QUESTION OF THE DAY: Were you impressed by the Arrowhead Stadium renderings?
The Kansas City Chiefs plan to spend about $800 million to renovate Arrowhead Stadium.
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Call response times grow as Columbia Police Department deals with staffing issues
When calling the police, people typically expect a speedy response, but that’s not always the case — or even possible — as staffing shortages across the country continue to affect police departments, including Columbia’s.
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City of Columbia looking into crime prevention program
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some Columbia officials are planning a trip to Omaha, Nebraska, to look into a violence prevention program that could be implemented in Columbia. Assistant City Manager Matt Unrein told ABC 17 News on Tuesday night that he plans to focus on public safety in his role. As part of this, Unrein said
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Man arrested after allegedly ramming truck into police vehicles during chase
LINN CREEK, Mo. (KMIZ) A Climax Springs man was arrested and charged following a chase with the Linn Creek Police Department on Tuesday. Zackary Yates, 28, was charged with first-degree assault, resisting arrest, first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle and first-degree property damage. A warrant was issued and no bond was set. A court date
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Food assistance not in immediate danger from looming budget deadline
If a shutdown happened, food assistance wouldn’t be affected — at least for a little while.
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Winter lead testing results show five Jefferson City schools with sinks above allowable limit
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo (KMIZ) Results from the Jefferson City School District’s winter lead testing show that five schools had water fixtures with lead levels above the state’s allowable limit. The tests were conducted in January, according to data on the Jefferson City School District’s website from the EPA Office of Groundwater and Drinking Water. Of the
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Carbon monoxide threat increases amid colder temperatures
Temperatures plummeted Tuesday night after an otherwise pleasant week, likely causing the heat to kick on in many Mid-Missouri homes.
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Missouri House Budget Committee approves $2.2 million for southern border
The governor’s funding plan to send National Guard soldiers to the country’s southern border has received initial approval.
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Administrative hearing set for former Chariton County deputy accused of child sex crimes
RANDOLPH COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A hearing on the status of a former Chariton County deputy’s peace officers license is set for 9 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6, according to Administrative Hearing Commission documents filed this week. Caleb Gibson, 34, was charged in January in Randolph County with two counts of second-degree statutory sodomy and two counts
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Mokane couple accused of defrauding elderly man, nursing home
MOKANE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mokane couple has been charged after they were accused of stealing money from an elderly man by forging checks and fraudulently using gas cards from a nursing home. Eric Glenn Hollowell, 54, was charged with two counts of identity theft, two counts of forgery, two counts of stealing more than $750
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Supreme Court to decide if Trump can be prosecuted in election interference case
The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to decide whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he interfered with the 2020 election and set a course for a quick resolution.
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SWAT team, Camden County deputies arrest man who allegedly threatened to shoot law enforcement
CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Climax Springs man was arrested on Tuesday afternoon at his home by multiple law enforcement agencies, including a Missouri State Highway Patrol SWAT team, according to a press release from the Camden County Sheriff’s Office. Nathan Hammond, 40, had a warrant for failure-to-appear in a court case from March 2023, where
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McConnell to step down as Senate Republican leader in November
Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in history who maintained his power in the face of dramatic convulsions in the Republican Party for almost two decades, will step down from that position in November.
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Miller County woman hurt after being hit by SUV
A Miller County woman was taken to a hospital with serious injuries after she was hit by an SUV on Tuesday afternoon in Jefferson City.
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Hunter Biden in defiant deposition blasts GOP, insists he did not involve his father in business
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden was defiant Wednesday in a closed-door deposition on Capitol Hill, blasting a Republican impeachment inquiry into his father and the family’s business affairs as a “house of cards” built on “lies” as he faced a battery of probing questions from lawmakers. “For more than a
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you think Nikki Haley should drop out of the Republican primary?
Former President Donald Trump easily won the Republican primary in Michigan on Tuesday over former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley.
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Power restored after Tuesday night storms left hundreds in the dark
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Power is back on for almost all of Mid-Missouri Wednesday morning after thunderstorms and a coldfront caused power outages Tuesday night. As of 7:45 a.m. Wednesday, a total of six residents in Mid-Missouri are still without power, according to the outage map from the Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives. There were 144
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Fulton City Council approves purchase of vehicle data-sharing cameras for police
The Fulton City Council is set to vote on an agreement to acquire cameras to identify vehicles connected with crime reports.
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New Columbia assistant city manager says focus will be on public safety
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia’s Assistant City Manager Matt Unrein met with community members Tuesday night to discuss and outline what expectations are for him in his position. Unrein started his position on Feb. 19, after the city named him to the position in January, marking the city’s fourth city manager leadership position
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Multiple Camden County fire departments respond to fire
CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Multiple fire departments in Camden County responded to a fire near North Highway 7 on Tuesday, according to social media posts from the Osage Beach Fire Protection District and Camden County Emergency Management Agency. Both fire departments said they were assisting the Northwest Fire District. The Osage Beach Fire Protection District
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