BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Fire officials are warning of proper firework disposal after a dumpster fire at the Midway Heights Baptist Church on Monday morning. Fire Captain John Wilke with the Boone County Fire Protection District said the church had a large fireworks display to celebrate the holiday. After the fireworks were over, they were
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has accepted assistance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to address the spread of COVID-19. Formation of the surge teams will begin this week. The CDC and their associated foundation offered to recruit and hire surge teams consisting of public health professionals
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Columbia residents flocked to Flatbranch Park downtown as the city’s Fire in The Sky celebration kicked off on Sunday.
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The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 9.9% on Sunday. The increase in positivity comes along with an additional 864 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total to 527,495. The state also added 312 probable cases of the virus to the dashboard Sunday. In total, 95,131 probable cases of COVID-19 were
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MORGAN, Mo. (KMIZ) One man is dead after a fatal crash in Morgan County on Saturday night. Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the crash happened at 10:10 on Saturday night on MO 52 Eastbound about 1,000 feet from Stevenson Lane. 35-year-old Jeffery Smith from Stover, was traveling eastbound on a 2003 Harley Davidson Motorcycle when
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The bicentennial celebration of Columbia’s Fire in the Sky wraps up Sunday. The annual Fourth of July festival has a lineup of family-friendly musical guests and a historical tour of Columbia planned for the final day.
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Salute to America kicked off Friday in Jefferson City, with large crowds coming from across Missouri to celebrate the holiday weekend and check out new attractions brought in this year.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A tractor trailer caught fire Saturday afternoon around 1:00 p.m. near the St. Charles Lake of the Woods exit on I-70. Both westbound lanes of I-70 near the exit were closed due to the vehicle fire. One lane opened up a short time later. Brad Frazier, with the Columbia Fire Department, said
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The increase in positivity comes along with additional confirmed cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total to 526,631. In total, 94,819 probable cases of COVID-19 were discovered through antigen testing. DHSS has recorded a total of 9,339 deaths in the state since the start of the virus. The state dashboard says new cases are up
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During an investigation for a missing person, officials in Maries County said they found suspected methamphetamine, marijuana and prescription pills.
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Jefferson City, Mo. (KMIZ) Salute to American events continue in Jefferson City Saturday ahead of the 4th of July holiday, and many food trucks and vendors are ready for the large crowds. However, there is still proper food safety precautions to take as cases and positivity rates continue to rise in Missouri. As of Friday
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Jefferson City’s annual Salute to America celebration kicked off Friday, with many vendors and organizers expecting the event to draw large crowds.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) is recommending residents affected by flooding and storm damage to call 2-1-1 with requests for assistance. The phones are handled 24/7 to connect citizens with available community resources. Support resources available from 2-1-1 may include: Basic human needs: food pantries, shelters, rent or utility
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Check back here for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic in Missouri.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation contractors will begin the next phase of an ongoing rehabilitation project on the U.S. Route 54/63 bridges over the Missouri River in Jefferson City will begin to impact nighttime traffic next week by repairing the deck of the eastbound Route 54/63 bridge. This work will require
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Large gatherings, no mask mandate and approximately 40% vaccination rate create a hot bed for possible COVID-19 transmission.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The annual Fire in the Sky celebration in Columbia will be held Sunday at 9:15 p.m. at the American Legion Park after being held at Cosmo-Bethel Park last year during the pandemic. Erika Coffman, manager for Columbia Recreational Services, said planning the event was more difficult this year as there were many
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Area cities and are hosting multiple events for families and fireworks displays beginning Saturday night and ending on Sunday evening. COLUMBIA CoMo 200, the Mayor’s Task Force on Bicentennial Celebration Planning, is hosting a weekend of events culminating in its main bicentennial celebration on Sunday, July 4, which was co-organized with the
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The drop-off centers are Moser’s stores at 900 N. Keene St. and 705 Business Loop 70 W. will close Wednesday, according to the release.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A settlement is in place between the family of a man killed at a Columbia Waffle House, the restaurant and the security guard that killed him. Attorneys for members of Anthony Warren’s family filed the proposed settlement with Judge Jeff Harris on Wednesday. The terms of the settlement are confidential, but the
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