The option, called “test to stay,” allows students and workers to take frequent COVID-19 tests to avoid quarantine after exposure to the virus in school. The guidance is optional, so some districts might decide not to change their policies.
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) An Audrian County prosecutor has charged a Mexico man after a report of shots fired Thursday. Michael White Jr. is charged with armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon and resisting arrest. On Thursday evening, a Mexico Public Safety officer investigated a shots fired call on the 1000 block of West
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An emergency regulation in Missouri goes into effect Wednesday which requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to turn over all its inspection reports on abortion providers. As the only abortion provider in Missouri, Planned Parenthood said this is a political attack on its Medicaid funding.
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A Cole County prosecutor has charged a Jefferson City man after a weapons offense was reported Friday afternoon.
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Homecoming festivities have made a comeback this year for Columbia College after the pandemic canceled last year’s events.
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The Missouri Department of Transportation’s traveler information map said the crash happened a little before 1:30 p.m. and would back up traffic for approximately two hours. The agency said the crash closed eastbound I-70 past the Kingdom City exit.
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The recently retired executive director of the Voluntary Action Center announced he will run for the Fourth Ward seat on the City of Columbia’s city council.
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Students at the University of Missouri are questioning the school’s decision not to put out an MU Alert for a Sunday morning shooting one block away from campus.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Biden addressed ongoing supply chain problems on Wednesday, as major retailers warn of shortages and price hikes during the upcoming holiday season. Schnucks says because of the current trucker shortage, production facility labor shortages, and shortages of certain raw ingredients, select products are taking longer to get through the supply chain
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Officials say several Harrisburg students and the driver of another vehicle were not injured after a bus wreck on Route F.
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RANDOLPH Co. (KMIZ) A Moberly man pleaded not guilty Wednesday for first-degree murder in the shooting death of 49-year-old Mitchell Nickerson. A Randolph County prosecutor has charged Jerry L. Fitzwater, 79, with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, and unlawful use of a weapon Fitzwater was originally charged with first-degree assault, armed criminal action, and unlawful
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California Police Chief Daniel Hurt said officers were working a crime scene investigation in the 300 block of S. East Street shortly before 9 a.m.
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Statewide and National entities are discussing “test to stay,” as a method to allow students in K-12 education to avoid student quarantines.
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Two people were shot on Ninth Street, a popular downtown Columbia thoroughfare, over the University of Missouri’s Homecoming weekend. Several shootings have taken place downtown and in other parts of the city over the past few weeks.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia attorney announced her candidacy for Boone County associate circuit court judge for Division X. If elected, Kayla Jackson-Williams would be the first black judge in the county. Jackson-Williams says she is running because she believes her diverse background and legal experiences will offer a unique perspective. Judge Leslie Schneider, the
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Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) City leaders say they are in communication with the Columbia Police Department and Chief of Police Jeff Jones and are working to curb some of the downtown shootings. With several gun violence incidents in the past few weeks, community members have expressed concerns and are calling on city leaders to step up.
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SSM Health announced its no longer planning to sell the hospital to Quorum Health.
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The Bicentennial Bridge is now scheduled to finish in late November because of manufacturing issues with a steel cage.
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