After a potential staff shortage due to a sudden change in location of the University of Missouri’s football game, officials said Mizzou is back on track, while local health department officials hope to see the same compliance taken on Saturday’s game as they did previously.
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Cuba (22) at South Callaway (29) FMarshall (59) at Fulton (21) FHallsville (16) at Blair Oaks (55) FHelias (28) at Jefferson City (0) FBoonville (54) at Versailles (6) FEldon (13) at California (59) FMoberly (14) at Hannibal (13) FCentralia (24) at Bowling Green (22) FLebanon (52) at Camdenton (38) FHickman (0) at Ray-Pec (56) FRolla
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. Missouri Governor Mike Parson announced 39 Missouri libraries were awarded more than $870,000 through the Missouri State Library to help residents access high speed internet for telehealth and distance learning in response to COVID-19. “COVID-19 has created a massive shift to online services,” Governor Parson said. “Providing our public libraries with the
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COLUMBIA, MO Columbia Parks and Recreation is holding a public input meeting regarding improvements at Albert-Oakland Park, 1900 Blue Ridge Road. The drop-in meeting will be held at the park’s Shelter 1 on Tuesday, Oct. 13, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The project could include the replacement of shelter 1, restroom and the playgrounds on
Continue ReadingO’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Parson and his Democratic opponent spent much of a candidate forum on Friday sparring over the governor’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. Parson and Democratic candidate Nicole Galloway, along with Libertarian candidate Rik Combs and Green Party candidate Jerome Bauer, spoke at the forum in Columbia. Galloway,
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The husband of a man who died after he was found unresponsive in a Kansas City police station is suing the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners. Terry Farmer died at a hospital on Dec. 31 and his death was ruled a suicide. His husband, Bradley Farmer, alleges in the
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The Missouri Supreme Court has upheld a new state law that requires people wanting to vote remotely this year to have their ballot notarized unless they meet certain criteria. The NAACP and the League of Women Voters had urged the court to require the state to count all mail-in and absentee ballots this year without
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Department of Transportation has several projects crews are starting next week. Culvert Replacements Will Temporarily Impact Routes in Audrain and Boone County Weather permitting, MoDOT will be doing the following work in Audrain County. Please see the dates and locations below. All work will be completed between 8:00 a.m. and 2:00
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) After four weeks full of start and stops, the Battle Spartans are getting their second-consecutive game underway versus the Smith-Cotton Tigers on Saturday. You can watch the game live at noon on KZOU over the air channel 17.3. Here is a look at other local listings: DirecTV – channel 18Dish Network –
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — Authorities say another child has been shot in St Louis, which has seen a surge of gun violence involving children in the last year. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that a 15-year-old boy was shot in the back Thursday afternoon in north St. Louis. Officers were called to the area just
Continue ReadingHILLSBORO, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say an eastern Missouri man has been charged with murder and nearly two dozen other counts after the death of a woman who was in a car he hit while fleeing police last month. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 34-year-old Dustin Scott Fernow is charged with second-degree murder, property
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis man has been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison for a “romance scam” that targeted two dozen elderly people, creating severe financial hardship for some of them. A federal judge on Thursday sentenced 30-year-old Hammed Akande. He pleaded guilty in March to conspiracy to commit
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Joseph Elledge is in the Boone County Jail without bond on a first-degree murder charge in the disappearance of Mengqi Ji.
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Deputies say the employee had methamphetamine and synthetic marijuana, also called K2, wrapped in plastic for distribution.
Continue ReadingIncumbent Republican Gov. Mike Parson is facing a challenge from Missouri’s only statewide Democratic officeholder, Nicole Galloway. Tell us which one you think will make a better governor.
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The headline has been changed to clarify that the charges are based on what authorities said they found during the search. Officials have not said the charges are directly related to the child’s death. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County grand jury indicted a Jefferson City couple Thursday in connection with an
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The Boone County Commission has awarded about $2.9 million in CARES Act funding for COVID-19 relief since the pandemic started.
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TONIGHT: A few clouds are expected into this evening with warm & slightly muggy weather holding on. Expect temperatures in the upper 70s through sunset. We’ll drop to near 60 by tomorrow morning. THIS WEEKEND: Looks like a great weekend for football and being outside! Enjoy the summer-like weather with low to mid 80s Saturday and
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Watch live webcams from the area affected by Hurricane Delta.
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Check back for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.
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