MONDAY UPDATES: Columbia Regional Airport continues to see drops in traffic
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DEFENDERS: Scammers posing as contact tracers
Some people are taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic to try and get people’s money. Scammers are finding ways to use contact tracing for their personal gain. For example, some potential victims might get an unsolicited message through text, email or on social media saying that they have come into contact with someone who has
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Jefferson City Schools’ COVID-19 reopening plan comes before school board
The district is set to start classes on Aug. 24.
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High school football practices begin across Mid-Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. UPDATE 8:21 p.m.: Columbia Public Schools delayed the start of the school year until Sept. 8. CPS Athletic Director David Egan said CPS practices will continue until at least the end of the week. High school football teams across Mid-Missouri held their first official preseason practices on Monday. MSHSAA is allowing high school
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WEATHER ALERT DAY: Severe storms likely through this evening
SYNOPSIS A cold front continues to track south across northern Missouri Monday afternoon. Instability values are expected to be very high due to the heat and humidity expected. Wind shear looks relatively low, so a tornado threat looks low at the moment. Damaging wind, flash flooding and hail look like greater threats. TIMING Storms have
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Mizzou AD has “every reason to believe” football practices will start next week
Mizzou athletic director Jim Sterk said he has every reason to believe football preseason practices will begin next week. He released this statement on Monday afternoon: “Since college athletics stopped back in March, the Southeastern Conference has not rushed its decision-making processes while working collaboratively to develop plans for all sports to return to play
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Motorcycle rider badly injured in Columbia crash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police said a motorcyclist suffered serious injuries in a crash Monday on Interstate 70. Russell Coonley, 58, of Crestwood, Kentucky, was taken by ambulance to University of Missouri Hospital after the crash at about 10:30 a.m. on eastbound Interstate 70 near the 131 mile marker, according to a Columbia Police Department
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Missouri governor pushes to allow attorney general to prosecute St. Louis murder cases
ABC 17 News will livestream the briefing when it starts at 4 p.m.
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Boone Electric reports hundreds of customers without power
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone Electric Cooperative reported more than 700 customers without power Monday afternoon as storms dumped heavy rain and small hail on Columbia. The utility reported 747 customers without power at about 3:30 p.m. in a dozen outages that struck areas of Columbia and more rural areas east, west and north of the
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Two teens charged in Sunday burglary in east Columbia
Two teenagers have been charged after a Sunday night burglary in east Columbia.
Continue Reading WEATHER ALERT DAY: Tracking high heat and possibly severe storms
MONDAY: A spotty storm or two is possible tomorrow morning, with clearing expected into the afternoon. It will be hot and humid with temperatures near and above 90 degrees. Feels like temperatures will likely be around 100 degrees. As we approach the evening, storms will likely begin developing near dinnertime. Guidance this morning suggested that we’ll
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Businesses have large part in making sure customers adhere to new COVID-19 order
Restaurant and bar owners have the right to require customers to follow the new rules under a modified COVID-19 health order that took effect Monday for Columbia and Boone County, a health official said.
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WATCH: Southern Boone School District superintendent talks return plans
Southern Boone School District’s superintendent says the district plans to have students back in the classroom when the school year starts in September.
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CPS Board of Education to talk about return plans
The Columbia Public Schools Board of Education will talk about students’ and teachers’ return to classes at its meeting tonight.
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Deputies investigate after shots fired in Cole County
The Cole County Sheriff’s Office investigated a shots fired call Sunday evening.
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Cardinals postpone series against Pittsburgh
The St. Louis Cardinals postponed yet another series on Sunday night due to the COVID-19 outbreak in the organization. Official from MLB: The #Pirates-#STLCards series in St. Louis has been postponed."MLB and the club believe it is prudent to conduct additional testing while players and staff are quarantined before the team returns to play."— Anne
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Sunday Sit-down with Ehren Earleywine
ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on Jefferson City School District athletic director Ehren Earleywine in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the entire interview in the video player above. Earleywine said all of the members of the Central Missouri Athletic Conference met in Sedalia on Sunday to discuss the upcoming
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Updated Columbia, Boone County health orders to go into effect Monday
Two main rules were added on Thursday — restaurant and bar patrons must remain seated and wear masks when not seated and groups wanting to have large events must submit plans 30 days in advance.
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SUNDAY UPDATES: Boone County sees drastic drop in new daily cases
The Columbia/Boone County Health Department reported a large drop in new daily cases of COVID-19 on Sunday.
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Man leads authorities on high-speed chase through four counties
One man was arrested after fleeing from police and leading them on a high-speed chase Saturday night.
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