June 2020

Sheriff’s deputies, SWAT clear scene in Cole County

June 3, 2020 5:19 AM Brittany Wiley

The Cole County Sheriff’s Department have cleared the scene after responding to a barricaded subject early Wednesday.

Weather Alert Day – Tracking strong storms tonight

June 3, 2020 5:13 AM Luke Victor

THIS AFTERNOON: Sunny skies will continue for much of this afternoon with storm chances increasing through the evening hours. Temperatures will be in the upper 80s and low 90s with feels like temperatures near 95*. For all the severe weather timing and impacts for the Weather Alert Day head over to the Insider Blog. TONIGHT:

Protesters march through downtown Columbia

June 2, 2020 8:06 PM Sydney Olsen

A group of about 50 protesters gathered at the Boone County Courthouse on Tuesday, holding signs and chanting things such as “No justice, no peace, prosecute the police.”

LIVE UPDATES: Columbia Board of Education gets two new members

June 2, 2020 7:16 PM Matthew Sanders

Live updates with results in major municipal election races.

Columbia police: Missing teen found safe

June 2, 2020 5:29 PM Matthew Sanders

Columbia police made a public appeal Tuesday for help finding a missing 17-year-old boy.

Columbia police have no suspects in protest hit-and-run incidents

June 2, 2020 5:06 PM Matthew Sanders

Police said Tuesday they have not identified any suspects in two incidents where protesters were hit by drivers Monday night.

Heat and humidity increase, storms likely for Wednesday

June 2, 2020 4:28 PM Jessica Hafner

TONIGHT: Mostly clear and muggy with lows in the upper 60s to around 70. TOMORROW: Becoming partly cloudy, hot, and humid. Highs in the low 90s, heat index in the upper 90s. Scattered showers and thunderstorms likely by late afternoon into the evening. EXTENDED: A cold front to our north will slide south on Wednesday,

Weather Alert Day: Overnight storms bring flash flooding, wind threat

June 2, 2020 4:10 PM Jessica Hafner

The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for the threat of severe storms through Thursday morning. MIDNIGHT UPDATE: Strong storms have been training across the eastern half of Mid-Missouri this evening, bringing anywhere from 2-4″+ rainfall to parts of Audrain, Callaway, Boone, Monroe, and Randolph counties. These storms will continue

Missouri governor says ‘criminals’ and ‘thugs’ are hijacking protests

June 2, 2020 3:11 PM Matthew Sanders

Parson said Tuesday that the briefing is pushed back to 4 p.m. from its usual 3 p.m. start.

Turnout low for election rescheduled because of COVID-19

June 2, 2020 3:02 PM Amber Tabeling

Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon said Tuesday that voting has been slow at the Boone County Government Building.

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

TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports two new COVID-19 cases

June 2, 2020 2:07 PM ABC 17 News Team

Updates related to COVID-19 in Missouri and locally.

Sheriff: Bomb threat evacuates Cole County Courthouse

June 2, 2020 1:38 PM Matthew Sanders

The Cole County Courthouse was evacuated Tuesday afternoon because of a bomb threat.

Jefferson City police say delivery driver robbed

June 2, 2020 12:38 PM Matthew Sanders

Jefferson City police say a pizza delivery man was robbed just before midnight Monday.

Columbia police report shooting, home invasion

June 2, 2020 11:54 AM Matthew Sanders

Police are investigating a report of a home invasion in southeast Columbia and bullets hitting homes in east Columbia late Monday and early Tuesday.

PHOTOS: Protesters take to downtown Columbia streets

June 2, 2020 9:54 AM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crowd protesting the death of George Floyd was out in downtown Columbia into the early hours Tuesday. Floyd, a black man, died in Minneapolis last week with a white police officer’s knee on his neck. Video of his death has led to protests across the country.

Multiple people arrested in Jefferson City after BB gun shooting

June 2, 2020 8:24 AM Matt Ragsdale

Jefferson City police say a juvenile was hurt and a city bus was damaged after shootings two shootings were reported on Monday.

St. Louis police officers hit by gunfire after Monday protests

June 2, 2020 7:44 AM Associated Press

St. Louis city and county police say officers were hit by gunfire and involved in shootings after protests Monday.

Tracking heat and humidity back into Mid-Missouri

June 2, 2020 6:36 AM Kevin Schneider

TUESDAY: Warmer weather moves in today. Highs will climb into the upper 80’s and with some added humidity, feels like temperatures will be in the low 90’s this afternoon. A slight breeze will attempt to help cool us off under partly cloudy skies. TONIGHT: Partly cloudy skies stick around with lows falling into the upper

Columbia protests continue overnight

June 2, 2020 3:37 AM Brittany Wiley

Protests continued in downtown Columbia continued into early Tuesday morning.

One person hurt in Jefferson City shooting

June 1, 2020 9:57 PM Katie Greathouse

One person was arrested after a shooting near a Jefferson City Walgreens, according to police.

Month: June 2020