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Former executive director of Voluntary Action Center to run for Fourth Ward City Council seat

October 13, 2021 8:31 PM Karl Wehmhoener

The recently retired executive director of the Voluntary Action Center announced he will run for the Fourth Ward seat on the City of Columbia’s city council.

Two people shot early Sunday morning near Ninth St. and Locust St.

University of Missouri students bothered school did not send MU Alert homecoming night

October 13, 2021 8:17 PM Zach Boetto

Students at the University of Missouri are questioning the school’s decision not to put out an MU Alert for a Sunday morning shooting one block away from campus.

Supply chain issues are affecting grocers across the nation, but locals say they have mostly been able to avoid issues

October 13, 2021 7:48 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Biden addressed ongoing supply chain problems on Wednesday, as major retailers warn of shortages and price hikes during the upcoming holiday season. Schnucks says because of the current trucker shortage, production facility labor shortages, and shortages of certain raw ingredients, select products are taking longer to get through the supply chain

Students not injured after vehicle crash involving Harrisburg bus

October 13, 2021 7:22 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Officials say several Harrisburg students and the driver of another vehicle were not injured after a bus wreck on Route F.

WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 47 new coronavirus cases; 355 active cases

October 13, 2021 6:33 AM ABC 17 News Team

Check back here for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic in Missouri.

Jerry Fitzwater in the Randolph County Courthouse.

Moberly man pleads not guilty to first-degree murder

October 13, 2021 5:24 AM Meghan Drakas

RANDOLPH Co. (KMIZ) A Moberly man pleaded not guilty Wednesday for first-degree murder in the shooting death of 49-year-old Mitchell Nickerson. A Randolph County prosecutor has charged Jerry L. Fitzwater, 79, with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, and unlawful use of a weapon Fitzwater was originally charged with first-degree assault, armed criminal action, and unlawful

Natural causes likely in California death

October 13, 2021 9:03 AM Matthew Sanders

California Police Chief Daniel Hurt said officers were working a crime scene investigation in the 300 block of S. East Street shortly before 9 a.m.

State education department adds ‘test to stay’ option for school quarantines

October 13, 2021 5:41 AM Ben Fein

Statewide and National entities are discussing “test to stay,” as a method to allow students in K-12 education to avoid student quarantines.

Columbia Police officers are investigating the scene of an overnight shooting near the corner of Ninth and Locust Streets in downtown Columbia.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are city leaders doing enough to address Columbia’s violent crime?

October 13, 2021 2:32 AM ABC 17 News Team

Two people were shot on Ninth Street, a popular downtown Columbia thoroughfare, over the University of Missouri’s Homecoming weekend. Several shootings have taken place downtown and in other parts of the city over the past few weeks.

TUESDAY UPDATES: DHSS adds 93 coronavirus related deaths after analyzing death certificates

October 12, 2021 6:19 AM ABC 17 News Team

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City leaders address downtown gun violence

October 12, 2021 10:17 PM Leila Mitchell

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) City leaders say they are in communication with the Columbia Police Department and Chief of Police Jeff Jones and are working to curb some of the downtown shootings. With several gun violence incidents in the past few weeks, community members have expressed concerns and are calling on city leaders to step up.

SSM Health no longer plans to sell hospital to Quorum Health

October 12, 2021 9:04 PM ABC 17 News Team

SSM Health announced its no longer planning to sell the hospital to Quorum Health.

Bicentennial Bridge delayed due to steel prices, fabrication issues

October 12, 2021 9:01 PM Hannah Falcon

The Bicentennial Bridge is now scheduled to finish in late November because of manufacturing issues with a steel cage.

Holts Summit arrest one after reported weapons offense

October 12, 2021 8:37 PM Karl Wehmhoener

HOLTS SUMMIT, Mo. (KMIZ) One person is in custody after a weapons offense in Holts Summit Tuesday morning. Holts Summit police received a report of an alarm call around 9:15 in 200 block of North Greenway. Witnesses told police there was a man with a gun in the area, police later received reports the person

Missouri attorney general said a half-billion settlement will help opioid victims

October 12, 2021 11:51 AM Kennedy Miller

All money received from the settlement will go directly toward treatment and many services for opioid addiction including support systems across the state.

Two people injured in Columbia shooting

October 12, 2021 12:33 PM Joushua Blount

Officers were sent to a report of a shooting at about 9:30 p.m. in the 4600 block of Orchard Lane, according to a Columbia Police Department news release. Officers found evidence of gunfire including damage to a home. Police have no suspect, according to the release.

Officials break ground on new I-70 bridge over Missouri River

October 12, 2021 5:25 AM Meghan Drakas

Watch the groundbreaking in the player below. ROCHEPORT, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation marked the start of construction on the new Missouri River bridge near Rocheport with a ceremonial groundbreaking Tuesday. The ceremony took place at the Les Bourgeois Vineyards Bistro terrace, which overlooks the Missouri River and the current bridge. Speakers included: