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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should colleges require students to get coronavirus shots?
Some colleges and universities are requiring their students to get coronavirus shots before they return for classes in the fall.
Continue ReadingSome colleges and universities are requiring their students to get coronavirus shots before they return for classes in the fall.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department held its citizens police review board Wednesday evening at 6 p.m. at City Hall. The board discussed status updates, an election of a new vice president, along with taking comments from the public. The 2020 Columbia Police Department use of force report was released last month. CPD reported
Continue ReadingMONTGOMERY CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) One of the suspects in the killing of a mid-Missouri snake breeder wants his trial date moved up and a new judge to preside over it. An attorney for Michael Humphrey made the requests Wednesday afternoon in Montgomery County court. Attorney T.J. Hunsaker told Judge Jason Lamb that Humphrey was “re-invoking”
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Continue ReadingOne of the first schools to announce mandatory vaccination for students was Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, effective this fall.
Continue ReadingThe 4-3 vote Monday means students and staff who were in quarantine because of exposure with a person who tested positive can return to school, Superintendent Tim Hadfield said in a message to families. The vote also makes masks and social distancing voluntary, Hadfield said.
Continue ReadingXander Noel died after the crash that happened Saturday on Route WW in Callaway County.
Continue ReadingWatch the president’s full remarks in the player below. President Joe Biden on Wednesday formally announced his decision to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan before September 11, the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon that led the US into its longest war. “We cannot continue the cycle
Continue ReadingNearly 39% of Boone County’s population has gotten at least one vaccine dose and 25% are fully vaccinated.
Continue ReadingPolice say no one was hurt but two juveniles were detained after shots were fired early Wednesday in central Columbia.
Continue ReadingBird Scooters have began showing up in downtown Columbia, following a recently approved contract to bring the scooters back to the city.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri’s latest state profile report, or ‘red zone’ report, recorded an 86% decrease in COVID-19 deaths from the previous week. Missouri State Profile Report April 9Download While COVID-19 deaths decreased, the case and positivity rates both increased. The state reported 4,241 new COVID-19 cases, which is a 5% increase from the previous
Continue ReadingLocal health departments and pharmacies are left to reschedule appointments.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man is charged with a robbery after a victim saw the suspect was reported to be arrested for robbing a gas station on March 5. According to court documents, a home invasion robbery occurred on Feb. 23 on the 1100 block of North Madison Street. The victim told police that
Continue ReadingMOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Randolph County man was arrested after an investigation began by the North Missouri Drug Task Force in January leads to drug charges. According to court documents, a confidential informant bought meth from Scott Ellis in January at a home in Moberly. In April, a search warrant was issued for that home
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Vaccinators in Missouri are asked to hang onto their doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after distribution was halted on Tuesday The Department of Health and senior services held its weekly COVID-19 with health providers across the state on Wednesday and addressed concerns surrounding the Johnson & Johnson Vaccine. US officials
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Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Plans for a Jefferson City High School sports complex are moving forward. The Jefferson City Board of Adjustment just gave initial approval for the conditional use permit for the complex. If given final approval the complex will house a soccer field and baseball diamond on 800 acres of land. Other plans
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County Health Director is expected to make some more money for her role during the pandemic. Cole County Commissioner Sam Bushman says Kristi Campbell will earn an extra seven dollars per hour for the rest of 2021. She is expected to make about $100,000. The cost of her raise
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Women are more likely to experience side effects from the coronavirus vaccines compared to their counterparts, a federal study shows. And women made up all six cases that led to the pause in administering one brand of vaccine Tuesday. The FDA and Centers for Disease Control Prevention announced Tuesday morning that officials
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