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WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports largest COVID case increase since mid-February

May 11, 2022 4:27 PM ABC 17 News Team

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Centralia man hurt in motorcycle crash on Highway 54

May 11, 2022 6:21 AM Zachary Farwell

AUDRAIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Centralia man was hurt Tuesday afternoon in a motorcycle crash on Highway 54. The crash happened around 5:10 p.m. in the eastbound lanes near Audrain County Road 844, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Troopers said a motorcycle driven by Gabriel C. Pettit, 40, flipped over after he went

Family settles with all 23 defendants in MU hazing case

May 10, 2022 2:57 PM Leila Mitchell

The family of a teen hospitalized after a night of drinking at an MU fraternity has settled a lawsuit with all 23 defendants, including the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity.

Prosecutors file murder charge against suspect in deadly Columbia shooting

May 10, 2022 8:39 AM Zachary Farwell

The Boone County Prosecutor’s Office has filed charges against a suspect in a deadly Columbia shooting.

Man dies after lawnmower overturns in Sturgeon

May 10, 2022 5:56 PM ABC 17 News Team

Boone County firefighters confirm a man has died after the lawnmower he was riding overturned, trapping him.

Columbia Public Works issues lane restrictions on West Broadway due to concrete repair beginning Tuesday

May 9, 2022 5:41 PM Karl Wehmhoener

At 7 a.m. on Tuesday, Columbia Public Works crews will be performing concrete repairs to West Broadway between Westwood and Edgewood avenues.

MONDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 70 new COVID cases from over the weekend, 12 added to earlier days

May 9, 2022 4:04 PM ABC 17 News Team

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Columbia Board of Education to discuss contract for summer feeding program at Douglass Park

May 9, 2022 8:54 AM Zachary Farwell

The Columbia Board of Education could approve a contract for a summer feeding program at Monday night’s meeting.

MUPD officer dies after battle with brain cancer

May 6, 2022 12:54 PM Zachary Farwell

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A University of Missouri Police Department officer has died following a battle with cancer. Officer Mitchel Smith, 27, died from brain cancer on Thursday morning, according to the police department. Smith had resigned from MUPD but remained part of the police department’s family during his fight against cancer. “It is a very

Salt Creek Bridge reopens on the Katy Trail

May 6, 2022 8:48 PM Karl Wehmhoener

The Salt Creek Bridge on the Katy Trail is now back open after a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Columbia police arrest suspect with federal parole warrant early Friday morning

May 6, 2022 7:47 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Police arrested a Columbia man early Friday morning for multiple charges including a federal parole warrant for possession of a weapon.

Documents: Columbia man went on rampage of attempted rape, assault before arrest

May 6, 2022 12:13 PM Matthew Sanders

A man charged in Boone County with five felonies went on a rampage of attempted rape and assault that started at a hotel and continued outside other businesses Wednesday night, according to a probable cause statement.

FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 24 new COVID cases; two new patients hospitalized

May 6, 2022 3:34 PM ABC 17 News Team

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Columbia man turns himself in for possession of child porn

May 6, 2022 4:09 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A Boone County prosecutor has charged Robert Dale Wooldridge with one count of possession of child porn.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should criminal charges be filed for an MU freshman’s alcohol poisoning?

May 6, 2022 1:58 AM ABC 17 News Team

The University of Missouri said Thursday that a criminal investigation into a fraternity event that left a freshman with severe alcohol poisoning is ongoing.

13 University of Missouri students sanctioned in fraternity alcohol poisoning; more settlements reached

May 5, 2022 9:41 AM Matthew Sanders

Thirteen students in a now-defunct University of Missouri fraternity under scrutiny after a freshman pledge’s alcohol poisoning are being sanctioned, MU said in a news release Thursday.