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MU hopes to use CARES Act funding for students’ coronavirus arrival testing

January 13, 2021 3:00 PM Zola Crowder

The University of Missouri began coronavirus testing this week and has nearly 800 students signed up for appointments that begin Sunday.

Columbia police respond to shots fired on Bethel Church Road.

Police seeking at least two people after south Columbia shooting

January 13, 2021 6:27 AM ABC 17 News Team

Police are looking for two or more possible shooters after they found evidence of gunfire in south Columbia on Wednesday.

Columbia police on scene after car wrecks into building

January 12, 2021 10:23 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police are on scene of a wreck on the 700 block of 703 S 5th St according to the dispatch page. An ambulance was on scene but left after ABC 17 News crew arrived on the scene. The ABC 17 News crew reports seeing Providence northbound lane is currently blocked as

TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County Sheriff’s office report 28 detainees test positive for COVID-19 since Jan. 3

January 12, 2021 9:07 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Columbia Police Department responds to threats made against board of education

January 12, 2021 7:14 PM Sydney Olsen

The Columbia Police Department and security at Columbia Public Schools are continuing to track threats to board of education members and their families.

Columbia Board of Education votes to return students to an in-class hybrid model

January 11, 2021 3:38 PM Sydney Olsen

Students are currently scheduled to return to in-person learning on Jan. 19. However, that could change when the Columbia Board of Education meets Monday night.

MONDAY UPDATES: Missouri DHSS adds 176 COVID-19 related deaths to state dashboard

January 11, 2021 10:08 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Boone County firefighters respond to early morning fire north of Columbia

January 11, 2021 10:25 AM Matt Ragsdale

Boone County firefighters responded to a residential structure fire north of Columbia early Monday morning.

Trailer deemed ‘total’ loss after fire south of Columbia

January 10, 2021 8:58 PM Sydney Olsen

The Boone County Fire Protection District responded to a mobile home fire at the Woodstock Mobile Home Park Sunday night.

SUNDAY UPDATES: State adds over 2,700 new COVID-19 cases

January 10, 2021 10:12 AM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The state health department reported more than 2,700 new COVID-19 cases in Missouri on Sunday morning. MDHSS also added 4 new deaths. The additions bring the total COVID-19 case count to 423,327 and death count to 5,948. 2,700 people are currently hospitalized with the virus in Missouri.

The state health department reported more than 3,800 new COVID-19 cases in Missouri on Saturday morning.

SATURDAY UPDATES: State reports over 3,800 new COVID-19 cases

January 9, 2021 11:01 AM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The state health department reported more than 3,800 new COVID-19 cases in Missouri on Saturday morning. MDHSS also added 32 new deaths. The additions bring the total COVID-19 case count to 416,758 and death count to 5,912. 2,831 people are currently hospitalized with the virus in Missouri.

Local health care providers use smartphones to track vaccine side effects

January 8, 2021 6:35 PM Sydney Olsen

Health care providers and some long term care facility employees have gotten vaccinated against COVID-19. Some local health care providers with University of Missouri Health Care are using their phones to reports information to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

St. Louis man charged with July assault in Columbia

January 8, 2021 8:45 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A St. Louis is charged with assaulting a person back in July. According to court documents, Christopher Henderson was visiting Columbia and assaulted the victim by punching the victim multiple times, choking the victim and hitting the victim’s face with the butt of the gun. Police report the victim’s face was badly

FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports third COVID-19 related death this week; 61st since March

January 8, 2021 8:45 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Lewis and Clark Middle School in Jefferson City returns to in-person classes after Thanksgiving break.

State lawmaker proposes school board recalls, transfer option in response to online learning

January 8, 2021 3:01 PM Victoria Bragg

State Rep. Chuck Basye wants voters to have the power to recall school board members and parents the ability to transfer their children from schools teaching only online out of coronavirus fears.

THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County Sheriff’s office reports 14 inmates test positive for COVID-19

January 7, 2021 8:46 AM ABC 17 News Team

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WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Missouri health department reports 3,800+ new COVID-19 cases

January 6, 2021 4:20 PM ABC 17 News Team

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Hallsville man dies after late-night house fire

January 6, 2021 10:21 AM Matt Ragsdale

Boone County firefighters say a Hallsville man has died after a house fire late Tuesday night.

White House ‘red zone’ report suggests UK COVID-19 variant spreading in Missouri

January 6, 2021 6:20 AM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The new White House Red Zone Report, obtained by ABC News, says an acceleration in cases this fall/winter suggests the UK variant is spreading in Missouri communities. White House Red Zone Report 01/03/21Download As of Jan. 2, 218,000 vaccine doses have been distributed to the state. Health officials in the state have

COVID-19 continues to impact trauma training for CPD officers

January 5, 2021 7:56 PM Sydney Olsen

A 19-year-old man is recovering in a local hospital after being shot in Columbia on Monday. Columbia police responded to the scene, and officers provided medical aid before EMS crews arrived.