Columbia to consider $200,000 coronavirus vaccine education campaign
The City of Columbia will consider an agreement for a coronavirus vaccine education campaign during its meeting Monday night.
Continue ReadingThe City of Columbia will consider an agreement for a coronavirus vaccine education campaign during its meeting Monday night.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) I-70 Westbound near the connector is back open Sunday after a rollover crash sent two people to the hospital Saturday evening. I-70 westbound near the connector is back open this morning after a rollover crash sent two people to the hospital.I-70 westbound near the connector is back open this morning after a
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported more than 2,300 new COVID-19 cases Sunday, pushing the state’s total passed 400,000. Missouri’s total COVID-19 case count is now reported to be 401,761. Records indicate there were also 19 new virus related deaths added Sunday bringing the state’s death toll to 5,562.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri state health department reported more than 2,100 new COVID-19 cases Saturday. Health officials said total COVID-19 cases since the pandemic were up to 399,456 Saturday — 2,157 more since Friday’s dashboard update. The health department included three more virus-related deaths to the dashboard bringing the pandemic total up to 5,543 fatalities.
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Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Veterans Commission released a full version of an investigation done on its response to COVID-19. The report says the commission failed to recognize the changing pandemic and didn’t plan or respond to it well. The report gave credit to the quick response to the pandemic at the beginning but
Continue ReadingAs road crews across Mid-Missouri are preparing to battle the ice, Boone Electric Cooperative also has crews on the ready to fix any power outages caused by the storm.
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Continue ReadingDirector of the State Health Department Dr. Randall Williams said at the Governor’s state briefing Wednesday the state lab has the capacity to look for the strain and is in the process of expanding it.
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Continue ReadingMissouri’s governor said during a news conference Wednesday afternoon that 66,000 residents have received their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine.
Continue ReadingWalgreens partnered with The Bluffs in Columbia to deliver some of the first long-term care facility coronavirus vaccinations in Central Missouri on Tuesday.
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Continue ReadingNOVINGER, Mo. (AP) — An investigation continues into an accident that killed three people in northeast Missouri. KTVO-TV reports that the accident happened about 2:30 a.m. Monday on Adair County Route O near the town of Novinger. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said a pickup truck and an SUV collided head-on at the crest of
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Two people are hospitalized after a large fire broke out at an apartment complex in the Waldo area of Kansas City, Missouri. Fire officials say two people jumped from the third story to escape the fire that occurred Monday night near the Missouri-Kansas border. Their injuries are not believed to
Continue ReadingSPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A young boy is hospitalized after being found unresponsive in a hotel pool in Springfield, Missouri. KYTV-TV reports that police and paramedics were called Monday night to the Baymont Inn after the child was found not breathing in the pool. People who found the boy began CPR and eventually paramedics were
Continue ReadingSPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Police in Springfield, Missouri, say an officer shot a woman who tried to hit the officer with a car. The incident happened about 6 a.m. Tuesday on a business parking lot. Police describe the woman’s injuries as non-life threatening. Police spokeswoman Jasmine Bailey told the Springfield News-Leader that an officer spotted
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — State legislatures across the country will be convening in 2021 with a common theme at the center of their work. The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to shape both their budget and policy debates. The executive director of the National Conference of State Legislatures says he expects lawmakers in over half
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Continue ReadingNOEL, Mo. (AP) — Southwest Missouri officials say fire destroyed a grocery store and a mosque that were gathering spots for immigrants in the town of Noel. The fire was reported early Monday morning at The African Grocery Store and an adjacent mosque. McDonald County Emergency Management Director Gregg Sweeten said a firefighter and a
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