COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Residents who wish to run for City Council in April for Wards 1 and 5 must file a petition for office with the City Clerk’s Office. Petitions, along with instructions, are available to be picked up from the City Clerk’s Office from 8 a.m.-noon and from 1-5 p.m., excluding weekends and holidays.Â
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The man accused of murdering and evidence tampering after a woman’s body was found in a closet last week is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday afternoon.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) United States Attorney Teresa Moore announced Wednesday that Assistant United States Attorney Alan Simpson will lead the efforts to protect voters and officials from possible threats of violence for the Nov. 8 election. Simpson has been appointed to serve as the District Election Officer for the Western District of Missouri, and is
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Gas prices are back on the upswing after OPEC+ decided to lower oil production.
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A central Columbia church will be the site of an overnight shelter for homeless people this winter.
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A Capital City High School student will be subject to “full disciplinary actions” from school administrators after making a threat on social media, according to an email sent to families Tuesday.
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A special commission recommended to the state school board Tuesday that Missouri pay teachers more, diversity the education workforce and help them with mental health concerns.
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Mizzou football head coach Eli Drinkwitz will take questions from reporters at noon Tuesday.
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Columbia’s City Council met Tuesday night and approved the purchase of The VFW to be used as a temporary homeless shelter in the city.
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AUDRAIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 46-year-old Mexico man was thrown out of his car after running off the road, striking an embankment, a MODOT sign and overturning according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report. The crash happened Monday on westbound Highway 54, roughly around 6:35 a.m. He was not wearing a seatbelt, and according
Continue Reading PULASKI COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 72-year-old woman is recovering from serious injuries after her pickup truck traveled off the side of the road and overturned yesterday at afternoon. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Nancy Spicer was traveling in the eastbound lane of Laramie Rd. when the crash occurred. Highway Patrol says she
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It’s Homecoming Week at the University of Missouri.
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Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft is proposing a new rule that would require libraries to distinguish which books are age-appropriate for children.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council appointed five new members to the Citizens Police Review Board on Monday night. The board has experienced a lot of drama recently, as resignations have poured in. The appointments were made after public interview sessions held by the City Council on Monday. The council appointed Edward Barnes, Xavier Scruggs,
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Public health officials are teaming up with a Columbia pub for a vaccine clinic this week.
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Hearing aids are now easier to come by for those who suffer mild to moderate hearing loss.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County man was charged Friday with making a terroristic threat — second degree — after making several posts on social media targeting a movie screening expected to have 400 people in attendance. Kyle Piper, 44, of Ashland, allegedly was employed for the film at one point, according to the probable
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Columbia police say a woman they arrested after she showed up to a hospital with gunshot wounds early Sunday had earlier exchanged gunfire with two people in a parked vehicle.
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Amtrak and BNSF are asking judges to move at least three cases over a deadly summer train crash because too few people live in Chariton County.
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A seven-hour standoff that ended peacefully Friday at a west Columbia apartment complex started when the suspect allegedly threatened to shoot a woman.
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