As flu season continues, representatives from MU Health Care and Boone Hospital said they’re seeing a larger demand for antibiotics. As a result, some local pharmacies are struggling to keep them in stock. Kilgore’s Medical Pharmacy is one of three Columbia pharmacies experiencing shortages. The pharmacist in charge at Kilgore’s said for the past month,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man accused of throwing a woman off a bridge and killing her had an arraignment hearing on Monday. Jessie Williams, 32, is accused of pushing Kaylen Schmit off the Highway 63 bridge near Clark Lane and killing her on Oct. 4. Schmit, 24, fell 38 feet into a wooded area and died hours later at a
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Lincoln University’s board of curators approved extra payments for about 300 workers during a special meeting Thursday.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri’s Drought Assessment Committee will hold its fourth meeting at 2 p.m. Tuesday to discuss the status of the state’s drought. The meeting is open to the public and will be streamed via Webex. A link to the meeting can be found here. Gov. Mike Parson on Nov. 28 issued an executive
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri’s winter commencement ceremonies next will celebrate the accomplishments of 1,973 students with more than 2,100 degrees. “The University of Missouri is proud to recognize these students who leave our campus with an education steeped in world-class research opportunities, nationally recognized learning experiences and campus traditions,” MU President Mun Choi
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Board of State Canvassers – which includes Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, Judge Cotton Walker and Judge Jon Beetem — certified the results of the Nov. 8 election for Missouri on Friday. A press release stated 2,069,481 residents voted in the election, which is 48% of registered voters in the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The man accused in a 1984 rape and attempted murder in Columbia could challenge his arrest, according to a North Carolina district attorney. In October, the Columbia Police Department announced DNA findings connected 59-year-old James Wilson to the crime. Wilson is held in the Iredell County Jail on a $1 million bond
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PETTIS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sweet Springs, Missouri woman is recovering after a crash Thursday night in Pettis County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened on Whitfield Road at Dorrance Drive near Sedalia just before 11:20 p.m. Troopers said an SUV driven by Maria D. Cerritos Llanos, 62, of Sedalia, pulled
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PHELPS COUNTY, Mo. (KMZ) A Rolla man faces a possible federal prison sentence and fine for having child pornography. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri, Neil A. Outar, pleaded guilty Thursday to federal possession of child pornography. Outar faces up to 20 years in federal prison and a $250,000
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The FBI office in Kansas City has released wanted posters with full descriptions of the two inmates who escaped from the Cass County Jail on Monday. Trevor Sparks and Sergio Perez Martinez escaped from the jail near Kansas City on Monday night. Police didn’t realize they were missing until early Tuesday
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Missouri courts began the process of clearing criminal records of certain marijuana charges Thursday.
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EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was updated as more details emerged. GASCONADE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Bland, Missouri, man was arrested after he crashed an alleged stolen vehicle following a chase involving Gasonade County Sheriff’s deputies on Thursday night, according to a sheriff’s office Facebook post. Joshua Torrence, 29, lost control of a 2014 Mercedes Benz
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Moberly Area Community College’s Columbia campus closed early Thursday due to a possible threat. MACC Vice President Todd Martin told ABC17 News that classes will go on as regularly scheduled Friday. “We were aware of an individual near campus who had threatened harm to themselves and others, (we) locked down campus to
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man accused of killing his girlfriend on Nov. 27 has posted bond. Joshua Wilbers, 23, is accused of shooting and killing Hallie Phillips, 20. He is charged with first-degree manslaughter and armed criminal action. A $25,000 bond was set after Wilbers’ attorney argued he is not a risk
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Thursday marked the first day of legalized recreational marijuana in Missouri, but a few asterisks have followed. Missourians first approved Amendment 3 in last month’s midterm election with more than 53% of votes in favor. The legislation went into action Thursday and Missouri residents 21 years old and older can now legally possess up to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Go COMO black route will be changed for its last run of the day through Dec. 17, Go COMO wrote on Twitter on Thursday. This is to avoid traffic from the Veterans United holiday light show. The bus will turn left onto east Nifong Boulevard instead of onto Green Meadows Road. This
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PHELPS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man was arrested Saturday by the Phelps County Sheriff’s Department after being accused of child sex crimes. John Bias, 51, was charged with two counts of statutory sodomy. The sheriff’s office said in a Facebook post that he was being held on a $250,000 bond. The actions that led
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Police Department responded to a vehicle crash with injuries Thursday morning on West Edgewood Drive at South Country Club Drive. The scene investigation revealed Christine Sandidge, 55, of California, Missouri, was driving eastbound in her 2005 Nissan Sentra and turned left into the path of Douglas Platter, who
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MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Miller County Sheriff’s deputies responded Wednesday to the Saline Valley Conservation Area outside of Tuscumbia, where a dead man was found in the woods, a press release stated. Deputies identified the body as Ralph Pannier, of Osage Beach. He was 58. The press release stated there were no apparent injuries or
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police have identified the Columbia man killed Wednesday night in a pedestrian-involved crash. According to the Columbia Police Department, the crash happened in the 3200 block of Clark Lane around 7:15 p.m. Police said Louis F. Estrada Jr., 63, tried to cross Clark Lane when a vehicle traveling eastbound hit him. Estrada
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