Educators are included in Phase 1B of Missouri’s COVID-19 Vaccination Plan, which is the next in line. As of right now, there are no plans to require teachers or staff to get vaccinated.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Shelters across the area are bracing for the coldest nights of the season, while also balancing COVID-19 safety protocols. The ABC17 Stormtrack weather team is tracking bitterly cold temperatures coming Wednesday night through Friday. Operating a shelter during a pandemic comes with its own challenges. Human Services Manager of the Columbia/Boone County
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police will host its next policy review session on Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, City Hall. Policies under review are: Policy 614 criminal intelligence information and operationsPolicy 804 property and evidencePolicy 612 brady material disclosurePolicy 206 all-hazard plan/critical incident response manualPolicy 332 missing personsPolicy 500 traffic enforcement
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Columbia police officers responded to a trailer park on the south side of the city on a report of a barricaded subject.
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Police are asking people to be aware of package theft with an increase in online shopping this year.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman is arrested Tuesday for assault after allegedly hitting someone in the face with a brick and kicking an officer in the groin. According to court documents, Zariah Gilmore, 18, threatened the victim by claiming she would hit the victim with a brick. The victim told police that she ran
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As the vaccine distribution plans roll out, health care providers are concerned for their elderly patients who are receiving home health care.
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ABC 17 News obtained court documents detailing businesses in Boone County that violated COVID-19 guidelines.
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Local hospitals in mid-Missouri have been providing COVID-19 vaccinations to staff as they received the first shipments of the Pfizer vaccine.
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University of Missouri officials said Tuesday afternoon students living on-campus next semester will have to get tested for COVID-19 upon arrival to campus.
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Check back for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A company is working with Columbia Public Schools to help those in need ahead of the holidays. EquipmentShare and Battle High School teamed up to give food to people today. “Our goal was to provide a little holiday cheer for our neighbors and community, while offering them a safe avenue to give
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Local first responders are working a crash in south Columbia. Firefighters were called to Forum Boulevard and West Old Plank Road just after six Tuesday night. An ABC 17 News crew on scene can see the that the vehicle crashed into the woods in the area. Officials are reporting the road has
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An autopsy is planned after an inmate from the Fulton Reception and Diagnostic Center died. The State Department of Corrections tells ABC 17 news 58-year-old Randall Tangen was pronounced dead on Sunday at a hospital in Columbia. Tangen was serving his fourth year of a 10-year sentence at the prison in Fulton
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Columbia police officers investigated a shooting in the 1400 block of Sylvan Lane Monday night, according to release sent out Tuesday afternoon.
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Boone County Commission is planning to allocate its remaining CARES Act funding before the year-end deadline next week.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) 3Fifteen Primo Cannabis, a medical marijuana dispensary, opened its doors in Columbia Tuesday. It’s Columbia’s first marijuana shop to begin selling to licensed patients legally. Located at 4003 Ponderosa Street, the state-inspected and licensed operation is owned and operated by Columbia residents. 3Fifteen Primo Cannabis staff.3Fifteen Primo Cannabis show room.Jason Corrado, CEO
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A Tuesday morning wreck on Interstate 70 West closed a lane of traffic.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Misinformation about coronavirus vaccines continues to circulate, even before vaccine approvals started. ABC 17 News spoke with Dr. Christelle Ilboudo, infection disease expert at MU Health Care about some of the myths you shouldn’t fall for. Question: One reason why people say they are not comfortable with getting the vaccine was rushed.
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City leaders and staff at the Columbia/Boone County Health Department are working on plans to make vaccinations easily available to Boone County residents.
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