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University of Missouri updates mask policy

FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County COVID-19 hospitalizations hit high; fewer than 50 new cases reported

September 25, 2020 8:25 AM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.

Inside Faurot Field ahead of Saturday’s kickoff

September 24, 2020 6:55 PM Lucas Geisler

Mizzou Athletics is preparing Faurot Field to host up to 11,700 people while ensuring fans can be spread apart amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

CPS discusses prioritizing students with special needs in a hybrid phased-in approach

September 24, 2020 8:09 PM Amber Tabeling

The Columbia Board of Education met early Thursday morning during a work session to discuss a phased-in hybrid plan for the return of in-person students.

University of Missouri Board of Curators approves new degrees and the naming of the Michael A. Middleton Center for Race, Citizenship, and Justice

September 24, 2020 9:40 PM Karl Wehmhoener

The center will promote diverse research and engagement in critical conversations about race, citizenship and justice.

Dozens of students and staff quarantined in Southern Boone, Hallsville schools

September 24, 2020 5:26 PM Riane Cleveland

Several school districts in Boone County have had to students and staff quarantine.

Columbia Public Schools’ leader tells board phases are best for return to class under COVID-19

September 24, 2020 1:05 PM Zola Crowder

Columbia Public Schools Superintendent Peter Stiepleman said Thursday that bringing students back into the classroom in phases is the most practical way to return to school.

WATCH: University of Missouri System leadership holds news conference

September 24, 2020 12:25 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri System President Mun Choi and Board of Curators Chair Julia Brncic are expected to have a news conference at about 12:30 p.m. The event follows the curators’ meeting. Watch the conference in the player below.

Football field at Rock Bridge High School

Columbia Board of Education strips name from Rock Bridge field

September 24, 2020 9:37 AM Matthew Sanders

The Columbia Board of Education voted unanimously Thursday to strip the name from the field at Rock Bridge High School after scrutiny of the man it was named for.

Columbia Board of Education discusses COVID-19, renaming football field

September 24, 2020 5:26 AM Brittany Wiley

Columbia Public Schools leaders are set to give an update on COVID-19 and have a public discussion on potentially renaming the football field at Rock Bridge High School Thursday.

WATCH: Boonville R-I superintendent checks in on the return to learn

September 24, 2020 2:36 AM Molly Stawinoga

Watch an interview with Boonville R-I’s superintendent.

Superintendent: CPS needs to see COVID-19 case rates continue to drop; school board to discuss return to class

September 23, 2020 11:59 AM Riane Cleveland

The Columbia Board of Education will hold a work session Thursday morning where Superintendent Peter Stiepleman said the board will continue to discuss a phased-in return to classrooms.

WATCH: CPS superintendent talks possibility of hybrid learning

September 23, 2020 2:31 AM Molly Stawinoga

Watch three live interviews with the CPS superintendent Wednesday morning at 6 a.m.

Sturgeon R-5 school district uses new temperature scanners

Sturgeon R-V school district uses new temperature scanners for better results

September 22, 2020 7:34 PM Amber Tabeling

Sturgeon R-V school district continues to adjust its COVID-19 precautions by purchasing new temperature scanners to better ensure the safety of students and staff.

East Elementary School in Jefferson City

Cole County Commission approves up to 12 new contact tracers for schools

September 22, 2020 7:08 PM Connor Hirsch

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County Commission approved the hiring of up to 12 new contact tracers that will specifically work to watch the spread of COVID-19 in schools in Cole County. This comes after school leaders across the county, both public and private, asked the commission to consider hiring more with CARES Act

Jefferson City parent wants school district to change COVID-19 notification protocols

September 22, 2020 3:34 PM Riane Cleveland

Marcus Penn said his family wasn’t made aware his daughter had been in the same classroom with a COVID-19 positive person until she first started showing symptoms.

Father Tolton officials respond after being accused of violating COVID-19 health order

September 21, 2020 10:08 AM Molly Stawinoga

PHHS filed a notice of violation against the athletic director at Father Tolton Catholic High School.

Columbia Public School's Learning Mode Matrix

CPS slides under needed case metric for hybrid learning

September 21, 2020 7:09 PM Amber Tabeling

Columbia Public Schools’ new case metric fell below 50 on Monday, based on the district’s COVID-19 guidance this could mean a transition in its learning method.

Columbia could see e-scooters on its streets and sidewalks this fall

September 20, 2020 6:44 PM Amber Tabeling

The Columbia City Council is set to vote on Monday whether the city and University of Missouri will see Bird Rides, Inc. scooters on its streets and sidewalks this fall.

MU Health Care pauses testing at Hearnes Center COVID-19 testing site

September 18, 2020 11:07 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Adjustment will allow for optimal allocation of staff during lower demand for testing

University of Missouri's Campus on 9/18/20

University of Missouri Health leaders looking at ways to track spreadability of COVID-19 on campus

September 18, 2020 9:31 PM Connor Hirsch

While university leaders have been modifying and strictly enforcing policies to slow the spread of the virus, health leaders continue to look for more ways to monitor Mizzou specific data.