COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man faces felony drug charges in connection with two separate investigations. Court documents show Ronald Thornton the third was arrested after leading police and deputies on a high-speed chase in Boone County on Dec. 1. At times the car reportedly drove faster than 100 miles per hour before parking on
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During the Coronavirus pandemic, health experts have talked about reaching herd immunity.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri announced a $2.85 million estate gift to the College of Engineering. Mizzou alumna Sharon L. Langenbeck’s gift will create an endowed chair and an endowed student fellowship in mechanical and aerospace engineering. “This gift celebrates the future of Mizzou’s academic excellence, and we’re grateful to Sharon Langenbeck for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department is looking for a missing Jefferson City man they consider missing under suspicious circumstances since Monday. Columbia police are looking for a black 2011 GMC Sierra truck after man is reported missing under suspicious circumstances. Police report that Marqukis Hayes, 25, of Jefferson City was last seen with
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University of Missouri Health Care vaccinated its first frontline health care workers with the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine Wednesday.
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University of Missouri Health Care announced Wednesday morning it has started vaccinating employees with Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine.
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU Health received its first doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday evening. The shipment of nearly 3,000 doses arrived at University Hospital around 6:45 p.m. MU Health Care executive director of pharmacy and laboratory services Brad Myers said the vaccine will start to be administered Wednesday morning at 7 a.m. and
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Missouri’s attorney general says two Columbia operations were among the illicit massage businesses shut down in a program that uses landlords to secure evictions.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Board of Education is changing the way they are searching for a new superintendent. The board had previously done several searches with the aid of the Missouri School Board Association. The district evaluated and performed interviews with five of the seven firms that submitted proposals. This time the board will use
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Chamber of Commerce is launching the Workforce Development Division to retain talent in Columbia and to build a workforce for tomorrow. “We have heard from our business community, the City, and the County, that this is a need. The goal is not to duplicate what is being done already in
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A special prosecutor has cleared a Columbia Police Department officer of wrongdoing in the shooting of a suspect in 2018.
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MU Health said in a statement Tuesday that is has already signed contracts to bring in extra traveling nurses, making the state’s help unneeded.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools announced Monday their plans to potentially send students back to the classroom on January 19, 2021. The Columbia Board of Education decided to push the date for students to return to an in-person learning environment from Jan. 11 to Jan. 19. The board also plans to install air purifier
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education moved to improve COVID-19 safety measures at its meeting Monday night. One of the measures the BOE approved was the purchase of air purifiers for classrooms. According to board documents, the cost of the “ionization devices” is about $1.2 million. The cost will be covered by the
Continue Reading If approved, elementary students would join high school and middle school students and return to in-person learning on Jan. 19.
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Local authorities were searching for two men near Grasslands Park in Columbia.
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The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services says 51,675 doses are heading to the state in the first shipment. Dr. Randall Williams said they expect the first vaccines to be administered in Missouri on Thursday.
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The Room At the Inn winter shelter opens its doors for the season Sunday at 7 p.m.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri will soon enter phase one of their vaccine roll out plan after the FDA authorized Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use. The state says their plan revolves around three principles; vaccination, coordination, and communication. The first phase of that plan will begin in limited numbers, before the end of the year.
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