QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should local health orders be allowed to expire?
Coronavirus health orders in Columbia and Boone County will expire next week and will not be replaced with new ones.
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Public hearing of Canton Estates development at Columbia City Council meeting
COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) Officials are expected to allow for public comment at the Columbia City Council meeting Monday night at 7 p.m. City Council is set to meet Monday night at Columbia City Hall. On the agenda, the annexation of Canton Estates Preliminary Plat is scheduled for an open discussion among citizens and officials. Rob
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MONDAY UPDATES: Missouri DHSS adds 66 coronavirus related deaths after analyzing death certificates
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Local businesses react to news of Columbia, Boone County health orders expiring
Columbia Mayor Brian Treece said Monday that the city and county coronavirus health orders will expire May 12 and will not be replaced, saying now is the right time to “turn back the dial” on restrictions.
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DESE says Columbia Public Schools relaxing quarantine and mask requirements is being done the right way
As more than 400 Columbia Public Schools students are either isolating or quarantining for COVID-19, the district is relaxing some virus protocols.
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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.
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Columbia tourism officials expect ‘economic boost’ from True/False Film Festival amid pandemic
The 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.
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Columbia and Boone County leaders to give COVID-19 update
Boone County leaders will be updating residents on the future of health orders Monday.
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Columbia City Council to hear community oriented policing program proposal
Columbia 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.
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Columbia health leaders explain what factors into COVID-19 health order updates
COLUMBIA, 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
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Vaccine appointments available ahead of MU Health Care clinic at Faurot Field
MU Health Care is set to host a vaccine clinic Saturday at Faurot Field, offering vaccinations to all Missourians age 16 and older.
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Columbia College 2021 graduates get a COVID-19 safe commencement at Mizzou Arena
Columbia College will host two commencement ceremonies Saturday, with over 350 graduates participating.
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Motorcycle crash sends one to hospital
One person was taken to the hospital after a motorcycle crash just before midnight on Friday.
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Columbia Public Schools to host its first student vaccine clinic Tuesday
COLUMBIA, 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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FRIDAY UPDATES: City of Columbia to host community briefing on COVID-19 Monday afternoon
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Columbia medical marijuana dispensary sues city over development issues
COLUMBIA, 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
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Some MU students could face disciplinary action after a campus protest Thursday
COLUMBIA, 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
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Public schools monitor student coronavirus cases as they relax current protocols
The entire fifth grade at Beulah Ralph Elementary School is quarantined until May 10 after a student tested positive for COVID-19.
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Officials say coronavirus vaccine requirements not likely in Mid-Missouri
Leaders across the country have been grappling with the idea of “vaccine passports” and other vaccination requirements to take part in public life. Here in Missouri, Gov. Mike Parson has made it clear he will not support vaccine passports or requirements of any type state-wide.
Continue ReadingCeremony honors victim of Boone County’s last documented lynching
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Community Remembrance Project of Boone County will hold a ceremony on the MKT Trail near Providence and Stewart roads to rededicate a plaque marking the site of the county’s last documented lynching. The event is set for 4 p.m. James Scott, a Black man, was lynched 98 years ago by a
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