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TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County adds over 200 new COVID cases over the holiday weekend

July 5, 2022 4:03 PM ABC 17 News Team

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Boone County Commission funds five more outdoor warning sirens

July 5, 2022 5:15 PM Matthew Sanders

The commission approved more than $172,000 to spend on the project during its regular meeting Tuesday, according to commission documents.

House fire near Columbia engulfs garage Tuesday morning

July 5, 2022 5:49 AM Siobhan Harms

Boone County Fire Protection District Battalion Chief Clint Walker said firefighters were sent to the home on Molly Lane east of Columbia at around 1:30 a.m. When they arrived, crews hit the home with water and worked to slow the flames that had engulfed the home’s garage and a car on the property.

Local store held a firework safety course for the Fourth of July

July 2, 2022 5:26 AM Joushua Blount

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As the Fourth of July weekend begins firework shows will be taking place but if you plan to host your own, officials want you to do it safely. To help with those efforts, Spirit of ’76 Fireworks store is holding a free firework safety class Saturday. The safety class started at 11 a.m.

Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Fourth of July counting period started Friday night

July 1, 2022 9:49 PM Marina Diaz

COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway patrol’s annual Fourth of July Counting period starts on Friday at 6 p.m. and will run until 11:59 p.m. on the Fourth of July. The counting period is a way for the departments to track traffic trends on the busy holiday weekend. “So it gives us an idea

Columbia Regional Airport preparing for busy holiday weekend

July 1, 2022 6:54 PM ABC 17 News Team

AAA expects there to be over 47.9 million Americans will travel this weekend with 3.6 million of those expected to be to traveling by air.

FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County moves to high COVID level; reports 73 new cases

July 1, 2022 2:23 PM ABC 17 News Team

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Hy-Vee in Columbia set to begin coronavirus vaccinations Tuesday.

Hy-Vee voluntarily withdraws all potato salad varieties after lab tests

July 1, 2022 6:27 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Hy-Vee, Inc. is voluntarily withdrawing all of its Hy-Vee Potato Salad and Mealtime Potato Salad due to a presumptive positive microbial result on the line that the potatoes were processed on.

Boone County Joint Communications reminds residents when to call 9-1-1 vs. 3-1-1

July 1, 2022 3:55 PM Karl Wehmhoener

The Boone County Joint Communications is preparing for an increase in calls over the holiday weekend.

Local organization to team up with Missouri State Highway Patrol to give away free lifejackets

July 1, 2022 5:50 AM Joushua Blount

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A local organization and the Missouri State Highway Patrol plan to give out free lifejackets to Mid-Missouri veterans and families over the Fourth of July weekend. The U.S. Exercise Tiger Commemorative Foundation (USTF) and troopers with the highway’s patrol Troop F Water Patrol unit will host the second annual “Operations Sgt. Rosie’s

Non-profit pays off mortgage for Boone County Assistant Fire Chief that died in the line of duty

June 30, 2022 9:36 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Tunnel to Towers foundation pays off the mortgage for fallen Boone County Assistant Fire Chief

THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 59 new COVID cases

June 30, 2022 6:48 PM ABC 17 News Team

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MU fires three after College of Engineering audit

June 30, 2022 11:47 AM Matthew Sanders

The University of Missouri fired three employees after an audit of the College of Engineering that was launched after allegations of financial mismanagement, MU said in a news release Thursday.

Amazon expects to bring more than 100 new jobs as facility opens in Ashland

June 30, 2022 5:36 AM Ben Fein

Amazon has brought a new facility to Mid-Missouri, the first Amazon facility outside of the St. Louis and Kansas City metro areas.

Boone Health staff explains disaster response for 28 victims of Amtrak train derailment

June 29, 2022 9:44 PM Leila Mitchell

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone Health medical staff held a press conference Wednesday to share their experience caring for 28 patients after the Amtrak train derailment in Mendon on Monday. The crash killed four people and injured 150 others. According to investigators, a dump truck crossed in front of the train at the crossing on Porche

Columbia police arrest suspect after shots-fired incident on Rock Quarry Road

June 29, 2022 11:48 AM Matthew Sanders

Police arrested Ryan Osterberger after responding to a shots-fired report Tuesday in south Columbia.

Court documents reveal contents of letter in Columbia baby death case

June 29, 2022 9:53 AM Zachary Farwell

Court documents in the case of a mother and father charged with killing their baby made available Wednesday reveal some details of a letter that police say cracked the case open.

Another MU hazing suspect arrested, released on bond

June 29, 2022 4:57 PM Matthew Sanders

A second man accused of hazing a former University of Missouri student left disabled by alcohol poisoning has been arrested and released on bond.

TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 55 new COVID cases

June 28, 2022 2:56 PM ABC 17 News Team

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Firefighters respond to early morning fire north of Columbia

June 28, 2022 8:23 AM Zachary Farwell

BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire north of Columbia early Tuesday morning is blamed for thousands of dollars in damage. The Boone County Fire Protection District responded to the fire in the 1400 block of E. Gallup Mills Road around 6:35 a.m. Firefighters said a detached three-vehicle garage was on fire when crews arrived at