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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Power outages reported on Monday for City of Columbia and Boone Electric customers have been resolved. There were 105 power outages reported for City of Columbia customers on Monday afternoon, according to the City of Columbia outage map. One outage was reported at 3:19 p.m. near West Broadway and Atkins Drive, which The post Damage seen in Columbia after storms, power outages resolved appeared first on ABC17NEWS.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Editor's Note: This article has been updated for a source error about time served in Afghanistan. This Memorial Day a Columbia woman is asking for the return of her son's military uniform. "My son's Class A uniform was accidentally donated, and I'm pleading with Columbia to help me get that back for The post Columbia woman pleads for her son’s military uniform back after accidentally donating it appeared first on ABC17NEWS.

Power outages are reported across the state, including mid-Missouri, as strong storms sweep through the region Memorial Day afternoon. At the height of the storm, the Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives reported about 14,000 Missouri customers were without power. Ameren reported about 8,000 without power, with the majority of the outages in eastern Missouri.

BOONE COUNTY, Mo. — The Boone County Sheriff’s Office and Jail took significant damage from the overnight storm Sunday. The Boone County Judge’s Office Facebook page posted Sunday saying the damage is still being assessed. “All Jailers, Law Enforcement, and Inmates are safe. No injuries,” the post...

After a former Mizzou student was sentenced to jail time for hazing, Danny Santulli's family hopes Missouri lawmakers will consider passing legislation to prevent a similar situation from happening again.

While Americans across the country gathered to honor fallen military members on Memorial Day, one mid-Missouri family is doing what they can to ensure the veterans in their bloodline are not forgotten. Brice Cassil and his family paid a visit to the Jefferson City National Cemetery on Monday, where a...

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hundreds of people around Mid-Missouri are without power Sunday morning as severe storms make their way in. According to the Ameren outage map, 36 customers are without service near Eldon. In Jefferson City, 61 people are without service. The Village of Four Seasons area near Lake Ozark reports 354 customers without service.

Today is Memorial Day, which is a federal, Missouri, county and city holiday. Memorial Day, which was originally called Decoration Day, honors and remembers U.S. military members who died while serving in the military. Banks and financial institutions are closed today, and there is no regular mail delivery. Regular mail delivery will resume on Tuesday. Memorial Day is one of Missouri’s 13 state holidays, so most of Jefferson City’s 14,000 state employees are off today to observe the holiday.

O'FALLON, Mo. — This Memorial Day you may want to round up at the register and donate your spare change to Folds of Honor, which provides scholarships for family members of wounded and fallen service members and first responders. In 1983, Mark Risse joined the Air National Guard for...

The Missouri High School Track and Field season ended on Saturday with the conclusion of the state championships in Jefferson City. A week after classes 1-3 participated, classes 4-5 competed at Adkins Stadium on Friday and Saturday. Battle, Hickman, and Rock Bridge participated in Class 5, while Tolton competed in Class 4. Here’s how they all fared both individually and as a team.  More: How Boone County's track and field programs performed at state for classes 1-3 More:...

Courage and sacrifice took center stage at the 97th annual Memorial Day ceremony, where 36 organizations laid wreaths to honor fallen veterans at the Boone County Courthouse on Monday. This year’s featured speaker, Col. Michael Seek, told the story of Sgt. Robert Wayne Crow of Kansas City, who operated the...

COLUMBIA — The sound of laughter fills a Columbia kitchen every day as food is prepared for veterans. Behind the smiles, however, are efforts to help struggling veterans. "We see a lot of compound barriers (that veterans face)," Welcome Home Executive Director Megan Sievers said, "so it's our job to sift through that, and figure out what these veterans need."

939 the Eagle host Fred Parry took an extensive look this weekend at mid-Missouri’s 13th judicial circuit on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable.” His guest was 13th judicial circuit presiding judge Brouck Jacobs. The 13th circuit includes Boone and Callaway counties. Mr. Jacobs was appointed to the bench in 2017 by then-Missouri Governor Eric Greitens, before winning a six-year term in 2018. Judge Jacobs, a Republican, is unopposed this fall for a new six-year term. Brouck Jacobs grew up in Orlando and graduated from the University of Florida with a history degree. He earned his law degree from Florida A&M in Orlando. Mr. Jacobs’ dad was a judge and later an Episcopal priest and his grandfather was a judge in Florida for 40 years. Mr. Jacobs met his wife in Orlando when she was looking at a hospital for residency. His wife, who’s from northeast Missouri’s Pike County, is now a physician in Columbia. One of the main issues Fred and Judge Jacobs discussed on the program was the size and scope of the circuit. There are 12 judges and commissioners in the circuit between the two counties. Another topic Fred focused on was bail. Judge Jacobs tells listeners that judges look at Missouri Supreme Court rules and the U.S. Constitution, noting the 8th Amendment prohibits excessive bail. But Judge Jacobs notes judges can order a defendant to be jailed without bond until trial by considering the defendant to be a danger to the community. He tells listeners that it happens all the time. Mr. Parry and Judge Jacobs also discussed caseloads for the Boone County prosecutor’s office and for the public defender’s office, as well as the dynamics of Columbia’s growing homeless population and its interaction with the criminal justice system. They also discussed alternative courts in Boone County, such as the drug and veterans courts:

An effort to make it harder for voters to amend the Missouri constitution failed in Jefferson City. It's good news for advocates working to get those initiative petitions onto your November ballot. Our roundtable discusses the implications.

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