COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) A diagnostics laboratory in Columbia says it plans to increase antibody testing. Helix Specialty Diagnostics started performing serology tests, also known as antibody tests, on May 11. Antibody tests can show if someone had a past infection with the virus that causes COVID-19. Michael Paulsen, a Helix Specialty Diagnostics owner, says their
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Employees at the Columbia/Boone County Health Department have been working to contact individuals who may have been exposed to COVID-19.
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⬆️HIGH PRESSURE EXPLAINED⬆️ Summer takes over next week! A strong ridge of high pressure is expected to develop across the central United States by the middle of next week. We’re expecting our first round of extended summer-like heat to push into mid-Missouri. The week will start out in the upper 70s and low 80s and
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The Miller County prosecutor’s office charged an Eldon man Tuesday with shooting from a motor vehicle and more charges are pending after deputies said he held them in a standoff for hours.
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Traffic was being diverted Wednesday afternoon from a part of Stadium Boulevard in Columbia after a crash.
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The Columbia/Boone County health department’s COVID-19 order that went into effect Tuesday allows playgrounds, parks, spraygrounds, trails and pools to reopen.
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and a few thunderstorms. Lows in the mid-60s. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms likely. 0.25″ to 0.5″ of new rainfall is possible. Highs in the mid-upper 70s. EXTENDED: Low pressure responsible for all of our rain the last several days will finally begin to break down
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Gov. Mike Parson will hold his regular COVID-19 briefing at 3 p.m. in the Missouri Capitol.
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SpaceX will be the first commercial organization to send a manned flight into space.
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The MINK league decided to cancel the 2020 season due to concerns about the Coronavirus and the uncertainties that still remain. MINK League Commissioner Ron Rodriguez said, “It is with great disappointment that the MINK League has determined that we cannot play this season.We join the many other leagues across the United States that have
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Columbia police have detained two 16-year-old suspects in a fire that caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage to a Dollar General store.
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THIS AFTERNOON: Rain showers will continue off and on today. Cloudy skies will continue to hold strong. Temperatures will hover in the 70s for the rest of the day. TONIGHT: Showers and storms will stick around through the evening before tapering off after midnight. Lows will fall back into the middle 60’s. EXTENDED: One last day of unsettled
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Missouri’s health director says the state has been lumping together different coronavirus test results in a way that can be misleading.
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A California, Missouri woman is dead after a crash at a highway intersection.
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Columbia firefighters responded to a north Columbia McDonald’s early Wednesday morning after workers reported seeing smoke in the lobby.
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Get updates on the COVID-19 pandemic here.
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WEDNESDAY: Another day with showers and storms through this afternoon. Highs look like they’ll be stuck in the upper 70’s thanks to some better cloud cover and rain chances early on. TONIGHT: Showers and storms will stick around through the evening before tapering off after midnight. Lows will fall back into the middle 60’s. EXTENDED:
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State leaders say there is still some uncertainty about the upcoming school year.
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ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman is asking all of our viewers to send in your best at-home sports videos to news@kmiz.com. He will share the best ones in his 10 p.m. sportscast every night for the foreseeable future. You can watch Andrew’s at-home sports from Tuesday, May 26 in the video player above.
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The Columbia Police Department is still searching for Mengqi Ji, a Columbia mother who has been missing since October.
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