COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) While state guidelines say only certain groups of Missouri’s population are eligible to get the coronavirus vaccine, some are reportedly getting the vaccine out of turn. Last week, Governor Mike Parson and Dr. Randall Williams said there have been reports of people jumping the line to get a coronavirus vaccine and some
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A new Black Lives Matter ad is calling for an end to White supremacy using footage of the January 6 Capitol riots and historic Ku Klux Klan rallies to pressure lawmakers to impeach and convict former President Donald Trump. The ad, released exclusively to CNN, comes as the Senate prepares to begin its second impeachment
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been sentenced to prison for abandoning his wife’s body. The Boone County prosecutor’s office says Frank Spencer received a four-year sentence today after he pleaded guilty to abandonment of a corpse. According to court documents, he buried the body of his wife Nikki Lee Boring behind a home
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri Police Department Interim Chief Brian Weimer has been named chief of MUPD. Weimer took over as interim chief in July, replacing former Chief Doug Schwandt, who retired Aug. 3, 2020, after 20 years of service to the department. MUPD is the primary law enforcement response agency for MU and
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KINGDOM CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State Highway Patrol stopped a vehicle near the US Highway 54 – Interstate 70 interchange just after midnight in Callaway County. According to troopers, Callaway County Sheriff’s Office K9 Iro responded to assist and helped make another drug seizure. Officials say 11.1 lbs. of marijuana, 235 grams of THC concentrate,
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The family lawyer for Adama Traoré, a Black Frenchman who died while being apprehended by Paris police in 2016, says a new medical report supports the possibility that Traoré’s death was linked to police treatment during the arrest. The report​, which was commissioned by judges examining the case, concluded that the 24-year-old’s death was due
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A hacker gained access into the water treatment system of Oldsmar, Florida, on Friday and tried to increase the levels of sodium hydroxide — commonly referred to as lye — in the city’s water, officials said, putting thousands at risk of being poisoned. The incident took place Friday when an operator noticed the intrusion and
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The Columbia Board of Education will meet at 6:30 p.m. Among the agenda items is a coronavirus update from Superintendent Peter Stiepleman.
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Hospitals across Washington state thought they were receiving authentic N95 masks, but it turns out that hundreds of thousands may be counterfeit, according to officials. The Department of Homeland Security issued a fraud alert Friday to the Washington State Hospital Association (WSHA), stating that 40 hospitals across the state may have received fake masks as
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CENTRALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Centralia officer Clint Baer was sentenced to eight years in prison after he pleaded guilty in October, to try and have sex with a minor. According to a release, Baer began talking to someone he believed to be the mother of a 14-year-old girl through a social networking site. Â Over the
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A 5-year-old remained in critical condition Monday after suffering a brain injury in a multi-vehicle crash last week involving Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid, according to police. Reid, the son of head coach Andy Reid, was involved in a crash Thursday night that sent two young children to the hospital, authorities said. According
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Boonville, Fayette, Otterville and Pilot Grove were among the public districts that had called off Tuesday classes by 4 p.m. Monday.
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With the extreme cold temperatures and possibility of freezing drizzle in the Cole County area, road crews are gearing up for a late night and early morning.
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Several unprovoked attacks on elderly Asian Americans, including at least three in the Bay Area captured in disturbing videos in recent days, have raised concerns about anti-Asian bias related to the Covid-19 pandemic. At a news conference in Oakland’s Chinatown on Monday, Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley announced the creation of a special response
Continue Reading One Chicago doctor says that low vaccination rates among Latinos isn’t just due to their hesitancy. In many cases, emergency room physician Dr. Marina Del Rios says, it actually comes down to questions of logistics and access. “Most people are willing to get vaccinated, Dr. Del Rios told CNN. But “they have more questions related
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Boone County Joint Communication is reporting a wreck on Interstate 70 W near Providence Rd. Officials say the driving lane will be shut down. Troop F is reporting an injury wreck on southbound US 63 south of County Road 395 in Callaway County. Names released in fatal Osage Beach wreck Osage Beach police are reporting
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At least 171 people are missing and 26 have died in northern India after part of a Himalayan glacier fell into a river sending a devastating avalanche of water, dust and rocks down a mountain gorge, and crashing though a dam. Rescue teams worked through the night to find survivors trapped under the debris. Most
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner on Monday launched an investigation into conditions at the City Justice Center, a large downtown jail that was the site of a massive disturbance over the weekend. More than 100 detainees on Saturday were able to get out of their cells, smash windows and set
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri House Republicans have kicked a state lawmaker indicted on federal fraud charges out of their caucus. Members on Monday voted Rep. Tricia Derges out of the caucus. GOP House leaders are calling on her to resign. A federal grand jury indicted Derges on fraud charges for falsely claiming a
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According to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, the B.1.1.7 coronavirus variant, better known as the U.K. variant, has been identified in an adult in Marion County. The agency gave no further details because of privacy reasons.
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