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One killed, two injured during ATV crash in Camden County
A fatal crash involving three people occurred on Sunday at Turn Bridge Lane in Camden County at 6:50 p.m.
Continue ReadingA fatal crash involving three people occurred on Sunday at Turn Bridge Lane in Camden County at 6:50 p.m.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As the school year approaches, there are a lot of factors that go into the ‘Return to Learn’. ABC 17 News will sit down with education leaders from all across Mid-Missouri in the upcoming weeks. In the special ‘Return to Learn’ segments, ABC 17 News will speak with school officials about how
Continue ReadingThe state now has a seven day positivity rate of 14.9% on Sunday. The increase in positivity comes along with 1,335 additional confirmed cases bringing the total to 586,860 since the start of pandemic. Health officials also recorded 433 new probable cases with a total number of 114,742 antigen test results being positive. One new
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is set to celebrate the state’s 200th birthday with a third and final day of events on Sunday. According to organizers, all visitors are required to follow the University of Missouri’s COVID-19 safety regulations at the festival. The, “Together for ’21 Fest” kicked off Friday, with Governor Parson
Continue ReadingThe state now has a seven day positivity rate of 15% on Saturday. The increase in positivity comes along with 2,110 additional confirmed cases bringing the total to 585,525 since the start of pandemic. Health officials also recorded 655 new probable cases with a total number of 114,309 antigen test results being positive. Eight new
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The mayor of Columbia said efforts should lean toward people getting vaccinated against COVID-19 instead of debating a mask mandate. This comes as the city plans to meet Monday to possibly mandate masks once again. The Columbia City Council is set to discuss an emergency ordinance, which, if passed, would require everyone
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County judge will consider what exactly he’ll order the state of Missouri to do next in expanding eligibility to the state’s Medicaid program. Judge Jon Beetem heard 20 minutes of argument between the two sides fighting over the future of the health insurance program. Attorneys for those that sued
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Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Prices for medical marijuana have been dropping as more manufacturers, cultivators and dispensaries open in Missouri. The Kansas City Star reports residents voted in 2018 to legalize medical cannabis. Since then, the state has licensed 193 dispensaries, 59 cultivators and 86 manufacturers. When the first dispensary in the Kansas City
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Officials with the Kansas City Zoo say they plan to begin vaccinating some animals housed at the attraction against COVID-19. Among those slated to be vaccinated are the zoo’s great apes, including chimpanzees, orangutans and gorillas, and its big cats, including lions, tigers, cheetahs and leopards. Zoo officials say those
Continue ReadingMissouri hospitals are seeing a steady increase in occupancy due to the spread of new COVID variants. The increase in cases may be attributed to the highly contagious delta variant. The latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows the delta variant makes up 52% of COVID cases in Missouri but combines with the
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis lawyer who was pardoned along with his wife for waving guns at social justice demonstrators is suing to get the guns back. Mark McCloskey, a Republican candidate of U.S. Senate, is also seeking to have fines they paid returned. In a lawsuit filed Wednesday in St. Louis City
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Continue ReadingMissouri hospitals are seeing a steady increase in occupancy due to the spread of new COVID variants.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri announced a $5 million commitment from Pinney Allen and family to the Trulaske College of Business. The gift will establish the Allen Access Program to support under-resourced and underrepresented students in the College of Business through scholarships and programs. “The Allen Access Program will create more opportunities for
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson announced the vaccine incentive program on July 21, and since then vaccinations have steadily increased across the state. According to the state’s vaccine dashboard, health officials have given out an average of 13,000 vaccines each day over the past week. Before the incentives were announced, the seven-day average of
Continue ReadingGovernor Parson and the first lady will travel to Marshall, Boonville, Tipton, and Jamestown Thursday.
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Continue ReadingU.S. Rep. Billy Long, a conservative from southwestern Missouri, is entering the crowded race for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Missouri. Long announced his Senate bid Tuesday night on Tucker Carlson’s show on Fox News. He joins a long list of GOP candidates seeking the 2022 nomination for the seat being vacated by
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Missouri, the delta variant is spreading and now accounts for more than 95% of new cases. Data from the CDC shows the original delta proportion has actually significantly decreased, now sitting at 52.7%. However, there are sub-lineages of delta which now account for nearly half
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