DEFENDERS: Robocalls decrease during early months of pandemic but could soon increase
During the early months of the pandemic, you might have noticed getting pesky robocalls wasn’t happening as…
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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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Boone County health department investigates 24 complaints of COVID-19 health order violations
The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services has conducted 24 inspections this month in response to complaints about…
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DEFENDERS: FTC warns of scams as COVID-19 stimulus talks drag on
As Congress talks through a second COVID-19 stimulus package, scammers are taking advantage of the time in between.…
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Two Jefferson City fast-food joints lead food code violations; 10 establishments have clean reports
Jefferson City Environmental Health Services Department found violations at 25 establishments inspected in the month of July.…
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DEFENDERS: FTC sends warning to hundreds of businesses about fake COVID-19 cures
The Federal Trade Commission is issuing warnings to companies and individuals to stop selling fraudulent products claiming cures or treatments for…
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U.S. Postal Service raises concern with Missouri’s November voting deadlines
The United States Postal Service urged Missouri’s top election official to inform voters on the timeline of voting by…
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DEFENDERS: Scammers posing as contact tracers
Some people are taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic to try and get people’s money. Scammers are finding ways to use contact tracing for their…
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Another Columbia restaurant charged with violating COVID-19 order
The City of Columbia filed charges against Truman’s Bar & Grill for violating the COVID-19 health…
Continue Reading IN DEPTH: Digging into July COVID-19 case numbers
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A backlog of test results at the state health department and an increasing rate of people testing positive led to some of this…
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How much could the Governor’s special session on violent crime cost taxpayers?
Special sessions are funded through annual appropriations to both the House of Representatives and Senate. House and senate members are given…
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Food safety during the COVID-19 pandemic
there is a current consensus among the medical community that the virus is spread…
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Two Columbia businesses charged with violating COVID-19 health orders
The city prosecutor has filed charges against two Columbia businesses for violating the current COVID-19 health order: Willies Pub & Pool and the…
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DEFENDERS: Missouri sets record for price gouging complaints in 2020
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, state attorneys general are actively investigating price gouging cases across the United States.…
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Concern grows over in-person bar exam in Columbia, Osage Beach
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The state’s bar exam will bring hundreds of law school graduates to Columbia and Osage Beach later this month, a fact that…
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MU Health Care investigating where about 100 ‘unaccounted for’ COVID-19 tests went
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU Health Care said it and a testing lab are investigating after about 100 people’s tests for COVID-19 were apparently…
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Salute to America inspection reports reveal no code violations
There were no food code violations found among the Salute to America…
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DEFENDERS: Beware of mask exemption cards
Federal agencies are warning about a scam going around as many states and cities mandate face…
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Multiple complaints, inspections came before public health alert at Columbia restaurant
ABC 17 News obtained documents from the Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services that show they had already visited the…
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Salute to America vendors taking extra precautions amid COVID-19
The annual “Salute to America” Fourth of July festival will take place without any COVID-19 health orders in…
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