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MU hopes to use CARES Act funding for students’ coronavirus arrival testing
The University of Missouri began coronavirus testing this week and has nearly 800 students signed up for appointments that begin Sunday.
Continue ReadingThe University of Missouri began coronavirus testing this week and has nearly 800 students signed up for appointments that begin Sunday.
Continue ReadingPolice are looking for two or more possible shooters after they found evidence of gunfire in south Columbia on Wednesday.
Continue ReadingPublic opinion is split on whether the vote was the correct course of action amid high coronavirus case rates.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police are on scene of a wreck on the 700 block of 703 S 5th St according to the dispatch page. An ambulance was on scene but left after ABC 17 News crew arrived on the scene. The ABC 17 News crew reports seeing Providence northbound lane is currently blocked as
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Continue ReadingThe Columbia Police Department and security at Columbia Public Schools are continuing to track threats to board of education members and their families.
Continue ReadingThe Missouri Department of Transportation said Tuesday that calls for service were on track with previous years in 2020 despite the coronavirus pandemic.
Continue ReadingColumbia police officers say an armed robbery called out near the Business Loop early Tuesday morning is under investigation.
Continue ReadingColumbia Public Schools teachers are working to get their classrooms ready for students again the day after a school board vote to open buildings to students next week.
Continue ReadingColumbia police officers arrested a man Monday suspected of robbing a woman of her vehicle earlier in the day.
Continue ReadingStudents are currently scheduled to return to in-person learning on Jan. 19. However, that could change when the Columbia Board of Education meets Monday night.
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Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As the Columbia Board of Education discussed the idea of returning to the classroom amid the COVID-19 pandemic, parents and teachers have different opinions about the issue. The Columbia Board of Education voted 5-2 for students to return to in-class sessions in a hybrid model. Elementary school and pre-k will return to
Continue ReadingGeorge R. Grant was found dead in a home in the 200 block of Ruby Lane in west Columbia after firefighters were sent to an arson call Monday morning, the Columbia Police Department said.
Continue ReadingColumbia Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Peter Stiepleman joined ABC 17 News This Morning.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The state health department reported more than 2,700 new COVID-19 cases in Missouri on Sunday morning. MDHSS also added 4 new deaths. The additions bring the total COVID-19 case count to 423,327 and death count to 5,948. 2,700 people are currently hospitalized with the virus in Missouri.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The state health department reported more than 3,800 new COVID-19 cases in Missouri on Saturday morning. MDHSS also added 32 new deaths. The additions bring the total COVID-19 case count to 416,758 and death count to 5,912. 2,831 people are currently hospitalized with the virus in Missouri.
Continue ReadingHealth care providers and some long term care facility employees have gotten vaccinated against COVID-19. Some local health care providers with University of Missouri Health Care are using their phones to reports information to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police confirmed Friday that no evidence of a bomb was found after a threat at Stephens College. Boone County emergency dispatchers received a bomb threat call at Stephens College just before 1 a.m. Friday. Columbia Police Department Sgt. Ryan Brunstrom told ABC 17 News crews at the scene that a person
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