Boone County COVID-19 hospitalizations set pandemic records
Boone County set two COVID-19 records on Wednesday with 95 hospitalizations and 31 patients in ICU beds.
Continue ReadingBoone County set two COVID-19 records on Wednesday with 95 hospitalizations and 31 patients in ICU beds.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Fire Protection District is reporting the fire on the 700 block of Demaret Drive last night at around 11:15 pm is considered suspicious. Officials report the incident is being investigated as an arson. Officials say residents were lucky they discovered the fire as quickly as they did and were able
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people returned petitions to run for Columbia City Council on the first day allowed. City clerk Sheela Amin said all three petitions are for candidates in Second Ward. Andrea Waner, Bill Weitkemper and Jim Meyer all returned petitions with 50 signatures by Wednesday morning. Amin said she still must verify the
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Continue ReadingCENTRALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several Boone County fire units were called to a fire at a building listed online as a wood products business near Centralia on Wednesday afternoon. The call came over emergency radio at about 1 p.m. An ABC 17 News crew saw fire trucks and volunteer firefighters’ vehicles massed outside an address listed
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County man entered a guilty plea last week for a June 2019 shooting and a judge sentenced him to 12 years in a Missouri prison. Derrick Petty pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and armed criminal action on Oct. 23. Petty will serve 12 years for the crime. Judge Brouck Jacobs
Continue ReadingAs the election nears, mid-Missouri clerks are making plans to help give anyone in quarantine or isolation from COVID-19 the chance to vote.
Continue ReadingHundreds of school districts and individual schools across Missouri will soon have the tests for students, faculty and staff.
Continue ReadingThe Southern Boone Board of Education will get details about what the district will do if COVID-19 cases force classes online when it meets Wednesday.
Continue ReadingThe Missouri State Highway Patrol said a Mid-Missouri trooper was hurt in a rollover crash on Highway 63 Monday morning.
Continue ReadingBoone County firefighters say a late Tuesday night fire on Demaret Drive is suspicious.
Continue ReadingCounty clerks’ offices have been taking precautions to protect voters from COVID-19 as absentee voting has been taking place. They plan to do the same for the Nov. 3 election.
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Continue ReadingAcross the nation, voter turnouts have set records with a week until the election.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is going to receive an additional $737,588 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) due to Congress passing of the CARES Act. City of Columbia Housing Programs Manager Randy Cole says “We are entering into a public engagement and
Continue ReadingAs the first snow of 2020 is now here and the effects of COVID-19 still hitting business and some industries, three local transportation agencies said on Monday that luckily their budget for snow and ice removal has not taken a hit from the virus.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Ice is to blame for at least one crash on Highway 63 this afternoon according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report shows an SUV slid on an ice-covered bridge near Silver Fork Creek around 3:30 this afternoon. Troopers say it went across the
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Continue ReadingRain that mixed in with the snow Monday made it impractical to apply anti-freezing treatment to Columbia’s road, an official said.
Continue ReadingBoone County first responders said five vehicles were involved in a weather-related crash near Sturgeon.
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