THURSDAY UPDATES: New coronavirus case average trending down in Boone County
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Parson seeks federal disaster assessment for Missouri severe storms, tornadoes
Parson’s office said the governor has asked FEMA to work with teams in Dunklin, Pemiscot and Reynolds County in southeast Missouri to catalog the damage. The worst damage happened to electric cooperatives in Dunklin and Pemiscot counties, taking out power to 30,000 members at its peak, according to a release from Parson’s office.
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Politicians have different approaches to universal preschool for Missourians
The estimated cost for a family to send their child to preschool in Missouri is $8,600 a year, according to a White House study, and only 14% of Missouri families have access to publicly funded preschool. State and federal lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have floated proposal about how to make preschool more accessible to those who can’t afford it.
Continue Reading WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Active coronavirus cases up, hospitalizations steady in Boone County
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Experts explain why warehouse style buildings aren’t the safest place to be during a tornado
Experts are discussing concerns on the structure of warehouse buildings during severe weather.
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Billions of doses given in coronavirus vaccine’s first year
The first dose of coronavirus vaccine was administered a year ago Tuesday, when a New York doctor took the shot.
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CPS mask policy change goes into effect after winter break
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Monday night, the Columbia Board of Education voted to halt the mask mandate for the school district, but the policy won’t go into effect until after the winter break. Board members also voted to change the COVID-19 protocols to require only people who test positive for the virus to quarantine. Columbia
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Columbia Board of Education votes to remove COVID mask policy
Board members are set to review the plan at Monday night’s meeting at the Aslin Administration building off of Worley Street.
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MONDAY UPDATES: DHSS adds 91 coronavirus related deaths after analyzing death certificates
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Amazon employee gives details on the night of the deadly tornado in Edwardsville, Illinois
As lives were lost that night, Quigley said he was one of the lucky ones that got his route down early.
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Red Cross responds to tornado damage in affected Missouri areas
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After devastating tornados tore through six states including Missouri, The American Red Cross of Missouri and Arkansas coordinated with local and state emergency management to sent out crews to assist communities affected by the devastating tornadoes. Responders were sent to the Greater St. Louis area including St. Charles County where homes were
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Missouri Task Force 1 arrives in Kentucky to help clean up tornado damage
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Task Force 1 arrived in Kentucky around 3 a.m. Monday. The team was deployed in response to the devastating tornados that struck the state on Friday evening. Task Force 1 was activated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to deploy as a type III task force and join Indiana Task Force
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Versailles man suffers serious injuries in Morgan County crash
MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Versailles man suffered serious injuries in a crash Sunday afternoon in Morgan County. The single-vehicle crash happened at 2:10 p.m. Sunday on Webb Road, one mile west of Route J. The driver of a 2012 Ford F150, Lee Loman of Versailles, drove off the right side of the road, overturned,
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SUNDAY UPDATES: 420 people in Missouri are in the ICU with COVID-19
The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 14.5% on Sunday. An additional 1,681 new COVID-19 cases were added bringing the total of confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic is now 766,421. There have also been 172,019 probable antigen test results being positive. One new death was added. DHSS has recorded
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MSHP trooper in stable condition after shoot out; suspect in custody
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper is expected to survive after a shoot out with a man in Springfield Friday night. Troopers arrested Justin Jackman near South Fremont Avenue and East Lark Street around 7:45 a.m. Saturday. The Greene County Prosecutor’s Office has charged Jackman with first-degree assault, armed criminal action, felony
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Death toll rises to six in Amazon warehouse collapse near St. Louis
EDWARDSVILLE, Il. (KMIZ) At least six people died after the Amazon warehouse collapsed in Edwardsville, Illinois when storms rolled through Friday night. This information came from the Edwardsville Fire Department at a press conference Saturday evening. The building collapsed as a result of severe weather around 8:33 Friday night, according to Edwardsville Police. Workers were
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SATURDAY UPDATES: Over 2,000 new COVID-19 cases added in Missouri
The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 12.5% on Saturday. An additional 2,113 new COVID-19 cases were added bringing the total of confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic is now 764,740. There have also been 174,963 probable antigen test results being positive, with 496 added Saturday. Four new deaths were
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MU and UM students, faculty and visitors now able to keep firearms in a locked car
The University of Missouri Board of Curators voted Friday to change UM System rules to allow employees, students and visitors to have a gun on campus but it must stay in a locked car.
Continue Reading FRIDAY UPDATES: 97 COVID patients reported in Boone County hospitals
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Continue Reading 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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