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TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports over 200 new COVID cases; largest day increase since February

June 21, 2022 4:06 PM ABC 17 News Team

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Missouri OKs COVID vaccine for youngest children

June 21, 2022 4:11 PM Karl Wehmhoener

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines for children down to 6 months of age on June 17.

Appeals court rejects challenge in Boone County deadly snowplow crash lawsuit

June 21, 2022 1:21 PM Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri court rejected Tuesday an appeal in a lawsuit involving a Boone County snowplow crash that killed a Moberly man. The lawsuit was brought by Bethany Kelly against Boone County and snowplow driver Brandon Wainman over the death of her father, Mark Swindell. Swindell was killed when he was driving on

Four people hurt Monday in crash on Route WW near Columbia

June 21, 2022 6:48 AM Zachary Farwell

BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Four people were hurt Monday afternoon in a three-vehicle crash on Route WW east of Columbia. The crash happened around 4:40 p.m. at the intersection with Olivet Road, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Troopers said a car driven by Hanna N. Lee, 21, of Columbia, tried to cross Route

Former prosecuting attorney goes over Missouri laws for animal abuse after man mutilates dog as a sacrifice

June 20, 2022 6:54 PM Kennedy Miller

Sources say a dog is in good condition after the owner mutilated the dog’s foot as a “sacrifice.”

Cattle farmers impacted by heat, inflation

June 20, 2022 5:39 PM Hannah Falcon

Farmers and ranchers have not had it easy with inflation the past six months, and now summer heat is causing some to lose cattle.

Crash shuts down part of Route WW east of Columbia

June 20, 2022 4:58 PM Matthew Sanders

Emergency dispatchers sent out a public alert about the crash a little before 5 p.m.

Mid-Missouri group to fly veterans to Washington D.C. Monday

June 20, 2022 5:36 AM Ben Fein

The Central Missouri Honor Flight took off en route to the nation’s capitol Monday with 91 veterans, to see memorials dedicated to their military service.

Family’s lawyer speaks out after hazing charges filed against two in MU freshman alcohol poisoning case

June 17, 2022 3:54 PM Matthew Sanders

Two men have been charged with hazing after a University of Missouri freshman was left disabled after drinking large amounts of liquor at a fraternity event.

Columbia man arrested in Las Vegas indicted for 2020 killing

June 17, 2022 8:54 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – A Boone County grand jury indicted a Columbia man arrested last month in Las Vegas for a 2020 killing. The grand jury indicted Maurice Banks Jr. on Friday with second-degree murder, first-degree assault and armed criminal action. He is scheduled to make his first circuit court appearance with Judge Kevin Crane

Summertime heat could cause pavement blow-ups

June 17, 2022 11:48 AM Kennedy Miller

This week, Missourians are feeling the full effect of summer heat and so are the roads drivers travel on.

FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports over 60 new COVID cases; 19 new cases in students reported by CPS

June 17, 2022 3:43 PM ABC 17 News Team

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Columbia man accused of mutilating dog as sacrifice

June 17, 2022 2:27 PM Zachary Farwell

Brandon Harris, 37, is charged with a felony count of animal abuse as a second offense.

Boone County home damaged by tree limbs after storms roll through Mid-Missouri Friday morning

June 17, 2022 5:45 AM Ben Fein

The Boone County Fire Protection District responded to a home in the 4500 block of Knox Drive early Friday morning, for reports of tree limbs into a home.

Firefigthers put out an apartment fire east of Columbia

June 16, 2022 7:58 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Fire Protection District firefighters were on the scene of a house fire just east of Columbia. Online dispatch records show Boone County firefighters responded to the scene on Interstate 70 drive northeast around 6:15 p.m. An ABC 17 News crew was on scene and reported four fire trucks, three Boone County

Columbia airport facing setbacks due to national pilot shortage

June 16, 2022 3:38 PM Sarah Higgins

Columbia’s airport is not immune to the nationwide pilot shortage.

Cooling centers available in Boone and Cole counties

June 16, 2022 11:56 AM Kennedy Miller

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ.) To help residents beat the heat, organizations in both Boone and Cole County are reminding the community of its available cooling centers. “It’s a good place just to come in and take a few minutes if they need it or its a place where people can spend as long as they want

THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 68 new COVID cases; 27 patients in hospitals

June 16, 2022 3:50 PM ABC 17 News Team

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Judge dismisses attorney general’s mask lawsuit against Columbia Public Schools

June 16, 2022 3:48 PM Matthew Sanders

A Boone County judge dismissed the Missouri attorney general’s lawsuit against Columbia Public Schools over mask mandates Thursday, saying there was no “live controversy” at hand.

Columbia woman accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of lottery tickets from Hy-Vee

June 16, 2022 1:14 PM Zachary Farwell

The Boone County Prosecutor’s Office has charged a Columbia woman with stealing thousands of dollars worth of lottery tickets from a gas station where she worked.