
City leaders discuss difficult road to short-term rental regulations
The Columbia City Council is scheduled to vote on several ordinances on short term rentals at Monday’s meeting.
Continue ReadingThe Columbia City Council is scheduled to vote on several ordinances on short term rentals at Monday’s meeting.
Continue ReadingChiefs fans already started going to bars around Columbia Friday night to celebrate Super Bowl weekend.
Continue ReadingThe Columbia City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday where it will vote whether or not to take part in a pilot program that would gather data on tobacco retailers in the city.
Continue ReadingBoone Hospital hosted a job fair for Pinnacle employees Tuesday in the Pinnacle Regional Hospital lobby.
Continue ReadingThe Lucky’s Market in downtown Columbia will stay open for now as dozens of other stores are shuttered, managers in Columbia said Tuesday.
Continue ReadingSome Boonville residents are doing their best to find ways to help Pinnacle Regional Hospital patients and employees who were left empty-handed when the hospital closed Wednesday.
Continue ReadingThe frequency at which rural hospitals are closing across the United States has accelerated in recent years.
Continue ReadingPinnacle Regional Hospital in Boonville will close its doors Wednesday, hospital leadership said in a news release.
Continue ReadingDirector of Columbia Parks and Recreation, Mike Griggs, spoke with the Disabilities Commission Thursday about ADA compliance at the Boone County Fairgrounds
Continue ReadingThe City of Columbia recently expanded the Violent Crime Task Force in an effort to combat gun violence, but city leaders are still searching for more ways to reduce violence, including state legislature.
Continue ReadingAmazon’s Alexa is obeying orders, this time from kids ordering their own Christmas gifts. According to a recent report, gifts are arriving at home thanks to kids ordering them though voice assistants, or other devices. One parent reportedly told The Wall Street Journal her daughter ordered $300 in items from her Alexa device. Parents that
Continue ReadingThe University of Missouri sold alcohol at football games for the first time in 2019.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia could soon take over the Boone County Fairgrounds. City Council and the Boone County Commission need to approve a deal where the county will give the fairgrounds to the city in a deed. Several city council members have voiced their support for the deal, saying the recreation complex
Continue ReadingMidiCi The Neapolitan Pizza Company posted to its Instagram and Facebook Sunday night, announcing it was closing its doors within hours.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An investor credit rating service upgraded the outlook for the University of Missouri System from a rating of negative to stable on Wednesday. The rating for the university from Moody’s Investor Service remained at a high-grade Aa1 credit rating, which is one of the highest ratings. The company gave the UM system
Continue ReadingAfter a couple of hours of public comment Tuesday night, the Boone County Commission voted 2-1 to approve a request to rezone land for a MidwayUSA facility.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: The Boone County Commission approved a request to rezone land for a MidwayUSA facility after a couple of hours of public comment Tuesday night. The proposal passed in a 2-1 vote, with Northern Boone County Commissioner Janet Thompson opposing. ORIGINAL: The Boone County Commission is expected to vote Tuesday on whether
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Shoppers will make their way to stores in and around Columbia Thursday night as Thanksgiving comes to an end and Black Friday begins. Several stores in Columbia will have different hours beginning Thursday. According to its Facebook page, The Columbia Mall will be open Thursday from 6 p.m. to 12 a.m. and
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Panera Bread Co. signed a lease to build a new location at the corner of Nifong Blvd and Providence Road. The new Panera will be located in the former Gerbes Super Market parking lot. It will replace Panera currently located in the shopping center across the street. Plans show the new location
Continue ReadingGovernor Mike Parson toured the location of an upcoming bridge project Thursday in Callaway County. The project will replace the Callaway County Route D bridge over Interstate 70. “We’re trying to tell the people in the state look we’re going to invest the money wisely and we’re going to go to work,” Governor Mike Parson
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