Long-term care communities wait for first shipment of Moderna coronavirus vaccine
The vaccine is not being shipped directly to the facilities, instead Walgreens and CVS pharmacies will distribute the vaccine at the…
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Moderna vaccine expected to hit Mid-Missouri this week
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Health workers could get the Moderna vaccine as soon as Monday. A spokesperson for Cedarhurst, a long-term care community with a…
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One child dead, mother and second child recovering after being severely beaten
BENTON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A toddler is dead and her mother and another child are recovering in a Sedalia hospital after all three were severely…
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DHSS director authorizes medical professionals to give Moderna vaccine
Randall Williams, director of the Department of Health and Senior Services signs a standing order for the Moderna vaccine Sunday.…
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SUNDAY UPDATES: State reports over 2,000 new cases
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported 2,072 new cases and 33 new deaths to it’s COVID-19 dashboard…
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Man taken to the hospital with gunshot wound
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: Police say one man was taken to the hospital Saturday morning with a gunshot wound. Officers responded after getting…
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Nobody hurt after bullet goes through bedroom in Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police have a street blocked off and are currently investigating after a shooting in North Columbia early Saturday…
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FRIDAY UPDATES: Cole and Randolph County reporting COVID-19 related deaths
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St. Louis County’s first charter school opening next fall
NORMANDY, Mo. (AP) — St. Louis County’s first charter school is expected to open next fall after reluctant approval from Missouri education…
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Kansas City approves LGBTQ Commission to advise city
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City officials have created a commission to advise them on policies affecting the city’s LGBTQ citizens. The City…
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What’s really in the coronavirus vaccine?
The coronavirus vaccine is now available to front line health care workers in Missouri, but what’s really in the…
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Latest ‘red zone’ report calls for more state, local COVID-19 restrictions
The White House ‘red zone’ report obtained by ABC News on Thursday called on Missouri to increase statewide and local mitigation…
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THURSDAY UPDATES: Cole County reports 43 new COVID-19 cases
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Body found in Valley Park, Mo. connected to Columbia case
VALLEY PARK, Mo. (KMIZ) Police in St. Louis County report they found a body they say is connected to a Columbia case. Police tell us it found the…
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Cooper County Public Health Center adding security after multiple threats
BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Cooper County Public Health Center administrator Melanie Hutton says the organization has recently received multiple threats…
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State lawmakers eye improvements to child abuse hotline process
Some state lawmakers are looking to improve the state’s child abuse hotline after a meeting earlier in the…
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Missouri lawmaker denounced for alleged sex with intern
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House Ethics Committee says a state lawmaker who allegedly had sex with an intern should be punished. A committee…
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Missouri panel turns aside utility shutoff moratorium
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Public Service Commission has turned down a request that sought a moratorium on utility shutoffs due to the…
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Missouri Lottery to reinstate limits on ticket purchases
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Lottery plans to limit how many tickets individuals can buy in one day. The Lottery Commission voted…
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Government ordered to pay landowners on lower Missouri River
A judge has ruled that the federal government must pay landowners on the lower Missouri River for flooding damage caused by the Army Corps of…
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