At the Monday night board meeting, the Columbia Board of Education is set to review agenda items that include its COVID-19 safety plan and potential raises for school bus drivers.
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Numbers provided by the Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau show a 66.9% occupancy rate for August, the highest in more than three years. The hospitality industry will see more visitors coming through the doors this weekend as the University of Missouri celebrates Homecoming.
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One motion asks President Mun Choi, who is also the UM System president, to renew current requirements that include masks in classrooms but revise them to require everyone to wear masks indoors at all times. Another motion asks Choi to require vaccinations for students and staff.
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Continue Reading University of Missouri researchers are looking for children to participate in a COVID-19 vaccine study.
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The health care industry is in need of people, with many hospitals reporting staffing shortages that have become a familiar sight during the coronavirus pandemic.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An additional $1.5 million is now available by Ameren Missouri for families struggling to pay their utility bills due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ameren is directing $1.2 million to its Clean Slate program to support moderate-income customers who do not qualify for low-income programs. The company is also directing $300,000 to support
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Helias Catholic High School in Jefferson City is changing its masking requirements for students and staff on Wednesday. According to the high school’s website, the school will make changes to its COVID-19 protocols due to a drop in county and school case numbers compared to earlier in the school year. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Senior Center’s 25th anniversary of being at its current location was in October 2020. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the celebrations took place one year later. There was an open house from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, with a short program at 2:30 p.m. at the location on Business
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The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 8.8% on Sunday. The change in positivity comes along with 859 additional confirmed cases bringing the total to 680,293 since the start of pandemic. Health officials also recorded 151 new probable cases with a total number of 144,063 antigen test results being positive. Two new
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The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 8.7% on Saturday. The change in positivity comes along with 1,322 additional confirmed cases bringing the total to 678,112 since the start of pandemic. Health officials also recorded 402 new probable cases with a total number of 143,912 antigen test results being positive. Seven new
Continue Reading The Federal Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) III grants are part of American Rescue Plan funding tied to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Some districts around the state have kept their mask mandates in place, such as Columbia Public Schools. Jefferson City school administrators said case rates had dipped enough in the schools to make dropping the requirement appropriate.
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