COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With Thanksgiving and Christmas around the corner, scammers are looking for ways to trick you this holiday season. With the pandemic, many in-person events will likely be moving online and scammers are catching on to this trend. According to the Better Business Bureau scammers are creating phony copycat events that charge for
Continue ReadingWILLARD, Mo. (AP) — Police say the deaths of two people in a small southwest Missouri town are being investigated as homicides. Thirty-year-old Brianna Sproul and 28-year-old Alex Chute were found shot to death Saturday on the front porch of a home in Willard. Police Chief Tom McClain said Monday that the deaths are not
Continue ReadingDITTMER, Mo. (AP) — Authorities in eastern Missouri say two people have been arrested following a police chase of a stolen tractor that involved shots fired at deputies and a deputy’s cruiser crashing into a bystander’s car. Television station KTVI reports the chase began Sunday night when Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies responded to a report
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — Fifty-five dogs removed from an eastern Missouri breeder in October will be put up for adoption after a judge awarded custody to the Humane Society of Missouri. The St. Louis-based organization removed the dogs from the property of a breeder in Franklin County. The dogs — mostly basset hounds and basset-mixes
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Multiple Columbia police officers responded to a residential area in north Columbia Monday morning.
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Crews closed a lane of Interstate 70 West because of a Monday morning semi-truck fire in Columbia.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) After six years, Rep. Kip Kendrick, D-Columbia, is resigning. In a news release, Kendrick said he will forego his final term, which he was elected to on Nov. 3, to join Senator-elect Greg Razer, D-Kansas City, as his chief of staff. The two worked together over the past four years in
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The owners of The Station House at Katfish Katy’s announced the 2020 season of operations would be its last.
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The Columbia Board of Education decided to send its younger learners back home at their meeting last Monday. Elementary students are set to return to the classroom on Jan. 11.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE 4:50 P.M.: Fulton Police responded to the Fulton Event Center around 1:40 a.m. Sunday for reports of shots fired. When officers arrived they found several shell casings as well as damage to several vehicles and properties. During the investigation, authorities found four people were shot and transported to the hospital by
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BJC HealthCare and Washington University announced it will postpone some elective procedures that can be postponed safely starting Monday.
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One person was injured and another was killed in a crash in Callaway County on Sunday.
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The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services added over 3,000 new daily cases to the count total on Sunday.
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OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) Storms caused severe damage in Osage Beach according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Troop F said in a tweet people should avoid the area at this time. More pictures coming in. Please avoid the area. pic.twitter.com/l6aICTeJpO— MSHP Troop F (@MSHPTrooperF) November 15, 2020 MSHP said no injuries are reported at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police officers found evidence of shots fired in the 2000 block of Newton Drive Saturday night around 7:00 p.m. Police responded to the area earlier for a behavioral issue. They later received reports of shots fired. When they arrived people were gathering but no one would provide a statement. Police taped
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Watch playback of the latest forecast in the media player below:
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The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team issued a Weather Alert Day for severe thunderstorms Saturday night.
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The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported a massive jump in COVID-19 cases on Saturday.
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One man was taken to Lake Regional Hospital on Friday after a crash in Morgan County.
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One man received serious injuries in a crash in Montgomery County on Friday.
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