Columbia College president leaving to be with family in New York
The president of Columbia College will step down at the beginning of December, citing a need to be with family in New York state as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.
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University of Missouri research project examines COVID-19 immunity
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri is the hub for a new research project aimed at understanding how the human body’s immune system responds to the virus that causes COVID-19 post-infection. Students, faculty and staff who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the past have been asked to participate in the study
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Sick, quarantined staff add to hospitals’ coronavirus strain
Several hospitals ABC 17 News spoke with reported dozens of employees either quarantining because of possible exposure to the novel coronavirus or contracting the virus itself.
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Columbia police work to adapt to COVID-19
The Columbia Police Department, like every other department, is being impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic.
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Columbia Regional Airport expects new destinations when terminal is completed
Columbia Regional Airport will break ground on its new terminal during a virtual event Tuesday morning.
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Boone County Jail pulls inmates out of Reality House after escapes
Deputies searched the area near Reality House, 1900 E. Prathersville Road in north Columbia. The search continued Monday afternoon.
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MONDAY UPDATES: Local health department urges residents for a modified Thanksgiving
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Columbia daycares facing issues with staffing and online learning
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Local daycares and learning centers throughout Columbia are facing issues with staffing and being able to help students with their online learning courses. Daycares have experienced a huge increase with students enrolled in centers since CPS announced transitioning back to a virtual online learning classroom. “We definitely have had a greater need
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Columbia City Council discusses COVID-19 health order extension
Columbia and Boone County leaders are keeping an eye on COVID-19 numbers to decide what restrictions need to be in place in order to keep people safe.
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Crash blocking westbound Highway 40 in Boone County
BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State Highway Patrol and Boone Fire crews are responding to a crash on Highway 40 in Boone County. It happened in the last half-hour near Route J. According to a notification from Boone County Joint Communications, the crash is blocking a westbound lane of the highway. ABC 17 crews on
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Police respond to Callaway Drive because of property dispute
Multiple Columbia police officers responded to a residential area in north Columbia Monday morning.
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Crews close lane of Interstate 70 West because of semi fire in Columbia
Crews closed a lane of Interstate 70 West because of a Monday morning semi-truck fire in Columbia.
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Columbia representative foregoing last term
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) After six years, Rep. Kip Kendrick, D-Columbia, is resigning. In a news release, Kendrick said he will forego his final term, which he was elected to on Nov. 3, to join Senator-elect Greg Razer, D-Kansas City, as his chief of staff. The two worked together over the past four years in
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Columbia elementary teachers prep for distance learning as middle and high school continue virtually
The Columbia Board of Education decided to send its younger learners back home at their meeting last Monday. Elementary students are set to return to the classroom on Jan. 11.
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Four people shot at Fulton Event Center
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE 4:50 P.M.: Fulton Police responded to the Fulton Event Center around 1:40 a.m. Sunday for reports of shots fired. When officers arrived they found several shell casings as well as damage to several vehicles and properties. During the investigation, authorities found four people were shot and transported to the hospital by
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Columbia police respond to shots fired on Newton Drive
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police officers found evidence of shots fired in the 2000 block of Newton Drive Saturday night around 7:00 p.m. Police responded to the area earlier for a behavioral issue. They later received reports of shots fired. When they arrived people were gathering but no one would provide a statement. Police taped
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SATURDAY UPDATES: State health department reports massive jump in cases
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported a massive jump in COVID-19 cases on Saturday.
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Columbia restaurant owners brace for health order extension
Restaurant owners and managers are preparing for a much different holiday season as the city’s health order was extended.
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FRIDAY UPDATES: Callaway and Randolph County each report one new COVID-19 related death
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Boone Hospital and MU Health to no longer allow visitors
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone Hospital and MU Health Care are suspending visitation within its facilities due to COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations increasing in Boone County and Columbia. As of Friday Boone Hospital had 48 inpatients with COVID-19 and MU Hospital had 49 COVID-19 positive patients. The Executive Director of Patient Care with Boone Hospital, Laura
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