MU Health Relaxes Visitor Policies MU Health Care is joining other mid-Missouri hospitals in relaxing their visitor policies. Non-COVID patients can now have two visitors as long as they are 16 or older. Pediatric patients and those in the labor and delivery or maternal newborn units may have visitors regardless of the patient’s COVID-19 status.…… Continue Reading
Boone County Prosecutor Not Seeking Reelection Dan Knight, prosecuting attorney for Boone County, is announcing that he is not going to run for reelection. Knight has been the elected prosecutor for 15 years and has worked in the prosecutor’s office for 29 years. Knight says he is considering a run for Boone County Circuit Court…… Continue Reading
Boone Hospital Allowing More Visitors Non-COVID patients at Boone Hospital will now be allowed more visitors. Starting tomorrow (Tuesday), patients can have 2 visitors per day as long as they wear medical grade masks and maintain social distancing. All visitors need to be over 16 and have a COVID-19 screening when they enter the hospital.…… Continue Reading
Centralia Woman Injured in Boone County Accident A two-vehicle accident this morning (Monday) in Boone County sends a Centralia woman to the hospital with minor injuries. According to the Highway Patrol report, the accident happened on Highway 124 just north of March Road at 6:30 and happened when 45-year old Jennifer L. Craven rear-ended a…… Continue Reading
First COVID-19 Death In Child Between Birth & 9 Years Old Reported In Boone County Boone County is reporting their first death from COVID-19 in the birth to 9-year old age range. The child died January 14th according to the Columbia / Boone County Public Health & Human Services’ daily update yesterday (Friday). The agency…… Continue Reading
Fulton Woman With Moderate Injuries In Boone County Accident A Fulton woman has moderate injuries after a 2 car accident in Boone County last night (Tuesday). According to the Missouri Highway Patrol it happened on Highway WW at Roseta Avenue when a vehicle completed a left turn and traveled into the path of another vehicle.…… Continue Reading
Mexico Resident Involved In Columbia Accident That Killed A Jefferson City Woman The Columbia Police Department is investigating a fatal crash that happened last night (Thursday) near the 130 mile marker of I-70 near the Clark Lane Exit. According to the accident report it happened when 2 vehicles were both traveling eastbound on I-70, one…… Continue Reading
Boone County Health Officials Change COVID-19 Reporting Columbia / Boone County Public Health & Human Services will no longer report the current number of active COVID-19 cases due to the rise in cases. Instead, they will post test data with a 48-hour delay and will still report the number of patients that are in Boone…… Continue Reading
Attic Fire At Sturgeon Medical Clinic Building Causes Smoke Damage Smoke damage is being reported to the medical clinic in Sturgeon after an attic fire yesterday afternoon (Monday). Boone County firefighters responded to the building on the 200 block of North Ogden Street around 1:17 yesterday afternoon. Employees turned on the furnace at the clinic…… Continue Reading
Two People Injured in Accident on Highway 22 and US 63 in Boone County Two people are recovering from injuries following a 2 car accident in Boone County last night (Wednesday). The Missouri Highway Patrol reports the accident happened around 7:30pm on Highway 22 and US 63 when a vehicle lost control due to icy…… Continue Reading
