QUESTION OF THE DAY: Would you vote for a local tax on internet sales?
Boone County commissioners say the county needs a tax on online sales.
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Columbia City Council to discuss funding workforce development programs
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Monday, the Columbia City Council will hear the request from John Glascock and city staff on where to spend $2 million of the $25 million American Rescue Plan Act funds that would address development inequalities that were exposed by the COVID-19 Pandemic. City staff recommends funding three workforce development programs – MACC, Job Point,
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Columbia businesses see uptick in business due to graduation ceremonies
COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) Foot traffic in Downtown Columbia has picked up surrounding graduation ceremonies and hotels and restaurants in the area say they’re seeing an uptick in business. The University of Missouri, Columbia College and Stephens College all have graduation ceremonies this weekend and they are being held in-person, which is having a big impact
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Highway Patrol, local police urging Missourians to drive safely over the holidays
The Missouri State Highway Patrol and local police departments including Jefferson City are reminding drivers to stay safe on the roads this holiday season.
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Mizzou releases guidance for student holiday travel as fall semester concludes
The University of Missouri is reminding its students to ensure they are prepared before heading home for the holidays, as the 2021 fall semester concluded on Friday.
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Habitat for Humanity opens first home in new Columbia subdivision
Habitat plans to build 143 homes in the subdivision off Brown Station Road in Columbia to help ease the city’s affordable housing crunch. Show-Me Habitat for Humanity plans to work with local organizations and businesses to build the homes. The ribbon was cut on the first home in the Boone Prairie subdivision in a Friday afternoon event.
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FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports nearly 100 new coronavirus cases; omicron variant found in western Missouri sewage
Check back for updates related to the coronavirus pandemic in Missouri.
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Boone County uses social media to find stolen property owners
The sheriff’s office Facebook page posted 11 photos that showed a range of hardware tools and a trailer. Various people were in the comment section of the post thanking the office for its work.Â
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Missouri Task Force 1 back in Columbia after Kentucky tornado assignment
“The team is in good spirits and proud to have been able to assist the citizens of Kentucky”, the Boone County Fire Protection District wrote in a Facebook post. The team is based at the fire district headquarters.
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Gasconade County school district to close Friday after TikTok threat challenge
School districts across Mid-Missouri say they’ve been made aware of a trend on social media app TikTok that challenges kids to threaten their schools.
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Boone County commissioners want to implement internet sales tax
Boone County leaders are looking toward a possible internet sales tax to increase revenue for the county and local businesses.
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Google Fiber in early talks with Columbia to bring gigabit internet to city
COLUMBIA, Mo. EDITOR’S NOTE: Google Fiber’s name has been corrected. Google Fiber may soon offer its gigabit internet service to customers in Mid-Missouri. The company and Columbia talked on Tuesday about what it would take to bring Google Fiber to the city. A spokesman for Columbia said the conversation focused on the permitting and inspection
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Crews to clean up damage, restore power after Wednesday night storms
An intersection in downtown Columbia is back open Thursday morning, after being closed due to a traffic light down in the road.
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Mid-Missourians donate thousands of pounds of food during 12-hour food drive
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) People donated thousands of pounds of food Wednesday during the One for One Holiday Food and Fund Drive for The Food Bank for Central and North East Missouri. The Networks of Mid-Missouri partnered with the Zimmer Radio Group to host the 12-hour food drive. The event was held from 6 a.m.
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Power companies prepare for possible outages Wednesday night
Power companies in Mid-Missouri are ready for potential outages Wednesday as the area deals with strong winds.
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Law enforcement warns against car thefts during the holiday shopping season
Capt. Brian Leer with the Boone County Sheriff’s Department said car thefts usually are more frequent during the holiday season and specifically the wintertime because it’s common for people to leave their cars running to warm up.
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Task Force 1 heading back to Columbia after taking part in Kentucky tornado recovery
Task Force 1 ran assessments on more than 1,600 structures and did wellness checks while in Mayfield. The team searched buildings for survivors and assessed the damage, which ranged from none to destruction. Task Force 1 uploaded its data into a GPS system that helped populate a map that local officials could use.
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Dog rescued after fire at east Columbia home
Columbia fire crews say they rescued a dog from a burning home on the 4400 block of Oriole Lane.
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Networks of Mid-Missouri team up with The Food Bank Wednesday for holiday food drive
Food Bank’s Holiday Food and Fun Drive beginning at 6 a.m. Wednesday morning, in Columbia and Jefferson City.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you like Columbia Public Schools’ new coronavirus rules?
Students exposed to coronavirus will no longer have to stay out of school. Instead, only those who test positive for the virus or have symptoms will have to stay out of class.
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