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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.
Continue ReadingSchool 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.
Continue ReadingBoone County leaders are looking toward a possible internet sales tax to increase revenue for the county and local businesses.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, 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
Continue ReadingAn intersection in downtown Columbia is back open Thursday morning, after being closed due to a traffic light down in the road.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON 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.
Continue ReadingPower companies in Mid-Missouri are ready for potential outages Wednesday as the area deals with strong winds.
Continue ReadingCapt. 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.
Continue ReadingTask 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.
Continue ReadingColumbia fire crews say they rescued a dog from a burning home on the 4400 block of Oriole Lane.
Continue ReadingFood Bank’s Holiday Food and Fun Drive beginning at 6 a.m. Wednesday morning, in Columbia and Jefferson City.
Continue ReadingStudents 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.
Continue ReadingHealth experts say now is the time to get 16 and 17 year-olds vaccinated as the omicron variant continues to spread and as more school districts across the state start to take away the mask requirements.
Continue ReadingMissouri State Highway Patrol troopers found 60 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop on eastbound Interstate 70 in Boone County.
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Continue ReadingThe board voted 4-3 on the new policy that will take effect when students return from winter break on Jan. 4. Only students with symptoms or a positive COVID-19 test will be required to quarantine. The previous policy was to quarantine students in close contact with those who tested positive.
Continue ReadingThe $80 million bond question would appear on the April ballot if approved by the board. The board heard a presentation on the bond issue Monday night.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Monday night, the Columbia Board of Education voted to halt the mask mandate for the school district, but the policy won’t go into effect until after the winter break. Board members also voted to change the COVID-19 protocols to require only people who test positive for the virus to quarantine. Columbia
Continue ReadingThe Columbia Board of Education voted Monday night to end the COVID-19 mask policy effective Jan. 4. Some parents expressed their opinions in favor of keeping the mask policy as cases are rising at schools in Columbia according to the 14-day rate. Other parents wanted the ability to make the decision for their own children
Continue ReadingThe task force said in a news release that it received the assignment at 7 a.m. Monday. The group arrived early Monday in Kentucky, the state hardest hit by the December tornado outbreak that also destroyed an Amazon warehouse in southern Illinois.
Continue ReadingThe Networks of Mid-Missouri are help with the One for One Holiday Food and Fund Drive. The Food Bank is accepting donations of non-perishable food and money to help it provide food for the hungry. The most-needed items are canned meat/protein, canned fruits and vegetables, beans, rice, cereal, peanut butter, soup and pasta.
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