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Updates on the coronavirus pandemic in Missouri.
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Stephens College to establish paid work holiday for Juneteenth
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Stephens College will establish Juneteenth as a paid work holiday for its employees beginning next year. Since June 19, 2022, falls on a Sunday, the paid holiday will occur on Monday, June 20, 2022. Juneteenth is an annual holiday celebrating the emancipation of enslaved people in the southern United States that had
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Second round of vouchers sent for Columbia trash system
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) People using Columbia’s residential trash system can expect the next round of bag vouchers in the mail this week. The Columbia Solid Waste Utility said last week its bag vendor, WasteZero, would send out the 26-roll vouchers for trash and recycling starting Monday. Customers can redeem those vouchers at several grocery stores
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Manslaughter charge filed in deadly Columbia hit-and-run crash
A Columbia woman has been charged with manslaughter and leaving the scene of a fatal crash in the death of a woman who was killed on Paris Road in February 2020.
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Extreme heat expected this week; utility assistance available
The temperature will reach the upper 90s Thursday with a heat index around 100 degrees. On Friday the high could reach 100 degrees and the heat index could be around 105 degrees.
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Woman charged in Columbia crash with moped arrested
Hannah Jawad, 22, was charged last week with second-degree assault, armed criminal action and careless and imprudent driving in the Sept. 2, 2020 crash on Green Meadows Road.
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Missouri moves back into substantial transmission level of COVID-19
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) According to the state profile report, Missouri has moved back into the substantial transmission level of COVID-19. For the past month, the state has been bouncing back and forth between the moderate and substantial transmission level. May 21st was the first time this year the state had dropped to the moderate level.
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Jefferson City woman gets two-year unsupervised probation in Columbia arson case
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City woman has been placed on two years of unsupervised probation in connection with a Columbia arson case from April. According to online court records, Alruekia Brown-Wells pleaded guilty to two counts of fourth-degree assault. Brown-Wells was arrested on felony charges of first-degree arson and endangering the welfare of a
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Parson says new law limiting health order power was ‘consequence’ of coronavirus pandemic overreach
Gov. Mike Parson said a new law limiting local health authorities’ powers to enact orders is needed after some overstepped their bounds during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Over 700 CPS elementary students will change schools due to new boundaries over the next three years
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: The Columbia Public Schools Board of Education approved a new redistricting plan, along with the 2021-2022 fiscal budget Monday night. District officials will now move forward with the three year redistricting plans and the fiscal budget beginning July 1. Over the next three years, 724 kindergarten through fourth grade students will
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City of Columbia announces Independence Day weekend events
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mayor’s Task Force on Bicentennial Celebration Planning, CoMo 200, is planning multiple events beginning July 1st and culminating in its main bicentennial celebration on Sunday, July 4. Thursday, July 1st “We Always Swing” Jazz Series presents the Sam Griffith Tentet and the Ben Colagiovanni Quartet at Rose Music Hall (ticketed). Show
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MONDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 19 new coronavirus cases over the weekend
The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services is reporting 19 new COVID-19 cases from Saturday through Monday. There are currently 56 active cases in the county. The county now has a reported total number of COVID-19 cases of 18,634. The county has reported the total number of cases removed from isolation is
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Judge OKs dozens of prosecution witnesses in Elledge murder case
Judge Brouck Jacobs approved a motion to endorse 56 more prosecution witnesses in the trial against Joseph Elledge, who is accused of killing his wife, Mengqi Ji.
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A hearing in the Joseph Elledge case, scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Monday will discuss whether or not to allow secret recordings into evidence.
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Police report burglary with weapon in south Columbia
Officers were sent at about 4:10 a.m. to the 300 block of Brookside Lane.
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Coronavirus vaccinations in Missouri continue to increase, but the younger population is falling behind in the process
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As coronavirus vaccinations in Missouri continue to increase, ages 20 to 35 are making up a large percentage of positive cases across the state. Sara Humm with the Columbia/Boone County Health Department said we have seen 244 cases of COVID-19 in Boone County in the last month. Humm said 32% of the
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Columbia police responded to an early morning shots fired call near Discovery Parkway
COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department responded to a report of shots fired Sunday around 2:35 a.m. just north of the Discovery Parkway exit on US Hwy 63 heading South. While headed to the scene, officers learned a vehicle had been run off the road and crashed as a result of the shots fired.
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Doctor talks staying cool as temperatures rise to avoid overheating emergencies; Cooling centers open across Mid-Mo
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As temperatures continue to rise and heat advisories are issued across the state, there are ways to stay safe and cool in Mid-Missouri. According to MU Health Care emergency physician Christopher Sampson MD, there have been six people in the emergency department for heat-related illnesses this week. Many of those patients were
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Columbia police arrest one after Friday afternoon stabbing
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 18-year-old is arrested for domestic assault after a stabbing in the 200 block of Apple Tree Ct. at 1:10 Friday afternoon. Columbia police responded to a stabbing at the 4500 block of Bethel St. but learned the stabbing occurred on Apple Tree Ct. Police found the 26-year-old victim with moderate injuries
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Columbia/Boone County Board of Health gives recommendations to reduce teen vaping rates in the county
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After a delay due to the coronavirus, the Columbia/Boone County Board of Health has issued their recommendations to help reduce teen vaping rates in the county. The report states that “harmful health and mental health effects of youth vaping are far-reaching, and more interventions are needed to bring down the number of
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