COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: The Columbia Public Schools Board of Education approved a new redistricting plan, along with the 2021-2022 fiscal budget Monday night. District officials will now move forward with the three year redistricting plans and the fiscal budget beginning July 1. Over the next three years, 724 kindergarten through fourth grade students will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person is arrested after a stolen vehicle chase ends after a wreck at the Benedict and Mexico Gravel Road roundabout. Officials report that a silver Toyota 4 Runner was stolen from the 5600 block of Clark Lane Monday morning and just before 5 pm.. the vehicle was reported on Wellington Dr.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was placed on two years of unsupervised probation Thursday for unlawful use of a weapon, a misdemeanor, after shooting the gun into the air to break up a fight in Jefferson City at a funeral of a friend. Pierre Starks was arrested in Dec. 2019 after a
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Click here for updates on this story CAPE CORAL, Florida (WBBH) — Last week, the Cape Coral City Council approved a $1 million project to help prevent the spread of blue-green algae in their canals. Money for the project will go towards funding the installation of bubble curtains in several Cape canals. It will likely
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KEY WEST, Florida (WBBH) — Steven Becker and his friend from college had a big goal on their minds. They spend the weekend swimming 12 miles around Key West. “The whole purpose of the swim was to raise money for college scholarships,” said Steve Becker. “My goal was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mayor’s Task Force on Bicentennial Celebration Planning, CoMo 200, is planning multiple events beginning July 1st and culminating in its main bicentennial celebration on Sunday, July 4. Thursday, July 1st “We Always Swing” Jazz Series presents the Sam Griffith Tentet and the Ben Colagiovanni Quartet at Rose Music Hall (ticketed). Show
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Callaway County woman is now in a state mental hospital after pleading not guilty by reason of insanity in a 2020 murder case. Callaway County prosecutor Chris Wilson said Lola Crews made the plea on April 26 and effectively ends the case. Wilson said that two mental evaluations found that Crews
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A public health official is asking residents within a 3-mile radius of a chemical fire that broke out Monday to wear a mask when outside to avoid respiratory irritation. The fire at the Chemtool Inc. plant in Rockton, Illinois, broke out Monday morning and prompted the city fire department to order a mandatory evacuation for
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The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services is reporting 19 new COVID-19 cases from Saturday through Monday. There are currently 56 active cases in the county. The county now has a reported total number of COVID-19 cases of 18,634. The county has reported the total number of cases removed from isolation is
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Click here for updates on this story MCMINNVILLE, Oregon (KPTV) — A teenager working to set a record on a trip around the world included a stop in McMinnville on Monday. Travis Ludlow is just 18 and is a few weeks into his trip that is taking him around the world solo. He landed in
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was arrested Monday afternoon after a vehicle chase ended at the south Fulton city limit. According to a Facebook post by the Callaway County Sheriff’s Department, deputies located a stolen BMW from Osage County on US Highway 54 near New Bloomfield when the chase started. The chase ended at the
Continue Reading Police are investigating a shooting at an Atlanta mall after a security guard was left in critical condition, authorities said. Atlanta police responded to a call of shots fired at Lenox Square in Buckhead at about 8:30 p.m. Sunday, said Deputy Chief Timothy Peek. Dozens of officers arrived on the scene and were told by
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE COUNTY, Alabama (WALA) — Mobile County deputies arrested a man accused of dousing his girlfriend’s home with gasoline and setting it on fire. Investigators said Davey Trivett shoved his girlfriend to the ground during a fight early Sunday morning and she called 911. He took off before
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — A Kansas City man has been charged with murder in connection with a fatal shooting that happened on Sunday morning. According to the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office, 33-year-old Christopher L. Spears has been charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action. According to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — A Nashville Uber driver was struck and killed on the side of I-24 East early Sunday morning after coming to the aid of another driver whose vehicle had a flat tire. Police identified the victim as Alaa Alhashimi, 38, of Nashville. Police said Uber driver
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Local firefighters, police officers and emergency medical personnel are trekking across the Carolinas on bicycles for the Carolina Brotherhood Ride. It’s to honor those who have lost their lives in the line of duty. News 13 was with the riders as they set
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Judge Brouck Jacobs approved a motion to endorse 56 more prosecution witnesses in the trial against Joseph Elledge, who is accused of killing his wife, Mengqi Ji.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OLD FORT, North Carolina (WLOS) — A McDowell County woman’s poignant bucket list exemplified how much she valued her family until the day she died. “From the time I was born, I was kind at her hip,” said Kelly Lawing, who grew up with a grandmother with infinite
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MARTINSVILLE, Virginia (Martinsville Bulletin) — School is not out for summer in Martinsville, Henry and Patrick counties. In fact, after a year of virtual classes because of the pandemic, collectively the three school districts may have one of the most well-attended summer programs on record. “We are offering
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story COBB COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — A Cobb County judge ordered a school district bus driver to turn himself in at the Cobb County Jail Monday, officially charging him with simple assault and simple battery against a 10-year-old boy during a discipline incident. Judge Sonja Brown’s ruling means she
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