FRIDAY UPDATES: 97 COVID patients reported in Boone County hospitals
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MoDOT: Pavement sampling to impact travel on Providence Road and Stadium Blvd.
The Missouri Department of Transportation will have crews pulling samples of concrete along Stadium Blvd. and Providence Road beginning Sunday night.
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One dead after Sedalia shooting
Officers found Tylar Simon with a gunshot wound at his home on Kentucky Avenue at about 3:30 a.m., the Sedalia Police Department said in a news release. Police tried life-saving treatment but Simon was pronounced dead at the scene.
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‘We have no other options but to follow the orders of the Missouri Attorney General;’ some counties stop COVID-19 efforts
A health department in southern Missouri says it will cease all work relating to COVID-19.
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Jefferson City middle school tells parents of social media threat
Principal Shawn Kelsch said in a letter that police identified the students responsible for the threatening post.
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Man pleads not guilty in connection with downtown Columbia mass casualty event
Todd Nesbitt Jr. is charged in connection with a Nov. 14 shooting outside of Vibez nightclub that killed one and injured five.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should Columbia Public Schools keep requiring masks?
Columbia Public Schools is among the districts Schmitt has written to, telling administrators to drop their mask requirement. He has also sued the district over the requirement.
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Delta variant remains a concern despite omicron variant discovery
Despite the omicron variant being an area of interest, health officials say the delta variant remains a concern.
Continue Reading Auxvasse police chief suspended after arrest
The Auxvasse police chief was suspended Thursday after he was arrested Tuesday pending an investigation into an incident.
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Multiple people file to run for Jefferson City Board of Education
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Four people have filed to run for the Jefferson City Board of Education according to Stephanie Sappenfield, Exec. Asst. to the Superintendent and Secy. to the Board of Education. Anne Bloemke-Warren, Adam Gresham, Marc H. Ellinger and Erika Leonard have filed so far. If anyone files after Thursday, they will be
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Missouri lawyers question attorney general’s interpretation of health orders law
Missouri lawyers are questioning the attorney general’s interpretation of a Cole County ruling being used to justify his investigation into Columbia Public Schools.
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Jefferson City state building owners do not plan to rebuild
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Bernard Groner and P&G Development Company have notified the state they do not intend to rebuild, according to Chris Moreland, public information officer for the Office of Administration. According to the cause of fire report, the fire did at least $2.5 million in damage. After the building caught fire in Nov., Groner has
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Time running out to get full coronavirus booster protection before Christmas
More people became eligible to get booster shots after the FDA authorized Pfizer/BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine booster for 16- and 17-year-olds Thursday.
Continue Reading Two charged with involuntary manslaughter after drug overdose death in Cooper County
A Cooper County prosecutor has charged two people with involuntary manslaughter and delivery of a controlled substance after a man dies from a drug overdose in May 2021.
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Jury recommends lighter sentence than prosecution sought in Renick murder trial
Jurors found Renick guilty of second-degree murder, guilty of armed criminal action Thursday after over 13 hours of deliberations.
Continue ReadingBoone County Commission approves tax break for food processing facility
The commission approved an agreement for Chapter 100 bonds for Swift Prepared Foods, which plans to build a $200 million facility that will create more than 250 jobs. Officials announced the project in November.
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THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports second straight day of over 90 new coronavirus cases
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Sentencing hearing delayed for Joseph Elledge
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The sentencing hearing for a Columbia man convicted last month of killing his wife has been delayed. Public court records show a Boone County judge will hear Joseph Elledge’s lawyers request for a new trial on Friday, Jan. 7. 2022 at 1:30 p.m. Elledge is also expected to receive his sentence at
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will President Biden’s infrastructure plan help Missourians?
Biden said the plan will create good-paying jobs and bring much-needed modernization to the nation’s transportation system. But most Republicans say the plan is too expensive.
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Jury suspends deliberation in Lynlee Renick trial
The defense called Lynlee Renick to the stand as the third day of her trial at the Boone County Courthouse began. The trial is being heard here on a change of venue with a jury brought in from Clay County, Missouri.
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