Columbia finance watchdog files to run for mayor
Maria Oropallo has filed to run for Mayor of Columbia.
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Columbia police say man accused of sex crimes is captured
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department is searching for a man accused of sex crimes. According to a Twitter post made by the police department on Thursday, officers are looking for 52-year-old Larnell D. Brown. Police said Brown is known to visit local hotels. The Boone County Prosecutor’s Office filed felony first-degree sodomy and
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Driver ‘nowhere around’ after car fire in southeast Columbia
A police spokesman said there was no additional information at this time in CPD’s portion of the investigation.
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MU Health Care opens appointments for pediatric coronavirus vaccines
MU Health Care says it will offer COVID-19 vaccinations to kids ages five to 11 starting Nov. 10.
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FBI agent and CPD detective take stand during Joseph Elledge trial
Joseph Elledge’s murder trial is set to continue Thursday, after he was charged with killing his wife in February of 2020.
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Supply chain shortage impacting local food bank
The ongoing supply chain shortage and the holidays right around the corner, The Food Bank of Central and Northeast Missouri is feeling the impact.
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United Airlines announces indefinite suspension of flights out of Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) United Airlines announced Thursday it will indefinitely discontinue flights out of the Columbia Regional Airport (COU). The suspension is scheduled to start on Jan. 4, 2022. According to a press release from the City of Columbia, the airport is one of eight locations that is impacted by the suspension. The decision to
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Prosecutors play final recordings in third day of Elledge trial
The trial of Joseph Elledge is expected to continue Wednesday morning, as teams will argue whether or not Elledge intended to kill his wife, Mengqi Ji.
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Columbia housing commission holds public forum to discuss federal funding to support the homeless
The City of Columbia’s Housing and Community Development Commission (HCDC) will hear from the public Wednesday about federal funding to support the homeless.
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Highway patrol arrests driver after head-on crash south of Columbia
BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man could face charges after another man was hurt in a head-on crash south of Columbia on Tuesday afternoon. The crash happened just after 12:50 p.m. on Highway 163 west of Tom Bass Road, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Troopers said a car driven by Jacob T. Noel,
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Police investigating reports of shots fired in central Columbia
Police are investigating reports of shots fired near the intersection of McBaine Ave. and Lynn St. in central Columbia.
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Columbia residents approve 10-year extension to renewable park sales tax
The city has a permanent eighth-cent park sales tax but voters in 2000 decided there should be an option for an additional, renewable eighth-cent tax on top of that.
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Still no charges in suspected DWI fatal crash
At this point, charges have not been filed against the driver.
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Opening statements in the murder trial of Joseph Elledge reveal Elledge killed Mengqi Ji
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Both sides presented their opening statements in the Joseph Elledge murder trial in court Tuesday, revealing both the prosecution and defense agree Elledge killed Mengqi Ji in their apartment. Elledge is charged with first-degree murder and is accused of killing his wife Mengqi Ji in October 2019. Both sides will work to
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Columbia City Council approves ‘Ward Reapportionment Committee’ and amendments to Citizens Police Review Board
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council approved a resolution Monday to establish a Ward Reapportionment Committee. Establishing a Ward Reapportionment CommitteeDownload The committee is responsible for recommending to the council, to change the geography of the city’s six wards, based on the 2020 census data. Ward boundaries are reviewed roughly every 10 years to
Continue Reading Jury chosen in murder trial of Joseph Elledge
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Jury selection was finalized Monday, in the first-degree murder trial of Columbia man, Joseph Elledge. Judge Brouck Jacobs swore in the jurors around 6:15 p.m. on Monday. Jacobs, along with the prosecution and defense, spent all day Monday asking questions of jurors to find the group of people from Boone County to
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Boone County Sheriff’s Office offers advice after Columbia man accused of hiding camera in bathroom
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Prosecutors charged a Columbia man Monday with sex crimes against a child. According to the Boone County Sheriff’s Office, deputies arrested Justin R. Perry, 41, on Sunday at a home in the 2400 block of East Buffalo Drive after a minor found a camera while bathing. The camera was used to
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Mid-Missouri utility providers offer some energy assistance options as winter weather settles in
As temperatures drop around freezing for the first time this winter in Mid-Missouri, utility providers are offering some energy assistance options.
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MizzouForward aims to invest $1.5 billion over next decade to enhance research, educational missions
The University of Missouri to launch MizzouForward, a planned $1.5 billion long-term investment over the next 10 years to enhance the university’s research and education missions.
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Mizzou student dies after being hit by suspected drunk driver
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A University of Missouri sophomore has died after her car was hit by a suspected drunk driver Tuesday night. Ashley Footer, 19, was driving a 2012 Honda Civic when she turned left from Providence onto Highway 163 near Route K when an SUV ran a red light Ashley’s father, Rick Footer, says
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