COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A resident at the retirement home the Bluffs in Columbia tested positive for COVID-19. The case was found as the result of facility-wide testing of all residents and staff after it was announced on Wednesday a staff member tested positive for the virus. The Bluffs said it will continue to screen residents
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Columbia Police Department responded to shots fired off of Circus Ave. in Columbia.
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As personal care services in Columbia continue to reopen and serve clients in close contact, more cases are beginning to pop up at businesses like salons.
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The Clip Joint Salon in Columbia said two of its stylists tested positive for COVID-19.
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Reservations for community testing event in Boone County are filled.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) According to new traffic stop data from Attorney General Eric Schmitt, the racial disparity of black drivers being pulled over by Columbia and Boone County law enforcement is the highest it has been since 2000. The data shows the Columbia Police Department is more than four and a half times more likely
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crowd gathered Friday afternoon for the second protest of the day outside the Boone County Courthouse in downtown Columbia. The protests were sparked by the death of George Floyd, who died after a former Minneapolis police officer held his knee on Floyd’s neck. The officer was charged Friday with murder and
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Dr. Johnathon Dyer, a dermatologist with MU Health care, explained there have been several different types of rashes reported with COVID, including one that gained national attention deemed “COVID Toes.”
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A student at Tiger Tots Academy in Columbia has tested positive for COVID-19, according to the owner Paul Prevo.
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Local authorities, the University of Missouri System and Gov. Mike Parson addressed the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The number of hotel rooms used in Columbia and Jefferson City made steep drops in April, mirroring a loss of business seen across the state. Numbers from the Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau show a drop of 40 percent in April compared to April 2019. The CVB reported 21.5 percent of hotel
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Results from a recent survey show some Columbia businesses do not feel ready to reopen to the public amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Columbia City Manager John Glascock said Thursday that he is directing departments to make plans for 10 percent cuts as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to hit city revenue.
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Boone County Southern District Commissioner Fred Parry said Thursday that the county will have to see many more cases before COVID-19-related restrictions are tightened.
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Police say a man has died after being shot early Monday in northeast Columbia.
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A man and woman in their 80s suffered serious injuries when their vehicle was broadsided by another vehicle that ran a red light Wednesday on Stadium Boulevard, police say.
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A Columbia program has awarded 18 small businesses with $5,000 loans each.
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COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) A diagnostics laboratory in Columbia says it plans to increase antibody testing. Helix Specialty Diagnostics started performing serology tests, also known as antibody tests, on May 11. Antibody tests can show if someone had a past infection with the virus that causes COVID-19. Michael Paulsen, a Helix Specialty Diagnostics owner, says their
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Employees at the Columbia/Boone County Health Department have been working to contact individuals who may have been exposed to COVID-19.
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The Columbia/Boone County health department’s COVID-19 order that went into effect Tuesday allows playgrounds, parks, spraygrounds, trails and pools to reopen.
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