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FRIDAY UPDATES: Pettis and Cole County report 100+ new cases

November 6, 2020 8:36 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Health officials weigh in on close contacts in school districts

November 5, 2020 6:52 PM Amber Tabeling

As COVID-19 cases continue to rise within school districts across Mid-Missouri, health officials discuss close contacts and transmission data that could alter future CDC guidance.

Missouri lawmakers discussing nearly $1.3 billion in funding during governor’s special session, some asking for expanded call

November 5, 2020 7:42 PM Connor Hirsch

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Lawmakers made their way back to the Capitol on Thursday to begin discussions on distributing nearly 1.3 billion dollars, most being federal CARES Act funding. This special session was called by Governor Mike Parson last month, asking legislators to give him the authority to appropriate funding that has not been spent

Columbia man charged with domestic assault

November 5, 2020 9:37 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone county probable cause statement reveals what allegedly happened during a domestic disturbance Tuesday night. According to the probable cause statement, the victim told Columbia Police that Marcus Beals strangled the victim multiple times Tuesday. In the court documents Beals allegedly stated “I’m going to kill you…” The victim said that

OATS Transit receives $1,000 grant

November 5, 2020 7:25 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) OATS Transit has received a $1,000 community service grant from the Community Foundation of Central Missouri. Officials with OATS says the grant will be used toward transportation for seniors and individuals with disabilities in Boone County. “We are truly grateful to the Community Foundation of Central Missouri during this challenging time,” said

Missouri State Highway Patrol cancels Amber Alert out of Lee’s Summit

November 5, 2020 7:05 PM Karl Wehmhoener

UPDATE: Missouri State Highway Patrol has canceled the Amber Alert. Officials say the vehicle and child were located. The child is safe. No suspect has been found. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State Highway Patrol has issued the following Amber Alert out of Lee’s Summit, Mo. Law enforcement is looking for a black 2010 Dodge Journey

THURSDAY UPDATES: Cole County reports record 129 COVID-19 cases

November 5, 2020 8:48 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Missouri sheriff ousted in wake of woman’s fatal shooting

November 5, 2020 3:38 PM Associated Press

SEDALIA, Mo. (AP) — Pettis County in west-central Missouri has elected a new sheriff who campaigned in part on criticism of the incumbent sheriff’s handling of the fatal shooting of a Sedalia woman by a deputy over the summer. The Kansas City Star reports that Brad Anders, a sergeant with the Lee’s Summit Police Department,

Missouri Legislature considers $1.2B for virus response

November 5, 2020 3:34 PM Associated Press

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers are back at work to make sure more than $1.1 billion in federal coronavirus aid gets where it needs to go throughout the state. The special legislative session began Thursday. Republican Gov. Mike Parson called lawmakers back to the Capitol to give his administration the authority to spend the

Amount of water released into Missouri River to be reduced

November 5, 2020 3:25 PM Associated Press

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The amount of water being released into the Missouri River from a key dam on the Nebraska-South Dakota border will be reduced later this month. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says that the amount of water flowing out of Gavins Point Dam will be reduced starting on Nov. 22 by

Election judge worked despite COVID-19 diagnosis, then died

November 5, 2020 3:15 PM Associated Press

O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — A suburban St. Louis election official who worked at a polling place on Election Day despite a positive test for the coronavirus has now died, raising concerns for the nearly 2,000 people who voted there. St. Charles County, Missouri, spokeswoman Mary Enger said in a news release Thursday that the person,

Missouri officials say hospital capacity OK but staffing raises worries

November 5, 2020 10:59 AM Matthew Sanders

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson plans to hold a briefing Thursday afternoon to provide an update on the COVID-19 pandemic in Missouri.

WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Local districts report COVID-19 cases

November 4, 2020 10:23 AM ABC 17 News Team

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MU Health Care extending drive-thru flu shot clinic two more Saturdays

November 4, 2020 9:26 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU Health Care is extending its Saturday morning drive-thru flu shot clinic for the next two weeks at its South Providence Medical Park. The clinics were going to end last Saturday but will continue through Nov. 14. The event offers car-side flu shots to anyone six months and older from 8 a.m.

Missouri voter turnout tops 3 million, with 70% turnout

November 4, 2020 7:03 PM Associated Press

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — More than 3 million Missourians cast ballots in Tuesday’s presidential election. The turnout exceeded the previous high mark of 2.9 million voters in the 2008 presidential election. But the 70% turnout rate fell a little short of the 75% threshold that had been forecast by local election officials. The state’s

Explosion in SW Missouri sends children to the hospital

November 4, 2020 3:15 PM CNN

Click here for updates on this story WASHBURN, MO (KHBS) — The Pea Ridge Fire Department helped bring at least three children to the hospital after a house fire and explosion in southwest Missouri. The White Rock Fire District responded to a house fire and explosion in Washburn, Missouri, a town less than 20 miles

Biden wins Boone, defeated handily in Cole and Callaway

November 4, 2020 1:07 AM Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Vice President Joe Biden won in Boone County but the margin was much smaller than the one President Donald Trump enjoyed in Cole and Callaway counties. Biden took about 55% of the presidential votes in reliably Democratic Boone County, getting 49,999 of the 91,200 votes cast. Trump garnered about 38,600 votes.

Voters in line to cast their absentee ballots Monday at the Boone County Government Center.

Redistricting going back to governor-appointed committee

November 3, 2020 3:21 PM Brittany Wiley

Missouri voters passed Amendment 3 Tuesday, undoing changes to how the state draws congressional and state legislative districts.

Galloway thanks supporters after defeat in Missouri governor’s race

November 3, 2020 5:15 PM Sydney Olsen

Democratic state Auditor Nicole Galloway told supporters Tuesday night that she hoped her campaign was one they could take pride in despite her loss to Republican Gov. Mike Parson.

TUESDAY UPDATES: Cole County reporting two new deaths at long term care facilities

November 3, 2020 8:55 AM ABC 17 News Team

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