Fewer tests, more infections help push Boone County COVID-19 rate to new high
Fewer tests along with more infections have helped push Boone County’s COVID-19 positivity rate past 40 percent, health officials said Friday.
Continue ReadingFewer tests along with more infections have helped push Boone County’s COVID-19 positivity rate past 40 percent, health officials said Friday.
Continue ReadingThe University of Missouri’s updated mask policy is now in effect for students and faculty.
Continue ReadingPolice department spokeswoman Brittany Hilderbrand said in an email officers chased the vehicle after it ran a stop sign near the intersection of Rice Road and Ballenger Lane around 12:42 a.m.
Continue ReadingNearly half the people tested for novel coronavirus over the past week have been positive for the virus, the Boone County health director said Friday when announcing new orders that will close businesses that serve alcohol at 10 p.m.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County will hand over records related to a sheriff’s department investigation into man’s killing. David Roland, attorney for the family of Ahmonta Harris, said the family and county settled a lawsuit Harris’ mother and widow filed in June. The family claimed the county unlawfully held onto unredacted copies of the death
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Clerk wants to use a Mizzou Athletics facility as polling place for the November election. County clerk Brianna Lennon said either Mizzou Arena or the Hearnes Center will serve as a “central” polling location for the county. Any registered county voter could use the site to cast a ballot.
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Continue ReadingSome students are raising concerns after attending in-person classes at the University.
Continue ReadingA Boone County Sheriff’s deputy fired at a car outside the Midway truck stop Thursday morning after a man allegedly crashed into the patrol vehicle and drove from the scene.
Continue ReadingHealth officials in Boone County continue to recommend testing for people who are exposed to novel coronavirus if they’re not showing symptoms.
Continue ReadingBoone County prosecutors have charged a Columbia man with first-degree murder after another man was shot to death in a central city park.
Continue ReadingMissouri continues to be one of the states most impacted by the opioid crisis, and that has only become more difficult to fight during COVID-19.
Continue ReadingUPDATE 10:10 P.M.: Callaway County reported 19 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday while two colleges in the county reported new cases on their campuses. The jump in cases brings the count’s total to 267 since the pandemic began. Active cases rose by 19 to reach 94. The new cases were reported the same day
Continue ReadingFirefighters were sent to a basement fire in central Columbia on Wednesday.
Continue ReadingGov. Mike Parson touted a new COVID-19 saliva test Wednesday while the state’s health director said he is recommending Missouri not follow new CDC guidance that limits testing.
Continue ReadingThe CPS superintendent talks about what fall classes will look like.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three officers were involved in a crash in downtown Columbia on Tuesday night. According to online dispatch records, crews responded to a crash in the 500 block of Walnut Street around 8:05 p.m. A police department spokesperson said all three officers suffered minor injuries. The crash happened while the officers were trying
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department is investigating after a man was shot at Douglass Park in central Columbia on Tuesday night. Police responded to the scene around 8 p.m. for reports of shots fired. When they arrived there were around 100 people in the area. Some were applying pressure to the victim’s wounds.
Continue ReadingContact tracers with the Columbia/Boone County Health department continue to reach out to people who may have been exposed to COVID-19 as case numbers increase.
Continue ReadingThe University of Missouri is working to alleviate the spread of COVID-19 by using a new app called CampusClear.
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