Local bar reacts to new health order
The Columbia/Boone County Health Department announced a new health order will go into effect in Columbia on Sept. 18 at…
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Columbia Public Schools plans to introduce hybrid-learning in four phases
Students in Columbia could do hybrid-learning this year, and the youngest would be the first in the…
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Missouri Task Force 1 activated ahead of Tropical Storm Sally
Missouri Task Force has been activated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency ahead of Tropical Storm…
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Airplane’s landing gear collapses at Jefferson City airport
Jefferson City police and fire responded to the Jefferson City Memorial Airport Sunday afternoon after an airplane slid on the runway.…
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Police place evidence markers on Hirth Avenue
There was a police presence in the 800 block of Hirth Avenue on…
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SUNDAY UPDATES: COVID-19 cases confirmed in Harry S. Truman State Office Building.
The Department of Health and Senior Services has reported 102,747 cases of COVID-19 in…
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SATURDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 90 new COVID-19 cases
The Department of Health and Senior Services reported 1,974 new COVID-19 cases…
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Requests for Boone County CARES Act funding could be fulfilled by end of month
Wednesday marked the first full day the CARES Act portal through the Boone County Commission was open.…
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Columbia police say community policing helps reduce violent crime
The Columbia Police Department says its current system of community policing has helped solve crime and improve community relations.…
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Columbia City Council to review community policing report
Community leaders will discuss policing in Columbia on…
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Columbia police investigating fatal pedestrian crash
One person died after being struck by two vehicles while walking on Interstate 70 Saturday. The crash happened around…
Continue Reading SUNDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports fewer than 100 new COVID cases
The Howard County Public Health Department reported three new COVID-19 cases Sunday.…
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Death investigation ongoing in Miller County
One woman is dead, but the cause of her death is unknown after law enforcement responded to a disturbance Saturday morning around 3:53…
Continue Reading SATURDAY UPDATES: Boone County sets new daily COVID case record
The Department of Health and Senior Services reported 1,987 new COVID-19 cases Saturday. The case total in Missouri has reached…
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COVID-19 pandemic affects opioid crisis and recovery
Missouri continues to be one of the states most impacted by the opioid crisis, and that has only become more difficult to fight during COVID-19.…
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Health professional discusses obstacles of contact tracing
Contact tracers with the Columbia/Boone County Health department continue to reach out to people who may have been exposed to COVID-19 as case…
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University of Missouri professor discusses first day of teaching in classroom
Students and professors were on the University of Missouri’s campus for the first day of classes on Monday.…
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Intersection of Sexton and Mikel blocked after crash
EMS crews responded to the intersection of Sexton Road and Mikel Street around 7:45 p.m. Sunday for a crash involving a motorcycle and a…
Continue Reading SUNDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports lowest number of new cases in five days
The Department of Health and Senior Services reported 75,075 cases of COVID-19 cases on Sunday.…
Continue Reading SATURDAY UPDATES: Missouri reports 1,293 new COVID-19 cases
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE 5:30 P.M.: The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported 74,257 cases of COVID-19 Saturday, up from…
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