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TUESDAY UPDATES: CPS 14-day rate continues to rise; Cole County reports 65 new COVID-19 cases

November 10, 2020 8:29 AM ABC 17 News Team

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MoDOT provides update on I-70 Rocheport bridge replacement schedule and goals

November 9, 2020 8:53 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Department of Transportation says the plan for the construction of the new Interstate 70 Missouri River bridge near Rocheport to begin late next year. MoDOT will figure out the design-build project and award the contract by July 2021. MoDOT says the new bridge is expected to be opened to traffic by

Two charged after Oct. 26 incident in Boonville

November 5, 2020 11:33 PM Karl Wehmhoener

BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Boonville Police responded to an incident on Oct. 20 at an apartment on the 200 block of east Spring St. involving a gun according to court documents. In the probable cause statement, Tanner Adams attempted to assault Emmanuel McComb with a hammer during an argument. According to court documents McComb then went

Cooper County traffic stop leads to 117 pounds of marijuana seized

November 5, 2020 9:02 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) According to a probable cause statement, a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper seized 117 pounds of marijuana and one pound of THC wax was seized on Oct. 12. According to the court documents, Sgt. Johnson stopped a vehicle for crossing the line multiple times within a short distance. The driver, Wanda

Rowden holds onto his state Senate seat

November 3, 2020 6:16 PM Amber Tabeling

Senator Caleb Rowden aims to hold onto his Missouri State Senate seat that he has held since 2016 against Judy Baker.

Baker loses after long state Senate campaign

November 3, 2020 6:06 PM Zola Crowder

Judy Baker will wait with her fellow Democrats to hear whether her bid to defeat incumbent state Sen. Caleb Rowden is successful.

Woman in serious condition after Cooper County crash

November 3, 2020 10:03 AM Matt Ragsdale

COOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Warsaw, Mo. woman is in serious condition Tuesday morning after a crash on Interstate 70 West in Cooper County Tuesday. Paula Priesmeyer, 57, had serious injuries after the crash near the 114 mile marker, state troopers said. The patrol’s crash report said Priesmeyer and 33-year-old Derek Kniptash were both driving

Missouri State Highway Patrol Vehicle parked with its lights on.

Man seriously hurt in Cooper County single-vehicle crash

November 2, 2020 11:26 AM Matt Ragsdale

State troopers say a 21-year-old man was seriously hurt in single-vehicle crash in Cooper County on Sunday night.

Natural gas rates going up for Ameren Missouri customers

October 29, 2020 6:30 PM Karl Wehmhoener

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Ameren Missouri natural gas customers will see rates going up under a filing that will take effect Sunday. Customers in mid-Missouri will see a rate increase of $.03 per Ccf (per hundred cubic feet) of natural gas. According to the release, Ameren reports up to 55% of its customers’ current natural

Mother of state Rep. Basye dies after contracting COVID-19

October 23, 2020 5:46 PM Matthew Sanders

The mother of state Rep. Chuck Basye died Thursday after a battle with COVID-19 that lasted more than a month.

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

THURSDAY UPDATES: Local school districts provide update on COVID-19

October 22, 2020 8:14 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Boonville Board of Education loosens student quarantine procedures

October 21, 2020 3:57 PM Connor Hirsch

The Boonville Board of Education voted Wednesday to change its quarantine rules for students who were wearing masks when they were exposed to COVID-19.

WEDNESDAY UPDATES: One county removes a COVID-19 death, another county removes cases

October 21, 2020 8:04 AM ABC 17 News Team

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THURSDAY UPDATES: Camden and Cole County provide updates on COVID-19 cases

October 15, 2020 5:42 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Boonville Board of Education discusses loosening restrictions on quarantined students, employees

October 14, 2020 4:02 PM Connor Hirsch

The Boonville Board of Education will consider classifying school employees as “essential” at a special meeting Wednesday.

Last stretch of search for missing Columbia mother will be on land

October 13, 2020 7:49 PM Sydney Olsen

Columbia police have been searching for Mengqi Ji in the Lamine River outside of Boonville for more than one year.

Kentucky woman arrested after traffic stop leads to marijuana seizure

October 13, 2020 6:55 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A traffic stop in Cooper County leads to a seizure of 152 pounds of marijuana. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the driver was pulled over for a lane violation. After a consent to search was denied, a K-9 was brought in and the K-9 had a positive alert according