State health director urges social distancing, masks before holiday weekend
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The director of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services warned the state could fall backward if safety…
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St. Martin pastor resigns more than a year after being put on leave
ST. MARTIN, Mo. (KMIZ) The pastor of St. Martin Parish has resigned a year and a half after he was put on administrative leave. Mark Porterfield’s…
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MU releases safety guidelines for athletic department
COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The biggest concern for every sport starting back up, across the country, has been outbreaks of COVID-19 within their facilities.…
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Columbia family sues Boone County over investigation into man’s death
A Columbia family claims Boone County is breaking the state’s open records law in their year-long fight to get records involving a man’s…
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Columbia police will still be present in schools after contract for resource officers expires
The City of Columbia’s contract with Columbia Public Schools for school resource officers expires at midnight on Tuesday.…
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Tracking another round of heavy rain, storms overnight
TONIGHT: Partly to mostly cloudy with storms moving in late. Rain could be heavy at times after midnight with gusty winds. Lows in the low 70s.…
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Missouri governor holds nearly $450 million in spending
Gov. Mike Parson unveiled his restrictions and line-item budget vetoes at his COVID-19 briefing Tuesday, the day before the start of the 2021 fiscal…
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More than 1,200 customers without power in west Columbia
The map showed an outage affecting 1,266 customers in west Columbia near Route ZZ at about 1…
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Much of Mid-Missouri entertainment business still closed amid COVID-19 slowdown
Even after the state’s reopening last month, much of Mid-Missouri’s entertainment business has remained…
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Jefferson City police say some fight participants identified; mall incident tied to arson
Jefferson City police say they have identified two juveniles and two adults involved in a shooting Friday night at a carnival at the Capital Mall in…
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Tracking afternoon storms and heat
TODAY: Showers and storms have begun to push into the viewing area, and we could see some flashes of lightning and moderate rainfall as they…
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Mexico police release more information about weekend killing
Mexico police on Tuesday released a description of a vehicle that might have been involved in a deadly weekend…
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Columbia manhunt started with domestic assault call
Columbia police searched for a suspect along part of Stadium Boulevard.…
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Increasing Boone County COVID-19 cases may cause delay in contact tracing
The Columbia/Boone County Health Department said new COVID-19 cases may cause delays in tracking down possible other…
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One arrested after ATV crash in Miller County
State troopers arrested a Rocky Mount, Missouri man after an ATV crash early Monday in Miller…
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TUESDAY UPDATES: Cole, Moniteau among counties with new COVID-19 cases
Check back for updates on the COVID-19…
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Man accused of Quail Drive killing now in Boone County Jail
Jail records say a man accused of a deadly shooting on Quail Drive was booked into the Boone County…
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Fulton man killed while walking on Callaway County road
One person is dead after a pedestrian crash in Callaway County Saturday…
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Tracking an active few days upcoming
TUESDAY: Showers and storms will greet some of us out the door this morning. Most of the activity should stay east of HWY 63 and north of I-70. The…
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Boone County firefighters put out mobile home fire
Firefighters with the Boone County Fire Protection District worked to put out a mobile fire Monday…
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