ST. LOUIS (AP) — The shooting death of a woman in St. Louis marks the city’s 195th homicide this year, topping the 194 killings in all of 2019. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the 24-year-old woman was killed Thursday night in the Benton Park West neighborhood. Police responded to a shooting call and found
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas City, Missouri, police officer who was shot in the head two months ago is now back in Kansas City. The Kansas City Star reports that police spokesman Jacob Becchina said Thursday that the officer had been receiving treatment at a rehabilitation facility out of state. He has returned
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The new Boone County health order went into effect Friday, allowing restaurants, bars and other entertainment venues to stay open until 10:30 p.m.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police are investigating two incidents in which shots were fired Thursday — one in central Columbia and another on the city’s south side. The first incident was called in at about 6 p.m. and happened on Worley Street near Ridgeway and Sanford avenues, police said Friday in a news release. Officers recovered
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Columbia Public Schools Athletic Department officials discuss moving forward after reporting a positive case on one of it’s football teams on Thursday.
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The Columbia Public Schools Board of Education is scheduled to meet Friday morning and decide whether to rename the Rock Bridge High School Football field.
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A Jefferson City man accused of threatening to shoot up a Walmart store was sentenced to probation on Tuesday, nearly a year after charges were filed.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A trespassing call on Sept. 12 at a hotel in east Columbia leads to drug trafficking charges. In the probable cause statement, Columbia Police report a front desk employee at a hotel on the 2900 block of Clark Lane alert police to a man trespassing in a room on the upper floors.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A southeast Missouri woman pleaded not guilty to a killing an abandoning an elk last year. The misdemeanor charge against 50-year-old Deborah Flanigan, of Scott County, comes in one of six cases involving the illegal killing of protected elk in Missouri in recent years. The other five cases are still
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — A gathering at the Lake of the Ozarks is bringing tens of thousands of motorcycle enthusiasts to Missouri, generating worry that the state’s already fast-growing number of coronavirus cases could spike even higher. Bikefest Lake of the Ozarks drew about 125,000 people last year. The event, which began Wednesday,  bills itself
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 News crews are on scene and report that Columbia Police are investigating a possible shooting on Worley. Crews report Worley is blocked at Sanford through a streets down. Several officers are on scene using evidence markers in the street. This is a developing story check back for more information or
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There have been individual students, staff and faculty that have either come down with the virus or quarantining because of exposure. As of the latest release on Thursday, 45 members of the district have gotten sick, while 56 have been identified as close contacts and asked to stay home.
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UPDATE 5:55 P.M.: Two people’s COVID related deaths were reported Thursday by the Cole County Health Department. Cole County’s 14 deaths are the most in central Missouri followed by 11 in Camden County and 10 in Saline County. In the latest online update, 15 new cases were reported. That brings the total number of cases
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Beauchamp will begin his duties as Police Chief on October 15, 2020.
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Individual lanes of I-70 will be closed from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. beginning Wednesday, September 23 through Friday, September 25.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ATF agents continue to execute a federal search warrant on the 300 block of E Winter street in north Columbia. U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives senior investigator John Ham says the search began this morning. Ham says the search warrant is part of an ongoing criminal investigation involving multiple
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The trial of a Missouri man accused of killing two brothers from Wisconsin is being moved because of extensive pre-trial publicity.
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The man arrested after a standoff in central Columbia Wednesday night faces multiple felony charges linked to a separate case from June.
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The Columbia/Boone County Health Department announced a new health order will go into effect in Columbia on Sept. 18 at midnight.
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Recycling center drop-off locations across Columbia continue to have overflowing issues.
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