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Health officials expect increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations during holidays
Health care providers in Columbia and Jefferson City are preparing for a possible increase in COVID-19 patients because of the holidays.
Continue ReadingHealth care providers in Columbia and Jefferson City are preparing for a possible increase in COVID-19 patients because of the holidays.
Continue ReadingA man arrested Tuesday morning at a Midway police scene was not part of a federal insurance fraud case.
Continue ReadingStephen Wyse, the attorney for Lukas S. Evans, said Evans will enter his plea and be sentenced Tuesday.
Continue ReadingThe decision means university employees will still be expected to work during snow and ice storms when the campus closes.
Continue ReadingColumbia Public Schools students started the year online-only and that situation will continue until at least next year.
Continue ReadingAn indictment that was unsealed Tuesday reveals an alleged insurance billing scheme where a group of 19 people collected $1.2 million. The scheme had been taking place since 2017.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County officials are set to start the process of distributing CARES act funding. The online portal for small businesses to submit applications opens on Thursday morning at 8 and runs through Friday, closing at 5 in the evening. The county aims to distribute $10,000 grants to 49 different businesses. Those businesses
Continue ReadingBoone County government officials are warning that cuts in staff and services might be necessary down the road if the pandemic-depressed economy does not improve.
Continue ReadingPolice have arrested a man and a woman in connection with a Monday night assault at a Columbia hotel.
Continue ReadingThe Columbia Police Department has finished its search for the remains of missing Columbia mother Mengqi Ji.
Continue ReadingThe Columbia Fire Department responded to a house fire in the 600 block of McBaine Avenue early Tuesday morning.
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Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police arrested a man after he allegedly robs a man in a Waffle House parking lot Saturday morning. According to court records, a man got into an argument with his wife while at the Waffle House on Vandiver Dr. Officials say the man went outside to smoke and then confronted the
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A large group of Columbia Police are at the Best Western Plus Columbia Inn on Clark Lane. According to an ABC 17 News crew on scene, there are eight to nine police vehicles including a K-9 unit at the hotel. Our crew on scene are reporting none of the vehicles have lights
Continue ReadingColumbia police responded to a shooting and burglary at a Leeway Drive apartment building Sunday night.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Area health officials are preparing an increase in COVID-19 testing after families gathered to celebrate Thanksgiving. A spokesperson for University of Missouri Health Care, Eric Maze, said testing over the holiday weekend was similar to previous weekends, however, Monday’s are typically the busiest day of the week for testing. “On Friday the
Continue ReadingColumbia police confirmed a shot was fired in the 2900 block of Leeway Drive Sunday night.
Continue ReadingThe Department of Health and Senior Services reported 3,193 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) There are no reported injuries after a car crashed into a house in Columbia Saturday night. Firefighters examine the damage after a car crashed into a house in Columbia Saturday night. The Columbia Police Department was called to the 3700 block of Southridge Drive around 11:15 p.m. after receiving calls for a
Continue ReadingColumbia Police responded to the 5000 block of Kelsey Drive Saturday night around 7:30 p.m.
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