COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As people across the state and country are asked to stay in their homes, unemployment continues to swell, especially within the tourism industry. In Missouri, 307,498 people have filed for unemployment because of COVID-19 as of Thursday at 4 p.m. Boone County has racked up 7,787 of those claims, while Cole County
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Boone County employees will get back to work May 4, the first day a statewide stay-at-home order meant to slow down COVID-19 will be lifted.
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A told officers that she and a child were inside a home when two men broke in and assaulted her, Columbia police said Thursday.
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The Microenterprise Recovery Loan Program in Columbia opened at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, and closed shortly before noon when the city received as many applications as they had funding for.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri has decided to cancel all 2020 summer camps due to COVID-19. This decision comes after university officials also moved all in-person summer courses online and Summer Welcome online. Christian Basi, a spokesperson for MU says the decision was made in light of the health and safety of students
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Two Columbia residents are working together to provide face shields for first responders, nursing homes and others during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting tourism and the economy in Columbia as a stay-at-home order remains in effect, according to local tourism officials.
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Hallsville School District is focusing on flexible learning opportunities, authentic experiences at home and sustaining high-quality teacher-student relationships while schools are closed because of COVID-19.
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The Boone County Sheriff’s Department said Tuesday that a man found dead in Perche Creek last week has been identified.
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Numbers for the month of March show travel at Columbia Regional Airport was down nearly 50 percent from the same time last year.
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The Columbia School Board will meet for the first time tonight since Governor Mike Parson announced Missouri schools will not hold in-person classes through the remainder of the school year.
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Boone Hospital Center said it will take time before it is able to return to operations as normal.
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ROCHEPORT, Mo. (KMIZ) Traffic came to a standstill at the Missouri River bridge near Rocheport Sunday. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F, one car crashed on the bridge causing traffic to stop. Then a tractor trailer hit another tractor trailer. At least one person was injured during the crashes.
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Columbia police arrested 22-year-old James Howard Troy in connected to a shooting on April 8.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Churches around Mid-Missouri will be practicing social distancing on Easter Sunday while still finding innovative ways to have a service. Some churches even plan to broadcast their worship service on streaming platforms like their websites, the radio and even Facebook live. First Baptist Church of Centralia pastor Chris Baker says this will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cedarhurst Senior Living resident who tested positive for COVID-19 is under self isolation while all other residents are being quarantined in their apartments waiting for test results. Officials from Cedarhurst say the positive result came back Thursday and the facility deployed a response team that included licensed nurses to administer the
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Animal shelters aren’t open to the public, but they’ve been working to provide care to animals in need.
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Columbia police officers arrested a man accused of a shooting on Redwood Road that sent at least one person to the hospital.
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Boone County prosecutors charged two teens with first-degree robbery in connection with an incident that happened on Rollins Road early Friday.
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A Boone County official is sounding an early warning to prepare for a possible sharp loss in revenue from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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