Experts say to wash cloth masks daily
Health experts said on Wednesday face masks need to be washed or thrown away, depending on the face covering, each day for general hygiene purposes.
Continue ReadingHealth experts said on Wednesday face masks need to be washed or thrown away, depending on the face covering, each day for general hygiene purposes.
Continue ReadingGovernor Mike Parson announced Wednesday there will be a special session beginning July 27 on violent crime in Missouri. The Columbia police chief and the director of the Columbia Police Officers Association say the session could have an impact on local policing.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The leading Democratic challenger for governor doubled what Missouri’s chief executive made this quarter, according to campaign finance filings with the state. The Missouri Ethics Commission reports show Gov. Mike Parson still has more money on hand in his campaign to retain his seat as governor than state auditor Nicole Galloway.
Continue ReadingThe Millersburg exit ramp from Interstate 70 eastbound was closed Wednesday afternoon after a crash.
Continue ReadingThe Missouri Department of Transportation said Wednesday afternoon a crash near the Missouri River Bridge closed a westbound lane of Interstate 70.
Continue ReadingTwo people were hurt and Route WW was shut down Wednesday morning just west of El Chaparral Avenue after a two-vehicle crash.
Continue ReadingBoone County Electric Cooperative lineworkers were trying to restore power to about 600 customers in the Columbia area Wednesday afternoon.
Continue ReadingThe Columbia/Boone County Health Department addressed questions on Tuesday regarding what is considered a positive COVID-19 test.
Continue ReadingThe Columbia Police Chief’s Vehicle Stop Committee met for the first time since the Columbia Police Department extended its decision to primarily limit traffic stops to hazardous moving violations.
Continue ReadingThe Boone County Commission plans to dedicate money to help people who have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic with their rent and mortgage payments.
Continue ReadingA crash on westbound Interstate 70 is slowing traffic through Columbia.
Continue ReadingA Mid-Missouri truck driver has been sentenced to 9 years in prison for causing a highway construction zone crash in Indianapolis that killed a woman and her 18-month-old twin daughters.
Continue ReadingA police request for medics at the scene of a quintuple shooting July 5 was not appropriately relayed to first responders, the city of Columbia and other organizations said in a joint statement Monday.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia lab said Monday that COVID-19 positive rates are increasing along with testing volume. Tim McCarty, a spokesperson for PTC Labs, says the company has seen an increase in testing and positive results. “We’ve significantly increased testing to meet the needs from the community in recent weeks,” McCarty said. Those demands
Continue ReadingThe Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported 310 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday.
Continue ReadingAs confirmed cases of COVID-19 continue to rise in Boone County, data is showing well over half of the cases are in people under the age of 30 years old.
Continue ReadingThe University of Missouri Police Department arrested a University of Missouri graduate Sunday for tampering with the Thomas Jefferson on campus.
Continue ReadingBOONE COUNTY Mo. (KMIZ) Authorities are looking for a suspect after a high speed chase through Boone County ended with two arrests. According to Sgt. Brian Leer, the Boone County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson, at about 11:56 p.m. Friday, deputies tried to stop a white Toyota with no registration for speeding near I-70 and Hwy 40.
Continue ReadingA grand jury upgraded a charge against a man accused in a deadly shooting outside of Vibez Lounge in downtown Columbia.
Continue ReadingThe assistant director of the Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services said Friday that health officials will request 32 full-time workers for contact tracing.
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