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Multiple organizations in Mid-Missouri have changed mask wearing and social distancing guidelines.

Columbia Public Schools, local universities and colleges among organizations to lift mask requirements COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several organizations including Mizzou and Columbia Public Schools will be lifting their mask requirements in the coming days. According to a news release from the Columbia city manager's office, several establishments are changing their COVID-19 policies. Starting June 1, masks will no longer be required in city or county buildings. Both the city and county still advise people who are not vaccinated to wear masks. Masks will still be required on public transportation an...

COLUMBIA — Multiple organizations have changed mask wearing and social distancing guidelines.  This comes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's new recommendations for fully vaccinated individuals and low case rates with an increasing vaccination rate in Boone County.  "With more people receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, it will become safer for everyone to begin enjoying activities like school and community engagement in a more normal way," Columbia Mayor Brian Treece said.    Columbia Public Schools is one of the organizations that has changed its guideline...

Columbia voters are likely to see a local sales tax on internet purchases go to the ballot in either April or August 2022. That was the general consensus of the Columbia City Council on Wednesday, when it met for a marathon work session to set the stage for figuring out a city budget for fiscal 2022, which begins Oct. 1. Both the city and Boone County for years have longed to put a tax on online sales on the ballot, given the sales tax revenue they've been losing to internet purchases. Any tax levied on online sales would match the city's local sales rate of 2%.

If you've gotten vaccinated, starting in June, experiences around Columbia and Boone County will start to feel a lot closer to the "normal" the city, county and country as a whole have been craving since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. The City of Columbia on Thursday announced several changes regarding masking and social distancing requirements around the city and county, including in K-12 schools, local colleges and government spaces. "As community partners, we continue to recommend wearing masks and social distancing, especially for people who are not vaccinated. As we continue to ...