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The state health department reported a record breaking rise in COVID-19 cases on Saturday.

MONDAY UPDATES: Boone County active COVID-19 cases decrease

June 15, 2020 2:29 PM ABC 17 News Team

Updates about COVID-19 in Mid-Missouri and the state will be posted here.

Boone County to remain under health order as state rules expire

June 15, 2020 11:30 AM Zach Boetto

Much of Missouri will no longer be under any COVID-19 health orders starting Tuesday.

Documents: Man held crowd at bay with gun during Columbia killing

June 15, 2020 10:42 AM Matthew Sanders

A man arrested last week held a crowd at bay while a man he was with fired the fatal shot during a May 25 killing on Quail Drive, according to police.

City council to hear from residents about racism, protest response

June 15, 2020 5:18 AM Brittany Wiley

The Columbia City Council is set to hear from several people about the Columbia Police Department response to protests and systematic racism at it’s meeting Monday.

SUNDAY UPDATES: Cases of COVID-19 increase in Boone County

June 14, 2020 6:14 PM Sydney Olsen

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE 8:15 P.M.: The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported 15,983 cases of COVID-19 in Missouri on Sunday. At least 879 deaths have been reported in the state related to the virus. At least 34,292 have been tested for the virus. ORIGINAL: The Columbia/Boone County Health Department reported 214 cases

Columbia man facing murder charges after Saturday death investigation

June 14, 2020 2:35 PM Connor Hirsch

A Columbia man now faces murder charges after a death investigation in Boone County Saturday evening.

Deputies investigate death in Boone County

June 13, 2020 8:52 PM Zach Boetto

Authorities are investigating a death in Boone County.

SATURDAY UPDATES: Seven new deaths from COVID-19 reported in Missouri

June 13, 2020 2:49 PM Zach Boetto

The Columbia/ Boone County Health Department reported new cases of COVID-19 in the county on Saturday.

Man detained for threatening people with a knife in Columbia

June 13, 2020 12:15 AM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police say they detained a man who allegedly threatened people with a knife in downtown Columbia on Friday night. Reports say around 8:25 p.m. Gabriel Falls, 28, of Columbia, was walking with a nine-inch blade and threatening people in the area of E Walnut St. and Ninth St. Upon arrival, reports

Firefighters respond to apartment fire in west Columbia

June 12, 2020 9:46 PM Alec Pettus

Columbia Fire says it responded to an apartment fire on Claudell Lane. CFD working a residential structure fire on Claudell Ln. No injuries. Fire Marshal en route pic.twitter.com/U1UazkSxPn— Columbia_Fire (@Columbia_Fire) June 13, 2020 The department posted images of the fire to their twitter account. Columbia Fire says there are no injuries and a fire marshal

One arrested in Columbia homicide investigation

June 12, 2020 8:09 PM Deborah Kendrick

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police confirm they have arrested one man for his alleged role in a homicide that happened in the 2700 block of Quail Drive. Robert Junior Johnson, 49, was arrested and charged for first degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon. Columbia police were called to the 2700 block of Quail

Columbia police ask protest organizers to reach out for help during protests

June 12, 2020 8:13 PM Sydney Olsen

Protests continued in downtown Columbia Friday, but the police response looked different from days earlier in the week and the week before.

Governor appoints judge candidate to 13th Circuit Court

June 12, 2020 3:49 PM Matt Ragsdale

Gov. Mike Parson’s office said Friday afternoon the Republican candidate running for 13th Circuit Court Division IV Judge was appointed to serve the remainder of a vacated term.

Woman accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of jewelry

June 11, 2020 6:04 PM Katie Greathouse

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman is accused of stealing nearly $37,000 worth of jewelry from a home she had been cleaning. Prosecutors charged Stephanie Hood on Thursday with felony stealing and two counts of possession of a controlled substance. According to court documents, the victims noticed several items were stolen from their home. The

Documents: Men shot in fatal Columbia encounter broke in through window

June 11, 2020 2:22 PM Amber Tabeling

Two men shot during an alleged south Columbia burglary — one of them fatally — broke into the home through a window, according to court documents.

Two suspects shot, one fatally, in south Columbia burglary

June 10, 2020 9:42 PM Katie Greathouse

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police said an armed resident shot two burglary suspects Wednesday night, leaving one of them dead. At least 10 CPD vehicles responded to the 6000 block of Bentpath Drive around 9 p.m. Wednesday after a caller reported a burglary with shots fired. According to a news release from CPD, the resident

Columbia police officer claims qualified immunity in appeal over high school student’s lawsuit

June 10, 2020 7:59 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia police officer is appealing a court’s decision not to dismiss her from a lawsuit over the basis of qualified immunity. Attorney David Baker said the city of Columbia would appeal Judge Nanette Laughrey’s decision to leave Officer Keisha Edwards in a lawsuit over a Rock Bridge High School student’s claims