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Judge gives 17-year sentence in Columbia murder case

April 29, 2020 10:14 AM Matthew Sanders

A Columbia man pleaded guilty to murder Monday in a January 2019 killing.

Mid-Missouri counties to get millions in federal funding

April 28, 2020 9:25 PM Katie Greathouse

Several counties in Mid-Missouri are expected to receive millions of dollars in federal funding to help with COVID-19-related costs.

Local hospitals postpone thousands of elective procedures during COVID-19

April 28, 2020 8:04 PM Sydney Olsen

Representatives from hospitals in Columbia announced last week they will slowly begin to schedule more procedures and surgeries that are not related to COVID-19.

Wind knocks over electric pole

April 28, 2020 7:04 PM Katie Greathouse

BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Strong winds knocked over an electric pole in Boone County as storms swept across Mid-Missouri on Tuesday. It happened on Route K at McBaine city limits before 6 p.m. BCJC: Electric pole leaning at Route K at McBaine city limits and creating a traffic hazard. Use caution, avoid area if possible.—

Columbia man accused in shooting at Boone County trailer park

April 28, 2020 7:26 AM Matt Ragsdale

Boone County deputies arrested a 23-year-old man on suspicion of assault and other crimes after a shooting Tuesday.

Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens delivers masks

Masks delivered by former Missouri governor fail fit test

April 28, 2020 4:30 PM Matthew Sanders

Masks delivered by a former Missouri governor to at least one local agency to protect first responders from COVID-19 did not pass a fit test.

COVID-19 impacts supply of homes in Boone County

April 27, 2020 6:50 PM Sydney Olsen

The Columbia Board of Relators released statistics for single family home sales in Boone County in March.

Columbia restaurants get ready for reopening next week

April 27, 2020 11:40 AM Amber Tabeling

Missouri and Columbia/Boone County plan to reopen some businesses amid the COVID-19 pandemic, while some states and even counties have already done so.

Search and rescue at Finger Lakes Park

April 25, 2020 8:49 PM Sydney Olsen

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Columbia business using extra protective equipment ahead of reopening

April 25, 2020 8:21 PM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) One Columbia business is taking extra precautionary steps to make sure employees and customers feel safe as it prepares to reopen. Varsity Clips and Varsity Nails near Elm Street and 9th Street in Columbia plans to have its employees and customers wear personal protective equipment and do its best to practice social

Central Missouri Humane Society donating food to pet owners in need

April 25, 2020 5:50 PM Sydney Olsen

The Central Missouri Humane Society is helping pet owners in need during the Coronavirus pandemic.

Local telethon aims to help with COVID-19 relief

April 25, 2020 7:38 AM Ben Fein

A virtual telethon in Columbia is aiming to raise money for COVID-19 relief efforts.

COVID-19 leading local businesses to close permanently

April 24, 2020 7:34 PM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) The effects of COVID-19 have forced multiple businesses around Columbia to close for good. Yin Yang Night Club and Bambino’s Italian Café are two of the first to shut their doors following Gov. Mike Parson’s ‘Stay Home Missouri’ order. Veronika Versace, a Yin Yang Nightclub show director says the virus was the

Deputies arrest man suspected of child molestation

April 24, 2020 6:30 PM Katie Greathouse

BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Sheriff’s Department arrested a Columbia man Thursday in connection with a child abuse investigation. According to a news release, deputies arrested Scott Darby, 42, on suspicion of three counts of child molestation. Deputies said the investigation began after the Missouri Children’s Division received separate allegations from the Abuse

New Boone County stay-at-home order takes effect

April 24, 2020 11:23 AM Amber Tabeling

Boone County is now under a new stay-at-home order that relaxes restrictions on businesses deemed non-essential.

Boone County approves local match for grant to bring technical school to Ashland

April 24, 2020 12:13 PM Matthew Sanders

The Boone County Commission on Thursday approved a $100,000 local match for a grant that would help bring a technical college campus to Ashland.

Sheriff’s department: Man claiming COVID-19 exposure spits on deputy

April 24, 2020 11:49 AM Matt Ragsdale

Boone County deputies arrested a Colorado man on Thursday afternoon after he alleged he had been exposed to COVID-19 and spat on a deputy.

Rural Mid-Missouri communities increase COVID-19 testing

April 23, 2020 7:20 PM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) A COVID-19 testing laboratory in Columbia says it is seeing rural communities across Missouri increase COVID-19 testing. “That landscape is shifting a lot,” said Tim McCarty, the Marketing Director of GeneTrait Laboratories. “It could be access to testing materials, it could be the community is identifying these first couple of cases, and

VIDEO: Boone County commissioner on stay-at-home order, business survey

April 23, 2020 4:02 PM ABC 17 News Team

Boone County Commissioner Fred Parry will appear live Thursday on ABC 17 News at 5 and at 6 to discuss the county’s new COVID-19 stay-at-home order and a survey he conducted of local businesses.

Deputies arrest Columbia man suspected of burglary after motorcycle chase

April 23, 2020 8:23 AM Matt Ragsdale

Boone County deputies arrested a man suspected of a burglary in southeast Columbia and allegedly leading authorities on a chase Wednesday.