July 2020

US signs contract with Pfizer for COVID-19 vaccine doses

July 22, 2020 1:55 PM ABC 17 News Team

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar says the U.S. has signed a contract with Pfizer for delivery in December of the first 100 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine the pharmaceutical company is working to develop.

Health director: Missouri COVID-19 positive rate going up

July 22, 2020 1:33 PM Matthew Sanders

Missouri’s health director said Wednesday that the state’s surge in new COVID-19 cases is an indicator of growing spread, not simply a result of more testing or processing a backlog of tests.

Weather quieting down… and heating up

July 22, 2020 12:52 PM Luke Victor

THIS AFTERNOON: Weather remains steamy into the evening. Temperatures will stay in the mid 80s with feels like temperatures in the low to mid 90s. TONIGHT: Staying quiet overnight as temperatures back off to the low 70’s. EXTENDED: This boundary responsible for the rain the last few days is still around. This might trigger some isolated storms

Missouri’s Children Division cutting nearly 100 jobs as COVID-19 hits state budget

July 22, 2020 11:58 AM Zola Crowder

The Missouri Children’s Division plans to cut 96 positions, including 80 filled jobs 16 other vacant ones, as the state seeks cost savings to counter revenue problems caused by COVID-19.

Missouri governor clarifies comments on school kids, coronavirus

July 22, 2020 11:45 AM ABC 17 News Team

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is clarifying comments he made in a radio interview in which he said children returning to school will come down with the coronavirus but will “get over it.”

Columbia's prosecutor charged two businesses with violating the COVID-19 health order.

Two Columbia businesses charged with violating COVID-19 health orders

July 22, 2020 11:09 AM Molly Stawinoga

The city prosecutor has filed charges against two Columbia businesses for violating the current COVID-19 health order: Willies Pub & Pool and the Country Club of Missouri.

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

WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Concert Inside the Walls postponed to 2021

July 22, 2020 5:19 AM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tracking the return of quiet weather

July 22, 2020 4:45 AM Kevin Schneider

WEDNESDAY: After a foggy start for some, things look to clear out later in the morning. Rain chances this afternoon look to stay to the south, leaving partly cloudy skies overhead. Temperatures will top out in the upper 80’s to near 90. It will feel like the upper 90’s factoring in the humidity. TONIGHT: Staying

Missouri Senate district map

July 21, 2020 10:42 PM ABC 17 News Team

The Missouri Senate has 34 districts, each representing about 174,000 people. Two Senate district seats will appear on August and November ballots in Mid-Missouri: the 19th and the 21st. Click on the link below to see which district you’re in. Missouri Senate districtsDownload

Missouri House of Representatives district map

July 21, 2020 10:39 PM ABC 17 News Team

The Missouri House is divided into 163 districts that on average represent about 37,000 residents. In Mid-Missouri, 14 of those seats will appear on ballots in August and November: the Sixth, 43rd, 44th, 45th, 46th, 47th, 48th, 49th, 50th, 58th, 59th, 60th, 62nd and 124th. Download the map below to see which district you’re in.

New Columbia fire station expected to improve response times

July 21, 2020 10:15 PM Amber Tabeling

Columbia Fire Department officials said on Tuesday that a new fire station is in the works on the southwest side of Columbia to help services get to the community faster.

August election: County posts are in play around Mid-Missouri

July 21, 2020 9:44 PM Matthew Sanders

Aug. 4 ballots around Mid-Missouri are filled with races for county offices that will either decide the winner or set up a two-way race in November.

New Boone Health System CEO starts in September

July 21, 2020 8:41 PM Katie Greathouse

Board of Trustees announced Tuesday that the Boone Health System will soon have a new chief executive officer. According to a news release, Troy Greer was appointed to the position. He is set to start on Sept. 1. Greer is currently the CEO of Lovelace Medical Center and Heart Hospital of New Mexico in Albuquerque.

Woman arrested in Boone County for alleged stabbing

July 21, 2020 8:01 PM Alec Pettus

The Boone County Sheriff’s Department says it has booked a woman in the Boone County Jail for allegedly stabbing a man on Demeret Drive in east Columbia. According to a Facebook post on the Sheriff’s Department page, deputies were called out to the 5300 block of Godas Drive around 5:38 a.m. Tuesday morning. Authorities say

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Power outages take out Columbia traffic lights

July 21, 2020 5:19 PM Matthew Sanders

Power outages have taken out several traffic lights in the East Campus area of Columbia.

Mayor says Jefferson City mask proclamation sets right example

July 21, 2020 4:23 PM Zach Boetto

Jefferson City’s mayor said Tuesday that the emergency proclamation on masks approved by the city council is a way for the city government to set an example for organizations and businesses.

Tracking scattered storms this evening, lower chances tomorrow

July 21, 2020 4:16 PM Jessica Hafner

TONIGHT: Scattered showers and thunderstorms through midnight, becoming mostly cloudy by dawn. Lows in the low 70s. TOMORROW: Partly cloudy with a few isolated storms possible. Highs in the upper 80s. EXTENDED: The front responsible for this week’s showers and thunderstorms will finally lift north by the end of the week, taking showers and thunderstorms