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New case numbers were relatively low in Cole County. In fact, the weekly positivity rate is the lowest it’s been since late September. It’s now 43 COVID-19 deaths in Boone County. Health officials confirmed yesterday (thur) three more patients died. One was in his or her early 60s, one was …

The KWOS Commerce Bank One-For-One Holiday Food Drive to benefit The Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri was a HUGE SUCESS! THANK YOU MId-Missouri for helping us raise $81,247!   BIG THANKS to Commerce Bank, the Jefferson City Professional Firefighters, Columbia Professional Firefighters, Inside Columbia Magazine, Missouri Pork Association,, …

ABC-17 KMIZ– The Columbia Police Department is looking for a missing Jefferson City man they consider missing under suspicious circumstances since Monday. Police report that Marqukis Hayes, 25, of Jefferson City was last seen with a passenger, Angelica Benitez, 29, in a black 2011 GMC Sierra truck with the registration …

(MissouriNet) — Missourians could be getting another direct stimulus payment after all. NBC reports lawmakers in Washington are close to reaching a deal on a $900 billion stimulus package that would include direct payments of $600 per person. The deal would leave out state funding and COVID-19 liability protections. Missouri …

When will you see them get underway on the project to redevelop the old MSP Prison site in Jefferson City? Mayor Carrie Tergin says they may get some extra funding for the work …       x351216    The developer, the Chesterfield Group, has proposed a hotel and conference center for …

Moniteau County sees one more death and Boone County reports two more COVID-19 deaths. Health officials said yesterday (tue) one patient was in his or her late 60s, and the other was older than 80. Boone has confirmed 40 total deaths from the illness, 12 this month. Active coronavirus cases …

Jefferson City Schools are ordered to reinstate a fired teacher. Tammy Ferry was fired after school officials claimed she transferred confidential student files to her personal computer. Cole County Judge Jon Beetem and now an appeals court both ruled Ferry broke no laws. She will return to her job with …

Mid-Missouri hospital staffers are getting their COVID 19 vaccinations this week. The first doses administered were at St. Marys Hospital, which is distributing the vaccine to other health care facilities. Those doses were then distributed to Capital Region and MU Health Care. St Marys has cold freezer space needed to …

Share food. Give money. Bring hope. The KWOS Commerce Bank One-For-One Holiday Food Drive to benefit The Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri is coming up on Wednesday, December 16th! Due to the pandemic, the need for food assistance is greater than ever before, especially during the holiday season. The easiest …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Electoral College decisively confirmed Joe Biden on Monday as the nation’s next president, ratifying his November victory in an authoritative state-by-state repudiation of President Donald Trump’s refusal to concede he had lost. The presidential electors gave Biden a solid majority of 306 electoral votes to Trump’s …