WATCH: Columbia Board of Education committee hears financial update
Live video stream of the Columbia Board of Education finance committee’s meeting.
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Local businesses request repeal of Boone County reopening order
Lawyers at a Columbia firm have sent a letter to county and city officials requesting a repeal of Boone County’s COVID-19 reopening order on behalf of several businesses.
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WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Cole County reports new COVID-19 case
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CARES Act expands eligibility for child care help
The CARES Act will provide millions in funding for child care as Missourians return to work and schools remain closed for at least part of the summer because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Boone County churches following new guidelines from recent county order
According to the order, churches and spiritual organizations are allowed to reopen but must follow social distancing guidelines.
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Police: Homeless man discovered dead on roof of California business
The California Police Department said a dead homeless man was found on the roof of a local business Tuesday afternoon.
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Shots fired but no damage in Columbia
Police say shots were fired but nothing was damaged and no one was injured Tuesday in northeast Columbia.
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Jefferson City man accused of child sex crimes
Deputies with the Cole County Sheriff’s Department arrested a Jefferson City man suspected of child sex crimes Tuesday afternoon.
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Business owners say COVID-19 complaints, concerns fixed quickly
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Business owners that dealt with city officials over compliance with Boone County health’s order say the issues didn’t last long. ABC 17 News reported on Monday that the Office of Neighborhood Services elevated at least seven complaints to the Columbia/Boone County Health Department director. All seven ended without prosecution, and owners of
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Health officials confident in supplies as testing capacity expands in Missouri
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The director of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services says he is confident in the availability of testing materials in the state. At the governor’s daily briefing on Tuesday, Dr. Randall Williams said the state now has the capacity to test 60,000 people every week. The department has been
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Show-Me State Games postpone June events
The Show-Me State Games have postponed all of their June sports events, according to a release. The new dates will be announced at a later time. The Show-Me State Games are still planning on holding their sports events in July. The games are set to begin on July 17. The release said, “In the event
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Boone Hospital Center affected by possible data breach
Some patient information may have been exposed after a possible security breach at BJC HealthCare.
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Two plead guilty in alleged deadly drug ring
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man from Columbia and another from California pleaded guilty Tuesday in connection with what authorities have labeled a deadly marijuana-trafficking conspiracy. Nawel Girma, 25, of Columbia and Cody Brent Davis, 31, of California, pleaded guilty in separate federal court appearances in Jefferson City, the U.S. attorney’s office said in a
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Columbia Regional Airport to receive millions from CARES Act
The city has been approved to receive funding through the CARES Act to help pay for the cost of COVID-19 at Columbia Regional Airport.
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COVID-19 Congressional Town Hall to air Thursday on FOX
FOX 22 will air a COVID-19 town hall featuring Missouri’s congressional delegation Thursday night.
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TUESDAY UPDATES: MUPD officer who tested positive for COVID-19 released from hospital
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Man accused of gun threat in Cole County
Cole County prosecutors filed multiple felony charges against a man accused of threatening another person with a gun early Saturday.
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Wind gust helps overturn truck in Jefferson City
A truck driver was injured Tuesday when a wind gust helped blow his trailer over as he was merging onto Highway 54.
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Building of Lamine River levee in missing mom search begins
The De Bourgmont Access on the Lamine River in Cooper County closed Tuesday to allow Columbia police to continue searching for a missing Columbia mom, Mengqi Ji.
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Missouri officials say COVID-19 projections come from industry, academia
The director of Missouri’s Medicaid program sought to clarify Tuesday how the state is getting COVID-19 case projections and how those estimates are used.
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