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LIVE: Watch the Chiefs victory parade in Kansas City

February 5, 2020 10:31 AM ABC 17 News Team

The Kansas City Chiefs will be celebrated in a victory parade scheduled to start at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday.

Former officer arrested for stealing from the police department he worked for

February 5, 2020 9:49 AM CNN

Click here for updates on this story Houma (WGNO) — State Police investigators have arrested a former Houma Police Officer for stealing money from a department expense account. Investigators say that in October of 2019, the Houma Police Department requested that State Police conduct an investigation into missing money from an expense account within the

Mother of murder victim pushing for answers

February 5, 2020 9:38 AM CNN

Click here for updates on this story South Nashville (WSMV) — More than two years later and no arrests have been made in a South Nashville murder case. Metro police said someone shot Leondra Ridley and his friend while they were in an SUV. It happened on the driveway at the Ridley family’s home on

Road crews urge drivers to use caution on the way to Chiefs’ parade

February 4, 2020 8:20 PM Zach Boetto

Jefferson City Public Works and MoDOT Central District officials are urging drivers to be cautious if they are headed to the Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade Wednesday

Columbia Public Schools, JC Schools cancel Wednesday classes ahead of snow

February 4, 2020 5:20 PM Katie Greathouse

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools canceled classes Wednesday ahead of expected snow. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team issued a Weather Alert Day for the expected winter weather. District spokeswoman Michele Baumstark cited the impending weather and timing of the snow in an email sent after 5 p.m. “The safety of our students and

School Board, City Council candidates participate in forum

February 4, 2020 6:59 PM Katie Greathouse

The Columbia Board of REALTORS hosted a candidate forum for the City Council and School Board races Tuesday night.

Safety officials warn drivers to stay in vehicle in case of crash

February 4, 2020 6:30 PM Sydney Olsen

Winter weather will make its way through Columbia and mid-Missouri Tuesday and Wednesday. With winter conditions, officials expect to respond to more crashes.

President honors Tuskegee Airman during State of the Union address

February 4, 2020 10:16 PM Katie Greathouse

President Donald Trump honored 100-year-old Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee during his State of the Union address Tuesday night.

Boone County Jail inmate dies

February 4, 2020 11:59 AM Madison Fleck

Boone County, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was pronounced dead at the hospital on Saturday after he collapsed in his cell at the Boone County Jail, according to the Boone County Sheriff’s Department. Robert Erik Bishop, 52, had a medical emergency in his cell due to a medical condition, said Sgt. Brian Leer with BCSD.

MoDOT, Jefferson City gearing up for another round of winter weather

February 4, 2020 11:12 AM Connor Hirsch

The Missouri Department of Transportation is keeping an eye on the weather as a wintry mix starts to fall on Mid-Missouri with more in the forecast.

Columbia, Boone County crews prepare for multi-day winter storm

February 4, 2020 11:19 AM Amber Tabeling

Columbia Public Works and Boone County Road and Bridge were working Tuesday morning on plans for pretreating and removing snow from roads.

Online petition urges a SoCal school district to close due to coronavirus outbreak

February 4, 2020 7:05 PM CNN

There haven’t been any coronavirus cases Alhambra, California — yet more than 14,000 people are urging the local school district to close until the outbreak ends. The urging comes in the form of a Change.org petition, posted a week ago. The petition, created by “Concerned Aztec,” pleads with Alhambra Unified School District, asking it to

Doctors see more flu patients

February 4, 2020 6:55 PM Katie Greathouse

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Broadway Urgent Care in Columbia says it continues to see more cases of the flu. The cases include both influenza A and B. Broadway Urgent Care says it has a supply of flu vaccinations for anyone still wanting to get a flu shot.

Jefferson City High School teacher stripped of coaching duties after profanity-laced texts to students

February 4, 2020 5:02 PM Joe McLean

The Jefferson City School District scaled back the duties of one of its teachers after a text conversation with a group of students came to light.

Names released in apparent murder-suicide near Columbia

February 4, 2020 5:23 AM Brittany Wiley

Boone County sheriff’s deputies are investigating what they believe is a murder suicide.

Phillips 66 working on plan to clean up Jefferson City spill

February 4, 2020 3:40 PM Matthew Sanders

Energy company Phillips 66 is working on a cleanup plan after about 1,100 gallons of drilling mud spilled into a local waterway.

WATCH: Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid takes questions after return home

February 4, 2020 2:32 PM ABC 17 News Team

Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid took questions at a Kansas City news conference Tuesday after returning home from the Super Bowl.

State champion birch tree crowned in Howard County

February 4, 2020 10:53 AM Matthew Sanders

The state has crowned a champion river birch in Howard County.

Hundreds of pounds of marijuana recovered in two Cooper County busts

February 4, 2020 10:48 AM Madison Fleck

A Georgia man was arrested on Monday after highway patrol troopers found more than 100 pounds of marijuana in his car.

Large police presence on North Creasy Springs Road

February 4, 2020 2:29 AM Deborah Kendrick

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police are currently investigating an incident in the 5100 block of North Creasy Springs Road. Columbia Police, Boone County Sheriff Deputies, Missouri State Highway Patrol, Boone County Fire Protection District are all on scene. According to ABC 17 News crews authorities are attempting to talk to someone on a megaphone inside