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Local businesses prepare for reopening Monday

May 1, 2020 6:49 PM Amber Tabeling

Many businesses started the journey of preparing for what reopening may look like due to the Columbia/Boone County stay-at-home order extension.

FRIDAY UPDATES: Two more COVID-19 cases reported in Callaway County

May 1, 2020 9:12 AM ABC 17 News Team

Check back throughout the day for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fulton preparing for businesses to reopen as state stay-at-home order is lifted

May 1, 2020 2:46 PM Ben Fein

Fulton is one of the many cities in Mid-Missouri preparing to re-open in some fashion in the coming days.

Some state employees ready for return to work Monday

May 1, 2020 2:29 PM Matthew Sanders

More than 2,200 state employees will return to work Monday as major state offices reopen.

Charges filed in Jefferson City apartment complex shooting

May 1, 2020 12:32 PM Matt Ragsdale

Cole County prosecutors charged a man on Friday in connection with a shooting at Jefferson City apartment complex late Wednesday night.

Columbia’s reopening plan orders some businesses to stay closed

April 30, 2020 7:53 PM Zach Boetto

A number of entertainment venues in Columbia will stay closed until further notice after city and Boone County leaders rolled out a new reopen order Thursday.

Federal funding could help fix the “digital divide” in Missouri’s rural education

April 30, 2020 2:31 PM Matt Ragsdale

Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Parson and state leaders are set to go over the state’s recovery plan at 3 p.m. Thursday.

THURSDAY UPDATES: No new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Cole, Callaway counties

April 30, 2020 7:24 AM ABC 17 News Team

Check back throughout the day for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.

Columbia salon owner reacts to new guidelines

April 30, 2020 6:38 PM Ben Fein

ABC 17 spoke with Constance Parker, owner of Green Meadows Salon in Columbia just hours after the city released an update about businesses re-opening.

Moberly man pleads guilty to role in deadly robbery

April 30, 2020 7:18 PM Katie Greathouse

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man admitted to his role in a 2018 double homicide on Thursday. Travis Koenig pleaded guilty to second-degree robbery in a hearing on Zoom. Koenig is scheduled to be sentenced Sept. 23, according to online court records. Court documents in the case said the killings were the result of a

Columbia/Boone County reopening plan rules differ among business types

April 30, 2020 5:43 PM Amber Tabeling

The extension of Boone County’s stay-at-home order allows a slow reopening of non-essential businesses with occupancy limits while maintaining social distancing.

WATCH: Boone County commissioner discusses reopening order

April 30, 2020 4:35 PM Matthew Sanders

Boone County Southern District Commissioner Fred Parry joined ABC 17 News live during the 5 p.m. Thursday broadcast.

MU School of Medicine requiring pay cuts, furloughs as COVID-19 hits finances

April 30, 2020 4:53 PM Matthew Sanders

The University of Missouri School of Medicine will require faculty and staff to take pay cuts or furloughs to help make up for revenue lost during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Boone County reopening order more strict than state’s will take effect Monday

April 30, 2020 12:30 PM Matthew Sanders

Boone County’s top health official on Thursday signed a reopening order that will be in effect indefinitely as Mid-Missouri continues to grapple with COVID-19.

Moniteau County Commission extends stay-at-home order through May 10

April 30, 2020 12:00 PM Matt Ragsdale

The Moniteau County Commission approved a recommendation from the county health center on Thursday to adopt and extend a stay-at-home order through May 10.

CPS superintendent discusses the dramatic changes for next school year

April 30, 2020 10:05 AM Zara Barker

Columbia Public Schools Superintendent Peter Stiepleman talked Thursday about the district’s latest efforts amid COVID-19 with ABC 17’s Zara Barker.

Man shot at Jefferson City apartment complex

April 30, 2020 9:37 AM Matt Ragsdale

The Jefferson City Police Department said a man suffered a gunshot wound at an area apartment complex late Wednesday night.

Police tape off scene at apartment complex in Jefferson City

April 29, 2020 11:10 PM Lucas Geisler

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Police have taped off a portion of an apartment complex’s parking lot in Jefferson City. Officers had crime scene tape up in the Heritage Apartments lot on Wednesday night. ABC 17 News crews saw officers placing evidence markers in the lot and taking photographs. Police on scene did not provide any

Andrew’s at-home sports: April 29, 2020

April 29, 2020 10:13 PM Andrew Kauffman

ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman is asking all of our viewers to send in your best at-home sports videos to news@kmiz.com. He will share the best ones in his 10 p.m. sportscast every night for the foreseeable future. You can watch Andrew’s at-home sports from Wednesday, April 29 in the video player above.

University leaders expect “unpopular” decisions due to financial troubles

April 29, 2020 9:41 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UM System President Mun Choi said he expects to make some “unpopular” decisions in the coming year due to COVID-19’s impact on the school. Choi made the comment during the Mu Faculty Council meeting on Wednesday alongside MU Provost Lantha Ramchand and Vice Chancellor Rhonda Gibler. Choi said he expected state leaders