Lake of the Ozarks businesses are booming amid COVID-19
Lake of the Ozarks businesses stand strong amid the COVID-19 pandemic as people are eager to get out for Memorial Day weekend.
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Missouri National Guard to play major role in ramping up COVID-19 testing
Gov. Mike Parson and state leaders are set to give an update on Missouri’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic at a daily 3 p.m. briefing.
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Places of worship take different approaches under Columbia reopening order
Two Columbia houses of worship — a church and a synagogue — are taking different approaches to deal with social distancing requirement and occupancy limits under the county’s reopening order.
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Boone County health director lays out three-month plan for reopening
The Boone County health department director laid out a three-month plan for reopening the county during Monday’s Columbia City Council meeting.
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Agricultural ties to COVID-19 cases in Missouri counties
The Audrain County Health Department reported 11 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday. Nine of those cases were linked to a hob business in the area, Brenneman Pork.
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UM System budget scenarios include plan for escalated COVID-19 pandemic
The University of Missouri Board of Curators will hear about multiple financial scenarios related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including a worst-case $500 million budget hole if the outbreak worsens.
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TUESDAY UPDATES: Capitol Plaza Hotel furloughs 100-plus
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New Boone County online COVID-19 hub offers more data
Columbia and Boone County leaders unveiled a new online hub for COVID-19 information Tuesday morning.
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Gov. Parson warns hard budget decisions ahead for Missouri
Gov. Mike Parson warned Tuesday of painful budget cuts that will be announced in the coming days and weeks.
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WATCH: MU Health Care doctor discusses safety precautions as state continues to reopen
MU Health Care pediatric infectious disease expert Dr. Christelle Ilboudo joined ABC 17 News This Morning and discussed the steps that should be taken as the state continues to reopen.
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IN DEPTH: Boone County’s COVID-19 cases in May
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County has kept its average daily case gains below one for throughout May. The county added nine cases of COVID-19 since May 1, but the seven-day average of cases over that time has remained below one, according to an analysis done by ABC 17 News. The county had reached an average
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Columbia City Council discusses COVID-19 and budget
The Columbia City Council will meet at 5 p.m. for the pre-council meeting Monday to begin discussions about the fiscal year 2021 budget.
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WATCH: Columbia mayor addresses increase in COVID-19 cases
Columbia Mayor Brian Treece spoke with ABC 17 News on Monday as the city council met to discuss COVID-19 and its hit on the fiscal 2021 budget.
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Expanded absentee voting amid COVID-19 likely won’t be available by June election
Missouri lawmakers on Friday approved an expansion of absentee voting for the rest of 2020.
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Health official: New COVID-19 cases might increase as reopening continues
Many Mid-Missouri counties are seeing fewer or no active COVID-19 cases two weeks after a statewide stay-at-home order expired, but local health officials said an increase is expected.
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MONDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports new COVID-19 case
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Missouri officials say they’re ramping up COVID-19 testing as reopening continues
The state government is ramping up COVID-19 testing and will continue to emphasize it as the state continues a phased reopening, Gov. Mike Parson and Missouri’s top public health official said Monday.
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VIDEO: CPS superintendent discusses 3 options for next school year
Columbia Public Schools Superintendent Peter Stiepleman joined ABC 17’s Zara Barker on Monday to talk about how the district is continuing to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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SUNDAY UPDATES: Missouri reporting 594 deaths from COVID-19
The Saline County Health Department reported an additional three positive cases of the coronavirus.
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Columbia City Council to vote on temporary housing for first responders
COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council is expected to vote on a resolution Monday that would authorize temporary housing for first responders during the COVID-19 pandemic. The agreement would give the Columbia Police Department and the Columbia Fire Department the option to stay at Stephens College, should the need arise. Stephens College has designated
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