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Boone County COVID-19 hospitalizations set pandemic records
Boone County set two COVID-19 records on Wednesday with 95 hospitalizations and 31 patients in ICU beds.
Continue ReadingBoone County set two COVID-19 records on Wednesday with 95 hospitalizations and 31 patients in ICU beds.
Continue ReadingMany local bars and restaurants have been relying on outdoor seating to add capacity during the pandemic.
Continue ReadingHundreds of school districts and individual schools across Missouri will soon have the tests for students, faculty and staff.
Continue ReadingCounty clerks’ offices have been taking precautions to protect voters from COVID-19 as absentee voting has been taking place. They plan to do the same for the Nov. 3 election.
Continue ReadingNational Guard spokesman Capt. Jeremy Idleman said soldiers are outside the First Assembly of God in Jefferson City to help increase the number of COVID-19 tests administered.
Continue ReadingColumbia Public Schools is now reporting the number of student COVID-19 cases in elementary school, middle school and high school.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri licensed nurses and acupuncturists are the newest target in a scam going around the state. The Missouri State Board of Nursing and Missouri Acupuncturist Advisory Committee are both warning about a scam claiming the person is being investigated and their licenses is in danger of being suspended. In this scam, the
Continue ReadingThe Department of Health and Senior Services reported 2,043 new COVID-19 cases on the state dashboard Sunday.
Continue ReadingThe Department of Health and Senior Services added 2,918 new cases of COVID-19, 113 deaths and 24,470 tests on the state dashboard.
Continue ReadingThe Missouri General Assembly’s Joint Committee on Education heard testimony from families struggling with online school, especially parents with kids who have individual education programs on Friday.
Continue ReadingThe Missouri General Assembly’s Joint Committee on Education heard testimony from parents upset with Columbia Public Schools’ response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Continue ReadingIt didn’t take long for the Kansas City area’s first medical marijuana dispensary to sell out. The Kansas City Star reports that Fresh Green dispensary in Lee’s Summit opened Monday and was sold out by the end of the day Tuesday. All told, the shop served about 500 customers. Bianca Sullivan, who owns the dispensary
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Boone County commissioners rebuked their fellow official on Thursday over comments he made about the county’s health department director. A letter from Presiding Commissioner Dan Atwill and District 2 Commissioner Janet Thompson to Columbia city manager John Glascock criticized District 1 Commissioner Fred Parry’s reaction to the ownership change at the
Continue ReadingLEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. (AP) — The first medical marijuana dispensary in the Kansas City area was a popular spot when it opened. Dozens of people lined up outside Fresh Green in Lee’s Summit Monday to receive marijuana for medical needs. The state’s first two dispensaries opened Saturday in the St. Louis area. Voters approved medical
Continue ReadingElementary students across Columbia are returning to the classrooms Monday for the first time in seven months.
Continue ReadingThe Department of Health and Senior Services reported 156,696 cases of COVID-19 on Sunday.
Continue ReadingAll-online education has left some struggling academically as Columbia Public Schools elementary students return to classrooms.
Continue ReadingMore than 10 organizations were part of Project Homeless Connect, now in its sixth year in Jefferson City.
Continue ReadingCoronavirus hospitalizations have reached an all-time high in Missouri, hitting 1,443 on Wednesday.
Continue ReadingAriel Schwarting, a third grade teacher at Grant Elementary, is setting up a system for her students to keep supplies separate in the classroom.
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