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MORGAN COUNTY - Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers have identified the woman killed in a Morgan County crash. The roadway on U.S. Highway 50 at State Route 5 in Morgan County was blocked from about 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on on Monday due to the incident. The MSHP crash report published Tuesday identified the woman killed as Karen Overmiller, of Four Seasons, Missouri. Overmiller, 70, was driving a Subaru Ascent eastbound when her vehicle approached a Honda Pilot from the rear abruptly. The Honda, driven by 42-year-old Jay Super, was stopped and waiting to make a left turn onto Route 5. She ...

COLUMBIA - Starting Wednesday, businesses in Columbia will be able to set their own restrictions regarding masks and social distancing.  Health orders will expire May 12 at 11:59 a.m. KOMU 8 talked to nine businesses on what their next steps are. Boone County Health Director Stephanie Browning and Columbia Mayor Brian Treece announced last week that the city would not extend the current health order after it expires at 11:59 a.m. on May 12. This is due to declining COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.  The Columbia/Boone County Health Department said it will give recommendations rather ...

Riverside Park Amphitheater finished construction this week, and organizers are ready to get people inside.  Major King A slew of tours and schedules being canceled or postponed looks to be in the rear-view mirror with the completion of the Riverside Park Amphitheater in Jefferson City.  "With everything we've been through, I don't think the timing could be more right," Todd Spalding, Director of Jefferson City Parks, said. Spalding said the craze within the Jefferson City community and beyond to get back to live events is evident. "People want to get...

BOONE COUNTY- Vaccination rates are varying widely across Missouri, and the data shows it. According to the state's vaccine dashboard, there's a 33% gap between the Missouri county with the highest vaccination rate, Boone County, and the one with the lowest, Pulaski County.  Boone County Commissioner Daniel Atwill acknowledged at the county's May 3 public health briefing that rural communities are falling behind. "I don’t think there’s any doubt... that there’s a slower acceptance of the concept of vaccination in the out-county areas," Atwill said. According to the Kaiser Fa...

The FDA authorized the vaccine for 12 to 15-year-olds on Monday. COLUMBIA - The US Food and Drug Administration authorized the Pfizer vaccine for people between the ages of 12 and 15 on Monday. This expands the existing Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to cover an additional 17 million people nationwide. People in this age group make up 5% of the nation's population. The next step will likely come on Wednesday. The CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will meet to advise the CDC director on recommending use of the vaccine. Once the CDC recommends the vaccine, it can be administer...