The cancellations were necessary after the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services announced the state has paused the use of Johnson and Johnson’s vaccine after reports of blood clots.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia Public Works crews will be replacing failed concrete panels on Forum Boulevard near Shoreside Drive beginning next Monday, weather permitting. Crews will require lane restrictions to replace the panels, but two-way traffic will be maintained at all times. Work is expected to be complete by Friday, weather permitting.
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Pharmacy chains participating in a federal coronavirus vaccine program have available appointments to start the first full week of full eligibility in Missouri.
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COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools completed it’s first week of full return of in-person classes for all grade levels. CPS students headed back to the classroom this past week, as April 5 marked the first day of student’s in-person class schedule. All CPS students were on a hybrid model. Elementary students held in-person classes
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Health care experts say although the number of people vaccinated continues to increase, even people who are fully vaccinated should continue to wear masks. Phase 3 was activated Friday making all adult Missourians eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine. Dr. Robin Blount, chief medical officer at Boone Health, said, “it’s very clear
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Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Director Dr. Randall Williams said he hopes to have 75% of the population vaccinated by the end of May.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Dozens of residents spoke during a public comment at the planning and zoning committee meeting Thursday evening to oppose development that would impact the Gans Creek Wild Area at Rock Bridge Memorial State Park The residents are attempting to protect the area from over-development. The residents against the development cite how it
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COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) Public hearings for wind farm regulations have been scheduled by the Boone County Zoning Commission throughout April. The commission will host the first public hearing Thursday evening at 6:30 p.m. at the Boone County Government Center. Boone County Resource Management Director, Bill Florea, says the department was looking forward to hearing the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri alumni Bill and Nancy Thompson established the Ron Ashworth Endowed Professorship in Child Development with a $1 million gift. The gift honors Ron Ashworth, board chair for the Thompson Foundation Board of Directors and a longtime advocate of both neurodevelopmental disability issues and the Thompson Center for Autism and
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Continue Reading BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Construction will being April 19 for a Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) project aimed at reducing the number of crashes along U.S. Route 63 in Boone County. Crews will begin work at several intersections between Route H and Route M/Y near Ashland. Work will take place between the hours of 7
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The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services reported the first known U.K. coronavirus variant COVID-19 case in Boone County.
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The area around the Missouri River bridge has seen 16 injury crashes over the past five years, not including a crash that snarled traffic on the westbound approach to the bridge Wednesday morning.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Joint Communications is reporting Rock Quarry road is shut down just south of Nifong due to a police incident. ABC 17 News will have more information as it becomes available.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Health leaders across the state are saying the finding of the first case of the COVID-19 variant originally found in South Africa is a good reminder the pandemic is not over. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported the case of the variant found in Jackson County on Tuesday. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Tuesday, the Boone County Sheriff’s Department got a tip of a 21-year-old man having an inappropriate relationship with a 15-year-old at Midway Budget Inn. The tip identified the man as William Vinyard, of Sedalia, who was at the hotel with the 15-year-old victim, according to the sheriff’s department. Vinyard is charged
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education will get a recommendation for the next assistant superintendent for elementary education next week. De’Vion Moore will replace current Assistant Superintendent for Elementary Education Dr. Jill Brown who announced earlier this year she would be leaving the district. Moore is currently the principal at Alpha Hart Elementary
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Authorities say traffic is at a standstill.
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