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FRIDAY UPDATES: Macon County R-1 school district to return 6-12 grade students to in class learning
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TUESDAY UPDATES: JC School District reports 2 new facilities reporting their first COVID-19 case on campus
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Macon R-1 School District reports COVID-19 outbreak
MACON Mo. (KMIZ) Macon County R-1 middle school students will move to all online classes after the district reported multiple cases of COVID-19 via Twitter on Saturday. COID 19 at Macon R-1 pic.twitter.com/CefWy7ts0I— Macon R-1 Schools (@MaconTigers) September 6, 2020 According to a tweet from the Macon Tigers’ twitter account, after contact tracing is completed
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Macon County Sheriff’s Office issues alert for missing man
MACON, Mo. (KMIZ) The Macon County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to be on the lookout for a missing 81-year-old man. Robert Williams was last seen walking away from 15584 Old Highway 63 in La Plata at about 7 p.m. Sunday, the sheriff’s office said. Williams is 6 feet 1 inch tall, weighs about
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Rollover crash in Macon County leaves one dead, another with serious injuries
The Missouri State Highway Patrol said two people were ejected from their SUV in a rollover crash Thursday afternoon, killing the driver.
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Missing Macon woman last seen at Columbia hotel found safe
The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Thursday afternoon that Schwebach had been found safe.
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MoDOT: ‘Potholes are blooming’
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation says crews will be focusing on repairing potholes through April. “There is a lot more than we’ve seen in previous years,” said Adam Pulley the Central District communications manager for MoDOT. According to a report from MoDOT, in 2019, the department patched roughly 730,000 potholes worth an
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Fatal crash in Macon County leaves one dead
Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to a crash shortly after 4 p.m. Friday on U.S. 63 in La Plata.
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More than 200 plows ready for weekend winter storm
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) MoDOT officials said the state’s department of transportation has 222 plows across the central district ready to go for the expected rain and snow coming this weekend. “The next couple of days is a very high variable weather event,” said Adam Pulley, the MoDOT Central District communication manager. Pulley said rain
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Macon man killed in crash with 18-wheeler
The Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to a fatal crash Saturday morning on U.S. 63 Northbound, just south of Highway M.
Continue ReadingState leaders focus on broadband expansion across Missouri
According to the Federal Communications Commission, more than 1.26 million Missourians do not have access to high-speed internet, that’s 20% of the population. University of Missouri extension along with state leaders discussed Missouri’s are planning to have everyone in the state online by 2028. The main concern is for people in rural parts of the
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Several mid-Missouri counties approved for disaster funds
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has added several mid-Missouri counties to its list of those eligible for reimbursement for disaster-related costs. Gov. Mike Parson’s office said Monday that Benton, Boone, Callaway, Cooper, Gasconade, Howard and Pulaski are among 14 counties added to the list of those eligible for disaster reimbursement for costs related to flooding
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