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WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Mid-Missouri counties report 15 COVID-19 related deaths
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Continue ReadingSeveral Mid-Missouri schools have called off Thursday classes as snow continues to fall on roads that are already covered or partially covered.
Continue ReadingRoad crews are gearing up to work another long night with snowfall forecast for Mid-Missouri overnight and into Wednesday.
Continue ReadingABC17 News previously reported that about 10 out of the Jefferson City Public Works Department’s 24 snowplows were past their life expectancy.
Continue ReadingThe Department of Health and Senior Service reports there have been 471,241 cases of COVID-19 across Missouri. The department reported 489 new cases Sunday.
Continue ReadingCOLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man is recovering from serious injuries after a crash in Cole County Friday night. Highway patrol crash reports show the crash happened on Missouri Route 17 around 11 p.m. near North Street. Tony Humphrey, of Eldon, was travelling north on Missouri Route 17 when his car went off the left
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) Salvation Army shelter locations in Columbia and Jefferson City are becoming near capacity with bitterly cold temperatures. Lori Benson, Regional Director of Community Relations of the Midland Salvation Army, said there’s been a significant increase in guests at the shelter since the low temperatures began. Benson said the shelters in both Columbia
Continue ReadingDirector of the Health Department Kristi Campbell said the numbers of cases and hospitalizations continue to decline, but vaccine supply also continues to be low.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man pleaded guilty Tuesday to an amended recommendation by the Cole County Prosecutors Office in connection to a March 2020 chase.. Brian Schler, 35, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of driving in a careless and imprudent manner, driving with a revoked license and speeding. Schler will now have two years
Continue ReadingWalmart and Sam’s Club pharmacies in Mid-Missouri will start giving coronavirus vaccine shots Saturday as part of a federal program to increase the number of coronavirus vaccinations across the country.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County government and medical leaders held their weekly coronavirus news conference Thursday. The group includes representatives from city and county governments, the county health department and the city’s two hospitals. Watch a replay of the news conference in the player below.
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Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) As the state continues to roll out the coronavirus vaccine with large scale events, winter weather is starting to get in the way of that effort. In Mid-Missouri, the next mass vaccination event at the School of the Osage near the Lake of the Ozarks was rescheduled from Feb. 14 until March
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County grand jury has indicted two people on 2nd-degree murder charges after a 2-month-old died with meth in the child’s system. According to the Cole County Sheriff’s department, the baby died on Sept. 30 at a home on the 800 block of Pitchfork Ally in Cole County Missouri. An
Continue ReadingTwo Jefferson City hospitals were put on the list to receive extra doses of the coronavirus vaccine, which were received on Tuesday.
Continue ReadingWith the extreme cold temperatures and possibility of freezing drizzle in the Cole County area, road crews are gearing up for a late night and early morning.
Continue ReadingBoone County Joint Communication is reporting a wreck on Interstate 70 W near Providence Rd. Officials say the driving lane will be shut down. Troop F is reporting an injury wreck on southbound US 63 south of County Road 395 in Callaway County. Names released in fatal Osage Beach wreck Osage Beach police are reporting
Continue ReadingOn Friday, Cole County prosecutors filed charges against two men accused of involvement with a late December shooting.
Continue ReadingThe Department of Health and Senior Services reported 1,004 new COVID-19 cases Saturday. There have been 465,448 cases reported in Missouri.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) Road crews across Mid-Missouri started pretreatment of priority routes ahead of the anticipated winter weather. Columbia Public Works began pretreatment of main roads Friday and plans to continue pretreatment ahead of the snow Saturday morning. Ashlyn Sherman, a spokesperson for Columbia Public Works said crews will continue to monitor road conditions throughout
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