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Protests continue in downtown Columbia

June 3, 2020 8:52 PM Sydney Olsen

Protesters took to the streets in downtown Columbia again Wednesday evening. Groups have been marching through streets and kneeling in intersections of downtown Columbia for several days.

Missouri governor thanks citizens for a peaceful night of protests on Tuesday

June 3, 2020 9:11 PM Connor Hirsch

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) As demonstrations continue across the state and country after the death of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis, Gov. Mike Parson thanked citizens for a peaceful night in Missouri on Tuesday. Parson has said several times the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis was unacceptable. He also condemned

Plans uncertain for large item, recycling pickup in Columbia next week

June 3, 2020 11:49 AM Amber Tabeling

There are no set plans for what the City of Columbia’s curbside trash collection and recycling pick up will look like next week.

Columbia Police trying different tactics to handle protests

June 3, 2020 5:04 PM Ben Fein

The City of Columbia saw protests both Monday and Tuesday of this week and Columbia PD took very different approaches to handling each night.

WEDNESDAY UPDATES: University of Missouri considers fall schedule change

June 3, 2020 1:26 PM ABC 17 News Team

Updates on COVID-19 news in Missouri and locally.

Missouri governor says state exceeding daily testing goal

June 3, 2020 2:52 PM Matthew Sanders

Missouri health director Dr. Randall Williams will join Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday for the daily COVID-19 briefing.

Murder charge upgraded in Floyd case, 3 other cops charged

June 3, 2020 1:41 PM Associated Press

Prosecutors are charging a Minneapolis police officer accused of pressing his knee against George Floyd’s neck with second-degree murder, and for the first time are leveling charges against three other officers.

Lincoln University reaches settlement with foundation

June 3, 2020 1:16 PM Matthew Sanders

The former Lincoln University Foundation will retain control over its endowed scholarships under a lawsuit settlement reached last month.

Columbia volunteers to provide free lunches at city park

June 3, 2020 1:12 PM Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia/Boone County health department and city volunteers are scheduled to hand out free lunches at Douglass Park starting Wednesday through the end of July. Lunches will be available Monday-Friday between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., the department said in a news release Wednesday. Changes have been made to the annual program.

WATCH: George Floyd son, family attorney hold news conference

June 3, 2020 12:00 PM ABC 17 News Team

The son of a black man who died last week in Minneapolis with a white police officer’s knee on his neck spoke Wednesday at a news conference.

Jefferson City buildings to be rehabbed

June 3, 2020 10:48 AM Matthew Sanders

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Four buildings on East Capitol Avenue will be rehabilitated after their sale to a private developer. The Jefferson City Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority sold 507, 511, 501 and 513 E. Capitol Ave. to Stitt Barony on Tuesday, according to a news release. The company plans to redevelop the buildings for

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.

A car flips onto its roof in a suspected DWI crash in Columbia.

Underage man arrested in DWI crash

June 3, 2020 8:43 AM Molly Stawinoga

A Columbia man, 20, is being held in the Boone County Jail on suspicion of driving while intoxicated.

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.

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.

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.”