Columbia restaurants get ready for reopening next week
Missouri and Columbia/Boone County plan to reopen some businesses amid the COVID-19 pandemic, while some states and even counties have already done so.
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COVID-19 making major impacts on state budget hearings
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri lawmakers will face a number of COVID-19 related changes when they convene at the Capitol on Monday. It’s the first time they will convene since April 7 and only the second time since leaving in March due to the impact from COVID-19. “It will be a historic budget,” said state
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Search and rescue at Finger Lakes Park
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Columbia business using extra protective equipment ahead of reopening
COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) One Columbia business is taking extra precautionary steps to make sure employees and customers feel safe as it prepares to reopen. Varsity Clips and Varsity Nails near Elm Street and 9th Street in Columbia plans to have its employees and customers wear personal protective equipment and do its best to practice social
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Central Missouri Humane Society donating food to pet owners in need
The Central Missouri Humane Society is helping pet owners in need during the Coronavirus pandemic.
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Local telethon aims to help with COVID-19 relief
A virtual telethon in Columbia is aiming to raise money for COVID-19 relief efforts.
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COVID-19 leading local businesses to close permanently
COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) The effects of COVID-19 have forced multiple businesses around Columbia to close for good. Yin Yang Night Club and Bambino’s Italian Café are two of the first to shut their doors following Gov. Mike Parson’s ‘Stay Home Missouri’ order. Veronika Versace, a Yin Yang Nightclub show director says the virus was the
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Deputies arrest man suspected of child molestation
BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Sheriff’s Department arrested a Columbia man Thursday in connection with a child abuse investigation. According to a news release, deputies arrested Scott Darby, 42, on suspicion of three counts of child molestation. Deputies said the investigation began after the Missouri Children’s Division received separate allegations from the Abuse
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New Boone County stay-at-home order takes effect
Boone County is now under a new stay-at-home order that relaxes restrictions on businesses deemed non-essential.
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Sheriff’s department: Man claiming COVID-19 exposure spits on deputy
Boone County deputies arrested a Colorado man on Thursday afternoon after he alleged he had been exposed to COVID-19 and spat on a deputy.
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Governor Parson expected to release guidance Friday on how state will reopen
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The governor is expected to release more information about what reopening the state will look like on Friday. The “Stay Home Missouri” order is set to lift on May 4th. Parson said another order with guidance on how businesses will resume will likely take it’s place. He mentioned it may be
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Rural Mid-Missouri communities increase COVID-19 testing
COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) A COVID-19 testing laboratory in Columbia says it is seeing rural communities across Missouri increase COVID-19 testing. “That landscape is shifting a lot,” said Tim McCarty, the Marketing Director of GeneTrait Laboratories. “It could be access to testing materials, it could be the community is identifying these first couple of cases, and
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CPS to move summer school online
In a work session held on Zoom by CPS, it was announced that summer schooling in the district would take place online.
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Expert: Sharp decrease in state unemployment claims expected
The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations reported Thursday that statewide unemployment claims were down by nearly half from the week before.
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VIDEO: Boone County commissioner on stay-at-home order, business survey
Boone County Commissioner Fred Parry will appear live Thursday on ABC 17 News at 5 and at 6 to discuss the county’s new COVID-19 stay-at-home order and a survey he conducted of local businesses.
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Deputies arrest Columbia man suspected of burglary after motorcycle chase
Boone County deputies arrested a man suspected of a burglary in southeast Columbia and allegedly leading authorities on a chase Wednesday.
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Police: Man arrested after crashing into central Columbia home early Thursday morning
The Columbia Police Department said Thursday morning that a man was arrested after allegedly crashing into a central Columbia home and leaving the scene.
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Governor commutes Columbia man’s prison sentence
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson granted clemency Wednesday to a Columbia man whose parole on a drug charge had been overturned by courts. The Missouri Supreme Court in a one-sentence ruling March 31 overruled a motion for a rehearing in the case of Dimetrious Woods. The court ruled Feb. 4 that Woods must return
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COVID-19 costs local wedding industry thousands
This time of year the number of weddings is typically ramping up, but as a result of COVID-19 the industry has taken a huge hit. The impacts have been felt locally as well.
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MU planning to reopen campus for fall semester
COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri sent out an email Wednesday notifying students and staff that it is planning to hold in-person classes in the fall. Christian Basi, a spokesperson for MU, said they felt like they needed to send a note to the community to let them know the plans for coming back.
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