COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With all Missourians now eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine, providers want to make sure people are being as safe as possible and know what the vaccine entails. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has continued to ensure the public of the safety of
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City Councilman Ron Fitzwater announced Saturday he plans to run for mayor in 2023. Fitzwater is the Chief Executive Officer at Missouri Pharmacy Association, and has been a member of the city council for four years. In a press release, the fourth ward councilman says he wants to lead the
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The Department of Health and Senior Services said Saturday it is reviewing for potentially duplicated COVID-19 test results, that could impact past positivity rates.
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Authorities say one person is dead and three others were critically injured in a shooting at a convenience store in southern Missouri.
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Missouri reported 5 new deaths because of COVID-19 on Saturday, bringing the total number to 8,515 throughout the pandemic. The Department of Health and Senior Services recorded 426 new cases of the virus in the state Saturday. There have now been 493,249 reported cases in Missouri. The states sayd 823 people are in the hospital
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Health care experts say although the number of people vaccinated continues to increase, even people who are fully vaccinated should continue to wear masks. Phase 3 was activated Friday making all adult Missourians eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine. Dr. Robin Blount, chief medical officer at Boone Health, said, “it’s very clear
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RICHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) Pulaski County Sheriff Jimmy Bench was injured after a motorcycle wreck on Rupert Road five miles south of Richland. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the motorcycle started to skid and overturned. Bench reportedly has moderate injuries from the wreck, he was wearing a helmet. In a social media
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMKZ) Westran Fire Protection District is reporting a school bus caught fire Friday. According to a social media post, firefighters responded with mutual aid from Armstrong Fire Protection District on county road 2425 for a report of a school bus on fire inside a building. Upon arrival, crews found heavy fire in the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) While many Missourians are not happy with President Joe Biden’s gun control measures and are pushing back, there are some people who believe gun safety comes first before anything. After recent mass shootings, Biden announced his first gun control measures since taking office. He announced a half-dozen executive actions aimed at controlling
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City School District announced Friday two new hires to round out their leadership team for the district at the end of the school year. Heather Beaulieu Bryan McGraw has been hired as Deputy Superintendent to succeed the district’s current chief of learning, Shelby Scarbrough, who is planning to retire
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Sheriff’s deputies have arrested a Missouri man who apparently tried to smuggle a loaded handgun onto a plane at the Dane County Regional Airport.
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OSAGE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An Osage County wreck sent a Jefferson City resident to the hospital with serious injuries Friday afternoon. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Candace Rand was driving on Highway 133, north of County Road 504 in Osage County. According to the online crash report, Rand’s 2000 Ford Explorer traveled off
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Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Director Dr. Randall Williams said he hopes to have 75% of the population vaccinated by the end of May.
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Kandas Holmes-Barnes said her 13-year-old daughter was shot in the shoulder and mouth, causing her to swallow a bullet.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) All adults and all adolescents meeting the vaccine eligibility requirements are now able to receive the coronavirus vaccine. The Pfizer vaccine is currently approved for ages 16-year-old and above and both the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccine are approved for individuals who are at least 18-year-olds. On Friday, the Boone County
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The United States experienced another mass shooting Thursday, this time in a Texas workplace. The shooting happened just hours after President Joe Biden revealed his plan for gun control during a White House news conference. However, those plans are sure to run into strong opposition from those who say gun ownership is a fundamental American
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Dozens of residents spoke during a public comment at the planning and zoning committee meeting Thursday evening to oppose development that would impact the Gans Creek Wild Area at Rock Bridge Memorial State Park The residents are attempting to protect the area from over-development. The residents against the development cite how it
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COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) Public hearings for wind farm regulations have been scheduled by the Boone County Zoning Commission throughout April. The commission will host the first public hearing Thursday evening at 6:30 p.m. at the Boone County Government Center. Boone County Resource Management Director, Bill Florea, says the department was looking forward to hearing the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri alumni Bill and Nancy Thompson established the Ron Ashworth Endowed Professorship in Child Development with a $1 million gift. The gift honors Ron Ashworth, board chair for the Thompson Foundation Board of Directors and a longtime advocate of both neurodevelopmental disability issues and the Thompson Center for Autism and
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