Columbia City Council discusses COVID-19 after health order extension announced
Columbia city leaders will get a COVID-19 update Monday after the Columbia/Boone County Health Department extended health orders for two more weeks.
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Mid-Missouri clerks continue stepped-up absentee voting effort ahead of Election Day
Clerks’ offices in Boone, Cole and Callaway counties were working Monday to finish up absentee balloting and prepare for Election Day.
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Top Missouri election official reminds voters of laws against electioneering
One thing that will not change is the rules against electioneering at polling places.
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Columbia police confirm shots fired on Geyser Boulevard
Columbia police responded to Geyser Boulevard near Rice Road around 10:30 p.m. on Sunday.
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Less than 24 hours out: what you need to know to vote in Boone County
Before heading to the polls Tuesday, there are several things Boone County voters need to keep in mind.
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University of Missouri police report sexual misconduct near campus
The University of Missouri Police Department sent out a release Sunday night that stated a woman was harassed near campus.
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Boone County offers additional option for voters exposed to COVID-19
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Clerk’s Office is providing voters additional options to vote as those who are in quarantine or isolation due to COVID-19 have one more day to cast their ballots for the 2020 election. The Boone County Clerks office held a drive-thru event at Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services
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SUNDAY UPDATES: School canceled on Monday for some Salisbury students
The Department of Health and Senior Services reported 2,349 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday. The department has reported 185,535 cases across the state.
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Crash closes both lanes of Ballenger Lane
Columbia police responded to a crash at Ballenger Lane at Mexico Gravel Road around 9 p.m. on Saturday.
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Columbia firefighters find man dead while responding to structure fire
The Columbia Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 3911 Monsoon Lane a few minutes after 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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SATURDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports largest jump in COVID cases since September
The Department of Health and Senior Services reported 2,986 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday. That brought the total number of cases up to 183,186.
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Driver dies after hitting deer and being ejected from vehicle
BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Harrisburg man died Friday after he hit a deer and was ejected from his vehicle. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol reports, 54-year-old Noel R Hertzing was driving westbound on Highway 124, east of Hopper Road around 6:30 p.m. That’s when Hertzing hit a deer causing the vehicle to slide
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MU leaders remind students of free speech policy
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri is giving warnings and not punishments for students they say broke school rules on protests this semester. According to a university spokesperson, several warnings have been issued after students violated those policies on Oct. 2 at Jesse Hall when students continued to ask for the removal of the
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Joint investigation leads to drug arrest in Ashland
ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman was arrested after a drug raid in Ashland, according to the Boone County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies and Ashland police officers searched a home in the 200 block of Ash Street as part of a drug investigation, the department said. According to the release, several ounces of cocaine and meth as
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Health dept.: one-third of all Boone County hospitalizations took place in October
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One-third of all people living in Boone County hospitalized with COVID-19 since the pandemic began were admitted in October, according to a county health official. The analysis from the Columbia/Boone County Department of Health and Human Services shows that 53 of the 153 county residents that went to the hospital with COVID-19
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MoDOT will close I-70 Lanes in Columbia for pavement sampling
COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) MoDOT will perform core drilling operations and will close lanes of Interstate 70 in Columbia beginning Sunday. Crews will close one eastbound lane of I-70 overnight between Stadium Boulevard and Rangeline Street on Sunday. On Monday, one eastbound lane will be closed between Stadium Boulevard and Business Loop 70, and one westbound
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COLUMBIA – MoDOT will have partial lane closures at a U.S. Route 63 and Interstate 70 connector ramp next week to to improve the roadway driving surface. Crews will be making pavement improvements that will partially close the eastbound entrance ramp from the Route 63 to Interstate 70. Work is schedule to begin on Tuesday
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78-year-old man dies in Friday afternoon crash in southeast Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police are reporting a fatal Friday afternoon wreck near the intersection of Crystal Downs Loop and Hoylake Drive. According to the police, Richard L. Chancellor, 78, of Columbia was traveling west on Hoylake Drive when it hit a parked vehicle. Chancellor was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced
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FRIDAY UPDATES: CPS reporting 356 staff and students quarantining due to coronavirus
Check back for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Boone, Cole County clerks, law enforcement on guard for Election Day security issues
With Election Day coming up Tuesday, election officials and law enforcement say they are prepared to keep people at polling places safe should any issues arise.
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