COLUMBIA, MO. (KMIZ) The Columbia Chamber of Commerce sent a letter on Friday to city council regarding a possible business mask mandate. The letter advocates for businesses asking that they not be responsible for enforcing a new mask order. The letter says they must make known the numerous concerns from the business community about enforcing
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The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 14.9% on Sunday. The increase in positivity comes along with 1,335 additional confirmed cases bringing the total to 586,860 since the start of pandemic. Health officials also recorded 433 new probable cases with a total number of 114,742 antigen test results being positive. One new
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) According to Boone County Joint Communications, Broadway to Highland Drive in Columbia is closed due to a vehicle accident. ABC News crews on the scene report seeing one car that ran into a pole along Broadway and Stadium Blvd. A woman was seen being seen put on a stretcher. Another person was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is set to celebrate the state’s 200th birthday with a third and final day of events on Sunday. According to organizers, all visitors are required to follow the University of Missouri’s COVID-19 safety regulations at the festival. The, “Together for ’21 Fest” kicked off Friday, with Governor Parson
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) One woman is dead after a motorcycle crash in Montgomery County Saturday at 3:55 p.m. on westbound I-70 near mile marker 181.2. A motorcycle experienced a tire malfunction causing the driver to lose control. The motorcycle then struck the ground and ejected both people. The driver, 63-year-old Charles Hamilton, experienced serious
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Cars lined the streets around Derby Ridge Elementary on Saturday as hundreds of Boone County families went booth to booth getting haircuts, information from local vendors and school supplies.
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) Shortly after 1 p.m. Saturday, Southern Boone Fire responded to a hazardous materials incident at the Ashland pool. When crews arrived, they found a strong smell of Chlorine in the air. The pool and surrounding area were evacuated and the Columbia fire department hazardous materials team was asked to respond. It was
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The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 15% on Saturday. The increase in positivity comes along with 2,110 additional confirmed cases bringing the total to 585,525 since the start of pandemic. Health officials also recorded 655 new probable cases with a total number of 114,309 antigen test results being positive. Eight new
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Multiple events, aimed at providing Boone county students with free school supplies are set to begin Saturday.
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MONITEAU, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was seriously injured in a Morgan motorcycle crash on Friday night. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol report, 58-year-old Brad Wilson was driving his motorcycle along Buck Creek Road near Lakewood Drive when the bike went off the right side of the road. The bike then overturned and Wilson
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The mayor of Columbia said efforts should lean toward people getting vaccinated against COVID-19 instead of debating a mask mandate. This comes as the city plans to meet Monday to possibly mandate masks once again. The Columbia City Council is set to discuss an emergency ordinance, which, if passed, would require everyone
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County judge will consider what exactly he’ll order the state of Missouri to do next in expanding eligibility to the state’s Medicaid program. Judge Jon Beetem heard 20 minutes of argument between the two sides fighting over the future of the health insurance program. Attorneys for those that sued
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Check back here for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic in Missouri.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was injured Friday afternoon after a gun was accidentally discharged while at a gas station. Columbia police report the victim was shot in the foot at the Eagle Stop gas station. Officials say the gun went off while it was in the victim’s pants. Officials found two bullet casings at
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Superintendent Larry Linthacum, PhD, said the district will announce its decision on masking no later than Monday, Aug. 16, which is one week before the first day of school.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Mayor Brian Treece declared Aug. 7 as Karissa Schweizer Day during a press conference Friday morning. Schweizer represented the University of Missouri in Columbia in track and cross country from 2014 to 2018 where she earned All-American honors eleven times. She also holds six records at the University and is a
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Missouri’s sales tax holiday is underway in the Show-Me State, as the holiday by state law is set to begin the first Friday of August and run through the following Sunday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Callaway County is the latest addition to the growing list of counties under hotspot advisories in Mid-Missouri. Health officials are reminding residents of the value of vaccines as cases increase in the county. Currently 33.5% of residents in Callaway County are fully vaccinated, but experts say at least 70% to 80% of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council will discuss an emergency ordinance on Monday which could mandate masks throughout the city. The mandate would go into effect at the decision of the council and would last 30 days unless “extended, rescinded, superseded or amended in writing by later adopted ordinances.” It requires everyone five and
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Missouri hospitals are seeing a steady increase in occupancy due to the spread of new COVID variants. The increase in cases may be attributed to the highly contagious delta variant. The latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows the delta variant makes up 52% of COVID cases in Missouri but combines with the
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