CDC recommends Boone County residents to wear masks indoors
There has been an uptick in Boone County’s COVID-19 numbers according to the Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services.
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Two separate crashes on Wednesday morning temporarily close Highway 63
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two morning crashes three hours apart slowed traffic on Highway 63 on Wednesday. At 4:09 a.m., the Columbia Fire Department responded to a crash at Highway 63 at Grindstone Parkway. The first Columbia Fire crew arrived just before 4:20 a.m. found a dump truck on its side in the northbound lanes of
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Boone County adds 30 new voters during last day to register to vote in August primary
Time has run out for people to register to vote in the August primary.
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WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 50 new COVID cases
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Columbia man charged after alleged assault involving a knife
A Columbia man is facing multiple charges after he allegedly injured a person early Wednesday morning with a razor.
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Boone County to begin chip seal treatment of 36 sites beginning Friday
The annual preservation chip seal treatment in Boone County will begin Friday and go through two weeks.
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TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County adds over 200 new COVID cases over the holiday weekend
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Boone County Commission funds five more outdoor warning sirens
The commission approved more than $172,000 to spend on the project during its regular meeting Tuesday, according to commission documents.
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House fire near Columbia engulfs garage Tuesday morning
Boone County Fire Protection District Battalion Chief Clint Walker said firefighters were sent to the home on Molly Lane east of Columbia at around 1:30 a.m. When they arrived, crews hit the home with water and worked to slow the flames that had engulfed the home’s garage and a car on the property.
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Local store held a firework safety course for the Fourth of July
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As the Fourth of July weekend begins firework shows will be taking place but if you plan to host your own, officials want you to do it safely. To help with those efforts, Spirit of ’76 Fireworks store is holding a free firework safety class Saturday. The safety class started at 11 a.m.
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Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Fourth of July counting period started Friday night
COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway patrol’s annual Fourth of July Counting period starts on Friday at 6 p.m. and will run until 11:59 p.m. on the Fourth of July. The counting period is a way for the departments to track traffic trends on the busy holiday weekend. “So it gives us an idea
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Columbia Regional Airport preparing for busy holiday weekend
AAA expects there to be over 47.9 million Americans will travel this weekend with 3.6 million of those expected to be to traveling by air.
Continue Reading FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County moves to high COVID level; reports 73 new cases
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Hy-Vee voluntarily withdraws all potato salad varieties after lab tests
Hy-Vee, Inc. is voluntarily withdrawing all of its Hy-Vee Potato Salad and Mealtime Potato Salad due to a presumptive positive microbial result on the line that the potatoes were processed on.
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Boone County Joint Communications reminds residents when to call 9-1-1 vs. 3-1-1
The Boone County Joint Communications is preparing for an increase in calls over the holiday weekend.
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Local organization to team up with Missouri State Highway Patrol to give away free lifejackets
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A local organization and the Missouri State Highway Patrol plan to give out free lifejackets to Mid-Missouri veterans and families over the Fourth of July weekend. The U.S. Exercise Tiger Commemorative Foundation (USTF) and troopers with the highway’s patrol Troop F Water Patrol unit will host the second annual “Operations Sgt. Rosie’s
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Non-profit pays off mortgage for Boone County Assistant Fire Chief that died in the line of duty
Tunnel to Towers foundation pays off the mortgage for fallen Boone County Assistant Fire Chief
Continue Reading THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 59 new COVID cases
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MU fires three after College of Engineering audit
The University of Missouri fired three employees after an audit of the College of Engineering that was launched after allegations of financial mismanagement, MU said in a news release Thursday.
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Amazon expects to bring more than 100 new jobs as facility opens in Ashland
Amazon has brought a new facility to Mid-Missouri, the first Amazon facility outside of the St. Louis and Kansas City metro areas.
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