COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri hosted its 6th annual “Hope for Heroes 5K” at the Nickell Shelter in Cosmo Park and in Kirksville, Missouri Saturday morning. The event took place at 7:30 a.m. and the Food Bank said the money raised will help support the Food Bank’s veteran programs
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A Columbia man who pleaded guilty Friday to his wife’s 2006 murder has been sentenced to more than two decades in prison.
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COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) Friday marks the deadline for proposals to be submitted for Columbia’s American Rescue Plan funds. Groups have asked for millions of dollars to combat everything from homelessness to community violence. By the middle of May, the city had received $31.8 million in requests for ARPA funds. Columbia has been awarded $25.2 million in ARPA funding.
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Missouri Republicans are sharing reactions to the news of former President Donald Trump’s indictment related to his handling of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago.
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A Centralia man charged in connection with the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, pleaded guilty to a felony Thursday in a federal court.
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Montgomery County authorities have charged a St. Louis man with six felonies after he led deputies on a chase Tuesday afternoon.
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A 15-year-old boy was hurt when he ran in front of a utility truck while crossing the road Thursday afternoon in Mexico, Missouri.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Keith Comfort will have a pre-trial hearing on Friday at 1:30 p.m. before his jury trial on Monday morning at the Boone County Courthouse. Comfort is charged with killing his wife in 2006. According to court documents, in 2019, authorities say Comfort admitted to police in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin that he killed his wife Megan
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BENTON, Co. (KMIZ) A woman is in the hospital recovering from serious injuries following a single-vehicle crash Thursday morning in Benton County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol Crash Report, the crash happened at 9:40 am on Missouri Highway 7 at Turkey Creek Hill. Troopers say D’anna M. Ambrose, 41 of Warsaw was traveling northbound
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MU Health Care said Thursday that it plans to integrate with Jefferson City’s Capital Region Medical Center.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two local groups held a town hall meeting Thursday night to discuss crime in Columbia. The meeting was a joint collaboration between Destiny of H.O.P.E and P.E.A.C.E non-profit organizations. The meeting was called at the Parkade Plaza following a shooting that left two teenagers dead after an argument lead to gunshots in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Mid-Missouri healthcare systems announced their intention to integrate on Thursday. According to a news release, leaders from MU Health Care and affiliate Capital Region Medical Center signed a letter of intent to “fully integrate their health systems.” The two systems have been affiliated for more than 25 years. MU Health Care
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The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri is looking for volunteers during the summer months.
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri man was sentenced Monday after he pleaded guilty to breaking into a hospital. According to online court records, Geoffrey Allen pleaded guilty to an amended misdemeanor count of second-degree property damage after he broke into the Audrain Community Hospital last April. In a plea agreement, Allen will serve two
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OSAGE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Belle, Missouri man was taken to a hospital after a crash Wednesday afternoon in Osage County. Brian Mistler, 60, from Belle suffered serious injuries after another car hit the side of his 2004 GMC Sierra on Highway 50 just west of Hickory Street, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ.) Thursday marks the deadline for counties to expunge low-level marijuana offenses, but several counties including a few in Mid-Missouri aren’t expected to make it. Columbia attorney and marijuana advocate, Dan Viets argues it shouldn’t be necessary to get a court order which forces circuit courts to follow Missouri’s constitution, but Missouri NORML says they’re
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Show-Me State and Senior Games kick off in Columbia on Thursday and will have dozens of events heading into the weekend. According to the game schedule, there will pickleball games at 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Cosmo-Bethel Park in Columbia. The sport of pickleball has been around for a some
Continue ReadingThe air quality in Mid-Missouri has remained good. But with smoke from the Canadian wildfires greatly affecting the northeast enough to postpone events, have you been thinking about the air quality in Missouri at all? Let us know in the poll and in the comments.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former teacher Karen Hayes was picked as the new board member for the Columbia Board of Education at a special session Wednesday. Hayes was one of the three finalists picked for the final meeting, and won the seat with five out of the six votes among board members. Other finalists included previous
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed Senate Bills 39 and 49 on Wednesday. The bills affect health care for transgender people and transgender athletes from competing in girls and women’s sports, which includes public and private universities and colleges. The bill goes into affect Aug. 28 University of Missouri’s spokesperson Christian Basi said,
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