THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone, Callaway, Cole counties keep COVID-19 numbers steady
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Governor highlights importance of expanding COVID-19 testing in Missouri
As the governor said the data is looking good for the state of Missouri on Wednesday, he expressed the importance of continuing to expand testing across the state.
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State awards two Mid-Missouri cities money for sewer projects
HOLTS SUMMIT, Mo. (KMIZ) The state awarded two Mid-Missouri cities grant money to help with sewer connection projects. This week the Missouri Department of Natural Resources awarded Holts Summit a $1 million grant to help the city to connect the wastewater flow from Callaway Hills Elementary School to the city’s wastewater treatment system. According to
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Columbia Public Schools leaders plan for many scenarios for next school year
Columbia Public Schools leaders are planning for multiple scenarios for opening schools back up, leaning on guidance from the Missouri School Boards’ Association while accounting for a phased local COVID-19 recovery blueprint.
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Parson says only small portion of total COVID-19 cases active
Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday emphasized that most of those who have tested positive for COVID-19 in Missouri have recovered from the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
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Missouri voters to decide on new redistricting amendment
Voters will decide whether to keep changes to redistricting and ethics rules approved in November 2018.
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State leaders see signs of COVID-19 recovery in Missouri
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson thanked Missourians on Tuesday for a “common sense” approach to dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, noting an increase of fewer than 100 case each of the last two days.
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MONDAY UPDATES: Centralia school leaders plan to hold graduation in June
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Missouri leaders tout signs of normalcy returning amid COVID-19 pandemic
State officials said Monday that signs are showing the beginning of a return to normal after COVID-19 lockdowns but cautioned against Missourians letting down their guard.
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SATURDAY UPDATES: Three active cases of COVID-19 in Cole County
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is reporting 9,666 cases of COVID-19.
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Florists finding new ways to deliver orders for Mother’s Day
Flower shops across Mid-Missouri had to get innovative to get the rush of customers their flowers for Mother’s Day.
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Missouri legislature passes $35 billion budget, major cuts avoided by potential federal dollars
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Senate and House of Representatives passed a $35.2 billion budget Friday hours before their 6 p.m. deadline. State Rep. Kip Kendrick, the ranking member on the House Budget Committee, said about $10 billion comes from general revenue, another $10 billion comes from other funds and $14.7 billion comes from
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FRIDAY UPDATES: Cooper County Fair Board cancels fair over COVID-19 concerns
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Authorities continue search for Mengqi Ji at the Lamine River
Crews returned to the De Bourgmont Access at the Lamine River near Highway 41 in search for a missing Columbia mother.
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Boone Hospital follows new mask policy, resumes some services
Boone Hospital Center and other BJC HealthCare facilities announced Wednesday that employees, patients and visitors are being required to wear masks to help prevent the further spread of COVID-19.
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Authorities continue to build levee in search for Mengqi Ji
COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) Crews gained ground Thursday on the Lamine River levee construction to aid in the search for Mengqi Ji. Authorities began building the levee in order to get heavy machinery onto the river in attempt to reach the south column of the Highway 41 bridge where they believe Mengqi Ji may be located.
Continue Reading Chesterfield facility part of race to make COVID-19 vaccine
The news conference is set to start at 3 p.m.
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Man who worked at Missouri pork plant dies from coronavirus
An employee of a Missouri pork plant where hundreds of workers tested positive for the coronavirus has died from the virus.
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Crews return to Lamine River in search of missing mom
COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) Search teams returned to the Lamine River on Wednesday, in search of a missing Columbia mother. “Our goal is really to gain some closure for the family and to truly investigate to a point where we find evidence of her body and close the case,” Brittany Hilderbrand, a Columbia Police Department spokesperson
Continue Reading Missouri officials say COVID-19 projections come from industry, academia
The director of Missouri’s Medicaid program sought to clarify Tuesday how the state is getting COVID-19 case projections and how those estimates are used.
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