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THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 39 new COVID cases

July 21, 2022 6:09 PM ABC 17 News Team

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WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 88 new COVID cases

July 20, 2022 4:44 PM ABC 17 News Team

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Fulton man pleads guilty in federal court to secretly recording teen victims

July 19, 2022 9:20 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Craig Michael Glover, 52, faces 15 years in prison.

TUESDAY UPDATES: State of Missouri reporting over half of all counties at medium COVID community level

July 19, 2022 6:20 PM ABC 17 News Team

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MONDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 41 patients in hospitals; 132 COVID cases over the weekend

July 18, 2022 3:29 PM ABC 17 News Team

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Motorcycle crash kills Centralia man in Cole County

July 16, 2022 7:13 PM Hannah Falcon

A Centralia man died Saturday afternoon after a motorcycle crash in Cole County, according to the crash report from Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F.

CDC suggest getting boosted following the rise of Omicron subvariants

July 17, 2022 5:45 AM Joushua Blount

COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) According to most recent CDC Data, two Omicron Subvariants are to blame for the increase in COVID-19 cases across the country. The CDC says the subvariants BA.5 and BA.4 can spread more easily then previous sub-variants. The subvariants represent an estimated 16.3% and 65.0% of the SARS-CoV-2 variants as of the week ending July 9, 2022 according to

FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County moves to medium COVID-19 community level

July 15, 2022 3:40 PM ABC 17 News Team

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Jefferson City couple charged with abuse or neglect after children allegedly found on roof

July 14, 2022 10:22 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A Cole County prosecutor has charged Curtin Burton and Michaela Cook-Burton with four counts of abuse or neglect of a child.

Jefferson City couple face federal charges of producing child pornography

July 14, 2022 5:53 PM Karl Wehmhoener

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City couple was charged in federal court with video recording their sexual assault of a 4-year-old victim. Paul Emerson Schofield, 33, and Sara Ellen Schofield, 29, each was charged in separate criminal complaints filed in the U.S. District Court in Jefferson City. The federal criminal complaints charge the Schofields

THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 68 new COVID cases

July 14, 2022 5:14 PM ABC 17 News Team

The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services is reporting that 68 new coronavirus cases were added to the information hub on Thursday. The county reported 49 cases on Tuesday and the rest were reported in June and July. The county delays reporting cases by two days. The dashboard is showing 27 COVID-19 patients in

Early morning crash caused by driving while tired; officials say it could have been worse

July 14, 2022 6:09 AM Zachary Farwell

Everyone injured in a Thursday morning bus crash in Cole County has been released from the hospital with minor to moderate injuries, a spokesman for the church whose members were on the bus said.

Two Jefferson City women charged with multiple crimes after Saturday morning fight

July 12, 2022 9:38 PM Karl Wehmhoener

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Jefferson City women face multiple charges after an alleged large fight with several other women on Saturday morning. A Cole County prosecutor has charged Janiya Rucker, 18, and Tawanna Jullous, 34, with second-degree assault, armed criminal action and second-degree endangering the welfare of a child. Janiya Rucker Jefferson City police

Three people injured after a wreck involving a tractor in Cole County

July 12, 2022 5:34 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Two people were moderately injured and another had minor injuries after a crash involving a tractor.

New suicide and crisis hotline number 9-8-8 set to launch on Saturday

July 12, 2022 3:15 PM Erika McGuire

The number 9-8-8 will be replacing the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline of 1-800-273-TALK beginning on Saturday.

TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 71 new COVID cases

July 12, 2022 4:30 PM ABC 17 News Team

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Former Wardsville priest under FBI investigation for embezzlement

July 11, 2022 2:33 PM Matthew Sanders

A Jefferson City Diocese priest is heading to a church trial and being investigated by the FBI for allegedly mismanaging money at a Wardsville church, the diocese said in a statement Sunday.

MoDOT to start work on Missouri River Bridge in Jefferson City Monday

July 11, 2022 6:28 AM Ben Fein

One lane of Highway 54 on the Missouri River Bridge in Jefferson City is set to close Monday and last through Thursday for maintenance.

Blair Oaks enters separation agreement with former superintendent Jim Jones

July 8, 2022 9:27 PM Matthew Sanders

The former longtime superintendent of the Blair Oaks School District will have his access to the campus limited for five years under a separation agreement outlining the terms of his retirement.

One dead, one injured after a two-vehicle wreck on Highway 179 off-ramp in Jefferson City

July 7, 2022 9:47 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Jefferson City police are reporting one person is dead and a passenger is injured after a two-vehicle afternoon crash on Highway 179 in Jefferson City.