COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Health leaders across the state are saying the finding of the first case of the COVID-19 variant originally found in South Africa is a good reminder the pandemic is not over. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported the case of the variant found in Jackson County on Tuesday. The
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A bus driver has been fired after a Columbia Public Schools parent recorded a video of a school bus swerving in and out of lanes on Highway 63 on Tuesday evening.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education will get a recommendation for the next assistant superintendent for elementary education next week. De’Vion Moore will replace current Assistant Superintendent for Elementary Education Dr. Jill Brown who announced earlier this year she would be leaving the district. Moore is currently the principal at Alpha Hart Elementary
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Health care professionals are urging people to get their second dose of the coronavirus vaccine at the same place as their first dose to avoid vaccine waste.
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In Missouri’s latest state profile report, formerly known as the ‘Red Zone’ report showed a 40% increase in hospitals reporting supply shortages.
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After a year for school districts across the country that was unlike any in recent history, five Columbia residents are asking voters for a spot on the seven-member Board of Education.
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Peters is seeking her third term in a race that includes business owners Philip Merriman and Randy Minchew.
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The chair of Columbia’s Human Rights Commission has won an open seat on the Columbia City Council.
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Remains found last month at Rock Bridge Memorial State Park are those of a Columbia woman last seen in October 2019.
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Check back for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Resource Management and contractor Corrective Asphalt Materials will begin reclamite surface treatment beginning next Monday at 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day one lane at a time. While a lane is being treated, one-way traffic will be allowed on the opposite lane. No parking will be allowed on
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A federal judge sentenced a Columbia man to prison Tuesday after he admitted to trying to buy a deadly chemical on the dark web.
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A wrecker was called in to pull a school bus out of a ditch Tuesday morning on Clark Lane.
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Police say shots were fired late Monday in an east Columbia neighborhood.
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CPS Superintendent Dr. Peter Stiepleman will join ABC 17 News This Morning at 6 a.m. Tuesday to talk about the return.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County polling places on Tuesday’s municipal election day will continue coronavirus safety protocols for the second year in a row. According to the Boone County Clerk, you’ll need a mask and an ID to vote at your polling place. On this year’s ballot, voters will be debating over school board positions,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A sentencing hearing is scheduled next month in a deadly 2019 Columbia shooting. Aaron Harris pled guilty late last month to first-degree involuntary manslaughter in the death of E’quan Spain. He’s expected to get sentenced at 9 a.m. on May 20th. Investigators say Harris was driving a car when Michael Anderson accidentally
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The Columbia City council will hear an ordinance that would potentially allow businesses to expand seating capacity outside to parking spots.
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Gire Ngizahayo, 23, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, speeding, careless and imprudent driving, resisting arrest and leaving the scene of a crash, according to a Columbia Police Department news release.
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