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Columbia business petitions against Business Loop 70 exit closure

September 28, 2021 12:29 PM Joushua Blount

Lee’s Tire started the petition because of its location near the ramp. The petition says the closure will hurt business on the Loop by reducing traffic.

Miller County prosecutor to review fatal Columbia officer-involved shooting

September 28, 2021 7:31 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Prosecutors in Miller County will review a deadly shooting involving a Columbia police officer. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says it gave the case to Miller County prosecutors for review on possible charges. The Boone County prosecutor’s office says a judge appointed Miller County to serve as a special prosecutor. A Columbia

Judge denies bid to immediately halt Columbia Public Schools mask mandate

September 28, 2021 5:26 AM Zola Crowder

Attorney General Eric Schmitt sought a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit he filed last month to end CPS’s mandate that all students and staff wear masks while indoors. Judge Brouck Jacobs denied that request in a two-plus-hour hearing Tuesday, along with a request to make the lawsuit class action, which would bring in other schools with mandates as defendants.

Schnucks to close earlier, citing pandemic-influenced job market

September 28, 2021 11:45 AM Kennedy Miller

The regional supermarket chain said in a news release this week that its stores will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. effective next Monday. The deli, meat and seafood counters will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. The stores are currently open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you worried about crime in downtown Columbia?

September 28, 2021 1:44 AM ABC 17 News Team

Shots were fired over the weekend in downtown Columbia, a week after two people were hit by bullets in the same area. Weekend shootings in the crowded downtown area are not unheard of but remain relatively uncommon. However, the crowded nature of downtown on weekend nights brings extra danger to those incidents. Are you worried

Woman charged after Sunday morning assault in Columbia

September 27, 2021 11:16 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A Boone County prosecutor has charged a Columbia woman after a Sunday morning assault where the suspect cut the victim with knives.

MONDAY UPDATES: Missouri DHSS adds 136 coronavirus related deaths after analyzing death certificates

September 27, 2021 6:16 AM ABC 17 News Team

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

Columbia College appoints 18th President

September 27, 2021 8:34 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Columbia College Board of Trustees unanimously named David Russell the college’s 18th president Friday.

MU Health Care now shows COVID-19 vaccination status of inpatients in efforts to show vaccine effectiveness

September 27, 2021 8:03 PM Chanel Porter

MU Health Care decided on Monday to report the number of COVID-19 patients in its hospitals who have been vaccinated.

Columbia city leaders look to past task force for violence mitigation strategies

September 27, 2021 7:36 PM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia city leaders are again looking to the 2014 Mayor’s Task Force on Community Violence in response to the recent shootings on Fifth St. downtown. Police say shots were fired Sunday on Broadway and Fifth Streets, but no injuries were reported. On Sept. 18, just a block away, two people were shot

Boone County Commission to hear public input on courthouse murals

September 27, 2021 3:29 PM ABC 17 News Team

The meeting is set for 7 p.m. Tuesday in the commission chambers at the Boone County Government Center.

Hickman students return to school after gun scare at Homecoming dance

September 27, 2021 1:01 PM Hannah Falcon

Students at Hickman High School returned to class Monday without new information on what led to the chaos that followed a gun scare at Saturday’s Homecoming dance.

Missouri attorney general answers CPS request to dismiss school mask lawsuit

September 27, 2021 5:19 PM Matthew Sanders

The state, under the direction of Attorney General Eric Schmitt, sued last month to end a mandate that all students and staff wear masks indoors at CPS. Schmitt has also asked a judge to certify the lawsuit as class action, which would add other Missouri schools with mask mandates as defendants.

Mizzou’s homecoming blood drive returns, after cancellation last year

September 27, 2021 3:46 AM Ben Fein

The Red Cross is set to partner with The University of Missouri for the 35th year to host a blood drive beginning Monday.

CPD increases police presence downtown asking for the public’s help amid increased gun violence

September 26, 2021 7:30 PM Leila Mitchell

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department continues to search for suspects after gun violence incidents happened two weeks in a row in Downtown Columbia. CPD responded to Broadway and 5th just after 3:30 Sunday morning after getting reports of shots fired in the area. This comes just a week after two people were shot on 5th

Hickman parents tell their children’s experiences at the homecoming dance after gun rumors

September 26, 2021 6:50 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Kristin Bowen said her son sent her a text 15 minutes before the dance was set to end to come pick him up. She said this was unlike him and she sensed something was wrong because he usually stays until the end. “As my child was getting ready to leave, he said

Man covered in blood causes disturbance in north Columbia

September 26, 2021 2:09 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police were called to the 4000th block of Arctic Fox Drive in north Columbia early Sunday morning for reports of a man covered in blood banging on doors in the neighborhood. ABC 17 News crews on scene confirmed that the man was detained. A resident at the scene says she was scared

Rumors of a gun results in Hickman High School’s homecoming dance ending early

September 26, 2021 11:17 AM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Hickman High School homecoming dance ended early Saturday night after school officials heard reports of someone with a gun at the dance. Hickman High School Principal, Tony Gragnani, said in an email to parents that school staff, district security and the Columbia Police Department investigated the rumors, which were found to

Roots N Blues shuttle buses lower traffic during event weekend

September 25, 2021 8:51 PM Hannah Falcon

Attendees at the Roots N Blues music festival in Columbia say the shuttle bus system is convenient to use and lowers the amount of car traffic around town.

MU police report sexual assault but release little information

September 24, 2021 9:57 AM Matthew Sanders

MUPD says in the release that the assault was reported at about 3:15 a.m. and happened between 1 and 2:50 a.m. Police described the attacker as “an unknown individual” and said the incident happened in an “unknown location.”