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Health officials expect increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations during holidays
Health care providers in Columbia and Jefferson City are preparing for a possible increase in COVID-19 patients because of the holidays.
Continue ReadingHealth care providers in Columbia and Jefferson City are preparing for a possible increase in COVID-19 patients because of the holidays.
Continue ReadingA driver in a crash that blocked lanes of Highway 50 on Wednesday was taken to a hospital after complaining of chest pain.
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Health officials in Kansas City and St. Louis County are facing pushback after shutting down some bars and restaurants in recent days. The officials say the businesses violated coronavirus-related restrictions. And a Kansas City bar owner is seeking a court order to overturn a requirement that bars and restaurants close at
Continue ReadingA man arrested Tuesday morning at a Midway police scene was not part of a federal insurance fraud case.
Continue ReadingA St. Louis-area state senator is spearheading a legislative effort to limit local governments’ power to enact health orders like those meant to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
Continue ReadingStephen Wyse, the attorney for Lukas S. Evans, said Evans will enter his plea and be sentenced Tuesday.
Continue ReadingMissouri leaders including the governor are expected to unveil a new addition to the state highway patrol’s crime lab Wednesday morning.
Continue ReadingThe decision means university employees will still be expected to work during snow and ice storms when the campus closes.
Continue ReadingThe Missouri Department of Travel’s website has guidance for drivers as winter weather creeps into Mid-Missouri.
Continue ReadingA former corrections officer was arrested on Oct. 28 accused of attempting to smuggle drugs into the Fulton Reception and Diagnostic Center.
Continue ReadingDrugmakers Pfizer and BioNTech say they’ve won permission for emergency use of their COVID-19 vaccine in Britain.
Continue ReadingColumbia Public Schools students started the year online-only and that situation will continue until at least next year.
Continue ReadingAn indictment that was unsealed Tuesday reveals an alleged insurance billing scheme where a group of 19 people collected $1.2 million. The scheme had been taking place since 2017.
Continue ReadingAccording to their dashboard, four deaths were related to residents in the community. The department is reporting 18 deaths from residents in long term care facilities. That brings the total number of deaths in the county to 53.
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Continue ReadingCrews closed a portion of Highway 63 in Osage County because of a Tuesday morning crash.
Continue ReadingThe indictment, filed last month and unsealed Tuesday, includes 66 counts against a total of 19 defendants.
Continue ReadingBoone County government officials are warning that cuts in staff and services might be necessary down the road if the pandemic-depressed economy does not improve.
Continue ReadingPolice have arrested a man and a woman in connection with a Monday night assault at a Columbia hotel.
Continue ReadingA Bunceton woman was hurt in a crash Monday afternoon after she suffered a medical emergency while driving.
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