COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Nearly a year after Columbia city manager John Glascock announced a new unit to handle emergency calls involving mental health crises, the unit remains unstaffed. Glascock added seven positions in the fiscal year 2021 budget revealed in July to create a “public safety mental health collaboration with the Police Department.” Health leaders
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COOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man faces multiple charges Tuesday after a violation on Interstate 70 in Cooper County leads to a drug and money seizure and the recovery of a stolen gun. According to a tweet by Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F, William James was pulled over in a2015 Dodge Challenger
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COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) Local health officials say they’ve seen a small increase in vaccine demand since the 12 to 15 age group became eligible for the Pfizer vaccine a week ago. The Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services department has put in an order for more Pfizer doses. This is the department’s first vaccine
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Plans are in the works for a new living facility for homeless people in Columbia.
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Hy-Vee dropped its mask requirement for fully-vaccinated customers Tuesday, joining other major retailers like Target, Walmart, Costco, Sam’s Club, CVS, and Schnucks.
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Officers arrested the driver, Tiffany Lasley, on suspicion of drug possession and distribution and resisting arrest after the chase that started in the 3800 block of West Truman Boulevard, according to a Jefferson City Police Department news release.
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With rain setting in all week, officials with the Boone County Joint Communications alerted drivers of flooding in Hallsville Tuesday morning.
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OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) An Osage Beach man is charged with two offenses after stabbing another man in the forehead with a knife during an argument. According to online records, Rory Borden is charged with first-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action after a late-night incident on the 5600 block of Three Seasons Road. According
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Camden County man has died after a wreck on Pier 31 road a half mile south of Possum Ridge road in Camden County. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, Blake Hunt was driving on Pier 31 road when it traveled off the ride side of the road and
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TEBBETTS, MO (KMIZ) Oakley Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church is planning to move to a new area after January vandalism, MFA Oil Company donated 3 acres for the church’s relocation efforts. Oakley Chapel was vandalized in January, the Callaway County Sheriff’s Department arrested five teenagers earlier this year for allegedly breaking in and damaging the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police are investigating two suspicious fires in east Columbia. Officers responded to two fires this month both at Indian Hills park on Aztec Boulevard; one fire was on May 1 and the other was last Thursday. Officials responded on May 1 to the area at around four in the morning for a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU’s faculty and staff is also headed back to the office today. Masks are no longer required outdoors on the university’s campus. The CDC issued guidelines last week saying fully vaccinated people can be without a mask indoors and outdoors with only a few exceptions. An MU spokesperson who says people will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A grand jury indicted a Columbia man accused in a 2017 murder investigation. 28-year-old Jeffrey McWilliams is a suspect involved in the death of Augustus Roberts in December 2017. McWilliams faces charges for second-degree murder, armed criminal action, and robbery. His court appearance is set for next Tuesday.
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moniteau County woman is in serious condition after a roll-over crash Sunday night. 28-year-old Hannah Boehm was hospitalized after her car overturned off Highway 40 at 6:30 p.m. According to a crash report, Boehm was driving westbound on Highway 40 just past Rocheport Gravel Road. She slid off the right
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A phishing scam has led the Mexico School District 59 to lose access to and control of its Facebook account. Officials say the district’s main Facebook page and several other associated pages were affected by the scam. According to a press release, the scammer gained access to and control of the district’s
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Semaj Harris was charged with aiding a shooting from a vehicle and illegal gun possession in a May 5 shots-fired incident at Community Park on Marshall Street in Jefferson City.
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BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boonville man is charged with several crimes after several law enforcement agencies searched a home in the 500 block of Poertner Street in Boonville. When law enforcement arrived they took John Baldwin and two others into custody. Baldwin was carrying a concealed pistol on him. According to court documents, the Cooper
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Most roads across mid-Missouri were dry as of 5 a.m. on Monday, but chances of flooding are expected to increase as storms move through the area this week. According to the Missouri Department of Transportation’s traveler map, Route 94 in Montgomery County was closed due to flooding shortly before 9 Sunday
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Gov. Mike Parson has directed all state workers to return to work in person Monday, with no mask or social distancing requirements.
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COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) Local businesses have been busier than ever since the pandemic as Lincoln University and The University of Missouri held graduations this weekend. The CDC announced Thursday, that fully vaccinated individuals would no longer be required to wear masks or social distance indoor or outdoors, as the vaccines have been proven to be
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