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COLUMBIA — The Community Remembrance Project of Boone County (CRP) said they found the marker on the MKT trail in remembrance of James T. Scott which was forcibly removed on Thursday, according to a news release.  "I went from shock to disappointment to back to shock, a mixture of sadness, and also a reminder of feeling unsafe," CRP member Brittani Fults said. As of Friday afternoon, the marker was repaired and replaced on its plaque. A marker in remembrance of James T. Scott, who was lynched in Boone County in 1923, was forcibly removed.  Cou...

BOONE COUNTY - Boone County's health order will expire on May 12 with no additional order to follow, giving businesses the green light to operate with no restrictions. Some restaurants are choosing to keep current COVID-19 restrictions.  Two businesses in downtown Columbia will not operate at full capacity once the order is lifted. Both owners feel it is not safe to do so, even with current COVID-19 case numbers going down and vaccination rates going up.  Greg Butler is the owner of Sagua La Grande Cuban Cafe in Columbia. He explained how he doesn't feel it's safe to fully reopen yet.Â...

Gans Creek rezoning COLUMBIA - The proposal to build a residential development area near Rock Bridge State Park was at the forefront of Monday night’s Columbia City Council meeting. The proposed zoning was for a section of property located on the south side of Gans Road and the east side of Bearfield Road. 
The plan calls for using the area as an affordable housing complex. Last month, the Columbia Planning and Zoning Commission rejected the rezoning proposal for the area. There was strong support for both sides of the rezoning debate, as a number of citizens voiced their opinions d...

Some restaurants report trouble hiring as coronavirus restrictions are removed COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia will likely be without coronavirus health orders soon, theoretically returning the restaurant business to something similar to what it was before the pandemic. However, some restaurant owners and industry advocates say businesses are having trouble finding workers. Columbia Mayor Brian Treece said Monday that the city's coronavirus health order will expire May 12 and will not be replaced unless current positive trends change. The order requires people to wear masks where social dista...

Columbia Mayor Brian Treece announced no new health order will be put in place after the current one expires on May 12. Masks will still be required in city buildings. Individual businesses and schools have the ability to require masks. Both the University of Missouri and Columbia Public Schools are no longer requiring masks outdoors.  All seven Missouri Veterans Homes were shutdown in March of 2020, and new veteran admissions were stopped in all homes that had positive COVID-19 cases. The response to the pandemic in the homes resulted in an external review conducted by St. Louis law...