WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 90 new COVID-19 cases; recoveries tops 15,000
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Missouri National Guard to help staff mass coronavirus vaccination sites
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said Wednesday that the Guard will send teams to each of the state’s nine highway patrol regions to set up the clinics. The first is being created now in southeast Missouri, Parson said.
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Missouri has received more than 400,000 vaccine doses so far, but it’s not clear how quickly future shots will arrive
Gov. Mike Parson said Wednesday that the state is “experiencing an exceptionally limited supply” of vaccine.
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Biden promises to be ‘a president for all Americans’
President Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States Wednesday, ushering in a new era of calm and comity to Washington after four divisive and tumultuous years under former President Donald Trump.
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Fulton man dies after apartment fire
Fulton firefighters say an elderly man is dead after a fire broke out at an apartment building early Monday morning.
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Multiple candidates vying for Jefferson City 4th Ward seat
Three candidates have thrown their hats in the ring for an open Jefferson City Council seat.
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Capitol Avenue blocked, law enforcement patrol ahead of inauguration
Security at Missouri’s capitol building is on alert ahead of inauguration events in Washington D.C.
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‘Red zone’ report shows decrease in new COVID-19 cases, positivity rate in Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The White House released the latest ‘red zone’ report for Missouri, reporting a decrease in new COVID-19 cases and test positivity. Jan. 17 White House ‘red zone’ reportDownload Even with the decrease, Missouri is in the red zone for cases, reporting 261 new cases per 100,000 people. The state’s case rate ranks
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Trump’s last-minute pardons include Bannon, Lil Wayne and scores of others
President Donald Trump issued a raft of 11th-hour pardons and commutations early Wednesday that included his onetime political strategist, a former top fundraiser and two well-known rappers but not himself or his family. The batch of 73 pardons and 70 commutations issued in the final hours of his presidency was expected, and is in keeping
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should Columbia police be able to use chokeholds?
The tactic came under scrutiny this summer after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis as an officer knelt on his neck.
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Father of Benton County child killed given bond
WARSAW, Mo. (KMIZ) The father of a Benton County 4-year-old killed in December will have the chance to get out of jail ahead of trial. Judge Mark Pilley set a $500,000 cash or surety bond for James Mast, 28, at a Tuesday morning hearing. The bond allows Mast to pay just 10 percent of the
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Columbia City Council votes against complete ban on chokeholds
The Columbia Police Department revised its use of force policy to more clearly define the definition of neck restraints as a use of deadly force.
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Fulton man charged with child sexual assault after alleged incidents from 2017 to 2019
FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man is being accused of a touching a victim inapproripately over several years according to court documents. Kyle Moser allegedly touched the victim’s chest back in 2017 when the victim was 11. From Jan. 2018 to May 2018, Moser allegedly touched the victim’s chest again and then watched the victim
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TUESDAY UPDATES: Cole County provides community with latest information
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WATCH REPLAY: Health director updates Columbia City Council on coronavirus efforts
The council meets at 7 p.m.
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Substitute teacher shortage remains as Columbia Public Schools students go back to classrooms
As Columbia Public Schools students return to their classrooms this week a situation still looms that could send them back online at least temporarily: a lack of substitute teachers.
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Columbia police respond to shooting on Clark Lane
A large Columbia police presence was reported in the 2200 block of Clark Lane Tuesday morning.
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Jefferson City receives $1.5 million grant to support commercial redevelopment project in opportunity zone
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KMIZ) U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross reports that Jefferson City will receive a $1.5 million grant to support the commercial redevelopment of the historic Missouri State Penitentiary site. ‘The Trump Administration is committed to helping American communities recover from, and build back stronger, following natural disasters,’ said Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross.
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Trump wishes Biden luck without naming him in farewell video
WASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump is offering rare, kind words to his successor in a farewell video as he spends his final full day in office preparing to issue a flurry of pardons in a near-deserted White House, surrounded by an extraordinary security presence outside. “This week we inaugurate a new administration and pray for
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Columbia resumes curbside recycling collection on a reduced basis
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some residents will be able to resume curbside recycling on Feb. 1 while others will have to wait a week according to the City of Columbia Solid Waste Utility. Officials say the department is now sufficiently staffed to offer a curbside recycling program on an alternating weekly basis. Customers will receive a
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