Boone County’s new Missouri Senate district could lead to party switch
Several other Mid-Missouri districts would see shifts if the tentative map is put into place.
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State files charges against Maries County contractor with consumer fraud
Rodney Durbin faces nine counts in Maries County for defrauding consumers and financially exploiting elderly Missourians.
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THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports a positivity rate over 6%
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WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 43 COVID-19 patients in hospitals
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TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 11 coronavirus cases; positivity rate 6.7%
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MONDAY UPDATES: Missouri DHSS adds 201 coronavirus related deaths after analyzing death certificates
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CDC masking recommendations for mid-Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A majority of Americans no longer need to wear a face mask while indoors, according to new recommendations released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The agency classifies counties in the United States by three different community levels which are classified as low, medium, and high. These community levels are
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THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County report a new coronavirus-related death; 22 new cases
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Continue Reading WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Health Department reports drop in COVID-19 patients at Boone County hospitals
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TUESDAY UPDATES: Coronavirus cases down over 55% in Boone County compared to last week
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WINTER WEATHER UPDATES: Highway patrol reports one injury in Mid-Missouri crashes
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THURSDAY UPDATES: MU reminds students, faculty and staff to report positive COVID cases
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TUESDAY UPDATES: Southern Boone no longer requiring masks in any circumstance
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Federal funds dedicated to help clean up polluted Superfund site in Maries County
The old hat factory sits on a 7.9-acre Superfund site in Vienna that includes two public drinking wells contaminated by the factory’s operations. Two companies operated on the site from 1952 to 1996, contaminating the soil and groundwater with harmful compounds called PCEs which are believed to contribute to cancer.
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Gasconade County school district to close Friday after TikTok threat challenge
School districts across Mid-Missouri say they’ve been made aware of a trend on social media app TikTok that challenges kids to threaten their schools.
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Troopers on high alert for Labor Day Weekend
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State Highway Patrol Troopers are out on high alert as the organization expects more traffic on highways and waterways for the Labor Day weekend. “I think over the next several days there’s gonna be a significant increase in traffic on all the major highways and interstates throughout the state and throughout
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Maries County escapee caught Wednesday morning in Gasconade County
GASCONADE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Maries County escapee was caught Wednesday morning in Gasconade County after a search of a residence. According to Gasconade County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page, Christopher Koepke, a recent escapee from the Maries County Sheriff’s Office, was found at a house on High St. in Bland. Koepke was discovered hiding in
Continue Reading Maries County Sheriff’s Dept. says man overdosed in vehicle Wednesday
MARIES COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Maries County sheriff said a drug overdose killed a Rolla man Wednesday night. Sheriff Chris Heitman wrote on the department’s Facebook page that 31-year-old William Ross was found dead in his pickup truck by a woman. Heitman said the department suspects an opiate overdose after deputies and the coroner investigated.
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Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission approves guardrail and median guard cable repair contracts
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission has approved two one-year contracts that will provide guardrail and downed median guard cable repairs in several mid-Missouri counties. The first contract entails repairs in various locations as needed in Camden, Maries and Miller Counties. The second contract will be for repairs along various routes
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Man drowned on Rinquelin Trail Lake Sunday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri man died Sunday after drowning on Rinquelin Trail Lake in Maries County. Official reports said around 5:09 p.m 77-year-old Paul W. Becker fell overboard and didn’t surface. Jerome Frey was driving the boat at the time of the incident, and there was no damage to the boat. The report said
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