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Taxi Terry closes down after 13 years in business

April 21, 2022 5:40 PM ABC 17 News Team

For the last 13 years, cabs from Taxi Terry’s have been a common sight in Columbia.

THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports double-digit coronavirus case increases in eight out of nine days

April 21, 2022 3:53 PM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for updates related to the coronavirus pandemic in Missouri.

Columbia Board of Education approves salary increases, collective bargaining agreement

April 21, 2022 3:55 PM Matthew Sanders

The Columbia Board of Education voted Thursday to increase pay for all district employees and approved a collective bargaining agreement that ups base pay for teachers.

Traffic back to normal after factory fire east of Columbia

April 21, 2022 9:13 AM Matthew Sanders

Traffic is back to normal after a Thursday morning fire at a brake part manufacturer east of Columbia.

UM Board of Curators to meet Thursday, set to discuss inflation

April 21, 2022 3:45 AM Ben Fein

The UM Board of Curators are set to meet Thursday morning at 9 a.m. at Missouri S&T and are scheduled to discuss inflation at the university among other topics.

Former teacher speaks about Columbia Public School lawsuit, claims retaliation over isolation rooms

April 20, 2022 8:48 PM Leila Mitchell

A former Columbia Public School teacher alleges in a newly filed lawsuit that she was “forced out” of the district for taking and sharing photos of rooms used to isolate students at the district’s school for children with special educational needs.

Columbia shooting suspect faces federal gun charge, linked to three other shooting scenes

April 20, 2022 7:59 PM Lucas Geisler

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) – A Columbia shooting suspect now faces a federal gun charge after his arrest in Jefferson City. Federal prosecutors charged Shaune Price for unlawful possession of a gun. Jefferson City police arrested Price on March 23 after stopping a Greyhound bus Price was on and found a gun in his bag.

Rock Bridge High School employee accused of taking phone to send himself images of woman

April 20, 2022 8:03 PM Erika McGuire

Prosecutors charged a 30-year-old man with a felony after he allegedly took a woman’s phone and sent himself images of her.

WEDNESDAY UPDATES: CDC report shows increase in Missouri coronavirus case rate

April 20, 2022 5:24 PM Matthew Sanders

Missouri’s rate of new coronavirus cases jumped last week, going from 0 cases per 100,000 people to 61 in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s weekly coronavirus report. The increase put the state in the medium coronavirus transmission category under the CDC’s definition. However, most counties maintained a low transmission level last week. Howard

Columbia city leaders to hear public feedback about community development funds

April 20, 2022 10:44 AM Zachary Farwell

Columbia city leaders are expected to hear feedback from the public about how to spend more than $1 million meant for housing needs.

Columbia City Council passes motion to reconsider repealing ban on roll carts

April 20, 2022 5:53 AM Ben Fein

In the city’s most recent city council meeting, Columbia’s city council passed a motion 4-3 allowing the council to consider and vote on repealing the ban on roll carts.

MU professor serving on panel to improve nursing home care nationwide

April 19, 2022 8:00 PM Leila Mitchell

The pandemic highlighted issues nursing homes nationwide have faced for years, like staffing shortages and inadequate funding and pay, according to a new report.

First responders train for emergencies at Columbia Regional Airport

April 19, 2022 9:06 PM Katie Greathouse

First responders practiced how to respond to an aircraft emergency in Columbia on Tuesday afternoon.

TUESDAY UPDATES: New COVID-19 cases remain low in Boone, Cole counties

April 19, 2022 4:25 PM Matthew Sanders

Reports of new coronavirus cases remained low Tuesday in Cole and Boone counties, with each adding a few new cases to their totals.

Columbia man accused of taking phone to send himself sexual images of woman

April 19, 2022 3:53 PM Matthew Sanders

A Columbia man has been charged with a felony for allegedly taking a woman’s cellphone and using it to send himself lewd photos of her.

New Columbia mayor, councilman sworn in

April 18, 2022 9:35 PM Leila Mitchell

The new Columbia mayor and fourth ward councilman officially took their places in Columbia’s government Monday night.

Columbia Public Works asks city council to hire more paratransit bus drivers

April 18, 2022 11:24 AM Hannah Falcon

Columbia Public Works is asking for city council to authorize the hire of more bus drivers for the paratransit program.

Prosecutor files charges after weekend shooting in downtown Columbia

April 18, 2022 5:19 PM Katie Greathouse

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Prosecutor’s Office filed charges Monday in connection with a weekend shooting in downtown Columbia that hurt one person. Prosecutors charged Victor Leonardo Arriaga, 20, of Jefferson City with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. Columbia police arrested Arriaga after the shooting that took place around 1:45 a.m. Sunday near

Columbia Public Schools asks for dismissal of AG’s mask mandate lawsuit

April 18, 2022 4:42 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Columbia Public Schools called the Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s lawsuit over its former mask rule moot since the district dropped its mandate. The district asked Judge Joshua Devine to dismiss the attorney general’s January lawsuit on Thursday. The district argued that it no longer has a policy requiring masks that

Barbara Buffaloe and Nick Foster to be sworn in at Monday night’s City Council meeting

April 17, 2022 4:53 PM Leila Mitchell

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The swearing in ceremonies for the new Columbia Mayor and new Fourth Ward City Councilman will take place Monday night at 5 p.m. at City Hall. City council will also formally announce the results of the election to impose a local use tax. Tomorrow night is the first time Mayor-elect Barbara Buffaloe