Missouri governor, wife test positive for COVID-19
Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Parson and his wife have tested positive for the coronavirus after experiencing mild symptoms.
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Columbia Board of Education strips name from Rock Bridge field
The Columbia Board of Education voted unanimously Thursday to strip the name from the field at Rock Bridge High School after scrutiny of the man it was named for.
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WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Southern Boone County high schooler tests positive for COVID-19; 31 students in quarantine
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TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County’s new COVID-19 cases near 70
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MONDAY UPDATES: Morgan County reports four COVID-19 related deaths
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Patrol finds body of missing boater at Lake of the Ozarks
A dive team with the Missouri State Highway Patrol found the body of a missing boater at the Lake of the Ozarks on Friday.
Continue Reading FRIDAY UPDATES: Southern Boone County School District staff member tests positive; 22 students and staff quarantine
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THURSDAY UPDATES: Cole County reports 13th and 14th COVID-19 related deaths
UPDATE 5:55 P.M.: Two people’s COVID related deaths were reported Thursday by the Cole County Health Department. Cole County’s 14 deaths are the most in central Missouri followed by 11 in Camden County and 10 in Saline County. In the latest online update, 15 new cases were reported. That brings the total number of cases
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WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Columbia city council member responds to new Boone County health order
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Columbia Police release more information on suspect that caused standoff
Columbia police were negotiating with a man holed up in an apartment building on College Avenue on Wednesday afternoon.
Continue Reading Wayne Sells sends letter to CPS on possible renaming of Rock Bridge High School football field
The Rock Bridge High School football field could see a name change after recent social media posts made by the man the field was named for were critical of national anthem protests.
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Route WW closed east of Columbia after crash
Route WW was closed east of Columbia after a crash Wednesday afternoon.
Continue Reading Missouri COVID-19 rate moves to 4th highest in the nation in new White House report
Missouri’s rate for 100 new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 state residents was the fourth highest in the country, according to a new red zone report from the White House.
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TUESDAY UPDATES: JC School District reports 2 new facilities reporting their first COVID-19 case on campus
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Special prosecutor says officer-involved shooting in Pettis County is justified; sheriff encourages ‘calm’
The special prosecutor appointed to review the fatal shooting of a 25-year-old Sedalia woman by a sheriff’s deputy has determined the killing was legally justified.
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MONDAY UPDATES: Death due to COVID-19 reported in three counties
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Power restored to Boone Electric members
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: Power has been restored to all Boone Electric Cooperative members. A spokesman said the cause of the outage remains unknown. ORIGINAL: More than 300 Boone Electric Cooperative members in southwest Columbia were without power Friday evening. The utility reported several outages along Scott Boulevard between Chapel Hill Road and Vawter School
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FRIDAY UPDATES: JC Schools reporting four new cases in district
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Police: Death investigation underway in east Columbia
Multiple crews responded to a residential area in east Columbia for a death investigation Thursday afternoon.
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WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Cole County reports 11th death
UPDATE 8:55 P.M.: Cole County reported its 11th death Wednesday. According to the Cole County Health Department’s website, seven of the county’s deaths have been reported in long-term care facilities. The newest death was not in a nursing home but health officials did not release any other details. The county has seen a total of
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