Columbia Archives

Group raising money to fund new search for Mengqi Ji

April 19, 2020 5:46 AM Ben Fein

The Missing Person Support Center posted an update in fundraising for missing Columbia woman Mengqi Ji.

One man in custody after north Columbia shooting

April 18, 2020 5:32 PM Sydney Olsen

Columbia police arrested Donald Eugene Hammers, 38, after he shot from a vehicle window in north Columbia.

Boone County program offering free counseling amid COVID-19 outbreak

April 18, 2020 5:18 AM Ben Fein

Families and children up to 19 years of age can access free counseling to help with issues due to COVID-19.

Multiple units respond to a traffic stop on Rangeline Street Friday night.

Man in custody, recovering from K-9 bite following shooting in north Columbia

April 18, 2020 12:31 AM Molly Stawinoga

Several emergency crews shut down part of Rangeline Street late Friday.

Group revises Missouri COVID-19 prediction, says state past peak for deaths

April 17, 2020 11:18 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A widely-cited COVID-19 prediction model believes Missouri is past the peak for daily deaths. The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation said that Missouri’s peak for daily deaths occurred April 14. While the IHME said it projected 26 deaths that day, the Department of Health and Senior Services reported 19 deaths statewide.

Counties discussing how to reopen businesses as COVID-19 continues

April 17, 2020 2:50 PM Amber Tabeling

Cole County Health Department officials said the way businesses reopen may look different for every county across the state.

Columbia Public Schools ending first full week under new learning model

April 17, 2020 12:07 PM Ben Fein

Columbia Public Schools is wrapping up its first full week of remote learning after making adjustments last week.

Columbia lab needs more swabs to increase COVID-19 testing

April 16, 2020 7:43 PM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) GeneTrait Laboratories in Columbia has the capacity to test up to 20,000 samples for COVID-19 per week but officials from the lab say they’re lacking in essential materials. “We have some limitations right now,” said Michelle Beckwith, the vice president of GeneTrait Laboratories. “I don’t believe most of it’s an actual testing

Columbia golf courses to open Friday

April 16, 2020 2:36 PM Tyler Murry

Courses will open at 8 a.m. and close at 5 p.m.

Mid-Missouri leaders respond to the idea of reopening the state

April 16, 2020 5:48 PM Ben Fein

Local leaders who spoke with ABC 17 News on Thursday said they would like to lift restrictions on business and movement put in place to slow COVID-19 as soon as possible, but such easing must be done in a safe way.

MU Health to participate in COVID-19 plasma trial

April 16, 2020 10:58 AM Amber Tabeling

University of Health Care announced Thursday it is joining a nationwide clinical trial to research whether plasma from previous COVID-19 patients could help those who are still fighting the virus.

COVID-19’s impact on travel forces hotels to cut staff

April 16, 2020 6:42 PM Connor Hirsch

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As people across the state and country are asked to stay in their homes, unemployment continues to swell, especially within the tourism industry. In Missouri, 307,498 people have filed for unemployment because of COVID-19 as of Thursday at 4 p.m. Boone County has racked up 7,787 of those claims, while Cole County

Police seek two men in Columbia home invasion

April 15, 2020 11:20 PM ABC 17 News Team

A told officers that she and a child were inside a home when two men broke in and assaulted her, Columbia police said Thursday.

Police looking for man in north Columbia

April 16, 2020 1:12 PM Matt Ragsdale

An ABC 17 News crew said some officers had guns drawn and were searching the area surrounding the Cape House apartment building on Parker Street.

Loan program for small businesses receives huge response

April 15, 2020 6:21 PM Sydney Olsen

The Microenterprise Recovery Loan Program in Columbia opened at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, and closed shortly before noon when the city received as many applications as they had funding for.

MU summer camps canceled due to COVID-19

April 15, 2020 6:53 PM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri has decided to cancel all 2020 summer camps due to COVID-19. This decision comes after university officials also moved all in-person summer courses online and Summer Welcome online. Christian Basi, a spokesperson for MU says the decision was made in light of the health and safety of students

VIDEO: MU Health Care expects late April, early May peak for COVID-19

April 15, 2020 5:10 PM ABC 17 News Team

University of Missouri Health Care CEO Jonathan Curtright said Wednesday that his organization is expecting the COVID-19 outbreak to peak in late April or early May in Mid-Missouri.

Man linked to recent break-ins faces felony charges in Boone County

April 15, 2020 4:06 PM Matt Ragsdale

Boone County prosecutors charged a man with several felony charges after he was accused of breaking into multiple cars, as well as stealing items from a University of Missouri vehicle.

Police: Human remains located in northwest Columbia Tuesday night

April 15, 2020 1:31 PM Matt Ragsdale

The heavily decomposed remains were found near the intersection of I-70 Drive Northwest and Stadium Boulevard around 6:30 p.m.

Columbia residents print face shields for first responders

April 14, 2020 5:43 PM Sydney Olsen

Two Columbia residents are working together to provide face shields for first responders, nursing homes and others during the COVID-19 pandemic.