Columbia City Council promotes Seewood to city manager
The Columbia City Council unanimously chose De’Carlon Seewood as the next city manager, Mayor Brian Treece said in a news conference Monday.
Continue ReadingEmail Alert – Breaking News
Gasconade County school district to close Friday after TikTok threat challenge
School districts across Mid-Missouri say they’ve been made aware of a trend on social media app TikTok that challenges kids to threaten their schools.
Continue Reading
Jury recommends lighter sentence than prosecution sought in Renick murder trial
Jurors found Renick guilty of second-degree murder, guilty of armed criminal action Thursday after over 13 hours of deliberations.
Continue Reading
FDA authorizes Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine boosters for 16- and 17-year-olds
The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for use as a booster in people ages 16 and 17. It’s the first Covid-19 vaccine booster authorized for this age group in the United States.
Continue Reading
University of Missouri suspends coronavirus vaccine mandate
A U.S. district judge in Georgia on Tuesday issued an injunction against a coronavirus vaccine mandate for federal contractors. The rule had led the UM System to mandate vaccines across its four campuses and other facilities because of the millions of federal dollars it receives for research and other purposes. The UM System carved out exemptions for religious and medical reasons and for those who don’t work closely with others in a federally-funded job.
Continue Reading
FRIDAY UPDATES: Nearly 100 hospitalized with coronavirus in Boone County hospitals
Check back for updates to this developing story.
Continue Reading
Omicron found in Minnesota patient who recently visited New York
The omicron variant of the coronavirus has been found in a person in Minnesota who recently traveled to New York City last month.
Continue Reading
Driver charged after motorcyclist killed in central Columbia crash
The crash killed Skylar Maddox, 25, of Columbia, police said in a news release. Susan Hanel, 72, was arrested on suspicion of driving while impaired by drugs, resulting in death; leaving the scene of a crash; armed criminal action; driving without a valid license and careless and imprudent driving. She was in the Boone County Jail on Wednesday without bond.
Continue Reading
First confirmed US case of Omicron coronavirus variant detected in California
The World Health Organization designates Omicron a “variant of concern.” In a technical brief released this week, WHO noted that the variant poses a “very high” global risk. The variant was first identified by scientists in South Africa, and has since been detected in several countries.
Continue Reading
Juvenile suffers life-threatening injury in Columbia shooting
Police didn’t give the age of the boy who was shot in the 2600 block of Old 63 S. at about 2 a.m. He was taken by ambulance to a hospital, the Columbia Police Department said in a news release.
Continue Reading
3 men involved in Ahmaud Arbery’s killing found guilty of murder and other charges
A jury found Travis and Gregory McMichael guilty of murder Wednesday on charges they chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, as he jogged last year through their neighborhood in Glynn County, Georgia.
Continue Reading
A sixth victim has died after the Waukesha Christmas parade crash, prosecutors say
By Kay Jones, Claudia Dominguez, Holly Yan, Travis Caldwell and Amir Vera, CNN A child has died after a man allegedly rammed his SUV through a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, bringing the death toll to six, according to prosecutors Tuesday. The child was one of 16 children admitted to the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin,
Continue Reading
Rittenhouse found not guilty on all charges
The jury reached the verdict after four days of deliberation.
Continue Reading University of Missouri Board of Curators approves coronavirus vaccine requirement for federal contracts
The resolution requires the UM System and its four campuses to follow the executive order, which requires federal contract workers to be vaccinated against the coronavirus or be tested regularly. The board voted 7-1, with Curator Todd Graves abstaining. Jeffrey Layman, of Springfield, voted against the measure.
Continue Reading
Fulton police identify man after body found in Stinson Creek
The Fulton Police Department is investigating after a man’s body was found in Stinson Creek early Monday morning.
Continue Reading
Man in custody identified after an officer-involved shooting in downtown Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – The Columbia Police Department said one man is in police custody after a shooting downtown around 11:20 p.m. on Saturday. An officer observed one adult male brandishing and discharging a firearm. The officer fired his Department-issued service weapon at the suspect. The suspect, Christopher Michael Sledd, 51 of Columbia, surrendered to
Continue Reading
Missouri Attorney General’s Office files lawsuit to stop federal vaccine mandate
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Attorney General’s Office filed another lawsuit Friday in an effort to stop the federal vaccine mandate. Missouri, nearly a dozen other states, and several businesses, including Holts Summit-based Doolittle Trailers Manufacturing, Inc., announced plans on Thursday to file the lawsuit against the Biden Administration. “The federal government should not
Continue Reading
MizzouForward aims to invest $1.5 billion over next decade to enhance research, educational missions
The University of Missouri to launch MizzouForward, a planned $1.5 billion long-term investment over the next 10 years to enhance the university’s research and education missions.
Continue Reading
FDA authorizes Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for children 5 to 11
By Maggie Fox, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration issued emergency use authorization on Friday for Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for children 5 to 11. This is the first Covid-19 vaccine authorized in the United States for younger children. The FDA’s vaccine advisers voted 17-0 with one abstention on Tuesday to recommend EUA for the
Continue Reading FDA vaccine advisers vote to recommend Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for children 5 to 11
Vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration voted 17-0 with one abstention Tuesday to recommend Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine in children 5 to 11.
Continue Reading