FRIDAY UPDATES: CPS reporting 356 staff and students quarantining due to coronavirus
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UPDATE: Power restored to downtown customers; cause of outage reported as contractor hitting an underground line
A power outage affected traffic lights in Columbia during the evening rush Friday, according to a public alert from emergency dispatchers.
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Woman seriously injured in Morgan County Wreck Friday
MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State Highway Patrol is reporting a woman is seriously injured Friday at 11:15 a.m. at Alum Springs Road north of Kickapoo road. According to the department’s crash report, the driver of a 1995 Dodge Intreprid failed to curve causing the vehicle to go off the road. According to the release,
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Columbia bars and restaurants prepare for Halloween crowds
With Halloween a day away, downtown Columbia bars and restaurants are preparing for large crowds.
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County health officials quitting amid threats, harassment
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Health department directors from across Missouri are walking away from their jobs after many of them were threatened and harassed over the actions they’ve taken to curb the coronavirus pandemic. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Friday that at least a dozen county health department directors have vacated their jobs since March.
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Update: Sedalia Police identify the bodies found Thursday morning
UPDATE 3:08 P.M.: Local law enforcement has identified 66-year-old Steven Klein and 59-year-old Russell Bain, both of Sedalia, as the bodies that were found Thursday morning. The Rural Missouri Major Case Squad was brought in to help investigate the two deaths after the men’s bodies were found Thursday on the 1700 block of S. Harrison
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Cole County clerk helping quarantined voters cast ballots
Cole County’s election authority is considering expanding into next week a service that allows quarantined voters to cast ballots.
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New Franklin schools to go virtual, citing dozens of students, staff in COVID-19 quarantine
The New Franklin School District will move all classes online for two weeks with more than 80 students in quarantine because of coronavirus exposure.
Continue Reading Boone, Cole County clerks, law enforcement on guard for Election Day security issues
With Election Day coming up Tuesday, election officials and law enforcement say they are prepared to keep people at polling places safe should any issues arise.
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Cole County Sheriff’s deputies to check on sex offenders this Halloween
COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County Sheriff’s deputies will be checking in on registered sex offenders to make sure they are complying with Halloween restrictions. Cole County deputies will make contact with registered offenders to personally verify required information. Offenders that are not home are investigated further to verify their residency by checking mail delivery,
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THURSDAY UPDATES: CPS dashboard reports 19 students positive with COVID-19
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MU faculty council votes to keep spring break as is
The University of Missouri Faculty Council voted on Thursday not to change spring break citing many complications with a proposed change to the academic calendar
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FBI warns hospitals about Russian cyberattacks
The FBI said Russian hackers are targeting US hospitals by using malware that locks computer systems and denies hospitals access to its data.
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Columbia road and traffic closures beginning Monday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is beginning three construction projects this upcoming Monday, Nov. 2. Several parking garages scheduled to be closed to vehicular traffic and parking Monday to March 15 On Monday, the top floors of the Fifth and Walnut, North Fifth Street and East Walnut Street, and Short Street, 1110 E.
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Boone Electric Cooperative assisting in Hurricane Zeta restoration
This is the third hurricane to hit the Gulf Coast in eight weeks.
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Low water pressure forces boil water notice for Rockbridge Estates
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Consolidated Public Water of Boone County is reporting a precautionary boil water advisory after an afternoon water main break and a report of low water pressure. According to the release, the advisory runs from 3:30 p.m. Thursday to Saturday at noon. All water service areas affected include customers on 163 from Rockbridge
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Ameren plans solar facility in Montgomery County
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) Ameren Missouri announced plans to build the company’s largest solar facility in Montgomery County. Officials say the project will have thousands of solar panels installed near New Florence, Missouri at the six-megawatt solar facility. The company reports they are meeting demand from almost 2,000 new customer subscriptions to Ameren Missouri’s Community
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Natural gas rates going up for Ameren Missouri customers
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Ameren Missouri natural gas customers will see rates going up under a filing that will take effect Sunday. Customers in mid-Missouri will see a rate increase of $.03 per Ccf (per hundred cubic feet) of natural gas. According to the release, Ameren reports up to 55% of its customers’ current natural
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Columbia man found guilty in baby’s death
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been found guilty in the death of his six-month-old daughter. The Boone County Prosecutor’s office told ABC 17 News that just after 5 p.m. Corativa Smith was found guilty of child abuse in the death of his baby girl. He was arrested in March 2018. According to court
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Boone County COVID-19 hospitalizations set pandemic records
Boone County set two COVID-19 records on Wednesday with 95 hospitalizations and 31 patients in ICU beds.
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