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Centralia Public Schools continues discussions on resuming fall classes
School is set to resume at Centralia Public Schools on August 24, and leaders are working to decide what that will look like during COVID-19.
Continue ReadingSchool is set to resume at Centralia Public Schools on August 24, and leaders are working to decide what that will look like during COVID-19.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo (KMIZ) Many private schools are putting the final touches on plans that will be sent out to parents by the beginning of August. While private institutions are not directly under the state, they still have to comply with local health guidelines. Helias Catholic High School said students will be back in school,
Continue ReadingHUNTSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A candidate for Randolph County sheriff faces a misdemeanor crime involving his campaign. Special prosecutor Corey Moon charged William H. Barger on Wednesday with a class four election offense. The prosecutor claims Barger promised voters he would cut his salary if elected. State law prohibits candidates from doing so “as an inducement
Continue ReadingPolice say a child was taken to the hospital after being hit by a car in a north Columbia neighborhood.
Continue ReadingMissouri’s health director said Wednesday that the state’s surge in new COVID-19 cases is an indicator of growing spread, not simply a result of more testing or processing a backlog of tests.
Continue ReadingHealth and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar says the U.S. has signed a contract with Pfizer for delivery in December of the first 100 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine the pharmaceutical company is working to develop.
Continue ReadingThe Missouri Children’s Division plans to cut 96 positions, including 80 filled jobs 16 other vacant ones, as the state seeks cost savings to counter revenue problems caused by COVID-19.
Continue ReadingMissouri Gov. Mike Parson is clarifying comments he made in a radio interview in which he said children returning to school will come down with the coronavirus but will “get over it.”
Continue ReadingColumbia Fire Department officials said on Tuesday that a new fire station is in the works on the southwest side of Columbia to help services get to the community faster.
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Continue ReadingThe meeting is set for Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Fulton City Hall.
Continue ReadingColumbia College plans on having students back on campus under a new model brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Continue ReadingBoard of Trustees announced Tuesday that the Boone Health System will soon have a new chief executive officer. According to a news release, Troy Greer was appointed to the position. He is set to start on Sept. 1. Greer is currently the CEO of Lovelace Medical Center and Heart Hospital of New Mexico in Albuquerque.
Continue ReadingThe Boone County Sheriff’s Department says it has booked a woman in the Boone County Jail for allegedly stabbing a man on Demeret Drive in east Columbia. According to a Facebook post on the Sheriff’s Department page, deputies were called out to the 5300 block of Godas Drive around 5:38 a.m. Tuesday morning. Authorities say
Continue ReadingMU is scheduled to host the Show-Me Renewal Town Hall to discuss plans to return to campus this fall.
Continue ReadingPower outages have taken out several traffic lights in the East Campus area of Columbia.
Continue ReadingJefferson City’s mayor said Tuesday that the emergency proclamation on masks approved by the city council is a way for the city government to set an example for organizations and businesses.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Columbia City Council voted Monday night on the possibility of transitioning to roll carts for solid waste removal. City Council voted 4-3 in favor of possibly adding roll carts to the November ballot, where residents will be asked which method of trash removal they prefer. The community would vote to repeal the
Continue ReadingThree people face murder charges in Audrain County linked to a June fatal shooting in Mexico.
Continue ReadingCOOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) State troopers say a Marshall, Mo. man drowned in the Lamine River Monday night while swimming with his family. The Missouri State Highway Patrol report said 25-year-old Joseph Johnson got caught in the current of the river at the Harriean Hill Access around 7:30 p.m. Troopers said Johnson swam after a
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