Boone County prosecutors charged Ronald Dameron on July 12 and July 16 with attempted invasion of privacy. Police in both cases said women accused Dameron of following them around stores in Columbia and possibly trying to take pictures up their skirts.
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Commissioners said they had received emails and phone calls from concerned community members about door-to-door outreach efforts.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) According to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the delta variant now accounts for nearly 90% of all new COVID-19 cases in Missouri. In less than two months, the proportion of the delta variant in Missouri went from less than 7% to just under 90%. On June 8,
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With the start of school in many districts just a month away, students eligible to get the coronavirus vaccine are running out of time to be fully vaccinated before classes begin.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Downtown Columbia hotel owners shared concerns Tuesday over a prospective hotel. The owners of the Broadway Hotel and the Tiger Hotel want more solutions to the parking situation surrounding a new prospective AC Marriott planning to be built at Hitt and Cherry Streets. “With lots of local businesses, buying spaces in there,
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When Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket lifted off Tuesday morning, a Stephens College alumna became the oldest person to ever travel to outer space.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The State Fire Marshal and the Columbia/Boone County Health Department gave the Boone County Fair the green light to open the carnival rides and food vendors this week at the Boone County Fairgrounds. Gus Guadamuz, Supervisor of Missouri’s Amusement Ride Safety Unit, said all rides have to go through two levels of
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Tuesday is the last day for Columbia Public Schools and Moberly Public Schools students to receive the first dose of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine if they want to be fully vaccinated by the first day of school on Aug. 24.
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ELDON, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was seriously injured after an ATV wreck Monday evening in Miller County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, Robin Showers was driving a 2008 Polaris RZR in circles which caused the vehicle to crash. Showers was partially ejected from the ATV. Showers was taken by MU Air
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Recycling drop-off sites have been plagued by illegal dumping issues.
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Police Chief Gary Launderville announced the cancelation in a meeting with business owners, according to a city news release. Bike Night is a business promotion targeting motorcycle enthusiasts that takes place on the third Thursday of every month. The deadly shooting took place on Bike Night.
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The University of Missouri is asking students to begin their vaccination plan if they have not done so already. Students that have received their vaccine elsewhere will be able to receive their second shot in Columbia if necessary no matter what type of vaccination.
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The approval allows Greyhound to use one parking space at the Wabash station to pick up and drop off passengers twice a day.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Fair is back after being canceled due to the pandemic last year, and this time it’s making a return to Columbia. Along with the return, local health officials are offering coronavirus vaccine clinics at the fair all week long in hopes of adding to the 173,418 total doses already
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The American Academy of Pediatrics recommended Monday that everyone in a school setting older than 2 should wear masks indoors.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council pushed back the parking vote for the prospective hotel near the intersection of Cherry Street and Tenth Street. The council is torn between allowing the parking spaces because it’s approved hotel parking like this before, and not allowing the hotel parking because locals need the space in the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council met Monday to give a pandemic update on where to get vaccinated and where to get tested as COVID-19 numbers across the county and state continue to trend upward. Dr. Thomas Robbins with the Jefferson City Medical Group said during the meeting, “We urge everybody to consider
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The Missouri General Assembly’s Joint Committee on Education will hold a hearing Monday on critical race theory at The 1619 Project.
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