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Missouri governor says state exceeding daily testing goal
Missouri health director Dr. Randall Williams will join Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday for the daily COVID-19 briefing.
Continue ReadingMissouri health director Dr. Randall Williams will join Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday for the daily COVID-19 briefing.
Continue ReadingProsecutors are charging a Minneapolis police officer accused of pressing his knee against George Floyd’s neck with second-degree murder, and for the first time are leveling charges against three other officers.
Continue ReadingThe former Lincoln University Foundation will retain control over its endowed scholarships under a lawsuit settlement reached last month.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia/Boone County health department and city volunteers are scheduled to hand out free lunches at Douglass Park starting Wednesday through the end of July. Lunches will be available Monday-Friday between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., the department said in a news release Wednesday. Changes have been made to the annual program.
Continue ReadingThe son of a black man who died last week in Minneapolis with a white police officer’s knee on his neck spoke Wednesday at a news conference.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Four buildings on East Capitol Avenue will be rehabilitated after their sale to a private developer. The Jefferson City Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority sold 507, 511, 501 and 513 E. Capitol Ave. to Stitt Barony on Tuesday, according to a news release. The company plans to redevelop the buildings for
Continue ReadingThe Cole County Sheriff’s Department have cleared the scene after responding to a barricaded subject early Wednesday.
Continue ReadingA Columbia man, 20, is being held in the Boone County Jail on suspicion of driving while intoxicated.
Continue ReadingColumbia police made a public appeal Tuesday for help finding a missing 17-year-old boy.
Continue ReadingLive updates with results in major municipal election races.
Continue ReadingA group of about 50 protesters gathered at the Boone County Courthouse on Tuesday, holding signs and chanting things such as “No justice, no peace, prosecute the police.”
Continue ReadingThe Cole County Courthouse was evacuated Tuesday afternoon because of a bomb threat.
Continue ReadingPolice said Tuesday they have not identified any suspects in two incidents where protesters were hit by drivers Monday night.
Continue ReadingUpdates related to COVID-19 in Missouri and locally.
Continue ReadingParson said Tuesday that the briefing is pushed back to 4 p.m. from its usual 3 p.m. start.
Continue ReadingBoone County Clerk Brianna Lennon said Tuesday that voting has been slow at the Boone County Government Building.
Continue ReadingJefferson City police say a pizza delivery man was robbed just before midnight Monday.
Continue ReadingPolice are investigating a report of a home invasion in southeast Columbia and bullets hitting homes in east Columbia late Monday and early Tuesday.
Continue ReadingJefferson City police say a juvenile was hurt and a city bus was damaged after shootings two shootings were reported on Monday.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crowd protesting the death of George Floyd was out in downtown Columbia into the early hours Tuesday. Floyd, a black man, died in Minneapolis last week with a white police officer’s knee on his neck. Video of his death has led to protests across the country.
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