Schmitt, a Republican who is also running for U.S. Senate, said in a news release Tuesday that Columbia Public School’s mask requirement for all students and staff is unreasonable because few children are infected with coronavirus. Schmitt also claims that wearing masks shows only a marginal benefit in fighting the spread of coronavirus.
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Police were sent to the 400 block of North Providence Road at about 8:20 p.m., according to a Columbia Police Department news release. The shooting victim was taken by ambulance to a local emergency room, police said.
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Jail staff found Tiffany McCormack, 35, dead, according to a Cole County Sheriff’s Office news release. The release said there was no sign of injury on McCormack. She was being housed alone, the release says.
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The Boone County Sheriff’s Office was called Sunday night to the 7500 block of Lavender Drive, where deputies found the bodies of 43-year-old Allison Abitz and her 11-year-old daughter Jozee Abitz.
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Maintenance crews were pumping water out of a large hole in the ground near Bourne Avenue
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools is set to return for the 2021-22 school year on Tuesday with multiple COVID-19 precautions in place. CPS is welcoming back close to 19,000 students and nearly 3,000 employees at their 42 buildings on Tuesday. Masks According to the district’s website, masks are required indoors for students, staff and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A community in Boone County and two school districts around Mid-Missouri are grieving the loss of a 43-year-old woman and her 11-year-old daughter after they were found dead Sunday night at a Boone County home. Deputies found Allison Abitz and Jozee Abitz dead in the 7500 block of Lavender Court just south
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Some schools are requiring masks indoors at all times, while others are only requiring them in limited settings or not at all.
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LAKE OZARK, Mo. (KMIZ) One person has died and four others were injured after a carbon monoxide poisoning Saturday night on a boat that was at the Lake of the Ozarks near Big Niangua Tonka Springs Cove. The Missouri State Highway Patrol report states Steven Sutton, 66, of St. Charles died after a leak inside
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At 31 weeks pregnant, 24-year-old Madeline Sweezer of Centralia tested positive for COVID-19.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public School students and parents are getting ready to return to learn Tuesday. A couple of school parents in Columbia say they feel safe knowing everyone has to wear masks at school buildings right now however a new school brings new challenges. Mackenzie Blakeman’s daughter starts sixth grade at Warner Middle
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police are investigating a shooting at Douglass Park. Watch a replay of the scene in the player below. A Columbia police source confirmed the shooting just before 9 p.m. Columbia police crime scene investigators were on the scene. Columbia Police responded to an information request by stating that officers are still
Continue Reading LAKE OZARK, Mo. (KMIZ) Troopers are investigating after a Warrensburg man drowned at the Lake of the Ozarks. It happened Sunday night in the Darby Hollow Cove of the Osage arm. Troopers say 32-year-old Kegri Ilu died after he slipped on a dock and fell into the lake. He died at the scene just before
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) U.S. health officials are hopeful the FDA’s approval of the Pfizer “Comirnaty” vaccine will encourage more people to get vaccinated and mandate vaccines. Some local Mid-Missouri universities and hospitals have no plans to mandate employee and student vaccines amid the approval. Universities University leaders told KMIZ they will continue to encourage vaccination
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Check back for updates related to the coronavirus pandemic in Missouri.
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and muggy with lows in the mid-70s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index up to 105. EXTENDED: The Weather Alert Day continues through Thursday night as each day will get into the upper 90s with a heat index between 103-105. Rain chances will be limited to a
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Officials will answer questions about Southern Boone School District’s COVID-19 plan at a meeting Monday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With the fall semester starting at the University of Missouri, officials are reporting enrollment is up almost one percent to 31,121 compared to last year. Undergraduate enrollment at the university is up more than 1% with 23,533 students and transfer student enrollment is up over one percent from last year. “I’m thrilled
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Deputies found Allison Abitz and Jozee Abitz dead in the 7500 block of Lavender Court just south of Columbia after getting a call from a concerned family member late Sunday, the sheriff’s department said in a Facebook post.
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No one was injured after someone fired shots in the 700 block of Washington Avenue at about 4:30 a.m. Sunday, the Columbia Police Department said in a news release. Police released no other details but said more information might be released later.
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