Coronavirus test demand rises as cases trend up ahead of the holidays
COVID-19 case levels and hospitalizations are rising in Missouri as the holidays approach — part of a nationwide trend of increasing COVID infections.
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Jefferson City Bicentennial Bridge to officially open Monday
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) After about a year of construction, the Jefferson City Bicentennial Bridge is set to officially open with a ribbon cutting ceremony Monday afternoon. Previously, the bridge construction was delayed in October due to manufacturing issues with bridge materials. According to the official website, the bridge is about 830 feet long and
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Capital Region Medical Center suffers network-wide outage
Capital Region Medical Center suffered a network-wide outage that affected both its phones and internet communications Friday.
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Federal jury convicts Jefferson City man in connection with 2018 shooting
Dana R. Day Jr., 31, was found guilty Wednesday on one count of being a felon with a gun and ammunition after a jury deliberated for about an hour and 15 minutes following a two-day trial, according to a news release. Another person had bought the gun for him, the prosecutor’s office said.
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Jefferson City School District says students behind last week’s threat referred to police
Students who were involved in a social media threat against Thomas Jefferson Middle School in Jefferson City have been suspended and are being referred for expulsion and police investigation, the principal said in a letter to parents sent over the weekend.
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Ashland man takes plea deal in COVID-19 harassment case
An Ashland man charged with two felonies in March 2020 for allegedly telling Jefferson City store clerks he had COVID-19 and asking them if they wanted the disease took a plea deal this week and received probation.
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Networks of Mid-Missouri team up with The Food Bank Wednesday for holiday food drive
Food Bank’s Holiday Food and Fun Drive beginning at 6 a.m. Wednesday morning, in Columbia and Jefferson City.
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MONDAY UPDATES: DHSS adds 91 coronavirus related deaths after analyzing death certificates
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Mid-Missouri health departments respond to attorney general’s warning letter
While several health departments across the state are changing orders due to the attorney general’s threat, Mid-Missouri health departments are either avoiding the question or experiencing no effect.
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FRIDAY UPDATES: 97 COVID patients reported in Boone County hospitals
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Multiple people file to run for Jefferson City Board of Education
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Four people have filed to run for the Jefferson City Board of Education according to Stephanie Sappenfield, Exec. Asst. to the Superintendent and Secy. to the Board of Education. Anne Bloemke-Warren, Adam Gresham, Marc H. Ellinger and Erika Leonard have filed so far. If anyone files after Thursday, they will be
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Jefferson City state building owners do not plan to rebuild
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Bernard Groner and P&G Development Company have notified the state they do not intend to rebuild, according to Chris Moreland, public information officer for the Office of Administration. According to the cause of fire report, the fire did at least $2.5 million in damage. After the building caught fire in Nov., Groner has
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THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports second straight day of over 90 new coronavirus cases
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Candidates file local school boards
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In Columbia, Suzette Waters has filed to run for the Columbia Board of Education in the April 2022 election. “A quality education means stretching each student to reach beyond what they are doing to find out what they can do,” she said. She has been an active volunteer in her kids’ classrooms
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TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports two new coronavirus-related deaths, active cases remain above 500
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MONDAY UPDATES: DHSS adds 66 coronavirus related deaths after analyzing death certificates
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Individuals gather in downtown Jefferson City for Living Windows
COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The streets of Downtown Jefferson City were full to see living windows. Living windows is a holiday tradition that has been going on for well over ten years in Jefferson City. Every holiday season, children get to dance in the storefront windows. John Roush has brought his daughter to living windows every
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Continue Reading THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 63 new coronavirus cases; hospitalizations continue to rise
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Missouri lawmaker plans to file bill to change invasion of privacy laws
COLUMBIA, MO. (KMIZ) A state lawmaker plans to file a bill that would change Missouri’s invasion of privacy law. The new law would require repeat offenders convicted of invasion of privacy to register as a sex offender. Ronald Dameron, a convicted felon known for looking up women’s skirts, was recently sentenced to two years probation
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