THURSDAY UPDATES: Active cases in Boone County continue to drop
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Jefferson City Schools drops mask requirement, changes quarantine protocols
Jefferson City Schools will drop its mask requirement starting Friday. Students and staff who are in close contact with a COVID-19 positive individual will no longer need to quarantine in most cases.
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WATCH: UM curators name football practice facility
The $33.4 million facility, which is set to be finished next year, is being paid for through private fundraising.
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Jefferson City man sentenced to 15 years in prison for Boone County shooting
A Jefferson City man was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to a shooting and robbery in Sept. 2020 in Boone County.
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Police arrest Ashland man on suspicion of child pornography
The Ashland Police Department said in a news release that officers were sent to a report of a missing juvenile before 7 a.m. Wednesday and found the child with Cole Chandler, 19, of Ashland. Police determined Chandler had received or possessed at least one pornographic picture of a minor, according to the release, and arrested him.
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Jefferson City to hold open house about proposed ward redistricting plan
Jefferson City is set to host an open house where citizens are being encouraged to provide comment on the proposed options for ward redistricting.
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Two men killed in crash on Highway 87 near California
MONITEAU COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men are dead after a crash Wednesday night near California, Missouri. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened at Highway 87 and Route C around 9 p.m. Troopers said Martin L. Fisher, 43, of Virginia Beach, Virginia, crashed his pickup truck into a semi after he failed
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should the state execute Ernest Johnson?
Johnson was convicted in 1994 and sentenced to death for the murders of three Columbia convenience store workers with a claw hammer. Legal challenges to his sentence have failed. However, death penalty foes are asking the governor to intervene, saying Johnson is intellectually disabled.
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Jamestown man faces multiple charges after allegedly stealing a vehicle, guns and tools over the weekend
A Moniteau County prosecutor has charged a Jamestown man with multiple counts of burglary and tampering with a vehicle after multiple incidents last Saturday.
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Morgan County man charged with sex crimes against a child
A Morgan County prosecutor has charged a Stover man with sex crimes against a child after an alleged sexual assault occurred in Sept.
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Booster dose confusion: where to get the shot
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With news of the COVID booster dose rollout came booster dose confusion for some Missourians. Several pharmacies throughout Boone County are now offering the third dose for all that qualifies as “at-risk”. According to the CDC those that work in an at-risk occupation or have underlying medical conditions qualify. – People 65
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Health officials say parents don’t need to worry about mixing the flu and COVID vaccines
COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) COVID-19 is still present in the world and now a more familiar season is nearing. Health officials are encouraging everyone to still use the same safety measures as they do for COVID. Officials are encouraging everyone to wash their hands, wear a mask or get the flu and COVID 19 vaccine. Sara
Continue Reading Boone County Cyber Task Force to receive part of $1.8 million grant to investigate crimes against children
$1.8 Million in Grants given out to 19 agencies across Missouri to investigate crimes against children
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WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Audrain County Health Department developing plan to administer 3rd Pfizer vaccine dose
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Centralia residents want more transparency after police chief resigns
Centralia residents are asking the city for more transparency after the police chief on Friday submitted his letter of resignation.
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Hospital leaders stress the importance of showing how effective COVID-19 vaccines are in local areas
MU Health Care is now sharing data on how many COVID-19 patients are vaccinated.
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WATCH: Mizzou offensive players take questions as Tennessee game approaches
The news conference will take place between 5 and 6 p.m.
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Advocates urge governor to grant clemency in Columbia triple murder
Anti-death penalty advocates delivered a petition Wednesday asking the state to spare the life of Ernest Johnson, saying his intellectual disability makes it unconstitutional to execute the man convicted of a Columbia triple murder.
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Change of venue, new judge granted in Quatavia Givens case
A Cole County judge granted a change of venue and a request for a new judge for a woman charged in the 2018 death of a Jefferson City child.
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Congress battles over budget, debt limit as shutdown deadline looms
Thursday is the last day of the fiscal year, and if a federal budget does not pass the government will go into a full shutdown at 12:01 a.m. The budget was held back because it was attached to a Democratic attempt to raise the debt ceiling, which Senate Republicans strongly opposed. A new proposed budget without the raised debt ceiling could make its way through Congress as soon as Wednesday.
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