COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County Jail inmate is charged with 3rd degree assault after striking another inmate in the face allegedly. According to Boone County probable cause statment, Javion Lawhorn walked up to another inmate at the Boone County Jail and punch the victim in the head while the victim was sitting at a
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The company that manages a large Lake of the Ozarks resort will now operate the Holiday Inn Executive Center.
Continue Reading O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — A leading coronavirus expert in St. Louis is warning that hospital workers are “over-worked and demoralized” after months of battling the coronavirus, and the worst may be yet to come. Dr. Alex Garza of the St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force says hospitalizations are getting higher and intensive care unit beds
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WARRENSBURG, Mo. (AP) — A prosecutor told a judge that a Missouri man accused of killing two brothers from Wisconsin admitted to authorities that he disposed of the bodies but denied killing the men. The St. Joseph News-Press reports that special prosecutor Stephen Sokoloff made the argument Tuesday during a hearing in which a judge
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Mark Conn, 28, is charged with second-degree murder and selling drugs in connection with the Sept. 4 death on Spencer Avenue in Columbia.
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Fewer kids riding buses leads to longer afternoon pick-up lines at Columbia’s elementary schools.
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Columbia police say they found the boy’s mother and reunited them.
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A Missouri woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash just north of Dixon on Monday.
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The Morgan County R-II School District canceled Tuesday classes because of threats made on social media.
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The Columbia and Boone County health director gave the Columbia City Council an update on COVID-19 at its meeting Monday.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council voted 8-2 in favor in favor of a resolution to remove a monument donated by the United Daughters of the Confederacy Monday night. The city now has the authority to remove the marker and place it into city-owned storage. The two dissenting votes were from Councilmen Mark
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SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Pettis County court document reveal more information on an Oct. 8 evening stabbing on the 1200 block of S. Limit Ave. According to a probable cause statement, Sedalia Police responded to a stabbing and found the victim to be suffering from multiple stab wounds and bleeding profusely before being taken to a
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The Columbia City Council will review a proposed ordinance Monday night that would ban Columbia police from using neck restraints.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City Police responded to multiple calls Monday night about shots being fired near the intersection of Ashley and Adams. According to police, investigators found several shell casings. No one was reported injured. Police did not give information regarding a possible suspect or vehicle description. The investigation is ongoing.
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Here are the local scores from Monday, Oct. 19, 2020. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BOYS SOCCER Southern Boone (2) Tolton (0) FINAL Smith-Cotton (3) Battle (0) FINAL HS VOLLEYBALL Helias (0) Rock Bridge (3) FINAL NAIA VOLLEYBALL Harris-Stowe State University (0) Columbia College (3)
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Big technology companies like Apple and Google have rolled out new technology alerting users if they’ve possibly been exposed to COVID-19. The technology isn’t available to everyone though, only some state’s have opted in to this feature. Missouri has not. In an email response from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior
Continue Reading JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson appointed Judge Kelly C. Broniec to the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District. Judge Broniec will succeed Judge Roy L. Richter who retired in July. Judge Broniec holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from William Woods University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri-Columbia
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — A man convicted of killing an eastern Missouri couple in 1996 will once again face the death penalty. A federal appeals court on Monday reinstated the death penalty against Carmen Deck, who robbed and killed James and Zelma Long at their De Soto home. Deck has been sentenced to death three
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