COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with China President Xi Jinping this week, and among the many topics discussed included fentanyl, according to the Associated Press. An Associated Press report states Blinken also pressed leaders to curb the production and export of fentanyl precursors that are fueling the opioid crisis in
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Mid-Missourians are seeing electric rate increases from three major utility providers this summer.Â
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Moberly Police Department announced in a Monday press release that it had arrested a Columbia man on Sunday who is accused of stealing from residences and vehicles, as well as vehicle tampering. Christopher Ryan Johnson, 33, is accused of first-degree burglary — according to the release — and was booked on
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Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers say the body of a Chicago resident who went missing after jumping into the Lake of the Ozarks was found Monday morning.
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By MATTHEW BROWN and CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Mass shootings and violence killed and wounded people across the United States this weekend, including at least 60 shot in the Chicago area alone. Four people were found shot to death in a small Idaho town, a Pennsylvania state trooper was killed in an
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia will continue to hold Juneteenth events Monday and throughout the week to honor the holiday. Monday at Douglass Park, there will be a Community Fun and Fellowship event from 11:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. In 1979, Texas became the first state to make Juneteenth an official holiday. Fast forward
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol a 41-year-old woman was hurt in a WaveRunner crash on Sunday afternoon. Troopers say New Hampshire resident Melissa Gregg hit a series of wakes and was thrown off the 2021 Yamaha PWC. Gregg was moderately injured in the crash and was taken to Lake Regional
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Long delays were reported over the weekend as the Missouri Department of Transportation shifted traffic lanes through the Interstate 70 Missouri River bridge zone.
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Heavy downpours and high winds made their way through central Missouri Sunday, wreaking havoc on the roads.Â
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MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 6-year-old boy from Stover was flown by helicopter to University Hospital after being seriously hurt in a go-kart crash Saturday evening. According to the Highway Patrol, the crash happened at 5:17 p.m. on Marina Drive in Morgan County. Troopers said, the 6-year-old was driving a 2022 Hammerhead Mudhead 208R go-kart
Continue Reading MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An Arnold, Missouri man was hospitalized after nearly drowning at the Lake of the Ozarks Saturday afternoon. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says, a bystander found 48-year-old Todd Faulkner face down in the water on the 5th mile mark of the lake near the Osage Arm. Online reports say, Faulkner was
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MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Nebraska woman was hospitalized after a single-vehicle crash in Morgan County Saturday afternoon. Online crash reports say, the crash happened at 3:12 p.m. on Wilson Bend Road south of Ridgeline Drive. Sandra A. Penny, 69, was driving a 2020 Jeep Renegade when it went off the road, hit the ground,
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of being the first people over the new Rocheport bridge has worn off as drivers continue to experience delays Saturday night. These delays will continue for the rest of the weekend.Â
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Fire Protection District says three people were home but made it out safely when a broke out in 6700 block of East Southfield Drive in Boone County around 9:30 a.m. Saturday. When ABC 17 News crews arrived on the scene, they saw crews working to control the smoke and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia will hold several events in honor of “Juneteenth”, including its Third Annual Juneteenth Parade in downtown Columbia. The parade is set to start on Broadway and Waugh Street at 9:00 a.m. and make its way to Douglass Park. The Columbia Police Department posted on its Facebook Friday saying Broadway will be closed
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia’s installation of accessible pedestrian signals at two West Worley Street intersections will begin Tuesday at 7 a.m. The city says once work begins, sidewalk closures and intermittent driving lane restrictions and closures will be required at the intersection of West Worley Street and West Boulevard. In a press
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two teenagers from Kansas suffered serious injuries after a jet ski crash Friday evening on the Lake of the Ozarks. The crash happened at the 7 mile mark of the Big Niangua at 6:23 p.m. Friday. According to Troopers, the crash happened when a jet ski hit the side of another
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The Cole County Sheriff’s Office issued an Endangered SILVER Advisory for a missing Russellville man who was traveling to southeastern Tennessee.
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ROCHEPORT, Mo. (KMIZ) Drivers traveling on I-70 and the Route BB interchange should anticipate delays over the weekend, as westbound traffic moves to the new I-70 Missouri River Bridge at Rocheport. Beginning at 7:00 p.m. Friday, those vehicles will be the first to use the new westbound bridge that’s part of the Rocheport Bridge Project. The Route
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An Ashland family filed a lawsuit Friday against the Southern Boone School District, its Board of Education and 11 others saying the district failed to address bullying.
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