Moberly woman accused of killing in McDonald’s drive-thru
A woman arrested Thursday on suspicion of murder and armed criminal action is accused of shooting a person in the face in a McDonald’s drive-thru.
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Missouri hospitals to possibly receive second shipment of coronavirus vaccine next week
A division of the state health department expects 37,000 more doses of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine will arrive in Missouri next week.
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What’s really in the coronavirus vaccine?
The coronavirus vaccine is now available to front line health care workers in Missouri, but what’s really in the vaccine?
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Latest ‘red zone’ report calls for more state, local COVID-19 restrictions
The White House ‘red zone’ report obtained by ABC News on Thursday called on Missouri to increase statewide and local mitigation efforts.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should public schools require students to get coronavirus shots?
Students are still months away from having access to the vaccine but some parents are already saying they won’t let their children be vaccinated.
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Long-term care communities and families prep for incoming vaccine
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With the FDA committee recommending Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine approval, long term care facilities in the state are one step closer to getting doses. Residents of long-term care facilities in Missouri could receive Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine as early as next week, according to Missouri’s top public health official. Dr. Randall Williams, director of
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THURSDAY UPDATES: Cole County reports 43 new COVID-19 cases
Check back for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Body found in Valley Park, Mo. connected to Columbia case
VALLEY PARK, Mo. (KMIZ) Police in St. Louis County report they found a body they say is connected to a Columbia case. Police tell us it found the body in Valley Park, a suburb 20 minutes southwest of St. Louis Detectives found a person dead in a truck at Marshall Road and 7th in Valley
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Cooper County Public Health Center adding security after multiple threats
BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Cooper County Public Health Center administrator Melanie Hutton says the organization has recently received multiple threats that require added security. Hutton says the center has an increased law enforcement presence with a full-time officer on duty. On Tuesday, the health center leadership approved an emergency purchase to upgrade the center’s security system.
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Road conditions cause wreck in Morgan County Wednesday morning
MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State Highway Patrol report a Morgan County crash was caused due to road conditions on US Highway 50 east of Old Route 50. Troopers report a 1999 Ford F-250 lost control due to the conditions causing a trailer to swerve and hit oncoming traffic. The driver of the Ford, Jorge
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Three injured in Wednesday evening wreck in Howard County
HOWARD COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people were injured in a two-vehicle wreck Wednesday evening in Howard County. According to the crash report, both vehicles were traveling westbound on Highway 40 when Thomas Schnell attempted to turn around in the middle of the roadway. Officials say that is when the second vehicle hit the first one.
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State lawmakers eye improvements to child abuse hotline process
Some state lawmakers are looking to improve the state’s child abuse hotline after a meeting earlier in the week.
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Two detained after vehicle chase from Columbia into Callaway County back into Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia police traffic stop ended up as a chase through Callaway County Thursday afternoon. Officials say Columbia Police chased the suspect’s vehicle into Callaway County on Interstate 70 and canceled the chase at the State Road J overpass. Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers then spotted the vehicle on State Road F
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FDA committee recommends Moderna vaccine for people 18 and older
An FDA advisory panel voted Thursday to recommend the agency approve Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine for use in people 18 years old and older.
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Police: One person detained. Large law enforcement presence at east Columbia apartment complex
More than a dozen Columbia police and Boone County Sheriff’s Department vehicles responded to an apartment complex in east Columbia Thursday afternoon.
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WATCH: Cole County health officials say countywide hospitalizations back to normal levels
Cole County health officials gave an update on the COVID-19 pandemic Thursday morning during an online meeting.
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Boone County health department requests additional vaccine doses for health clinics
The Columbia/Boone County health department has requested coronavirus vaccines from the state to help vaccinate smaller health clinics as well as patient-facing health department workers.
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Government ordered to pay landowners on lower Missouri River
A judge has ruled that the federal government must pay landowners on the lower Missouri River for flooding damage caused by the Army Corps of Engineers’ efforts to protect endangered species.
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Jefferson City man gets probation, fine for tax evasion
Judge Stephen Bough sentenced Ryan M. Phegley to three years of probation and ordered him to pay a $30,000 fine, according to federal court documents.
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Boone Hospital Center starts vaccinating its employees
Boone Hospital began vaccinating their frontline workers Thursday morning just before 8 a.m.
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