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Boone County Treasurer Tom Darrough announces resignation

January 12, 2022 3:49 PM Karl Wehmhoener

The Boone County Treasurer has turned in his resignation after six and half years as treasurer.

Columbia voters to decide outcome of mayoral race, two city council seats in April election

January 12, 2022 7:35 AM Zachary Farwell

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Voters in Columbia will decide the outcome of two city council races and the mayoral race in April. On Tuesday, a spokeswoman for the city clerk’s office shared the final list of candidates for the April 5 election. The candidates had until 5 p.m. on Tuesday to file their paperwork with Columbia.

Law enforcement searching a field in south Columbia

January 11, 2022 10:34 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A large law enforcement presence is in south Columbia. Police are looking in a field near Grindstone Parkway and Rock Quarry Road where an ABC 17 news crew says a perimeter has been set up. An ABC 17 News crew can see a police dog and a drone was helping search the area. Both

Mid-Missouri hospitals report staffing shortages amid omicron surge

January 11, 2022 9:41 PM Leila Mitchell

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Hospitals across Mid-Missouri continue to report staffing shortages as the omicron variant spreads rapidly across the state. Many hospitals have been experiencing a shortage since the beginning of the pandemic two years ago, but workers say this may be the biggest shortage they’ve seen. Dr. Lenora Adams, vice president of medical

University of Missouri Board of Curators votes down temporary face mask recommendations

January 11, 2022 8:56 AM Zachary Farwell

Board members met virtually at 8 a.m. to talk and vote on the recommendations from President Mun Choi. The board voted the first recommendation down with 3 to 6. Board members voted 2 to 7 against the second recommendation.

No one hurt after central Columbia home catches on fire

January 11, 2022 6:46 AM Zachary Farwell

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The cause of a house fire in central Columbia early on Tuesday morning is under investigation. Firefighters responded to the home in the 1500 block of Stone Street near the Business Loop around 3 a.m. Firefighters said smoke was found coming from the back of the home. Crews found the fire in

University of Missouri declines to change COVID-19 protocols amid spike in student cases

January 11, 2022 5:30 AM Meghan Drakas

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri System Board of Curators declined to change its COVID-19 protocols amid a spike in the number of positive COVID-19 cases among MU students. On Monday morning, the board members released an agenda for the immediate review of the system’s COVID-19 protocols. During the 8 a.m. meeting Tuesday, MU

Columbia Board of Education votes to put $80 million bond issue on the April ballot

January 10, 2022 5:24 AM Meghan Drakas

At the Columbia Public Schools Board of Education meeting Monday night, the board members plan to vote on adding an $80 million bond issue to the City of Columbia’s April ballot.

Columbia man charged for New Year’s day shooting

January 10, 2022 9:17 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A Boone County prosecutor has charged a Columbia man with multiple crimes after a New Year’s Day shooting near Silverball bar.

Share of breakthrough coronavirus infections increasing as omicron spreads in Missouri

January 10, 2022 12:12 PM Erika McGuire

Missouri is seeing a larger share of fully vaccinated or previously infected people getting the coronavirus amid a surge powered by the more transmissible omicron variant.

Attic fire damages medical clinic in Sturgeon

January 10, 2022 4:01 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Boone County firefighters responded to a building with smoke coming out of the eves on the 200 block of North Ogden St. in Sturgeon at 1:17 p.m.

University of Missouri Board of Curators to review COVID-19 protocols

January 10, 2022 9:42 AM Zachary Farwell

According to an agenda released Monday morning, board members are scheduled to meet over the phone and virtually at 8 a.m. Tuesday. The agenda shows an item listed as COVID-19 protocols.

Driver arrested after crash early Monday morning in east Columbia

January 10, 2022 5:41 AM ABC 17 News Team

Troopers at the scene said the car crossed the center of the roadway and overturned.

Moberly man seriously hurt after being thrown out of car in Boone County crash

January 8, 2022 10:40 AM Meghan Drakas

BOONE CO. (KMIZ) A Moberly man is seriously hurt after being thrown out of a car during a Boone County crash on Saturday morning. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, 47-year-old Ryan Cobb was driving along Highway 124 near Route U when his Jeep Cherokee went off the right side of the

FRIDAY UPDATES: Missouri DHSS reporting free at-home test kits delayed to Wednesday

January 7, 2022 2:27 PM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for updates related to the coronavirus pandemic in Missouri.

Fire damages house north of Columbia early Friday

January 7, 2022 5:34 PM Zachary Farwell

A Boone County home suffered several thousand dollars in damage in a fire Friday morning.

Elledge sentenced to 28 years in prison

January 7, 2022 3:22 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A Boone County judge has sentenced Joseph Elledge to 28 years in prison for the murder Mengqi Ji.

Warming centers open across Columbia as city deals with single-digit temperatures

January 7, 2022 5:49 AM Ben Fein

In a press release Wednesday, The City of Columbia announced it would temporarily open an overnight warming center at The Wabash Bus Station.

Temporary behavioral crisis center to open in Columbia; permanent solution still in works

January 6, 2022 8:53 PM ABC 17 News Team

Burrell Behavioral Health has come up with a temporary solution while awaiting a decision of financial support from the City of Columbia.

MUPD arrests man after fight in Downtown Columbia on Wednesday night

January 6, 2022 11:53 AM Zachary Farwell

Officers arrested Brandon L. Welty, 25, of Columbia, after a fight among three people near the intersection of Ninth and Cherry streets, University of Missouri police said.