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ABC 17 News’ own Marissa Hallowed speaks to Valley Hope Admissions Manager Dan Bridges about Addiction Treatment at Valley Hope. For more information about Valley Hope Addiction Treatment & Recovery, click here.
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Some Mid-Missouri counties see crowded school board races
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Plenty of folks want to be on a school board in Cole County. Each board of education race in that county has drawn a number of candidates that at least doubles the number of seats available. Every ballot across Mid-Missouri will feature local races, including municipal governments and school boards. More on
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ABC 17 News’ own Marissa Hallowed speaks to Valley Hope Admissions Manager Dan Bridges about Continuum of Care at Valley Hope. For more information about Valley Hope Addiction Treatment & Recovery, click here.
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Public safety taxes among a slew of April ballot issues in Mid-Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) This April election will be a busy one for schools, ambulance and fire districts and 911 centers. Ballots in Mid-Missouri are packed with issues that ask voters to raise or extend taxes to keep public safety operations funded. Such taxes are on the ballot in counties that include Callaway, Cooper, Howard, Maries,
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Sponsored Content ABC 17 News’ own Marissa Hallowed speaks to Valley Hope Admissions Manager Dan Bridges about Recovery Month at Valley Hope. For more information about Valley Hope Addiction Treatment & Recovery, click here.
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Man seriously hurt in Boone County semi-truck crash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 47-year-old Mountain View man was seriously hurt after a semi-truck crash in Boone County just before 6 p.m. Thursday. According to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the man was driving a 2007 Kenworth W900 on Route UU and Gillespie Bridge Road when he failed to navigate a
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Why double jeopardy doesn’t apply after court overturns Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions
By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Disgraced former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh’s dramatic downfall was sealed following a sensational six-week 2023 trial in which he was convicted of murdering his wife and son. But the long-running saga involving the scion of a prominent and powerful family of local lawyers and solicitors took an unexpected
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People Not Politicians to hold rally to demand certification of petition signatures
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) People Not Politicians will be holding a rally Friday afternoon, demanding that the Secretary of State immediately certify the referendum petition challenging the “Missouri First” congressional map. The People Not Politicians protest will be in front of Secretary of State Denny Hoskins’s office starting at noon. Earlier this week, the redrawn
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Livestreamer known for posting racist content to appear in court on attempted murder charge
By Emma Tucker, Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — A livestreamer known for posting videos with racist content online is set to appear in court Friday on charges including attempted murder after a shooting outside a Tennessee courthouse. Dalton Eatherly, who goes by “Chud the Builder” online, was taken into custody after a confrontation with another
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5 things to know for May 15: Wheels up, Trump Mobile, Jerome Powell, Border Patrol, Alex Murdaugh
By Alexandra Banner, CNN A stretch of severe storms is expected to impact parts of the central US this weekend, which could affect travel plans across the region. The new CNN Weather newsletter was designed for moments like this — not just to send alerts, but to provide expert coverage and help you stay one
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Power restored in parts of Chariton, Howard Counties after outage
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Power has been restored after storm damage caused nearly 1,000 Evergy customers to lose power. According to the Evergy outage map, the affected areas included Roanoke, Armstrong, Glasgow, Forest Green, Aholt, Dalton, Oil City and Brunswick. The outage was first reported at 2:25 a.m. The outage map says storm damage is to
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Somali piracy on the rise as Iran war forces ships into high-risk detours
By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Somali pirates are profiting from the war in Iran as commercial ships, bypassing conflict routes through lengthy detours around Africa, sail into their strike zone. The intensifying conflict in the Middle East has choked traffic through the Strait of Hormuz – a vital route for roughly 20% of the
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Power restored for Boone Electric customers after outage
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Power has been restored for Boone Electric customers. There were nearly 1,500 Boone Electric customers without power in an area just west of Columbia on Thursday evening, according to the Boone Electric outage map. Outages were reported in a neighborhood near West Gillespie Bridge Road, while several more were reported near Vawter
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