QUESTION OF THE DAY: Would you get a coronavirus booster shot if it’s recommended?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering recommending a coronavirus vaccine booster shot.
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THURSDAY UPDATES: Springfield-Greene County withdraws request for alternate care site for coronavirus patients
Check back for updates related to the coronavirus pandemic in Mid-Missouri.
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Mizzou announces mask requirements and vaccine incentives
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) All Mizzou students, faculty, staff and visitors will have to mask up indoors starting Monday, regardless of vaccination status. “With our in person classes, we know we’re going to have to make these adjustments with the mask requirements, and again we’re asking for everybody’s cooperation,” said Christian Basi, an MU spokesperson. “The
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Former Columbia city budget officer pushes back on reasons given for his firing
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) While City Manager John Glascock presented the FY22 budget Thursday morning, one of the people that helped prepare it watched from outside city government. Kyle Rieman, the former city budget officer, was fired on July 26. The circumstances leading Rieman here has him confused. “If you had asked me a month ago
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National search begins for new MU athletics director
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri has started the search for the 21st athletics director with a nine-person search advisory committee. The committee consists of university leaders and other stakeholders with proven experience and deep knowledge of the evolving college athletic landscape. “We’re excited to launch this national search,” said Mun Choi, president of
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Wellington man seriously injured after midday wreck in Camden County
CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Wellington man is seriously injured after a wreck in Camden County Thursday at 1:51 on Highway 7 near Sparrow drive. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, James Hoffman, 75, was driving a 2011 Chevy Traverse when it went off the left side of the road and hit
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WATCH: Biden outlines next steps in coronavirus fight
President Joe Biden will deliver remarks Thursday afternoon outlining the country’s next steps in the fight against coronavirus and the highly contagious delta variant.
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Second man charged with murder in Lazy Gator shooting
LAKE OZARK, Mo. (KMIZ) The Camden County Sheriff’s Department is reporting a second man is now charged in the fatal shooting of Vonza Watson at Lazy Gators on May 29. According to a release, Craig Hawkins, of Jefferson City, is charged with second-degree murder and first-degree assault. Hawkins is being held at the Camden County
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Missouri GOP treasurer to make bid for state auditor
Fitzpatrick announced his candidacy Thursday. Current Auditor Nicole Galloway has said she won’t run for another term in 2022.
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Lincoln University forgives student debt with CARES Act funds
The money covers the debts of about 930 students who owe money for semesters from spring 2020 through this summer. The university said in a news release that the move “provides one less worry for students in these current times.”
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Family: Woman in critical condition but stable after house explosion in Moniteau County
The woman, whose name has not been released by officials, was critically injured Wednesday evening in a house explosion near Jamestown. The State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the explosion, but information from the office was not immediately available Thursday.
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Columbia city manager says city in ‘fine financial position’ as he unveils budget
City Manager John Glascock will present his version of the Columbia city budget for the 2022 fiscal year at noon on Thursday.
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Judge denies bond for invasion of privacy suspect, calling him a ‘danger to community’
A man facing an invasion of privacy charge for the fifth time in a little over two months has a bond hearing scheduled for Wednesday afternoon.
Continue Reading One woman seriously injured after crash in Pulaski county
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One woman is seriously hurt after a crash in Pulaski County Wednesday afternoon. Official reports said the crash happened around 2:50 p.m. on Highway 28, two miles south of Dixon. Troopers said 23 year-old Ponni Fetterhoff went off the road, hit a culvert and rolled her car. This caused Fetterhoff to be ejected
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CDC recommends sunscreen as dangerously hot weather blankets Mid-Missouri
Columbia and counties across Mid-Missouri are expected to see weather flirt with triple digits on Thursday, as the CDC recommends wearing sunscreen to protect your skin from the sun.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should mask mandates return to Columbia and Boone County?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has now advised everyone to wear masks indoors in coronavirus hot spots such as Mid-Missouri.
Continue Reading One person injured after a house explosion in Moniteau County
JAMESTOWN, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman was critically injured Wednesday evening after a house explosion near Jamestown. The Jamestown Rural Fire Protection District responded to a report of an explosion around 6 p.m. According to Moniteau County Sheriff Tony Wheatley, a woman was airlifted after the home explosion. The State Fire Marshal’s office is investigating the
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More people continue to get vaccinated at outreach clinics across Mid-Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Around 20 doses were given out Wednesday at the food truck roundup in Columbia today, and although these are not the numbers that were being vaccinated at former mass vaccination sights, vaccinators say that every dose counts. “Every person counts, that is one less person that can contract Covid,” said Nurse Taylor
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WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Capital Region Medical Center opens coroanvirus triage testing
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Accidental fire in bedroom damages Columbia home
(COLUMBIA, MO) – The Columbia Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the 3400 block of Elm Grove Drive. Columbia firefighters first on the scene reported smoke from the front door. Officials report the fire was contained to a back bedroom. Fire investigators determined the fire originated in a back bedroom and was accidental.
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