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Truck driver reports assault in Columbia parking lot
Officers were called at about 4:15 a.m. to the 3400 block of Grindstone Parkway for an assault with a weapon, according to a Columbia Police Department news release.
Continue ReadingOfficers were called at about 4:15 a.m. to the 3400 block of Grindstone Parkway for an assault with a weapon, according to a Columbia Police Department news release.
Continue ReadingThe annual True/False Film Festival in Columbia starts Wednesday, and the Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau expects it to be the economic boost Columbia needs as the pandemic winds on.
Continue ReadingBoone County leaders will be updating residents on the future of health orders Monday.
Continue ReadingThe number of shots given out daily in Missouri is dropping fast from its high in early April.
Continue ReadingFULTON, MO (KMIZ) Missouri Missing held a community vigil for a Fulton missing woman, 25 year old Tori Taylor, who is believed to be the victim of a kidnapping on Monday afternoon in Fulton. https://www.facebook.com/MissouriMissing/posts/10157617135791082 The vigil will was held at Veterans Park in Fulton at 5:30 p.m. Taylor’s family hosted the event with Missouri
Continue ReadingVaccinations are also continuing to decline in the state. The 7-day average of doses given daily out as of Saturday was 24,128. That’s down more than 56% of the peak on April 11th, when the 7-day average was 54,460 doses.
Continue ReadingColumbia City Council is set to hear a proposal regarding a new community oriented policing program, aimed at helping officers further integrate and understand the communities they serve.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia will host a community briefing to give an update on the current COVID-19 numbers and future plans of the Boone County health order. Scott Clardy, assistant director of the Columbia/Boone County Health Department, said when making updates to the health order, the city is focused on three main
Continue ReadingThe Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported 628 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed through PCR testing on Saturday. In total, 502,267 cases have been found in the state of Missouri sin the start of the pandemic.
Continue ReadingMU Health Care is set to host a vaccine clinic Saturday at Faurot Field, offering vaccinations to all Missourians age 16 and older.
Continue ReadingColumbia College will host two commencement ceremonies Saturday, with over 350 graduates participating.
Continue ReadingOne person was taken to the hospital after a motorcycle crash just before midnight on Friday.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools will host it’s first student vaccination clinic at Battle High School on Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Students looking to receive a vaccine at CPS clinics must be at least 16 years old and have a signed parental consent form. The clinics are in partnership with Columbia/Boone
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Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia medical marijuana dispensary claims the city’s development rules conflict with the laws voters approved. A lawsuit filed by GRD Columbia, LLC asked a Boone County judge to stop the city from requiring changes to the property based on its development code. That includes landscaping and traffic design rules that the
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some MU students could face disciplinary action after protests on campus. Dozens of students protested the restructuring of the university’s social justice centers Thursday. MU spokesperson Christian Basi confirmed that demonstrators walked through Jesse Hall and a student union after being told that disruptions were not allowed there. He says that any
Continue ReadingASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) Work to build the new Ashland campus of Ranken Technical College is expected to create 163 jobs and generate $9 million in private investment, according to local economic development groups. Officials gathered Friday to break ground on the project. The campus is set to open in 2023. St. Louis-based Ranken offers bachelor’s
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Morgan and Camden County contractor is facing consumer fraud charges after an investigation by the Missouri Attorney General’s Office. Brandon Rusin of Rocky Mount, faces one count of financial exploitation of the elderly, a class C felony, and one count of deceptive business practice, a class E felony in Morgan
Continue ReadingBOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) The remains found west of Boonville on April 15 have been confirmed as a missing Boonville man. The Boone County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed the remains as 42-year-old Andrew Sercu. Sercu was reported missing to the Boonville police on Sept. 8, 2020. Officials report no cause of death has been determined at
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia/Boone County Health Department, the Cole County Health Department, and the St. Louis County Department of Public Health are calculating how many fully and partially vaccinated residents have tested positive for COVID-19. Back in April, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention started asking health departments to gather information on “breakthrough
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