Cole County clerk helping quarantined voters cast ballots
Cole County’s election authority is considering expanding into next week a service that allows quarantined voters to cast ballots.
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New Franklin schools to go virtual, citing dozens of students, staff in COVID-19 quarantine
The New Franklin School District will move all classes online for two weeks with more than 80 students in quarantine because of coronavirus exposure.
Continue Reading Boone, Cole County clerks, law enforcement on guard for Election Day security issues
With Election Day coming up Tuesday, election officials and law enforcement say they are prepared to keep people at polling places safe should any issues arise.
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Cole County Sheriff’s deputies to check on sex offenders this Halloween
COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County Sheriff’s deputies will be checking in on registered sex offenders to make sure they are complying with Halloween restrictions. Cole County deputies will make contact with registered offenders to personally verify required information. Offenders that are not home are investigated further to verify their residency by checking mail delivery,
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THURSDAY UPDATES: CPS dashboard reports 19 students positive with COVID-19
Check back for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.
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MU faculty council votes to keep spring break as is
The University of Missouri Faculty Council voted on Thursday not to change spring break citing many complications with a proposed change to the academic calendar
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FBI warns hospitals about Russian cyberattacks
The FBI said Russian hackers are targeting US hospitals by using malware that locks computer systems and denies hospitals access to its data.
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Columbia road and traffic closures beginning Monday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is beginning three construction projects this upcoming Monday, Nov. 2. Several parking garages scheduled to be closed to vehicular traffic and parking Monday to March 15 On Monday, the top floors of the Fifth and Walnut, North Fifth Street and East Walnut Street, and Short Street, 1110 E.
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Boone Electric Cooperative assisting in Hurricane Zeta restoration
This is the third hurricane to hit the Gulf Coast in eight weeks.
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Low water pressure forces boil water notice for Rockbridge Estates
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Consolidated Public Water of Boone County is reporting a precautionary boil water advisory after an afternoon water main break and a report of low water pressure. According to the release, the advisory runs from 3:30 p.m. Thursday to Saturday at noon. All water service areas affected include customers on 163 from Rockbridge
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Ameren plans solar facility in Montgomery County
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) Ameren Missouri announced plans to build the company’s largest solar facility in Montgomery County. Officials say the project will have thousands of solar panels installed near New Florence, Missouri at the six-megawatt solar facility. The company reports they are meeting demand from almost 2,000 new customer subscriptions to Ameren Missouri’s Community
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Natural gas rates going up for Ameren Missouri customers
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Ameren Missouri natural gas customers will see rates going up under a filing that will take effect Sunday. Customers in mid-Missouri will see a rate increase of $.03 per Ccf (per hundred cubic feet) of natural gas. According to the release, Ameren reports up to 55% of its customers’ current natural
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Columbia man found guilty in baby’s death
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been found guilty in the death of his six-month-old daughter. The Boone County Prosecutor’s office told ABC 17 News that just after 5 p.m. Corativa Smith was found guilty of child abuse in the death of his baby girl. He was arrested in March 2018. According to court
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Boone County COVID-19 hospitalizations set pandemic records
Boone County set two COVID-19 records on Wednesday with 95 hospitalizations and 31 patients in ICU beds.
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Missouri Governor updates COVID-19 recovery; no update on special session
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson gave an update on the state’s recovery from COVID-19 during a Thursday afternoon briefing.
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COVID-19 records: St. Louis hospitalizations, KC deaths
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — The new surge of the coronavirus is evident in Missouri, with record hospitalizations in St. Louis and Columbia, and the Kansas City metropolitan area experiencing its worst month ever for COVID-19 deaths. The St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force on Wednesday reported 72 hospital admissions in one day. Admissions have risen
Continue ReadingUnlicensed Missouri dog breeder charged with animal abuse
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Attorney General Eric Schmitt has filed 24 criminal charges against an unlicensed dog breeder in southern Missouri. Schmitt announced Thursday that Marlisa McAlmond, who runs Cedar Ridge Australians in Oregon County, has been charged with 21 counts of animal abuse, two counts of felony damage and one count of animal
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Cold weather limits capacity for bars and restaurants amid COVID-19 pandemic
Many local bars and restaurants have been relying on outdoor seating to add capacity during the pandemic.
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Holts Summit teen sentenced to 6 years in prison after pleading guilty to accessory murder charge
A Holts Summit teen was sentenced to six years in prsion on Wednesday after pleading guilty to a felony murder charge.
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California, Mo. man arrested after allegedly losing meth in a convenience store
CALIFORNIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Monday, California Police Department responded to a convenience store about a suspicious substance found in the store. According to police, the substance was field tested and determined to be meth. Officials say that shortly after the officer cleared the scene, the officer was told that a man was in the convenience
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