The Western District Missouri Court of Appeals upheld a Boone County judge’s 2019 ruling that the city manager acted within the law in firing Rob Sanders after a video surfaced of him shoving a prisoner in a holding cell in 2011.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A lighter set of restrictions went into effect Tuesday for businesses in Boone County as communities start opening back up. Under the new order, announced on Friday by the Columbia/Boone County Health director Stephanie Browning, most businesses will be able to allow 50 percent of its building capacity. There are exceptions to
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According to autopsy results, the cause of death for a woman who died two weeks after she was shot during an attempted murder-suicide has been ruled as a homicide.
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Search and rescue crews say a woman has been found safe after she got lost while hiking at Rock Bridge State Park. Medic 231 today on a search & rescue with @BooneCountyFire at Rockbridge State Park #EMS #Ambulance pic.twitter.com/MFVqSNiw1n— University Ambulance (@MizzouEMS) May 25, 2020 The woman’s family reportedly called the search
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The Columbia/Boone County health department reported 117 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Boone County Sunday.
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The Columbia/Boone County Health Department confirmed Saturday several solid waste employees, as well as several employees of the temporary staffing agency used to collect recycling and trash, were exposed to COVID-19.
Continue Reading Boone County and Callaway County reported new cases of COVID-19 Saturday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police are investigating a shooting at a southwest Columbia park. Officers found evidence of gunfire at the Jay Dix Station parking lot on Friday night just before 10:30 p.m. Lt. Chad Gooch told ABC 17 News that police found shell casings in the lot, but do not know if anyone was hurt.
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COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) The Salvation Army in Columbia continues to accept limited donations and hold appointment-only services during the pandemic. Lori Benson, the director of community relations for the Salvation Army says they hope to get back to their open-door policy as soon as possible. “Right now The Salvation Army is one of the only
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A new order announced Friday morning by the Columbia and Boone County Health Department will change some operations at Columbia parks. Starting Tuesday, city playgrounds will open again along with city spraygrounds at Stephens Lake Park, Flat Branch Park and Douglass Park, according to a news release. Stephens Lake Park beach will remain closed. The
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More businesses will be able to reopen next week under a new COVID-19 health order that will take effect Tuesday.
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The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services on Friday released dates and times for community COVID-19 testing events happening over the next 10 days.
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The Hallsville School District will have in-person summer school classes for children as young as kindergarten in July as COVID-19 regulations continue to loosen.
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As an unconventional school year comes to an end, administrators and education experts are turning their focus to the upcoming school year.
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Boone County Southern District Commissioner Fred Parry appeared live on ABC 17 News at 5 on Thursday to discuss the ongoing recovery from COVID-19.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Chuck Graham, a former state representative and senator from Columbia, passed away overnight. Graham’s wife, Kate Graham, said on Facebook that the former legislator and advocate for people with disabilities died from an apparent heart attack. Chuck Graham was 55 years old. Graham served in the Missouri General Assembly from 1997 to
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The Boone County health department director laid out a three-month plan for reopening the county during Monday’s Columbia City Council meeting.
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The University of Missouri Board of Curators will hear about multiple financial scenarios related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including a worst-case $500 million budget hole if the outbreak worsens.
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Columbia and Boone County leaders unveiled a new online hub for COVID-19 information Tuesday morning.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County has kept its average daily case gains below one for throughout May. The county added nine cases of COVID-19 since May 1, but the seven-day average of cases over that time has remained below one, according to an analysis done by ABC 17 News. The county had reached an average
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