COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Charges were updated for a man accused of setting a house on fire last month with a propane torch. Robert Merritt, 51, of Columbia, was charged on Friday with first-degree arson and three counts of first-degree domestic assault after a grand jury indictment was filed. He is being held at the Boone
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Fire Protection District responded to a car fire on South Smith Hatchery Rd. just before 6 a.m. Tuesday morning, causing the road to close for a brief period of time. A fire official at the scene told ABC 17 News crews that two Boone County fire crews responded
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Immigration authorities arrested a Palestinian activist tied to protests at Columbia University over the weekend. However, a judge has blocked the federal government from deporting Mahmoud Khalil before a conference can be held Wednesday. Khalil helped organize the massive, disruptive campus protests against the war in Gaza. Khalil’s detention came after threats by President Donald
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Police Department has named the woman who was killed during an officer-involved shooting on Friday. JCPD wrote in a Monday release that Julie Knehans, 53, of Jefferson City, was killed in the shooting. The release says the officers who are involved in the shooting have been placed on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Editor’s Note: the date of a previous Muleskinners meeting has been corrected. The Columbia Board of Education unanimously approved a three-year contract for its new superintendent, Jeff Klein, during Monday night’s board meeting. The contract sets Klein’s salary at $255,000, which would be paid monthly. His salary can increase by as much
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department says surveillance technology is helping it to better police the city. CPD’s 2024 annual surveillance report says technology such as surveillance cameras, license plate readers, data analytics, radios and mobile devices has significantly enhanced the department’s capabilities in identifying suspects. However, the department is looking to improve its
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The National Weather Service – Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, Missouri issued a Red Flag Warning from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday because of “critical fire danger.” The warning affects northwestern counties and western parts of Mid-Missouri.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An elderly man was found dead Monday afternoon in Callaway County, according to a social media post from the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office. The post states that Callaway County Joint Communications was called at 2:52 p.m. for a possible unattended fire in the 1000 block of County Road 1027. The North Callaway
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of a sidewalk and metered parking will be closed off next week in Downtown Columbia as crews install a canopy. According to a Monday press release from the city, the canopy will be put over the sidewalk near the Guitar Building on North Eighth Street. A portion of the sidewalk
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A lane closure will be required Wednesday and Thursday on a Downtown Jefferson City street as crews make utility repairs. A Monday press release from the Jefferson City Department of Public Works says that a lane closure will occur in the eastbound lane in the 300 block of West McCarty Street. Work
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported in a house fire Saturday afternoon in Mexico, Missouri, according to a Monday press release from the Mexico Department of Public Safety. The release says first responders were called at 1:37 p.m. Saturday to the 1500 block of Kent Road. Residents told dispatchers that the house was filling
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men from New York have been charged with felonies after they were accused of stealing $250,000 in cash from an elderly Callaway County couple last year. Kezhong Xie, of Staten Island, New York, and Xiaolin Zheng, of Brooklyn, New York, were each charged on Monday in Callaway County with stealing more
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Montgomery City man charged with murder in a toddler’s death had his case moved to Warren County on Friday. Bryan Danter is charged with second-degree felony murder, second-degree drug trafficking and two counts of drug possession. An initial court appearance is set for 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 18. According to the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Nearly 1,800 Boone Electric Cooperative customers were without power on Monday afternoon. According to the co-op’s outage map, 1,759 customers were without power for an outage that occurred on Mexico Gravel Road, just west of Route Z. The power A crew fixed the outage by 2:15 p.m. Boone Electric spokesman Zach Smith
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A $2.1 million dollar grant to improve Business Loop 70 in Columbia has been frozen by the Federal Highway Administration.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It wasn’t the end of the regular-season that Tiger fans may have pictured, but Mizzou hoops still ended up ranked in the Top-25 in both major polls. After losing both games against Oklahoma and Kentucky in the final week of the season, head coach Dennis Gates and company slid six spots, down
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Prosecutors charged a Columbia man with two felonies related to a shots-fired call Sunday and five more felonies in connection with a February incident. Clyde J. Johnson Jr., 50, was arrested Sunday after a shots-fired call in the 4200 block of Rice Road. Prosecutors charged him with illegal gun possession and armed
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department will hold two meetings on Monday to gather community feedback on renewing and upgrading its Axon technology package. Community members will have two opportunities to listen and provide feedback: 11:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. at the Molly Thomas Bowden Neighborhood Policing Center, 1204 International Dr. 6 p.m. to
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BENTON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 65-year-old Warsaw woman was seriously hurt after a crash on US 65 in Benton County just after 8 p.m. Saturday, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report states the woman was driving a 2024 Chevrolet Trax northbound just south of Cedar Gate on US 65 when
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It feels hard to plan for the short term these days.
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