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LIVE UPDATES: Sturgeon School District to close over COVID-19

March 16, 2020 9:27 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Moberly Area Community College stops in-person classes

March 13, 2020 8:35 AM Matt Ragsdale

Moberly Area Community College said Friday it will suspend in-person classes until spring break because of the COVID-19 outbreak, becoming the latest Mid-Missouri higher education institution to make the decision.

Lab director: Missouri prepared for increase in COVID-19 cases

March 12, 2020 6:56 PM Sydney Olsen

Employees at the Missouri Public Health Laboratory have been testing for cases of Covid-19.

Churchill Fellows Weekend activities canceled at Westminster

March 9, 2020 4:17 PM Matthew Sanders

Westminster College said Monday that it will cancel Churchill Fellows Weekend activities set for later this month because of coronavirus concerns.

MoDOT Central District sign and a filled pothole.

MoDOT: ‘Potholes are blooming’

March 7, 2020 5:12 PM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation says crews will be focusing on repairing potholes through April. “There is a lot more than we’ve seen in previous years,” said Adam Pulley the Central District communications manager for MoDOT. According to a report from MoDOT, in 2019, the department patched roughly 730,000 potholes worth an

Capital View Levee rehab could take months

March 4, 2020 7:26 PM Zach Boetto

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: The estimated completion date of levee repairs has been corrected. A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers official says the Capital View Levee rebuilding process should be completed by the end of summer. Contractors currently have the ability to place bids on the contract which the Corps published on Feb.

Fire Chief: MODOT project will increase response times

March 3, 2020 9:48 PM Barry Mangold

Emergency responders may need more time to respond to certain areas after a project on Rt. 63.

Court documents detail 1991 Cole County murder investigation

February 28, 2020 1:20 PM Joe McLean

EDITOR’S NOTE: Jones’ age at the time of his death has been corrected. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County Prosecutor Locke Thompson filed a first-degree murder charge Thursday against William “Chris” Niemet in the 1991 shooting death of 14-year-old Greg Jones. First-Degree Murder Charge Cole County charges Chris Niemet with 1991 murder on Feb. 27,

Classmate remembers Greg Jones murder case

February 27, 2020 9:21 PM Lucas Geisler

A classmate of Greg Jones and William Chris Niemet remembered the 1991 murder case that played a part in his life when he was younger.

Cole County murder suspect tied to unsolved 2005 Fulton killing

February 27, 2020 5:00 PM Lucas Geisler

A man accused of killing a teenager in a 1991 Cole County case was also tied to 2005 Fulton killing that remains unsolved.

Repairs to Capital View levees continue as spring flood season looms

February 26, 2020 5:16 PM Joe McLean

Repairs to the system of barriers that protects areas of north Jefferson City from the Missouri River have yet to be completed ahead of expected spring flooding.

Columbia man faces federal charge linked to January arrest

February 26, 2020 9:33 PM Matt Ragsdale

A Columbia man was charged in a federal indictment on Wednesday for being a felon in possession of a firearm linked to a January arrest in Fulton.

Candidates file for August primary election

February 25, 2020 9:21 PM Matt Ragsdale

Candidates for statewide and local elections filed on Tuesday for the August Primary.

Wright City man sentenced to federal prison for stealing from Callaway County store

February 24, 2020 11:06 PM Matt Ragsdale

A Wright City man was sentenced on Monday to eight years in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to stealing firearms from a Williamsburg business in June 2019.