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Cooling centers open as oppressive heat approaches
People who need a break from the heat can choose from four cooling centers in Columbia, but a fifth center is closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Continue ReadingPeople who need a break from the heat can choose from four cooling centers in Columbia, but a fifth center is closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Continue ReadingThere were no food code violations found among the Salute to America vendors.
Continue ReadingThe Columbia/Boone County Health Department addressed questions on Tuesday regarding what is considered a positive COVID-19 test.
Continue ReadingThe Columbia Police Chief’s Vehicle Stop Committee met for the first time since the Columbia Police Department extended its decision to primarily limit traffic stops to hazardous moving violations.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. The director of the health department said the state is continuing to monitor Missouri’s hospital capacity, which is currently “stable.” The state has seen a steady increase in positive cases of COVID-19, as well as hospitalizations trending upward. The governor said the state reported about 931 hospitalizations Tuesday because of COVID-19, which
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou athletics will not be able to begin fall sports competition until at least August 31, according to a release from the SEC. This directly affects the volleyball, soccer and cross country teams at MU. “Our leadership has had to make very difficult decisions in regards to the 2020 season,” MU soccer
Continue ReadingThe Boone County Commission plans to dedicate money to help people who have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic with their rent and mortgage payments.
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Continue ReadingThe Cole County Commission said the FBI is investigating threats that followed the commission’s decision to buy ambulances from a Canadian company.
Continue ReadingMEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) The health care profit non-profit that owns the St. Mary’s Hospital in Mexico said Tuesday that it is exploring a deal to sell the hospital. St. Louis-based SSM Health, a Catholic health care non-profit that also operates a hospital in Jefferson City, said it has signed a letter to sell the Audrain
Continue ReadingGov. Mike Parson said Tuesday that a few areas of the state are responsible for most of the record growth in Missouri’s COVID-19 cases but continued to urge residents to take measure against the spread of coronavirus.
Continue ReadingOne person is dead and five others are hurt and another was arrested after a truck crashed into a Sedalia Wendy’s restaurant Monday.
Continue ReadingVisits with loved ones in nursing homes look different these days, particularly if Alzheimer’s or dementia is part of the equation.
Continue ReadingA crash on westbound Interstate 70 is slowing traffic through Columbia.
Continue ReadingA Mid-Missouri truck driver has been sentenced to 9 years in prison for causing a highway construction zone crash in Indianapolis that killed a woman and her 18-month-old twin daughters.
Continue ReadingPolice say two men have died in a shooting near Saint Louis University, as former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens rushed to the shooting scene to help. \
Continue ReadingFederal agencies are warning about a scam going around as many states and cities mandate face coverings.
Continue ReadingA police request for medics at the scene of a quintuple shooting July 5 was not appropriately relayed to first responders, the city of Columbia and other organizations said in a joint statement Monday.
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Continue ReadingThe district polled parents and staff about what they would like to see in the re-opening plan, providing a variety of options.
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