MoDOT to make pavement repairs to Stadium Blvd. on Wednesday
A Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) contractor will make pavement repairs along Stadium Boulevard beginning Wednesday.
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Sheena Greitens seeks more privacy in civil lawsuit
Former governor and current Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Greitens and his ex-wife Sheena Greitens did not publicly testify during a hearing Friday in their family court case.
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FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County moves to medium COVID-19 community level
Check back for updates related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Two crashes slow I-70 traffic west of Columbia
Two crashes within a short period slowed traffic on Interstate 70 just west of Columbia on Friday afternoon.
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ABC 17 News is launching a new commenting platform, let us know what you think
Starting today, ABC 17 News is launching a new digital commenting platform powered by Viafoura.
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Local groups to hold resource fair in Columbia for veterans
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several organizations will offer resources and potential job opportunities to veterans in Mid-Missouri Friday afternoon. The Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture (CCUA) plans to host the resource fair for veterans at the Veterans Urban Farm at 1209 Smith St. in Columbia from 4 to 7 p.m. The Truman VA Hospital, Disabled American
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Southern Boone School District places superintendent on leave
In a letter sent out to families and students, the school district announced that Superintendent Chris Felmlee was placed on leave Thursday.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should the newspaper in Austin, Texas, have released the Uvalde video?
The Austin American-Statesman dominated headlines nationwide this week when it released surveillance video from inside the elementary school in Uvalde where a gunman massacred children and teachers.
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Alleged daycare bomb threat suspect faces new revenge porn charges
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The suspect that allegedly called in a bomb threat to a daycare in Columbia faces new charges including revenge porn in a new probable cause statement. A Boone County prosecutor has charged Alexzander Green with making a false report and non-consensual dissemination of private sexual images. On May 11, 2021, Green reported
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Former MU engineering official charged with felony stealing, credit card fraud
A former official in the University of Missouri’s College of Engineering has been charged with stealing from the school after investigations by MU and the highway patrol.
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As medical marijuana thrives, Missourians could see recreational use on November ballot
In the four years since the program was first approved by Missouri voters, it’s grown to having dispensaries and cultivators in nearly every corner of the state.
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Jefferson City couple charged with abuse or neglect after children allegedly found on roof
A Cole County prosecutor has charged Curtin Burton and Michaela Cook-Burton with four counts of abuse or neglect of a child.
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Stolen artwork from outside the Columbia Senior Activity Center recovered
The executive director of The Loop Carrie Gartner told us they recovered the artwork sometime Wednesday.
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Greyhound to begin service to the city of California beginning on July 22
Mass transit will be available to residents in the city of California for the first time in decades.
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Jefferson City couple face federal charges of producing child pornography
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City couple was charged in federal court with video recording their sexual assault of a 4-year-old victim. Paul Emerson Schofield, 33, and Sara Ellen Schofield, 29, each was charged in separate criminal complaints filed in the U.S. District Court in Jefferson City. The federal criminal complaints charge the Schofields
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THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 68 new COVID cases
The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services is reporting that 68 new coronavirus cases were added to the information hub on Thursday. The county reported 49 cases on Tuesday and the rest were reported in June and July. The county delays reporting cases by two days. The dashboard is showing 27 COVID-19 patients in
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Early morning crash caused by driving while tired; officials say it could have been worse
Everyone injured in a Thursday morning bus crash in Cole County has been released from the hospital with minor to moderate injuries, a spokesman for the church whose members were on the bus said.
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Judge reveals father allegedly strangled baby in 2017 killing
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One of the parents accused of killing their baby in 2017 and abandoning the body in a backpack, is back in Boone County. Staffone Fountain was in court Thursday. He and the baby’s mother Lavosha Daniels are charged in the baby’s murder. The judge revealed Fountain allegedly killed the baby by strangulation. This is a case
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Human remains located in Camden County; remains could be missing Montreal man
MONTREAL, Mo. (KMIZ0 On Wednesday, human remains were reportedly found in Camden County according to the Camden County Sheriff’s Office. Law enforcement from three agencies responded to an area in Lake of the Ozarks State Park near McCubbins Point where they located human remains. Officials say the human remains appear to be those of Tanner
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Firefighters respond to laundry room fire at Inn at the Grand Glaize
OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) Just before 1 a.m. on Thursday, crews from the Osage Beach Fire Protection District responded to reports of a fire at the Inn at the Grand Glaize. Before crews arrived on the scene, dispatch said there were active flames and smoke visible and that guests were evacuating. Crews arriving on the
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