COLUMBIA – Pavement improvements will be made to the final location of a project improving the driving surface of outer roads along Interstate 70 next week. A contractor working for MoDOT will begin paving the I-70 Drive Southeast between Keene Street and the U.S. Route 63/I-70 connector on October 8 from 8 p.m. to 3
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Friday, protesters called for the removal of a Thomas Jefferson statue.
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The White House says President Donald Trump will spend a “few days” at a military hospital after contracting COVID-19.
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Health officials say there is no backlog in contact tracing as of Friday, citing the drop in daily cases reported and more staff available for the investigations.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is reporting low levels of hemorrhagic disease (HD) in deer tested in Boone, Camden, Cole, Jackson, Linn, and Osage counties. HD is a naturally occurring virus that infects deer through the bite of a native midge fly. It is common in Missouri between July and
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — As Missouri Gov. Mike Parson continues to recover from the coronavirus, his office is declining to say how many members of his staff also have tested positive. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Friday that Parson’s spokeswoman, Kelli Jones, has not responded to several requests for information on staff illnesses. Jones hasn’t
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City police say they are investigating after videos on social media shows officers kneeling on a pregnant woman during an arrest. The video shows an officer kneeling on the back of the woman with her belly on the ground while handcuffing her during a confrontation Wednesday night. Police Capt.
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Mayor Lyda Krewson says trick-or-treating won’t be canceled in St. Louis this Halloween. But health department Director Dr. Frederick Echols on Thursday said social distancing and face mask requirements will still be in place. He recommended socially distanced trunk-or-treat events. He also advised ditching communal candy bowls and instead giving out
Continue Reading MONITEAU COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Efforts to improve the driving surface of Missouri Route 87 near California will take place next week. Crews with the Missouri Department of Transportation are scheduled to patch several sections of Route 87 between U.S. Route 50 and Little Moniteau Road on Monday, October 5 and Tuesday, October 6. One lane will be closed
Continue Reading LAKE OZARK, Mo. (KMIZ) Westbound U.S. Route 54 traffic will be reduced to a single lane next week as crews begin connecting the on-ramp of the new interchange located at Route W & Osage Hills Road. The project contractor, working for the Missouri Department of Transportation, will begin building this new on-ramp tie-in near the
Continue Reading MACON Mo. (KMIZ) Weather permitting, MoDOT will be doing the following work in Audrain and Boone County next week. Boone County Route D – Oct. 5, road will be closed 400 feet east of Boone County Route Z for culvert work. This work will take place between 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m that day. Boone County Route D – Oct.
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On Thursday and Friday, Boone Hospital Center saw its highest numbers for COVID-19 positive inpatients since the pandemic began in March.
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The president’s campaign manager postponed all future campaign events with the Trump family on Friday.
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President Trump’s campaign announced Friday afternoon all future campaign events are being postponed or being moved online after he tested positive for COVID-19 late Thursday night.
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The Columbia Police Department said Friday morning a shooting in the central part of the city has produced no arrests.
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Columbia police say no arrests were made after witnesses reported a possible shooting Thursday night.
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Boone County Commissioners awarded the sheriff’s department with a national accreditation during Thursday’s commission meeting.
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A White House official says the president is experiencing “mild symptoms” of COVID-19.
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Hours after President Donald Trump and the first lady Melania Trump tested positive for COVID-19, Missouri state and federal elected officials reacted to the news on social media.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An ad from the Democratic challenger for the Missouri General Assembly’s Senate District 19 goes after Sen. Caleb Rowden on health care. Judy Baker is running against Rowden (R-Columbia) for the senate seat this November. Baker is a former health care executive, state representative and district chief for the federal Department of
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