Missouri State Highway Patrol finds 60 pounds of marijuana after I-70 traffic stop
Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers found 60 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop on eastbound Interstate 70 in Boone County.
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TUESDAY UPDATES: Red Zone report shows all Missouri counties have reported high community transmission rate
Check back for updates related to the coronavirus pandemic in Missouri.
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Coronavirus quarantine changes for Columbia Public Schools start Jan. 4
The board voted 4-3 on the new policy that will take effect when students return from winter break on Jan. 4. Only students with symptoms or a positive COVID-19 test will be required to quarantine. The previous policy was to quarantine students in close contact with those who tested positive.
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Columbia Board of Education briefed on $80 million bond issue to build new schools
The $80 million bond question would appear on the April ballot if approved by the board. The board heard a presentation on the bond issue Monday night.
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CPS mask policy change goes into effect after winter break
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Monday night, the Columbia Board of Education voted to halt the mask mandate for the school district, but the policy won’t go into effect until after the winter break. Board members also voted to change the COVID-19 protocols to require only people who test positive for the virus to quarantine. Columbia
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Question of the day: Did the Columbia school board make the right decision by removing the COVID mask policy?
The Columbia Board of Education voted Monday night to end the COVID-19 mask policy effective Jan. 4. Some parents expressed their opinions in favor of keeping the mask policy as cases are rising at schools in Columbia according to the 14-day rate. Other parents wanted the ability to make the decision for their own children
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Missouri Task Force 1 gets Kentucky assignment
The task force said in a news release that it received the assignment at 7 a.m. Monday. The group arrived early Monday in Kentucky, the state hardest hit by the December tornado outbreak that also destroyed an Amazon warehouse in southern Illinois.
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ABC 17, FOX 22 helping with Food Bank’s holiday drive
The Networks of Mid-Missouri are help with the One for One Holiday Food and Fund Drive. The Food Bank is accepting donations of non-perishable food and money to help it provide food for the hungry. The most-needed items are canned meat/protein, canned fruits and vegetables, beans, rice, cereal, peanut butter, soup and pasta.
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Missouri Task Force 1 arrives in Kentucky to help clean up tornado damage
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Task Force 1 arrived in Kentucky around 3 a.m. Monday. The team was deployed in response to the devastating tornados that struck the state on Friday evening. Task Force 1 was activated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to deploy as a type III task force and join Indiana Task Force
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Robbery at Arena Liquors on Providence
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police responded to a robbery Saturday around 11:15 p.m. at Arena Liquor on Providence Rd. Once at the scene, store employees informed officers that a male had entered the business demanding money while waving a handgun. The employees complied and handed the suspect an unknown amount of cash.  There were no injuries
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Room at the Inn’s emergency winter shelter opens to the public
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s emergency winter shelter, Room at the Inn, opens on Dec. 12 at 7 p.m. for the first time this season. The shelter will rotate between Columbia church locations over the next several months. A shuttle service will transport RATI Guests from Loaves and Fishes Soup Kitchen, 702 Wilkes Blvd., every night
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Police respond to multiple shots fired scenes in Columbia on Sunday morning
The Columbia Police Department said Sunday morning they found four shell casings, with two of the bullets ending up in a home two more ending up in a car on Trinity Place.
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Norm Stewart Classic to continue throughout Saturday
The Norm Stewart Classic, a high school basketball tournament consisting of 48 hours straight of basketball with over 25 matchups is set to continue throughout Saturday.
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Moberly robbery suspect charged after being arrested in Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County prosecutor has charged a Moberly man after being found behind a shed in the 2200 block of Old Highway 63 South. Tyran Evans was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm, delivery of a controlled substance and unlawful use of a weapon. According to court documents, a Moberly police
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MU and UM students, faculty and visitors now able to keep firearms in a locked car
The University of Missouri Board of Curators voted Friday to change UM System rules to allow employees, students and visitors to have a gun on campus but it must stay in a locked car.
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Columbia Regional Airport runway extension complete
The construction added 900 feet to the primary runway making it 7,400 feet.Â
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MoDOT: Pavement sampling to impact travel on Providence Road and Stadium Blvd.
The Missouri Department of Transportation will have crews pulling samples of concrete along Stadium Blvd. and Providence Road beginning Sunday night.
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Man pleads not guilty in connection with downtown Columbia mass casualty event
Todd Nesbitt Jr. is charged in connection with a Nov. 14 shooting outside of Vibez nightclub that killed one and injured five.
Continue Reading QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should Columbia Public Schools keep requiring masks?
Columbia Public Schools is among the districts Schmitt has written to, telling administrators to drop their mask requirement. He has also sued the district over the requirement.
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Delta variant remains a concern despite omicron variant discovery
Despite the omicron variant being an area of interest, health officials say the delta variant remains a concern.
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