Callaway Archives

WEATHER UPDATES: Basketball games at Harrisburg High School canceled due to snow

January 15, 2022 5:50 AM Zachary Farwell

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FRIDAY UPDATES: CDC updates latest guidelines on what type of masks or respirators Americans should wear

January 14, 2022 8:29 AM ABC 17 News Team

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South Callaway R-II School district cancels classes Friday due to COVID

January 13, 2022 10:48 PM Karl Wehmhoener

The South Callaway R-II School district has canceled classes for Friday due to the increasing number of COVID positive cases in students and staff.

THURSDAY UPDATES: Columbia Public Schools to require masks as coronavirus cases maintain record levels

January 13, 2022 2:43 PM ABC 17 News Team

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Prosecutor’s office charges driver after chase in Callaway County

January 12, 2022 2:12 PM Zachary Farwell

The Callaway County Prosecutor’s Office has charged a driver after a chase involving a stolen car on Monday.

Fulton man hit and killed by van on Bluff Street

January 11, 2022 6:05 AM Zachary Farwell

FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man was killed on Monday night after he was hit by a van. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened at 6:30 p.m. on Bluff Street near Meadowlark Lane. Troopers said Ray E. Payne, 67, was walking across Bluff Street when a van driven by Shannon M.

MONDAY UPDATES: Missouri DHSS adds 222 coronavirus related deaths after analyzing death certificates

January 10, 2022 11:07 AM ABC 17 News Team

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FRIDAY UPDATES: Missouri DHSS reporting free at-home test kits delayed to Wednesday

January 7, 2022 2:27 PM ABC 17 News Team

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WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports record-setting day of new and active coronavirus cases for second day in a row

January 5, 2022 11:48 AM ABC 17 News Team

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TUESDAY UPDATES: New Southern Boone COVID-19 rubric goes into effect

January 4, 2022 2:56 PM ABC 17 News Team

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Prosecutors charge Kingdom City man after vehicle chase early on Monday morning

January 4, 2022 8:59 AM Zachary Farwell

CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Callaway County Prosecutor’s Office has charged a Kingdom City man after a vehicle chase early on Monday morning. Prosecutors charged Jared B. Evans, 33, with felony resisting arrest, two felony counts of second-degree assault on a special victim, and other crimes. According to the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office, deputies started

MONDAY UPDATE: Boone County reports over 1,000 active coronavirus cases; highest number of active cases since Dec. 2020

January 3, 2022 3:00 PM ABC 17 News Team

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Grand jury indicts Auxvasse man following deadly 2020 crash

January 3, 2022 1:08 PM Zachary Farwell

CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Callaway County grand jury has indicted a man accused of a deadly 2020 crash. Jurors indicted John R. Meissert Jr., of Auxvasse, last week on felony charges of driving while intoxicated that resulted in the death of another person and leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in a

Woman hurt after hitting tow truck on I-70 in Callaway County

January 3, 2022 8:44 AM Zachary Farwell

CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman was hurt on Sunday afternoon after she crashed into a tow truck parked on the shoulder of westbound Interstate 70. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a pickup truck driven by Helen L. Gabris, 57, of St. Peters, Missouri, crashed into the back of the tow truck near

THURSDAY UPDATE: Active coronavirus cases jump in Boone County; Parson ends state of emergency

December 30, 2021 2:15 PM ABC 17 News Team

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WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 200 new coronavirus cases; over 500 new cases since Monday

December 29, 2021 2:43 PM ABC 17 News Team

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Daniel Boone Regional Library closing libraries to install new check-out technology first two weeks in January

December 28, 2021 9:27 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Daniel Boone Regional Library is closing libraries in Ashland, Columbia, Fulton and Holts Summit to install new check-out technology over the first two weeks in January. Each library will be closed while its collection is being converted over to the new system. During the closures, curbside pickup, online chat, outreach services

TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 111 new coronavirus cases; active cases drop below 700

December 28, 2021 2:20 PM ABC 17 News Team

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MONDAY UPDATES: Missouri DHSS adds 153 coronavirus related deaths after analyzing death certificates

December 27, 2021 12:05 PM ABC 17 News Team

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Fulton man charged after shooting neighbor with a crossbow

December 23, 2021 8:15 PM Karl Wehmhoener

FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Callaway County prosecutor has charged a Fulton man after an argument between neighbors led to one of them being shot with a crossbow on Wednesday. Thurman Estep is charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. The victim called Fulton police on Wednesday at 11:58 after Estep allegedly shot him with