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MONDAY UPDATES: Governor Parson provides update on returning to work; 4 staffers test positive

October 5, 2020 8:55 AM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for updates on COVID-19 around Mid-Missouri.

Afternoon motorcycle wreck on Highway 50/63 sends driver to hospital

October 5, 2020 4:52 PM Karl Wehmhoener

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) On Monday afternoon, a motorcycle wreck on Highway 50/63 sent the driver to the hospital with serious injuries. According to the Jefferson City Police Department’s traffic crash release, the driver was traveling westbound on the 6900 block of Highway 50/63 near Militia drive when the driver laid the motorcycle down and

SUNDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 37 new COVID-19 cases

October 4, 2020 2:45 PM Sydney Olsen

The Department of Health and Senior Services reports there have been 132,431 cases of COVID-19 in Missouri.

Gov. Parson completes isolation period after testing positive for COVID-19

October 4, 2020 3:58 PM Sydney Olsen

A spokesperson for the governor announced Sunday Governor Parson finished isolation on Saturday according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines.

SATURDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 30 new cases

October 3, 2020 2:25 PM Sydney Olsen

On Saturday, the Department of Health and Senior Services reported 131,105 total COVID-19 cases in Missouri.

Cole County probable court statement: 2 arrested in Jefferson City after armed robbery, one at large

September 29, 2020 11:12 PM Karl Wehmhoener

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A probable cause statement out of Cole County alleges three people of an armed robbery on Monday in Jefferson City. According to court documents, three people robbed the victim on the 100 block of E. Franklin. In the documents, Michael Scaife, Amanda Sims and Daimian Smith were riding in a vehicle

A jump in absentee votes does not mean a change in election outcome

September 29, 2020 6:49 PM Sydney Olsen

It has been one week since mail-in ballots were sent out and absentee voting began in Missouri. Both Cole and Boone Counties have already seen a large amount of people vote absentee.

MONDAY UPDATES: Pettis County reports two more COVID-19 related deaths; 2 Morgan County residents die from coronavirus

September 28, 2020 5:38 AM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.

SUNDAY UPDATES: Moniteau County reports fifth COVID-related death

September 27, 2020 2:29 PM Sydney Olsen

The Department of Health and Senior Services reported a total of 123,406 COVID-19 cases in the state on Sunday.

Victim expected to survive after Jefferson City shooting

September 27, 2020 7:15 PM Sydney Olsen

The Jefferson City Police Department said one person was shot early Sunday morning.

Jefferson City police report thefts from vehicles

September 26, 2020 7:40 PM Sydney Olsen

The Jefferson City Police Department is warning residents to be careful with their property in the coming week during the annual city wide cleanup.

Jefferson City business reports losing customers after deciding to require masks as cases rise

September 24, 2020 6:37 PM Connor Hirsch

As COVID-19 continues to spread across Mid-Missouri, some businesses are taking extra precautions to protect customers and employees.

Rural areas of Mid-Missouri enter COVID-19 ‘red zone’

September 23, 2020 11:54 AM Zola Crowder

Several rural counties in Mid-Missouri are now in the “red zone” for COVID-19 case rates in the latest White House report.

East Elementary School in Jefferson City

Cole County Commission approves up to 12 new contact tracers for schools

September 22, 2020 7:08 PM Connor Hirsch

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County Commission approved the hiring of up to 12 new contact tracers that will specifically work to watch the spread of COVID-19 in schools in Cole County. This comes after school leaders across the county, both public and private, asked the commission to consider hiring more with CARES Act

County clerks check-in as absentee in-person voting kicks off

September 22, 2020 10:49 AM Zach Boetto

County clerks across Mid-Missouri said as of 10 a.m., voters were already lined up to cast their ballots.

Barn fire reported as a total loss in Taos, Mo.

September 21, 2020 3:42 PM Karl Wehmhoener

TAOS, Mo. (KMIZ) Osage Fire Protection District responded to an early Monday morning barn fire on the 7700 block of Helias Spur in Taos, Mo. Officials with Osage Fire called for assistance from Cole County Fire Protection District for tanker support. The barn and its contents are a reported total loss. The investigation into the