Roots N Blues shuttle buses lower traffic during event weekend
Attendees at the Roots N Blues music festival in Columbia say the shuttle bus system is convenient to use and lowers the amount of car traffic around town.
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MU police report sexual assault but release little information
MUPD says in the release that the assault was reported at about 3:15 a.m. and happened between 1 and 2:50 a.m. Police described the attacker as “an unknown individual” and said the incident happened in an “unknown location.”
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MU Health Care holds drive-thru flu shot clinic on weekends
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU Health Care is offering drive-thru flu shot events at South Providence Medical Park in September and October. The events will offer car-side flu shots to adults and kids 6 months and older on Saturday and Sunday the weekends of Sept. 25 and Oct. 2. from 7 a.m. until 6 p.m. Patients
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Mizzou can’t hang on; Boston College wins in overtime
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team managed to come back from a 10-point deficit, but could not hang on against Boston College. The Eagles took down the Tigers 34-31 in an overtime win on Saturday afternoon. Mizzou came out of the gates strong courtesy of a long run from Tyler Badie, which led
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SATURDAY UPDATES: Thirteen new Covid-19 deaths recorded in Missouri
The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 9.5% on Saturday. The change in positivity comes along with 1,801 additional confirmed cases bringing the total to 671,153 since the start of pandemic. Health officials also recorded 431 new probable cases with a total number of 141,058 antigen test results being positive. Thirteen new
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SportsZone Football Friday 2021: Week 5 highlights and scores
You can watch the game of the week, Helias vs. Rock Bridge.
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Woman charged with murder faces offender abuse charges
A grand jury indicted a woman accused of having sexual relations with an inmate at the Jefferson City Correctional Center.
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FRIDAY UPDATES: Hospital systems ready to provide coronavirus boosters
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Truck stolen from Miller County homicide victims seen near Callaway County before victims found dead
The new detail in the cases surrounding McLean comes from a search warrant the Missouri State Highway Patrol requested for information from OnStar. Law enforcement wanted information from the General Motors-owned company to help track the movement of the Chevy Silverado truck Pam and Daniel Stephan owned.
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Firefighters find dogs in Midway motel room where fire broke out
Firefighters were sent at about 8 a.m. to the Budget Inn at the Midway area. They saw flames coming from the motel’s ground floor.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should MU mask rules be more stringent?
The MU Faculty Council reviewed the results of a survey of faculty at its Thursday meeting. About 74% of those who took the survey said MU’s mask rules should be expanded to require masks anywhere indoors.
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Roots N Blues Festival kicks off Friday in Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Roots N Blues Festival is back in Columbia this weekend. Gates to the festival’s stages at Stephens Lake Park are scheduled to open Friday at 4 p.m. Events are scheduled to happen through Sunday night. Roots N Blues organizers canceled last year’s festival due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There are several
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MU Faculty Council holds meeting to discuss COVID-19 Survey results and more
COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The University of Missouri Faculty Council held a meeting Thursday to review MU COVID Policies Faculty Survey results. The discussion was led by Rabia Gregory, chair of the Faculty Council Faculty Affairs committee. A survey was sent out to 2,000 University Employees, and 65% responded. One of the biggest of the numbers
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New details revealed as Dixon man is charged with murder
New court documents allege Ethington was stabbed to death outside of his home in the 11000 block of Route MM near Dixon on Friday.
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Keytesville man charged after crash involving a Randolph County Sheriff’s Office patrol car
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been corrected to reflect the suspect’s residence. RANDOLPH COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Randolph County prosecutor has charged a Keytesville man on multiple counts after a Wednesday chase that ended in a crash involving a Randolph County Sheriff’s Office patrol car. The Randolph County Sheriff’s deputy attempted to pull over a
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WATCH REPLAY: MoDOT hosts virtual public meeting on I-70 Rocheport Bridge replacement project
MoDOT is hosting a virtual open house tonight to discuss the construction of the new Interstate 70 Missouri River bridge near Rocheport.
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Prosecutor says vegetation on boots puts Elledge at site where wife’s body was found
Prosecuting Attorney Dan Knight told Judge Brouck Jacobs during a hear in Joseph Elledge’s case that experts at the Missouri Botanical Garden matched juniper needles on Elledge’s boots to the spot where his wife Mengqi Ji’s body was found. A hiker discovered her remains off a trail in Rock Bridge Memorial State Park in October and identified them in April.
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Southern Boone School District votes to suspend mask mandate
The requirement was issued after more than 15% of students and staff at the middle school tested positive for COVID-19 or are in quarantine, the district said.
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THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone county reports third day in a row of new coronavirus cases under 50
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Parents from other districts hope to join Columbia Public Schools in mask mandate defense
The parents filed the motion Wednesday. One is from the Blue Springs district and has a kindergartener with cystic fibrosis. Another is from the Park Hill district and has a child with a rare disorder that damages tissue and causes legions. The third parent is from St. Louis and has a child with microcephaly.
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