June 2020

Boone County ready to relax more COVID-19 restrictions

June 18, 2020 11:34 AM Matthew Sanders

The Columbia/Boone County health director unveiled Thursday a new COVID-19 health order that will take effect next week.

UM Curators approve tuition increase at Thursday meeting

June 18, 2020 11:16 AM Ben Fein

The University of Missouri System Board of Curators voted to raise tuition by 2.3% across all system universities.

Scattered storm chances through this weekend

June 18, 2020 11:13 AM Luke Victor

THIS AFTERNOON: It’s a bit muggier out there this afternoon. Air temperatures will top out around 86. It will feel like it’s 90 with the humid air. Weather remains dry. TONIGHT: Quiet and mild. Temperatures drop into the upper 60s. A few showers and a rumble of thunder is possible in northwestern mid-MO by sunrise. EXTENDED: The better

Stover man killed in Morgan County crash

June 18, 2020 10:30 AM Matt Ragsdale

A Stover man was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Morgan County Wednesday night.

The state health department reported a record breaking rise in COVID-19 cases on Saturday.

THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County COVID-19 cases make largest single-day leap

June 18, 2020 8:46 AM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pettis County Sheriff addresses community response in wake of woman’s death

June 18, 2020 8:11 AM Matt Ragsdale

The Pettis County Sheriff posted an open letter to county citizens Thursday morning less than a week after a woman was killed in Sedalia by a sheriff’s deputy.

WATCH: Boone Hospital chief medical officer talks state reopening

June 18, 2020 5:17 AM Molly Stawinoga

Watch live as ABC 17 News speaks with the chief medical officer at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia.

Tracking the return of storm chances to Mid-Missouri

June 18, 2020 4:17 AM Kevin Schneider

THURSDAY: Another quiet afternoon with more sunshine! Temperatures will reach into the upper 80’s with that humidity creeping up a bit so things will feel a bit hotter. TONIGHT: Partly cloudy skies hang around into the overnight hours with lows falling into the mid to upper 60’s. We’ll be tracking a line of storms from

Maries County deputies investigate report of shots fired in Belle

June 17, 2020 10:24 PM Katie Greathouse

BELLE, Mo. (KMIZ) At least one person is in custody after a gun was fired in Belle, according to the Maries County Sheriff’s Office. The agency posted on Facebook that deputies started investigating after taking a report of a shooting at the intersection of First Street and Highway 28. The report claimed a passenger in

Police give update in search for missing mother at Lamine River

June 17, 2020 9:55 PM Katie Greathouse

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department gave an update in the search for a missing mother on Wednesday night. In a press release, police said they have “completed the process of using a levee to excavate an area of the Lamine River in the search for Mengqi Ji.” Police had focused their search on

MU looking over several bids from private custodial and landscaping services

June 17, 2020 9:16 PM Connor Hirsch

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri is now reviewing bids from private companies to take over its in-house custodial and landscaping services amid a dire budget crisis. ABC17 News previously reported that the university sent out a call for bids from private companies to explore cost-saving options after budget withholds from the state and

City of Columbia working to help minority-owned, woman-owned businesses

June 17, 2020 8:23 PM Sydney Olsen

The city is working on a plan for where it would like money from the CARES Act to be used.

Columbia man sentenced to 10 years in teen’s killing

June 17, 2020 6:34 PM Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man initially charged with murder in the death of a 14-year-old boy pleaded guilty to a lesser charge last week. Alex J. Glay was charged with second-degree murder and drug distribution in the November 2018 death of Nasir Smith. Smith was shot dead during a drug deal at the Links

Massive Saharan Dust Cloud to impact the United States next week

June 17, 2020 5:47 PM Luke Victor

Ahh yes, 2020… The year of apocalyptic headlines! Although, there is some good news that may come out of this weather phenomenon. A look at satellite today shows a large cloud of dust streaming off the west coast of Africa from the Sahara Desert. It can be a little hard to pick out the dust

Acquaintance unsure of Pettis County deputy’s account of fatal encounter

June 17, 2020 5:28 PM Ben Fein

An acquaintance of a woman killed by a Pettis County deputy Saturday says she is suspicious of official accounts of the event.

Man charged with reckless driving near downtown Columbia protesters

June 17, 2020 4:24 PM Lucas Geisler

A Fayette man has been charged in Columbia’s municipal court after an incident during a downtown protest this month.

Fire officials say grill started blaze at Lake of the Ozarks condos

June 17, 2020 3:44 PM Amber Tabeling

A massive fire that broke out at a condominium building at the Lake of the Ozarks Tuesday evening has been ruled accidental.

Tracking heat, rounds of storms this weekend

June 17, 2020 3:29 PM Jessica Hafner

TONIGHT: Mostly clear and mild, lows in the mid-60s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s. EXTENDED: A slow moving cold front will approach from the north on Friday, bringing a chance for showers and thunderstorms mainly north of I-70 on Friday. The front will take its time sliding south across

WATCH: Fulton County prosecutor news conference on Atlanta police shooting

June 17, 2020 1:55 PM ABC 17 News Team

The prosecuting attorney in Fulton County, Georgia, said Wednesday that charges have been filed against police officers after the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks. Watch the announcement in the player below.

Full interview: Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz gives summer update

June 17, 2020 1:33 PM Andrew Kauffman

Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz dressed for the occasion during a Zoom news conference on Wednesday afternoon. “I’d like to give a shoutout to Andy Reid,” Drinkwitz said. You can watch our full interview with Coach Drinkwitz in the video player above.

Month: June 2020