The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 10.2% on Sunday. The change in positivity comes along with 1,270 additional confirmed cases bringing the total to 662,380 since the start of pandemic. Health officials also recorded 149 new probable cases with a total number of 138,369 antigen test results being positive. No new
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Columbia’s Heritage Festival is back after being canceled last year due to COVID-19, with events scheduled throughout the day on Sunday.
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One man was flown to the hospital after Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers say he failed to negotiate a turn, traveled off the left side of the road and overturned.
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MILLER, Co. (KMIZ) One man was killed on Saturday night in a UTV crash in Miller County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, 65-year-old Gary Herigon was driving a UTV along Old 10 Mile Rd. south of Kings Bluff Drive when he ran off the left side of the road. The UTV
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: Lanes are back open as of 9:46 p.m. Eastbound Clark Lane at the Connector is shut down due to an accident. ABC 17 news crews on scene say the crash involved two vehicles and one victim has been loaded into an ambulance. Boone County Joint Communication is advising drivers to use
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Dream Tree, a nonprofit in Columbia, teaches about 25 children life skills such as mental health responses, trade skills and financial literacy to help them open doors in the future.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department held a recruitment event Saturday at the Molly Bowden Neighborhood Policing Center. Sgt. Kim German told ABC 17 News crews that CPD currently has 14 police officer openings. German says the department goes around the state to job fairs, police academies, and colleges/universities to find new recruits. According
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The Columbia Police Department has confirmed two people were shot at 5th and Walnut St. in downtown Columbia on Saturday morning.
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CALLAWAY CO., Mo (KMIZ) One man is seriously injured after a crash Saturday morning in Callaway County. Kyle Canada, 24 of Fulton, was traveling in Callaway on Route HH North of Airway Rd. at 1:05 a.m. when his vehicle travelled off the roadway and struck a fence. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol crash report,
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Continue Reading CALLAWAY Co. (KMIZ) One man was seriously injured in a Saturday morning crash in Callaway County. According to the Missouri State Highway Crash Report, 24-year-old Kyle Canada was driving along Route HH, north of Airway Road in Callaway County around 1 a.m. when his car went off the road. The car then hit a fence
Continue Reading MONITEAU, Mo. (KMIZ) A 16-year-old boy was seriously injured in a crash in Moniteau County. According to the crash report, the boy was driving along Route 87 near Shalom Drive on Friday night, when the car crossed a driveway. The car then went off the left side of the road and went airborne. The car
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You can watch the game of the week, Hickman at Battle, replay in the player below. Hickman (22) at Battle (35) FRock Bridge (43) at Capital City (13) FGranite City (IL) (0) at Helias (49) FMontgomery County (28) at South Callaway (41) FVan-Far (0) at North Callaway (56) FJefferson City (49) at Smith-Cotton (0) FBlair
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Southern Boone Elementary School started requiring masks Friday after Superintendent Christopher Felmlee announced the school hit its benchmark to send the school into a temporary mask mandate. Felmlee said 15% of students are out of school due to COVID-19 cases, with 82 students quarantined, five active student cases and one active staff case.
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Check back for updates related to the coronavirus pandemic in Missouri.
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Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt wants to add more schools to the lawsuit against Columbia Public Schools and its mask policy.
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OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) An Arkansas man was injured after a motorcycle wreck Thursday night on Highway 54. The Osage Beach Police Department responded to Eastbound Highway 54 west of Passover Road after Chester Kowolski, 55, hit the guardrail while driving a motorcycle. Kowolski was taken to Lake Regional Health System with serious injuries treatment.
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City of Columbia Mayor Brian Treece announced Friday afternoon he will not run for reelection in 2022.
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