Cooper Archives

Interstate 70 bridge near Rocheport reopens

February 5, 2020 1:17 PM Zachary Farwell

Parts of Interstate 70 were closed to drivers west of Columbia on Wednesday afternoon.

Hundreds of pounds of marijuana recovered in two Cooper County busts

February 4, 2020 10:48 AM Madison Fleck

A Georgia man was arrested on Monday after highway patrol troopers found more than 100 pounds of marijuana in his car.

Cooper County clerk says office will likely go over budget after spat with commission

January 30, 2020 2:24 PM Connor Hirsch

After Cooper County commissioners approved the 2020 budget Thursday, the county clerk said her office will likely go over budget.

Boonville police arrest 15 people for drug offenses

January 29, 2020 8:06 PM Matt Ragsdale

The Boonville Police Department announced on Wednesday night that 15 people are arrested on suspicion of drug offenses and 25 have been indicted.

Boone Hospital job fair is raising hopes for Pinnacle employees

January 21, 2020 2:15 PM Amber Tabeling

Boone Hospital hosted a job fair for Pinnacle employees Tuesday in the Pinnacle Regional Hospital lobby.

MSHP: Chain-reaction crash caused I-70 shut down on Monday afternoon

January 20, 2020 10:57 PM Matt Ragsdale

The Missouri State Highway Patrol said 20 vehicles were involved in a crash that shut down Interstate 70 westbound on Monday.

Boonville residents hold out hope for hospital and its former employees

January 16, 2020 6:13 PM Amber Tabeling

Some Boonville residents are doing their best to find ways to help Pinnacle Regional Hospital patients and employees who were left empty-handed when the hospital closed Wednesday.

Boonville closing highlights rural hospital challenges

January 15, 2020 5:44 PM Sydney Olsen

The frequency at which rural hospitals are closing across the United States has accelerated in recent years.

Company that owns Boonville hospital asks for license to be suspended

January 15, 2020 10:56 AM Matthew Sanders

Pinnacle Regional Hospital in Boonville will close its doors Wednesday, hospital leadership said in a news release.

Crews continue search for missing mother 3 months after disappearance

January 8, 2020 2:19 PM Connor Hirsch

COOPER COUNTY, Mo. Authorities were at the Lamine River Wednesday continuing their efforts to find Mengqi Ji Elledge three months after her disappearance. On Wednesday, ABC17 crews saw a team of five people go out on a boat upstream around 12:30 p.m. It appeared divers were a part of that team. The search continued until

Authorities return to search for Mengqi Ji Elledge

January 7, 2020 4:22 PM Zach Boetto

Law enforcement agencies returned to the De Bourgmont Lamine River Access on Tuesday, to search for the missing Columbia mother. The Columbia Police Department along with the Columbia Fire Department and a team of divers took a CFD boat east from the access point on the Lamine River. A CPD detective said this is not

Pair from Columbia charged, suspected of fighting state trooper

December 31, 2019 4:27 PM Matt Ragsdale

A man and woman from Columbia are charged with assaulting a state trooper and allegedly trying to escape custody on Thursday.

Advisory group urges better flood protection in Missouri

January 1, 2020 2:34 PM Associated Press

An advisory group appointed by Missouri’s governor says the state’s levees need to be strengthened and repaired, especially in rural areas hit hard by prolonged flooding in 2019.

Skelton bows out of State Senate race

December 29, 2019 6:21 AM Joe McLean

COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) Democrat Michela Skelton announced Friday that she will no longer seek to represent Missouri’s 19th Senate District. The Columbia attorney originally announced her candidacy August 22. The 19th Senate District seat is currently filled by Republican Sen. Caleb Rowden, who serves as the chamber’s majority floor leader.

Authorities continue search for missing Columbia mother for 10th day

December 20, 2019 8:35 AM Zach Boetto

Law Enforcement agencies will continue to search the Lamine river on Friday for Mengqi Ji Elledge.

Husband of missing woman indicted on charge related to disappearance

December 20, 2019 10:58 AM Joe McLean

A Boone County grand jury indicted Joseph Elledge Friday morning on one count of abuse or neglect of a child and two counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child.

Police to resume search for missing Columbia woman Friday

December 19, 2019 4:36 PM Madison Fleck

Law enforcement will resume the search for Mengqi Ji Elledge on Friday in the Lamine River in Cooper County.

MoDOT accepting feedback on re-evaluation of environmental study of bridge

December 17, 2019 10:25 PM Alec Pettus

As the state prepares to replace the Interstate 70 bridge over the Missouri River near Rocheport, the Missouri Department of Transportation is letting the public give feedback on its re-evaluation of an environmental study. The environmental study was done in 2005/ A summary of the re-evaluation can be found here: improvei70.org/environmental_3.htm. If you would like

Investigators to use SONAR tech during ninth day of Elledge search

December 13, 2019 5:22 AM Joe McLean

COOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) – Law enforcement agencies are not giving up the search for a missing Columbia mother, Mengqi Ji Elledge. A search of the Lamine River in Cooper County stretched into its ninth day Friday as cold temperatures create an obstacle to divers. HAPPENING NOW: Day 9 in the Lamine River search for