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The Columbia City Council passes an ordinance requiring most people to wear a mask. The measure passed 6-1 late last (mon) night. People who violate the ordinance could face a 15-dollar fine. It’s a 100-dollar potential fine for businesses. It goes into effect at 5 p.m. on Friday. There are …

More mid-Missouri counties saw higher-than-normal increases in coronavirus cases. 15 positives were confirmed in Boone County yesterday (mon). Cole County reports 13 new cases since Thursday. Moniteau County added 10 new cases. Saline added 11 since the holiday weekend. Callaway and Audrain counties both added one yesterday (mon). The state …

KMIZ– A man faces several felonies in Cole County linked to a stabbing Friday night. Michael Collins, 35, is accused of stabbing his girlfriend’s uncle after an altercation around 8:43 p.m. Court documents say first responders were called to an apartment building in the 600 block of Cherry Street. Police …

A 16-year-old is charged in that east Columbia double murder over the weekend. We learned yesterday (mon) the boy is accused of two counts of second degree murder, armed criminal action, and unlawful use of a weapon. Juvenile authorities have that suspect in custody. An 11-year-old girl named Ri’ajauhna and …

Cole County currently has 14 active cases of coronavirus. Boone County continued to report a relatively high number of coronavirus positives over the holiday weekend. There were 18 new cases on Saturday, and 19 new on Sunday. 166 cases are active, with nine of those in the hospital. The state …

It’s sure looking like folks in Columbia will be required to wear masks while they’re out in public. Will you have to wear those mandatory masks in Cole County? …     Representative Rudy Veit  isn’t sure if requiring masks is the answer to controlling the spread of COVID-19. But he does …

Two people are dead and three others are hurt in an east Columbia shooting. Police Chief Geoff Jones says the people who died are an 11-year-old named Ri’ajauhna, and 38-year-old Tara Knedler. The other three adult victims have non-life threatening injuries. The shooting happened early yesterday (sun) near Grace Lane …

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A man is now charged with firing a gun during a fight at a carnival last Friday night at Capital Mall. 28 – year old Jernail Hickmon was seen on video shooting from a car in the mall parking lot. It happened when a group of teens and young adults …

Cole County picked up one new case Wednesday. Boone County reported 11 new COVID-19 cases yesterday (wed). That’s down from a record-setting 25 cases the day before. Statewide, there were 376 new positive cases of coronavirus yesterday (wed), relatively high but not as bad as Tuesday. Callaway County reports four …