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WINTER WEATHER UPDATES: Jackknifed tractor-trailer closes Highway 124

February 18, 2022 5:20 AM ABC 17 News Team

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FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County hospitalizations continue to go down

February 18, 2022 2:30 PM Karl Wehmhoener

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THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports under 100 hospital patients with COVID

February 17, 2022 2:56 PM ABC 17 News Team

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Jefferson City, Cole County road crews prepare for long shifts as winter storm moves in

February 16, 2022 2:02 PM Hannah Falcon

Public works crews in Cole County and Jefferson City are prepping for the long days ahead as a winter storm will likely bring snow, sleet and freezing rain to mid-Missouri.

WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 57 new coronavirus cases; positivity rate under 14%

February 16, 2022 2:50 PM ABC 17 News Team

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Mid-Missouri schools might face morning decision as snowstorm moves in

February 16, 2022 12:00 PM Joushua Blount

A winter storm set to start early Thursday is likely to cause travel problems right when many children would be heading to school for the day.

MONDAY UPDATES: Audrain County offering free at-home COVID test kits at drive-thru event Thursday

February 14, 2022 3:06 PM ABC 17 News Team

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Charges won’t be filed in DESE data breach incident

February 11, 2022 6:23 PM ABC 17 News Team

Thompson added the case has been closed and that the issues have been “resolved through non-legal means.”

FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County’s positivity rate drops below 20%; reports 74 new coronavirus cases

February 11, 2022 8:55 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Jefferson City man accused of deadly shooting arrested in St. Louis for different shooting while out on bond

February 10, 2022 7:57 AM Zachary Farwell

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man accused of a deadly shooting in August 2018 out on bond was arrested this week in St. Louis for another shooting. The St. Louis Police Department says Alfred Chism Jr. was arrested on Tuesday for domestic assault and armed criminal action. According to the Cole County Prosecutor’s

Jefferson City to receive $2.1 million investment from Missouri American Water to replace aging water mains

February 10, 2022 5:43 PM Karl Wehmhoener

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri American Water is investing $2.1 million to replace more than 9,300 feet of aging water mains in the Jefferson City water system. “Because our pipes are buried underground it can be easy to take our drinking water system for granted,” said Missouri American Water President Rich Svindland in a release.

THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports new coronavirus cases down over 65% compared to last week

February 10, 2022 2:50 PM ABC 17 News Team

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Disagreement leads to pedestrian hit by a car in Blair Oaks High School parking lot

February 10, 2022 2:27 PM Karl Wehmhoener

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County Sheriff’s Department is reporting a disagreement between two juveniles led to one of them being hit by a car in the Blair Oaks High School parking lot Wednesday night. Officials report that around 3:50 p.m., deputies responded to the parking lot of the Blair Oaks High School for