in Columbia after shots were fired on Monday evening, according to a Columbia Police Department spokesperson. CPD spokeswoman Jenny Hopper said no injuries have been reported. Police are currently at a residence in northeast Columbia near the intersection of Rice Road and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hy-Vee, Inc. announced in a Monday press release that it is recalling two kinds of “Hy-Vee Cream Cheese Spread,” due to potential Salmonella contamination. The release states the company is also recalling its bulk-packaged “Cookies and Cream Mix” due to the potential of Salmonella contamination. The products were manufactured at different third-party
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May is National Stroke Awareness Month, and one MU Health Care neurosurgeon said Monday that it’s important people act quickly if someone is having a stroke.
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A Columbia accountant and his company have been disciplined by the U.S. Justice Department, including a $400,000 fine, for allegedly helping his clients illegally avoid paying taxes on proceeds from real estate sales.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson will travel on Wednesday to the southern border with Mexico for an update on Missouri troopers and National Guardsmen deployed for Operation Lone Star, according to a Monday press release from the governor’s office. Parson will head to Eagle Pass, Texas, and sign a supplemental bill that will fund
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men allegedly found burning parts from a transformer were charged with felonies in Randolph County on Monday. Timothy Duane Still, 45, of Keytesville, and Ronald Walstead, 40, of Moberly were both charged with receiving stolen property. Both are being held at the Randolph County Jail on $15,000 bonds. Court dates have
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man was charged on Monday after authorities claim he tried to exchange drugs for sex with a woman. Robert Polhill, 57, was charged with trafficking for the purposes of sexual exploitation, drug possession and keeping or maintaining a public nuisance. He is being held at the Randolph County Jail on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) LiUNA Local 955 held press conference on Monday outside of Columbia City Hall to address working conditions and pay for utility workers. The union in a press release before the conference took place claimed some trash collectors are expected to use personal cellphones for work because the new fleet of garbage trucks
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A factory in Mexico, Missouri, that makes commercial linens was back up and running Monday after a fire Friday night.
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ABC 17 News has obtained new dashcam video from the Columbia Police Department capturing the last moments before Marquis Rivera, who reported being suicidal, was fatally shot by police last August.
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Lake St. Louis man was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Montgomery County Sunday night. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the crash happened on Westbound I-70 at the 181-mile marker at 10:34 p.m. Troopers say Joshua Jenkins, 21, was driving in the left lane of Westbound I-70 when his
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) According to Missouri State Highway Patrol there has been no reports on alcohol-related accidents so far this Cinco de Mayo weekend. According to Bishop and Hayes, a law firm in Missouri, 70.2% of fatal crashes involving drunk driving are attributed to individuals with high blood alcohol content, specifically those with a blood
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