COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: Power has been restored to all Boone Electric Cooperative members. A spokesman said the cause of the outage remains unknown. ORIGINAL: More than 300 Boone Electric Cooperative members in southwest Columbia were without power Friday evening. The utility reported several outages along Scott Boulevard between Chapel Hill Road and Vawter School
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COLUMBIA, Mo. A Boone County grand jury indicted a Columbia psychologist for sex crimes Friday. The indictment claims Kurt Bumby committed two counts of second-degree sodomy in 2010 and 2011. His next scheduled court appearance in September 28 in Boone County. A possible victim told authorities in 2019 that he and Bumby had a sexual
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Firefighters briefly closed part of Tenth Street in downtown Columbia Friday night. According to Boone County Joint Communications, the closure was for a fire incident. BCJC: S Tenth St between E Broadway and Locust St closed due to a fire incident. Choose alternate route.— Boone County Joint Communications (@BCJC911) September 11, 2020
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The Missouri State Health Department will now use self-administered COVID-19 tests at all of their community testing events.
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This will be the 10th fire station for the city after it is built.
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The Columbia city prosecutor’s office says no individuals have been charged with violations of a Columbia ordinance requiring a mask in public.
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This was the first time the board met since March when there was not an active case in the area. The reason behind that was to allow the health department to work on COVID-19.
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People in Columbia will have several opportunities for free COVID-19 testing in September.
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Check back for updates on the COVID-19 pademic.
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In an email sent to University of Missouri students and staff Thursday afternoon, MU Chancellor Mun Choi updated the school’s on-campus mask policy.
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Multiple crews responded to a residential area in east Columbia for a death investigation Thursday afternoon.
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A Columbia man faces two felony charges after he was accused of trying to fire a gun at a car following a fight in south Columbia Tuesday night.
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The City’s Sports Commission is scheduled to meet Thursday at noon to discuss upcoming sports bids and events in Columbia.
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University of Missouri Chancellor and UM System President Mun Choi unblocked students on Twitter after an attorney threatened a lawsuit against him Wednesday.
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A shooting in north Columbia late Wednesday night led to one person being arrested.
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Columbia Public Schools’ finance head is set to provide an update to the school board finance committee Wednesday on how COVID-19 has affected revenue and spending.
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UPDATE 8:55 P.M.: Cole County reported its 11th death Wednesday. According to the Cole County Health Department’s website, seven of the county’s deaths have been reported in long-term care facilities. The newest death was not in a nursing home but health officials did not release any other details. The county has seen a total of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An attorney asked the University of Missouri chancellor to unblock people on his Twitter account or potentially end up in court. A letter sent by Christopher Bennett to university leadership calls for MU Chancellor and UM System President Mun Choi to reverse his blocking of several Twitter accounts that came to light
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Wednesday marked the first full day the CARES Act portal through the Boone County Commission was open.
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A massive jump in the number of COVID-19 cases between the end of August and the start of September has prompted the Columbia City Council to give the health director authority to extend the order.
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