Fewer tests, more infections help push Boone County COVID-19 rate to new high
Fewer tests along with more infections have helped push Boone County’s COVID-19 positivity rate past 40 percent, health officials said Friday.
Continue ReadingFewer tests along with more infections have helped push Boone County’s COVID-19 positivity rate past 40 percent, health officials said Friday.
Continue ReadingThe University of Missouri’s updated mask policy is now in effect for students and faculty.
Continue ReadingPolice department spokeswoman Brittany Hilderbrand said in an email officers chased the vehicle after it ran a stop sign near the intersection of Rice Road and Ballenger Lane around 12:42 a.m.
Continue ReadingNearly half the people tested for novel coronavirus over the past week have been positive for the virus, the Boone County health director said Friday when announcing new orders that will close businesses that serve alcohol at 10 p.m.
Continue ReadingHallsville Schools are set to return to in-person classes on Tuesday with virtual options available for students amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County will hand over records related to a sheriff’s department investigation into man’s killing. David Roland, attorney for the family of Ahmonta Harris, said the family and county settled a lawsuit Harris’ mother and widow filed in June. The family claimed the county unlawfully held onto unredacted copies of the death
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Clerk wants to use a Mizzou Athletics facility as polling place for the November election. County clerk Brianna Lennon said either Mizzou Arena or the Hearnes Center will serve as a “central” polling location for the county. Any registered county voter could use the site to cast a ballot.
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Continue ReadingABC News will present online coverage of the Republican National Convention from 6 to 10 p.m.
Continue ReadingTwo Jefferson City advisory committees to the city council recommend removing and replacing a Confederate monument on Moreau Drive.
Continue ReadingSome students are raising concerns after attending in-person classes at the University.
Continue ReadingA Boone County Sheriff’s deputy fired at a car outside the Midway truck stop Thursday morning after a man allegedly crashed into the patrol vehicle and drove from the scene.
Continue ReadingHealth officials in Boone County continue to recommend testing for people who are exposed to novel coronavirus if they’re not showing symptoms.
Continue ReadingForecasters say Hurricane Laura has made landfall in southwestern Louisiana as an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 hurricane.
Continue ReadingBoone County prosecutors have charged a Columbia man with first-degree murder after another man was shot to death in a central city park.
Continue ReadingMissouri continues to be one of the states most impacted by the opioid crisis, and that has only become more difficult to fight during COVID-19.
Continue ReadingUPDATE 10:10 P.M.: Callaway County reported 19 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday while two colleges in the county reported new cases on their campuses. The jump in cases brings the count’s total to 267 since the pandemic began. Active cases rose by 19 to reach 94. The new cases were reported the same day
Continue ReadingAs of Wednesday, 13 out of the 94 active cases in Callaway County are located in Fulton. It’s unclear how many of the total 267 cases of the virus were located in the city.
Continue ReadingThe Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services has conducted 24 inspections this month in response to complaints about businesses not following COVID-19 health orders.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Federal prosecutors want a Fulton woman to spend more than 17 years in prison for covering up the death of a man with disabilites. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Missouri made its recommendation in Sherry Paulo’s case. Prosecutors said Paulo “directed and coordinated” family members to hide
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