TUESDAY UPDATES: Eight new COVID-19 cases reported in Boone County
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Missouri ready to end relaxed unemployment rules
The head of Missouri’s Department of Labor and Industrial Relations said Tuesday that the state is ending its waiver of work-search requirements for those getting unemployment.
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Callaway County businesses adjust to lack of COVID-19 health order
Now that Missouri’s statewide health order has been lifted, businesses around Callaway County are setting their own precautions to protect their customers from COVID-19.
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Christopher Columbus statue removed from St. Louis park
A statue of Christopher Columbus that stood in a St. Louis park for 134 years has been removed amid the growing national outcry against monuments to the 15th Century explorer.
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Patrol: ‘No gun inside car’ after Sedalia deadly shooting
The Missouri State Highway Patrol said no gun was found inside a car following a deputy-involved shooting in Sedalia on Saturday.
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Several hurt, one arrested following Monday night boat crash
State troopers say four people were injured and one was arrested after a boat crash at the Lake of the Ozarks late Monday night.
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Vehicle crashes through building in north Columbia
Firefighters say a building on Paris Road was damaged after an SUV crashed through it late Monday night.
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Public talks to Columbia City Council about inequity, racial injustice
The Columbia City Council heard from several members of the public about their frustrations with police and support of protests during the council’s Monday meeting at City Hall.
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Columbia Public Schools releases graduation plans
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools released more information on 2020 graduation plans. The district plans to hold several in-person graduation ceremonies from July 30th-August 2nd. Dates of in-person graduation ceremonies: Rock Bridge High School, Thursday, July 30 (with Friday, July 31 for additional ceremonies if necessary based on student participation)Douglass High School, Friday, July
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Cole County prepares for no health restrictions starting Tuesday
The Cole County Health Department decided to follow the state-wide health order, and the communicable disease coordinator Chezney Schulte said it plans to stick with the state.
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WATCH: Columbia Mayor Brian Treece on police reform and protests
Columbia Mayor Brian Treece answers questions about protests and police reform.
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MONDAY UPDATES: Boone County active COVID-19 cases decrease
Updates about COVID-19 in Mid-Missouri and the state will be posted here.
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Boone County to remain under health order as state rules expire
Much of Missouri will no longer be under any COVID-19 health orders starting Tuesday.
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Auxvasse reinstates police chief after investigation into social media use
The City of Auxvasse has reinstated its police chief after he was briefly suspended during an investigation of his personal Facebook posts.
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2nd man charged in death of retired St. Louis police captain
A second man has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of retired St. Louis police Capt. David Dorn during a pawn shop break-in that followed a night of violent protests.
Continue Reading Family seeks answers after deputy kills Missouri woman
The father of a Missouri woman who was fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy during a weekend traffic stop says he doubts officials’ reports that she threatened to shoot the deputy.
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Documents: Man held crowd at bay with gun during Columbia killing
A man arrested last week held a crowd at bay while a man he was with fired the fatal shot during a May 25 killing on Quail Drive, according to police.
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Boonville man killed in Sunday motorcycle crash
The driver was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash near the intersection of Eleventh Street and Highway 87.;
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City council to hear from residents about racism, protest response
The Columbia City Council is set to hear from several people about the Columbia Police Department response to protests and systematic racism at it’s meeting Monday.
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SUNDAY UPDATES: Cases of COVID-19 increase in Boone County
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE 8:15 P.M.: The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported 15,983 cases of COVID-19 in Missouri on Sunday. At least 879 deaths have been reported in the state related to the virus. At least 34,292 have been tested for the virus. ORIGINAL: The Columbia/Boone County Health Department reported 214 cases
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