Missouri Archives

Absentee voting for the August primary election begins with new COVID-19 provision

June 23, 2020 11:56 AM Zach Boetto

Absentee voting for the Aug. 4 primary begins on Tuesday with new guidelines.

Hy-Vee recalls bagged salad over contamination concerns

June 21, 2020 9:03 AM Katie Greathouse

Hy-Vee is recalling salad over potential contamination concerns.

Juneteenth organizers speak out about Columbia shooting

June 20, 2020 9:46 PM Amber Tabeling

Juneteenth organizers speak out as one man was shot after the event ended Friday at Douglass Park in Columbia.

Two teens shot in south Columbia

June 20, 2020 2:36 AM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) Authorities are investigating after two people were shot in south Columbia Saturday morning. Law enforcement responded to a call for shots fired near the 500 block of South Scott Boulevard around 2 a.m. A police department news release said the two victims, 13- and 16-years-old, went to the hospital in two separate

State gets federal grant to expand COVID-19 mental health services

June 19, 2020 7:18 PM Lucas Geisler

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The state of Missouri will get millions of dollars to expand mental health services to those affected by COVID-19. The Department of Mental Health announced Thursday that the state will get $2.3 million as part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Crisis Counseling Program. The program helps people “recovering from the

Protesters gather outside Boone County Courthouse

Boone County hosts first solidarity walk to mark Juneteenth

June 19, 2020 4:23 PM Amber Tabeling

Boone County hosts several events to celebrate Juneteenth, a national commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States on Friday.

Kansas City won’t prosecute nonviolent protesters

June 19, 2020 11:09 AM Associated Press

Kansas City officials have voted to drop misdemeanor charges against those who took part in street protests to decry racial injustice following the police-involved killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

Protesters gathered in Sedalia demanding answers

June 18, 2020 9:16 PM Amber Tabeling

Over a dozen protesters gathered Thursday in Sedalia to demand answers in the death of Hannah Fizer.

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.

Missouri governor says job market rebounding from COVID-19 losses

June 18, 2020 2:12 PM Matthew Sanders

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson touted the state’s economic recovery from COVID-19 on Thursday, saying tens of thousands of employees returned to work in May.

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.

Missouri officer accused of striking man with SUV is charged

June 17, 2020 12:07 PM Associated Press

A white suburban St. Louis police detective who was captured on video apparently hitting a black suspect with a police SUV then kicking and punching him has been charged with two counts of assault and armed criminal action.

Nursing homes to remain closed with new visitation guidelines as governor opens the state

June 16, 2020 10:04 PM Connor Hirsch

At Governor Parson’s Tuesday press briefing, he and state health director Dr. Randall Williams provided more information on the state’s new guidelines for nursing homes that want to allow visitors to see residents.

Boone Hospital allows all patients to have visitors

June 16, 2020 10:52 AM Amber Tabeling

Boone Hospital Center said in a news release Tuesday morning it’s allowing all patients to have at least one visitor.

Callaway County businesses adjust to lack of COVID-19 health order

June 16, 2020 12:36 PM Zach Boetto

Now that Missouri’s statewide health order has been lifted, businesses around Callaway County are setting their own precautions to protect their customers from COVID-19.

Christopher Columbus statue removed from St. Louis park

June 16, 2020 10:45 AM Associated Press

A statue of Christopher Columbus that stood in a St. Louis park for 134 years has been removed amid the growing national outcry against monuments to the 15th Century explorer.

MONDAY UPDATES: Boone County active COVID-19 cases decrease

June 15, 2020 2:29 PM ABC 17 News Team

Updates about COVID-19 in Mid-Missouri and the state will be posted here.

Boone County to remain under health order as state rules expire

June 15, 2020 11:30 AM Zach Boetto

Much of Missouri will no longer be under any COVID-19 health orders starting Tuesday.

2nd man charged in death of retired St. Louis police captain

June 15, 2020 2:55 PM Associated Press

A second man has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of retired St. Louis police Capt. David Dorn during a pawn shop break-in that followed a night of violent protests.

Officer-involved shooting leaves one dead in Sedalia

June 14, 2020 4:33 AM Zach Boetto

SEDALIA Mo. (KMIZ) According to Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop A officials, a woman was shot and killed in an officer-involved shooting in Sedalia overnight. Officials say the incident happened around 10 p.m. on Friday during a traffic stop near US-50 and Winchester Drive in Sedalia. Reports say a Pettis County Sheriff’s Deputy shot Hannah