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Health officials explain what is considered a positive COVID-19 test
The Columbia/Boone County Health Department addressed questions on Tuesday regarding what is considered a positive COVID-19 test.
Continue ReadingThe Columbia/Boone County Health Department addressed questions on Tuesday regarding what is considered a positive COVID-19 test.
Continue ReadingThe Columbia Police Chief’s Vehicle Stop Committee met for the first time since the Columbia Police Department extended its decision to primarily limit traffic stops to hazardous moving violations.
Continue ReadingThe Boone County Commission plans to dedicate money to help people who have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic with their rent and mortgage payments.
Continue ReadingVisits with loved ones in nursing homes look different these days, particularly if Alzheimer’s or dementia is part of the equation.
Continue ReadingA crash on westbound Interstate 70 is slowing traffic through Columbia.
Continue ReadingA police request for medics at the scene of a quintuple shooting July 5 was not appropriately relayed to first responders, the city of Columbia and other organizations said in a joint statement Monday.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia lab said Monday that COVID-19 positive rates are increasing along with testing volume. Tim McCarty, a spokesperson for PTC Labs, says the company has seen an increase in testing and positive results. “We’ve significantly increased testing to meet the needs from the community in recent weeks,” McCarty said. Those demands
Continue ReadingA sentencing hearing for a man who pleaded guilty to setting a fire at the Columbia Planned Parenthood clinic has been canceled.
Continue ReadingAs confirmed cases of COVID-19 continue to rise in Boone County, data is showing well over half of the cases are in people under the age of 30 years old.
Continue ReadingThe murder trial of a Columbia man accused of killing his wife was scheduled for September.
Continue ReadingThe University of Missouri Police Department arrested a University of Missouri graduate Sunday for tampering with the Thomas Jefferson on campus.
Continue ReadingWith this week looking to be one of the hottest of the year in Mid-Missouri, it’s important that those in Columbia stay cool, as the first full week of the city wide mask ordinance takes effect.
Continue ReadingExperts say its important to know the risks of exposure to COVID-19 in everyday activities as cases continue to increase.
Continue ReadingBOONE COUNTY Mo. (KMIZ) Authorities are looking for a suspect after a high speed chase through Boone County ended with two arrests. According to Sgt. Brian Leer, the Boone County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson, at about 11:56 p.m. Friday, deputies tried to stop a white Toyota with no registration for speeding near I-70 and Hwy 40.
Continue ReadingA grand jury upgraded a charge against a man accused in a deadly shooting outside of Vibez Lounge in downtown Columbia.
Continue ReadingColumbia Public Schools sent out a survey to district parents this week seeking input on school safety after the City of Columbia ended school resource officer contracts.
Continue ReadingAs the the mandatory mask order in Columbia went into affect on 5 p.m. on Friday, residents and businesses can face a fine if they are found not complying with the order.
Continue ReadingThe assistant director of the Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services said Friday that health officials will request 32 full-time workers for contact tracing.
Continue ReadingTwo women told Columbia park rangers that a man exposed himself in front of them Wednesday on the MKT Trail.
Continue ReadingStores around Columbia said Friday they have masks and materials to make them just hours before a face-covering requirement goes into effect.
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