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FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County’s positivity rate drops below 20%; reports 74 new coronavirus cases

February 11, 2022 8:55 AM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for updates related to the coronavirus pandemic in Missouri.

Judge sentences Columbia sex offender to 10 years for possessing child porn

February 11, 2022 4:11 PM Karl Wehmhoener

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A federal judge sentenced a Columbia sex offender to ten years in prison without parole for possessing child pornography. Joseph Lynn Clark, 63, pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography in Oct. 2021. Clark, who has a prior state conviction for possessing child pornography, admitted that he uploaded child pornography to his

City of Columbia to open overnight warming center for three nights in a row

February 11, 2022 3:54 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is opening a temporary overnight warming center at Wabash Bus Station, 126 N. 10th St., from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. for three nights in a row beginning Friday. The National Weather Service is forecasting overnight low temperatures below the 25-degree threshold for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The City

Columbia man sentenced to over 10 years in prison for meth trafficking

February 11, 2022 3:27 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Officers also found a dozen guns in the residence

CPS drops mask mandate but some places still require face coverings

February 11, 2022 12:08 PM Joushua Blount

Columbia Public Schools has dropped its mandate for face coverings to be worn at school, effective Friday, citing declining coronavirus case rates and fewer staff and students being infected.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should the attorney general continue his lawsuit against CPS?

February 11, 2022 1:59 AM ABC 17 News Team

A lawyer for the Missouri Attorney General’s Office said Thursday that the state will not drop a lawsuit against Columbia Public Schools now that the district’s mask mandate has expired.

Daniel Boone Regional Library employees take part in union-organized activities; say voices silenced for way too long

February 10, 2022 9:35 PM Kennedy Miller

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ.) Last Friday, Daniel Boone Regional Library’s (DBRL) management of Board and Trustees discovered that many employees and representatives of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) took part in union-organized activities. According to the National Labor Relations Board, everyone has the right to form, join, or assist a union.

Lawsuit dropped in former MU medical school dean’s discrimination claims

February 10, 2022 11:20 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – A judge dismissed a lawsuit Wednesday filed five years ago by a former assistant dean at the University of Missouri’s medical school. Judge Brouck Jacobs dismissed Dr. Rachel Brown’s lawsuit on Wednesday. Her lawyers asked for voluntary dismissal of the case on Feb. 3, according to online court records. Brown sued

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Columbia National Education Association hosts virtual school board candidate forum

February 10, 2022 5:18 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Columbia National Education Association is hosting a virtual School Board Candidate forum.

Your money, talking taxes: Advanced child tax credit

February 10, 2022 7:11 PM ABC 17 News Team

The pandemic has not only changed our way of life, it’s also changed how we file taxes. Today’s tax filings can be even more confusing.

University of Missouri renaming Office for Civil Rights and Title IX

February 10, 2022 5:55 PM Karl Wehmhoener

The University of Missouri announced that the Office for Civil Rights and Title IX is now known as the Office of Institutional Equity.

Hearing scheduled Thursday in Columbia Public Schools mask mandate lawsuit

February 10, 2022 5:49 AM Ben Fein

A court hearing is set for 1:00 p.m. Thursday, to decide whether or not a mask mandate can remain in Columbia Public Schools.

Local business celebrates Black History Month

February 9, 2022 1:17 PM Erika McGuire

Nunnelly says there are many things that come with the business that people don’t think about.

Crews began construction on Wabash drive

February 9, 2022 7:40 PM Kennedy Miller

Columbians will start to see some construction along the Wabash Drive extension starting Wednesday.

WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports two more coronavirus-related deaths; 108 new cases

February 9, 2022 10:44 AM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for updates related to the coronavirus pandemic in Missouri.

City of Columbia to open temporary overnight warming center at Wabash Bus Station for Friday and Saturday

February 9, 2022 3:34 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia will be opening a temporary overnight warming center at Wabash Bus Station, 126 N. 10th St., both nights on Friday and Saturday night from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. due to the National Weather Service forecasting overnight low temperatures of 17 degrees Fahrenheit. The overnight warming center will

Trial set for 2017 Columbia murder suspect

February 8, 2022 10:52 PM ABC 17 News Team

A jury trial has been scheduled for a man accused of taking part in a robbery that killed someone in 2017.

The City of Columbia will look at an agreement for a COVID-19 vaccine education campaign during its meeting Monday night.

City of Columbia host public comment on redrawing the ward map

February 8, 2022 9:14 PM ABC 17 News Team

The city has three maps it’s considering.

As COVID cases drop, so does the demand for testing

February 8, 2022 11:50 AM Kennedy Miller

A drop in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations is being reflected in lower demand for tests, causing at least one local health care provider to pull back on testing.

Columbia City Council approves new job position aimed at improving trash collection reliability

February 8, 2022 6:37 PM Chanel Porter

Columbia City Council voted Monday night to add a full-time position for solid waste packers in efforts to help make trash collection operations more reliable.