SportsZone Football Friday highlights and scores: Week 6
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Week 6 of the Missouri high school football season is tonight. Scores from Mid-Missouri teams will be posted below.
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Alzheimer’s research advancing with treatments and prevention, as more than 122,000 Missourians battle disease
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One MU Health Care neurologist says research on Alzheimer’s disease treatments and prevention has rapidly accelerated in the last few years. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, more than 7 million Americans are battling this disease, which includes more than 122,300 Missourians. “We had a good 15 to 20 years of nothing,” Dr.
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Columbia to launch ‘Ride Home’ program for homeless on Monday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A new “Ride Home” program aimed to get people back to their support system, will begin taking referrals from the City of Columbia on Monday. The “Ride Home” initiative came about after the Columbia City Council agreed to amend its existing contract with First Last Mile in August. It will begin with
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Columbia police chief speaks on downtown safety plans
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police Chief Jill Schlude sat down with ABC 17 News on Friday to discuss changes the department is making to make downtown Columbia safer on the weekends. On most Friday and Saturday nights, nearly half of CPD’s on-duty officers are placed downtown. Following a shooting last weekend on East Broadway, Schlude
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Jefferson City plans to demolish Madison Street parking garage sooner than anticipated
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City plans to demolish the Madison Street Parking Garage in November instead of taking it down and rebuilding it with the new downtown conference center, according to city spokeswoman Molly Bryan. “We were planning to have the demolition begin for this parking garage towards the end of 2025,” Bryan said.
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Man charged in West Columbia standoff deemed incompetent, committed to Department of Mental Health
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who is charged for his alleged role in a standoff on April 11 on West Ash Street has been committed to the Department of Mental Health. A commitment order was filed on Tuesday for Michael Whited, 59. He is charged with second-degree making a terroristic threat, resisting arrest and
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sentenced to 50 months in prison for prostitution-related conviction
By Lauren del Valle, Nicki Brown, Kara Scannell, and Elizabeth Wagmeister New York (CNN) – Sean “Diddy” Combs has been sentenced to 50 months, or just over four years, in prison for his conviction on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. Federal District Judge Arun Subramanian announced the decision on Friday, Oct. 3,
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Trump calls on Israel to ‘stop the bombing of Gaza’ after Hamas agrees to hostage negotiations
CNN By Abeer Salman, Oren Liebermann, Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Hamas announced that it had agreed to “immediately” enter negotiations for the release of all hostages according to President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan — a potential breakthrough after months of failed efforts to end the war. Hamas stopped short of accepting the Trump
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Law enforcement determines no credible threat to Blair Oaks after ‘suspicious’ phone call made
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Blair Oaks school district went on a “soft lockdown” on Friday after the district received a “suspicious” phone call. Cole County Sheriff John Wheeler told ABC 17 News that the school received a “vague” phone call around 2 p.m. Law enforcement determined the threat was not credible and school continued as
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Paul Boyd named Montgomery County prosecutor after Kehoe appointment
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe appointed Paul Boyd on Friday to become Montgomery County’s next prosecuting attorney, according to a Friday press release from the governor’s office. The release says Boyd is the violent crimes team lead for the Boone County Prosecutor’s Office and has previously served as a counterdrug coordinator and military judge
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Columbia man, child flown to University Hospital after crash in Carroll County
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 46-year-old Columbia man and 7-year-old boy from Marshall were flown to University Hospital with injuries after a minivan crashed on Highway 41 in Carroll County on Thursday afternoon, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash occurred as the man drove a 2008 Chrysler Town and
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CPS calls rumors of student with weapon at Hickman High School ‘exaggerated,’ 1 student detained
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools said a police call to Hickman High School on Friday morning did not involve a student with a weapon. Hickman principal Mary Grupe sent a message to parents on Friday about the call. The district said the incident involved just one student, which had been “fully addressed and resolved.”
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One lane of eastbound I-70 to close over the weekend in Columbia
Starting at 7 p.m. Friday, Interstate 70 between Range Line St. and the U.S. 63 Connector in Columbia will be down to one lane heading east until 6 a.m. Monday. All exit and on ramps will remain open during the lane closure. According to the Missouri Department of Transportation, this closure will allow crews to
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Osage Beach panhandling ordinance under review after federal lawsuit
OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) Osage Beach’s Board of Alderman on Thursday evening discussed the city’s panhandling ordinance. The discussion comes months after a homeless couple filed a federal lawsuit against the city. Thursday’s meeting lasted about an hour-and-a-half, but discussion on the panhandling ordinance was brief because city leaders could not comment extensively on the
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21 fans ejected from MU’s game against South Carolina, 11 thrown out at homecoming
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The total number of fans ejected from Mizzou home games this football season is up to 63. The Tigers are on bye this week and host Alabama on Oct. 11. All of Missouri’s games have been at home this season, and there were 31 total ejections heading into MU’s game against South
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No injuries reported, Columbia bowling alley to shut down for evening after electrical fire
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported after an electrical fire occurred Thursday evening at Town and Country Lanes off of North Providence Road in Columbia. Columbia Fire Department Capt. Wayne Cummins said at the scene that a fire started on the “insulation of the electrical lines going into” the building. Firefighters went up to
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Man accused of shooting at 2 people in Boonville in May, woman accused of being getaway driver
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man has been charged after authorities claim he shot at two people on May 9 in Boonville. Fernando Townshend was charged on Thursday in Cooper County with first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. Janiya Rucker, of Jefferson City, was charged with being an accessory
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Fulton man sentenced more than 17 years in federal prison for child porn charges
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man on Thursday was sentenced to serve 17-and-half years in federal prison on Wednesday for producing child pornography, according to a press release from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Robert Wayne Stuart, 37, was arrested in September 2023 for multiple investigations surrounding child pornography and child exploitation. He was charged
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Portion of parking garage in downtown Jefferson City closed after inspection
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of the Madison Street Parking Garage in downtown Jefferson City has been restricted following an inspection, according to a Thursday press release from the city. The release says the inspection “identified severe deterioration to decking, ramps, and supporting columns, creating safety concerns.” The release says: Ramps going up and down are
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Jefferson City man accused of pointing pellet gun at girl’s head, giving her drugs
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged with five felonies after he allegedly gave a 12-year-old girl marijuana edibles and pointed a pellet gun at her head. Novy Lairmore, 18, was charged in Cole County with giving a controlled substance to a child, giving marijuana to a child and three counts of first-degree
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