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Boone County crews working to put out a shed fire Thursday morning.

Fire ravages abandoned house northwest of Columbia

May 13, 2021 8:20 AM ABC 17 News Team

The Boone County Fire Protection District responded to a shed fire shortly after 7:30 a.m. Thursday.

Governor says no to expanding Medicaid without funding

May 13, 2021 9:20 AM Zachary Farwell

According to Governor Mike Parson’s Office, the Missouri Department of Social Services (DSS) submitted a letter Thursday morning to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to withdraw its State Plan Amendments for MO HealthNet expansion.

CDC advisers vote to recommend use of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine in 12-15-year-olds

May 12, 2021 2:36 PM CNN Newsource

US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisers voted unanimously Wednesday to recommend giving Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine to kids as young as 12.

Suspect charged in 2017 Columbia killing makes first court appearance

May 12, 2021 9:47 AM Matthew Sanders

Prosecutors have charged a Columbia man with three felonies including murder in a 2017 killing in an upscale subdivision that investigators have tied to a drug-trafficking ring.

Now Hiring Sign On The Rocks Bar Downtown Columbia, MO

Missouri governor orders end of federal pandemic unemployment benefits

May 11, 2021 1:36 PM Matthew Sanders

The governor’s office said federal unemployment programs are the topic but did not give any other details.

Columbia police arrest 2017 homicide suspect

May 11, 2021 4:53 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police arrested a suspect in the December 2017 home invasion homicide and robbery of a Columbia man. On Monday, police arrested Jeffrey McWilliams, 28, for second-degree murder, first-degree robbery and armed criminal action. Columbia police responded after 3:30 a.m. on Dec. 11, 2017, for a suspicious person in the 1900 block

Patrol identifies woman killed in Morgan County crash

May 11, 2021 12:34 PM Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol has identified the woman killed in a crash Monday on Highway 50 in Morgan County. The patrol says Karen Overmiller, 70, of Four Seasons, Missouri died in the four-vehicle crash that shut down the highway. The patrol says the crash happened when Overmiller’s vehicle was approaching another

Columbia police report no one was in danger after a suspicious incident Monday

May 10, 2021 2:03 PM Matthew Sanders

The Columbia Police Department said in a news release that dispatchers received reports that a woman was forced by a man into a gray SUV just before noon near Scott Boulevard and Chapel Hill Road. Officers could not find the vehicle.

US FDA authorizes Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for use in people ages 12 to 15

May 10, 2021 4:29 PM CNN Newsource

This is the first Covid-19 vaccine in the United States authorized for use in younger teens and adolescents; the vaccine had previously been authorized for people age 16 and older. Covid-19 vaccines from Moderna and Johnson & Johnson are authorized for use in people age 18 and older.

Vandalized Columbia lynching site marker repaired

May 7, 2021 9:06 AM ABC 17 News Team

The Community Remembrance Project of Boone County said Friday in a news release that its staff learned of the vandalism to the James T. Scott marker around 8 p.m. Thursday.

Slugger Albert Pujols designated for assignment by Angels

May 6, 2021 1:29 PM Associated Press

Albert Pujols has been designated for assignment by the Los Angeles Angels, abruptly ending the 41-year-old superstar slugger’s decade with his second major league team.

Boone County, snowplow driver sued for wrongful death in February crash

April 30, 2021 8:02 AM Molly Stawinoga

The daughter of a man killed in a February crash has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Boone County and a snowplow driver.

Monroe County man gets 20 years for armed criminal action; murder sentence delayed

April 29, 2021 8:27 AM Chanel Porter

James Addie is charged with the 2018 death of his fiancée, Molly Watson, in Monroe County.

Woman charged with hitting child at Columbia school bus stop

April 29, 2021 11:54 AM Matthew Sanders

Prosecutors have charged a woman with failing to stop for a school bus and injuring a child after she allegedly hit a boy at a southeast Columbia bus stop.

Fulton man killed in crash on Highway 54 in Callaway County

April 28, 2021 12:03 PM Matthew Sanders

A 30-year-old Fulton man died Wednesday morning in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 54 in Callaway County.

A CPS student was hit walking to the school bus Wednesday morning.

19-year-old woman accused of hitting child at Columbia bus stop

April 28, 2021 8:37 AM Molly Stawinoga

Capt. Brian Leer with the Boone County Sheriff’s Office said Nancy P. Metz of Columbia was arrested on suspicion of failing to stop for a school bus and injuring a child. Leer said she posted bond and was released.

CDC issues new outdoor mask guidance for fully vaccinated people

April 27, 2021 11:28 AM CNN Newsource

If you’re fully vaccinated, the CDC says you can now take your mask off at small outdoor gatherings, or when dining outside with friends from multiple households. The CDC is telling unvaccinated people that they still need to wear a mask at such gatherings.