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Columbia’s Heritage Festival back after being canceled last year due to COVID-19

September 19, 2021 5:20 AM Ben Fein

Columbia’s Heritage Festival is back after being canceled last year due to COVID-19, with events scheduled throughout the day on Sunday.

Two people shot in downtown Columbia early Saturday morning

September 18, 2021 3:22 AM Meghan Drakas

The Columbia Police Department has confirmed two people were shot at 5th and Walnut St. in downtown Columbia on Saturday morning.

Reports of drinks being drugged at Mizzou

September 17, 2021 9:41 PM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri announced Friday it has received multiple reports alleging drinks are being drugged around campus. “The university has received multiple reports from individuals that suspected they may have been the victims of drugs in their drinks,” said Christian Basi, a University of Missouri spokesperson. Basi says the university wanted

MoDOT hosting virtual public meeting over I-70 Rocheport Bridge replacement project

September 17, 2021 7:27 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation will host a virtual open house on the new Interstate 70 Missouri River bridge near Rocheport Thursday from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. MoDOT and representatives from the Lunda Team will give a presentation that will show what the bridge will look like and timelines for the project. Officials say

Protesters escorted off Southern Boone school property as mask mandate takes effect

September 17, 2021 5:25 AM Ben Fein

Southern Boone Elementary School started requiring masks Friday after Superintendent Christopher Felmlee announced the school hit its benchmark to send the school into a temporary mask mandate. Felmlee said 15% of students are out of school due to COVID-19 cases, with 82 students quarantined, five active student cases and one active staff case.

Columbia Mayor Brian Treece announces he won’t run for reelection

September 17, 2021 2:35 PM Zach Boetto

City of Columbia Mayor Brian Treece announced Friday afternoon he will not run for reelection in 2022.

Columbia Public Schools won’t have to make up snow days

September 17, 2021 10:31 AM Matthew Sanders

The district said in an email to parents that CPS accounted for changes in school calendar laws when creating its calendar, which the school board approved Monday. The number of hours built into the calendar exceeds state standards, the district said, leading to leniency on snow days.

Southern Boone County Fire Protection District firefighters put out shed fire

September 16, 2021 11:40 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Firefighters from the Southern Boone County Fire Protection District put out a shed fire near East State Highway MM and East Edwards Road Thursday night.

Repairs underway on central Columbia home hit by truck

September 16, 2021 5:34 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Fixes have begun on a home in central Columbia a truck crashed into Wednesday afternoon. ABC 17 News saw people installing a post inside a Worley Street bedroom on Thursday. Columbia Building and Site Development said the post will help keep the roof above the damaged room stable. The Wednesday crash injured

Over 2,600 books donated to Columbia elementary students

September 16, 2021 7:36 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Over 2,600 books were provided to Columbia Public School students because of Daniel Boone Country Library program. Each fall and spring, the Read Across Columbia program gives kids four books from the library to promote literacy among children. Read Across Columbia is a Heart of Missouri United Way event that provides books

THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports second coronavirus-related death this week

September 16, 2021 5:52 AM ABC 17 News Team

Check back here for updates on the pandemic in Missouri.

MU Health Care offering weekend drive-thru flu shots

September 16, 2021 11:15 AM Karl Wehmhoener

MU Health Care is offering drive-thru flu shots for adults and children six months and older on the last weekend in September and first weekend in October at the South Providence Medical Park from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should murals be removed from the Boone County Courthouse?

September 16, 2021 2:08 AM ABC 17 News Team

The lawyers object to violent and racist depictions, including a man being whipped for a crime, slave labor and a Native American with a gun pointed at him. But another lawyer told ABC 17 News that while those images might be offensive, that’s the point — to depict life as it was, including the brutality.

Man arrested for 2018 alleged ax attack in Columbia

September 15, 2021 11:34 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A Columbia man is charged with assault after an alleged incident in 2018 involving an ax at a home.

Missing Boone County man’s family seeks answers 10 years later

September 15, 2021 2:16 PM Joushua Blount

Wednesday marks 10 years since a Harrisburg man disappeared under suspicious circumstances.

Boone County lawyers ask commission to move courthouse murals

September 15, 2021 4:31 PM Lucas Geisler

The effort spearheaded by Rusty Antel and Gary Oxenhandler asks the county commission to take out murals placed on the landings of the courthouse steps. The lawyers say the depictions in some of them of people being whipped and hanged sends the wrong message to people either visiting the courthouse or defending themselves in a criminal case.

University of Missouri's Campus on 9/18/20

Mizzou reports incidents of community members being harassed with racist and homophobic slurs

September 15, 2021 4:40 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri Office for Civil Rights & Title IX are investigating reports of individuals harassing community members with racist and homophobic slurs in and around campus. On the evening of Sept. 6, officers responded to a report of people in a truck yelling inappropriate comments near Hitt Street and University

SUV crashes into Boone County Fire Protection District headquarters

September 15, 2021 2:01 PM Zachary Farwell

At least one person was taken to a hospital Wednesday afternoon after an SUV crashed into the Boone County Fire Protection District headquarters.

Boone County prosecutor to dismiss murder case against JT McLean

September 15, 2021 9:38 AM Lucas Geisler

Boone County Prosecutor Dan Knight told ABC 17 News on Wednesday that he plans to dismiss the case against JT McLean. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office sent a notice on Tuesday that McLean had died last week.

Missouri State Highway Patrol Vehicle parked with its lights on.

Columbia man treated for serious injuries after moped crash

September 15, 2021 6:25 AM Zachary Farwell

BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was treated for serious injuries Tuesday night after a moped crash north of Columbia. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened around 6:30 p.m. on northbound Highway 63 north of Calvert Hill Road. Troopers said William V. Barnhart, 66, was thrown from the moped after