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Kansas City Public Schools suspends free meals amid outbreak

April 7, 2020 10:20 AM Associated Press

Kansas City Public Schools has suspended its free meal distribution program for students after a food service worker helping with the effort tested positive for COVID-19.

VIDEO: MU Health Care Dr. talks about new data that pushes Missouri peak COVID-19 cases into April

April 7, 2020 8:36 AM Zara Barker

Dr. Wakefield discussed the current availability of personal protective equipment for staff at MU HealthCare and how to take care of your own masks, according to new guidelines from the CDC.

City of Columbia encourages people to stream video of city council meetings

April 6, 2020 4:48 PM Sydney Olsen

The City of Columbia is taking precautionary steps during COVID-19 for its city council meetings. The city is recommending people submit comments to the city clerk’s office by 4 p.m. instead of attending the meeting.

Columbia Parks and Recreation adding restrictions to parks due to COVID-19

April 6, 2020 9:58 PM Brittany Wiley

Some Columbia parks will soon have added restrictions because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Police arrest four people in connection with BB gun shootings in Columbia

April 6, 2020 9:49 PM Katie Greathouse

The Columbia Police Department arrested four people in connection with a series of BB gun shootings.

As Missouri COVID-19 testing doubles, positive case count growth outpaces

April 6, 2020 9:06 PM Lucas Geisler

The number of tests done to detect COVID-19 in Missouri doubled over the last week, but positive cases increased at a greater rate.

Stores in Mid-Missouri adjusting to new social distancing guidelines

April 6, 2020 8:57 PM Ben Fein

ABC 17 News crews went out today to check in on grocery stores and how they’re handling the new guidelines for essential businesses in Governor Parson’s stay-at-home order.

VIDEO: CPS learning plans, explained for kids

April 6, 2020 8:09 PM Molly Stawinoga

Columbia Public Schools announced its learning plans for amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

Missouri budget chief blames huge revenue drop on virus

April 6, 2020 5:44 PM Matthew Sanders

As Missouri lawmakers prepare to consider emergency funding in response to the coronavirus crisis, the state’s budget director has offered more evidence of the pandemic’s toll on the economy.

Columbia Mayor Brian Treece announces he won't run for reelection in 2022.

VIDEO: Columbia Mayor Brian Treece speaks about COVID-19 before city council meeting

April 6, 2020 4:37 PM ABC 17 News Team

The conversation included new ways the city council is conducting its meetings to adhere to social distancing guidelines and how well state and local stay-at-home orders are working.

Should you be wearing a facemask in public places in Mid-Missouri? Local health officials say yes

April 6, 2020 5:02 PM Connor Hirsch

As health officials across the country are working to contain the spread of COVID-19, leaders in Mid-Missouri are asking people to wear masks when in public.

Missouri leaders say weeks to go in fight against COVID-19

April 6, 2020 1:25 PM Matthew Sanders

The 3 p.m. virtual news conference will be the Governor’s first update since a statewide stay-at-home order took effect early Monday morning.

Intern Tyler’s tip of the week: April 6, 2020

April 6, 2020 2:00 PM Andrew Kauffman

Every Monday, our sports intern Tyler Driesenga will look back at this past week in sports news. Plus – he’ll give us his at-home tip of the week to keep you motivated during these tough times. You can watch his first tip of the week in the video player above. Without further ado, here’s Tyler:

Local golf courses taking extra safety precautions to stay open

April 5, 2020 10:53 PM Tyler Murry

HARTSBURG, Mo. – Multiple golf courses around Missouri including Eagle Knoll and Hail Ridge are implementing various procedures and guidelines to try to keep people safe from the coronavirus and still allow them to play the course.

Screen grab of interactive COVID-19 county map

MAP: U.S. COVID-19 cases by county

April 6, 2020 11:31 AM Associated Press

The Associated Press breaks down COVID-19 cases across the country by county in this interactive map.

Columbia officers looking for person suspected of throwing rock through police department window

April 6, 2020 11:05 AM Matt Ragsdale

The Columbia Police Department said it’s looking for a person suspected of throwing a rock through a window at the department’s downtown headquarters.