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MU responds to ‘Zoombombing’ incidents
University of Missouri leaders released a statement Wednesday in response to disruptions during Zoom sessions.
Continue ReadingUniversity of Missouri leaders released a statement Wednesday in response to disruptions during Zoom sessions.
Continue ReadingA temporary shelter for the population in Columbia facing homelessness is facing uncertainty.
Continue ReadingBaumstark said the pause is intended to give teachers and district leaders a chance to evaluate how alternative learning will look on a more long term basis.
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man once again lost his claim to avoid the death penalty. The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals agreed that Ernest Lee Johnson’s lawsuit should be dismissed following a U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding another Missouri inmate. Johnson has faced the death penalty for two decades after killing three people
Continue ReadingColumbia Public Schools put a three day pause on classes the district announced Wednesday morning.
Continue ReadingBoone and Cole counties will see a handful of contested races for county offices come August.
Continue ReadingA study shows COVID-19 can live on surfaces for up to two to three days. Dr. Jen Ashton, the chief health and medical editor and chief medical correspondent for ABC News spoke about the longevity of the virus in an interview with David Muir. “The New England Journal of Medicine in laboratory settings, found three
Continue ReadingOne local construction is reacting after the City of Columbia suspended new commercial and residential building permits until Special Order 2020-03 expires on April 24.
Continue ReadingColumbia hospitals are working together to prepare for a surge in patients amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Continue ReadingGov. Mike Parson said Tuesday that an inter-agency group including several state departments and the Missouri National Guard have scouted the Hearnes Center as a possible emergency hospital to treat COVID-19 patients.
Continue ReadingOfficers at the Columbia Police Department are working to protect themselves as the number of cases of COVID-19 continues to rise in Missouri and Boone County.
Continue ReadingAs stay-at-home orders come down across Mid-Missouri and the state, officials say citizens can still get outside and enjoy the spring weather while keeping social distancing in mind.
Continue ReadingUniversity of Missouri students will be able to choose whether they want to use a different grading system for their spring semester classes, which were interrupted by COVID-19.
Continue ReadingA Columbia woman has been trapped in Peru under quarantine for 15 days.
Continue ReadingColumbia Public Schools students and families hit an early yet short-lived roadblock in their first day of distance learning Monday.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: Charges were dropped by the Boone County prosecutor’s office. ORIGINAL: A man charged with making a terrorist threat in Boone County has been brought back to Mid-Missouri after he was arrested in Iowa in February. Boone County prosecutors charged Raymond Utter with second-degree terrorist threats after he allegedly threatened University Hospital
Continue ReadingWith stay-at-home orders in place across Mid-Missouri hoping to slow the spread of COVID-19, school is already looking a lot different for students and teachers.
Continue ReadingThe fire marshall with the Columbia Fire Department is investigating the cause of a fire in a bathroom at Stephens Lake Park.
Continue ReadingColumbia Public Schools plans to start up its Grab-and-Go meal service Monday.
Continue ReadingGovernor Parson and the Missouri Department of Transportation are offering special permits and extended hours to truckers responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. “The volume of goods that are being transported, particularly to grocery stores right now is unfathomable, its 2-3 times the Christmas rush, Black Friday type volume,” said Tom Crawford, President and CEO of
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