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There were reports of people trapped inside the building. There was one adult and 11 juveniles in the apartment.

HAPPENING NOW: Two are deceased after a house fire in Columbia this morning. The City of Columbia is having a community briefing to discuss the aftermath of the fire. We will update this story as it progresses. @KOMUnews

MBS said they are “reducing its workforce and reorganizing a number of roles” in it’s business.

MBS Textbook Exchange, a wholesale textbook distribution company in Columbia has laid off employees right before the holidays. Today, employees spoke out and said they are disappointed that they were laid off in such short notice. Coming up on @KOMUnews at 6p.

University of Missouri junior and Marching Mizzou member is being remembered by The School of Music. Alex Jackson passed away from stomach cancer last Thursday. You can find more on this story at the link below. @KOMUnews

Columbia plow crews were out today doing their annual snow routes. The City of Columbia Public Works say they are ready for winter weather despite some challenges. @KOMUnews

The Solid Waste Utility will host a community input meeting on Columbia's trash bag ordinance tonight. They have recommended that the city amend to no longer require the use of the logo bags and the provision that requires the city to supply bags. More on @KOMUnews at 9p.

Southern Boone Middle School is showing off their new renovations today including this new main office. The superintendent said that although the the interior improvements are great, the main goal of these renovations was to ensure the safety of students. Tonight on @KOMUnews

Pfizer announced Tuesday that they have found a maternal vaccine for Respiratory Syncytial Virus(RSV). Missouri has seen an extreme increase in RSV in children this year compared to last year. @KOMUnews

The Dollar General employee told me he heard gunshots and called 911.

Police have now taped off the carwash.

According to a Dollar General employee on Flanders Ct, there has been a shooting across the street at Lighthouse Car Wash. @KOMUnews

The bridge was set to open in early 2023.

According to the Clay County Sheriff's Department the fall of the bridge trapped four people and three were able to get out with minor injuries.

Connor R. Ernst, 22, of California, Missouri has been identified as the victim who was killed in a bridge collapse in Kearney on Wednesday. We will have a update on this @KOMUnews

Parson says that although he doesn’t have all the answers, he is eager to help the families in this community restart. Parson says, “It’s heartbreaking when you see things like this.”

It’s been days, yet there is still smoke coming from several piles of debris.

Governor Parson just arrived in Wooldridge, MO where a fire took out nearly the entire town on Saturday burning over 3,000 acres. @KOMUnews

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The Disability Issues Candidate Forum is underway. Candidates for Missouri House Districts 44, 47 and 50 are in attendance. The forum is hosted by Boone County League of Women Voters. @KOMUnews