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Police: Man arrested in northeast Columbia shots-fired incident

June 26, 2020 5:07 PM Matthew Sanders

Police arrested a 22-year-old man after a teenager on a bike reported someone firing shots at him near a Columbia park Thursday.

Protesters oppose outsourcing jobs at MU

University of Missouri will not outsource landscaping jobs

June 26, 2020 4:16 PM Matthew Sanders

The University of Missouri said Friday that it will not outsource its landscaping jobs in a proposal that contributed to backlash from the affected workers and other MU employees.

Columbia police detain boy in BB gun incident

June 26, 2020 4:00 PM Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police say they detained a 12-year-old boy on suspicion of assault Thursday night in south Columbia. Police said in a news release that the boy is suspected of fourth-degree assault for allegedly threatening another person with what appeared to be a real gun in the 2000 block of Arlene Drive, just

Police respond to the area of Scott Boulevard and Arlene Drive early Friday morning.

Shots-fired and heard calls up in Columbia

June 26, 2020 3:21 PM Ben Fein

Columbia police have been sent to 14 shots-heard or shots-fired calls over the last week, including several calls Thursday night and early Friday.

Friday morning crash closes lane of I-70 West in Columbia

June 26, 2020 8:43 AM Matt Ragsdale

The Missouri Department of Transportation said a crash on Interstate 70 westbound closed a lane of traffic Friday morning.

Columbia police investigate shots fired on Scott Boulevard

June 26, 2020 4:19 AM Molly Stawinoga

The Columbia Police Department confirmed shots were fired near Scott Boulevard and Arlene Drive early Friday morning.

Police: Evidence of shooting found near ‘fireworks war’

June 25, 2020 10:57 PM Katie Greathouse

Columbia police said they found shell casings after a “fireworks war” in east Columbia.

City of Columbia may cut jobs, end school resource officer contract

June 25, 2020 4:50 PM Matthew Sanders

The City of Columbia will cut 78.5 jobs as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause an economic slowdown, pending approval by elected officials.

5 people within MU Athletics test positive for COVID-19

June 25, 2020 3:14 PM Nathalie Jones

Mizzou Athletics said Thursday afternoon five athletes have tested positive for COVID-19.

The state health department reported a record breaking rise in COVID-19 cases on Saturday.

THURSDAY UPDATES: Dollar General employee tests positive for COVID-19

June 25, 2020 8:30 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Second suspect arrested in deadly Columbia shooting

June 25, 2020 5:00 PM Matthew Sanders

A second man suspected of murder in a Columbia shooting has been arrested, police said Thursday.

A Tolton staple receives support from community

June 21, 2020 9:14 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Anyone who has ever been to a Father Tolton athletic event has probably seen Father Mike Coleman. Baseball, football, softball, or wrestling: he’s there. “You hope you’re touching people, especially at the high school level. I just love that place,” Coleman said. One, singular week definitely showed the love that the Tolton

WATCH: Boone County commissioner addresses COVID-19 case jump

June 25, 2020 5:51 PM ABC 17 News Team

Boone County Southern District Commissioner Fred Parry appeared live on ABC 17 News at 5 on Thursday to talk about the rise in COVID-19 cases.

Missing Macon woman last seen at Columbia hotel found safe

June 25, 2020 9:42 AM Matt Ragsdale

The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Thursday afternoon that Schwebach had been found safe.

The Francis Quadrangle at the University of Missouri

University of Missouri faculty oppose outsourcing plan after ‘disruptive protests’

June 25, 2020 11:30 AM Zola Crowder

The University of Missouri Faculty Council approved Thursday a resolution that opposes the possible elimination of nearly 250 jobs.

Bear knocks Columbia woman to ground near Yellowstone’s Old Faithful

June 25, 2020 9:16 AM Associated Press

Yellowstone National Park administrators say a woman was knocked to the ground by a grizzly bear and suffered minor injuries as she was hiking near Old Faithful geyser.

New report details progress in diversity, inclusion and equity at MU

June 25, 2020 5:25 AM Brittany Wiley

A new report from the American Council of Education said the University of Missouri made progress in diversity, inclusion and equity efforts in the last five years.

Hotel occupancy drops by half in May for Columbia

June 24, 2020 8:49 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – The number of Columbia hotel rooms used in May dropped by 50 percent compared to May 2019, according to numbers obtained by ABC 17 News. The Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau said hotels reported an occupancy rate of 30.8 percent of the month of May. That’s down from the 60.3 percent

Mizzou warns workers after ‘disruptive’ protest over replacing custodial services

June 24, 2020 7:06 PM Connor Hirsch

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The head of the operations division of the University of Missouri sent his staff an email threatening discipline after a protest over custodial and landscaping jobs became “disruptive.” In an email obtained by ABC 17 News, the vice-chancellor of operations Gary Ward said while the university respects the right to peacefully protest,

WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Lincoln University cutting positions to make up for COVID-19-related losses

June 24, 2020 12:01 PM ABC 17 News Team

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