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MONDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 92 COVID cases added in past three days

May 23, 2022 3:15 PM ABC 17 News Team

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Columbia woman charged after allegedly lighting man on fire

May 23, 2022 4:23 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A Columbia woman is facing a domestic assault charge after allegedly setting a man on fire Saturday morning.

MU to stop self-reporting of coronavirus cases

May 23, 2022 12:40 PM Matthew Sanders

The University of Missouri will stop asking workers and students to report their positive coronavirus test results, according to an email sent campus-wide Monday.

Columbia woman charged with trafficking in stolen identities

May 20, 2022 10:36 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman is facing a charge of trafficking in stolen identities after a March investigation. A Boone County prosecutor has charged Nikki Marie Boone with trafficking in stolen identities. Police arrested Boone on March 24 at the La Quinta Inn off I-70 for stealing and credit card fraud charges, according to

Columbia Public Schools hosting graduation ceremonies with no COVID-19 restrictions

May 20, 2022 4:39 PM Erika McGuire

Families and scholars of Columbia Public Schools will be attending graduation ceremonies with no COVID-19 restrictions in place for the first time in three years.

Columbia and Jefferson City mayors hosting bike ride linking the cities

May 20, 2022 6:42 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Mayor Buffaloe and Mayor Tergin will both host one-way, guided bike rides to Hartsburg, MO.

Columbia businesses excited and prepared for an event-filled weekend

May 20, 2022 4:19 PM Kennedy Miller

Several businesses are excited to see the Special Olympics make its way to the city, students graduate from Columbia Public Schools and fans attending regionals for Mizzou softball.

MoDOT gives behind the scenes of progress on Rocheport bridge

May 19, 2022 6:20 PM Leila Mitchell

Missouri Department of Transportation engineers and construction workers held a behind-the-scenes tour Thursday to show people the progress made on the new Interstate 70 Missouri River bridge near Rocheport.

Special Olympics Missouri 2022 Summer Games return to Columbia

May 20, 2022 5:26 AM Ben Fein

Special Olympics Missouri is set to host its annual summer games, as the organization is celebrating it’s first full event since 2018.

‘Silent epidemic’ of missing Missourians leaves families searching for answers and closure

May 19, 2022 4:18 PM Leila Mitchell

Hundreds of people are reported missing every year in Missouri, leaving families devastated and with many unanswered questions. While some missing persons cases are solved quickly giving families answers and closure, some cases turn cold.

Daycare bomb threat suspect arrested in Kansas

May 19, 2022 8:11 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Columbia police is reporting that Alexzander Scott Green, 25, of St. Joseph, was arrested in connection with the bomb threat made at the daycare center on the 2400 block of West Ash Street on Tuesday.

Vigil held to share concerns about removal of oak trees from MU’s Francis Quadrangle

May 19, 2022 9:26 AM Zachary Farwell

A vigil Thursday morning hopes to bring attention to removing more than a dozen pin oak trees from the University of Missouri’s campus.

MoDOT to give update about Rocheport bridge replacement project

May 19, 2022 5:42 AM Ben Fein

The Missouri Department of Transportation is set to hold a tour of the Rocheport Bridge construction site, as work continues to replace the bridge.

Hallsville school district will switch to four-day school week due to recruitment troubles

May 18, 2022 4:25 PM Leila Mitchell

Over the past 10 years, over 100 schools throughout the state have transitioned to a four-day workweek, Hallsville being the most recent to make the switch for its 2022-2023 school year.

Columbia murder suspect seeks change of venue in trial

May 18, 2022 9:15 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia murder suspect wants his case moved out of Boone County. An attorney for Curtis Lewis says media coverage of the shooting outside Vibez Lounge in Feb. 2020 will make it hard to get an impartial jury. Police say Lewis shot and killed security guard Tershawn Kitchen in February of 2020

Charges filed in Columbia daycare bomb threat

May 18, 2022 12:05 PM Matthew Sanders

Boone County prosecutors have filed charges in a bomb threat to a Columbia daycare center.

Columbia Public Schools hopes insurance will help cover costs of lawsuit over face masks

May 18, 2022 9:19 AM Zachary Farwell

Through August 2021, the school district had spent $6,246 defending itself against the lawsuits.

WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports two new coronavirus-related deaths, 53 new cases

May 18, 2022 3:38 PM ABC 17 News Team

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Police confirm officers recovered inert grenade last week in downtown Columbia flowerbed

May 18, 2022 8:16 AM Zachary Farwell

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department has confirmed officers recovered an inert grenade in downtown Columbia last week. Police responded to the 700 block of East Broadway around noon on May 11. Witnesses at the scene told ABC 17 News the device was found in a flowerbed in front of Central Bank. A bomb

Woman faces assault charges after incident in downtown Columbia

May 17, 2022 8:06 PM ABC 17 News Team

A Boone County prosecutor has charged a woman accused of assaulting a worker at a restaurant in Columbia.