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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should the homeless be allowed to use the Wabash Bus Station as a shelter due to the weather?

July 18, 2022 11:33 PM Karl Wehmhoener

The Columbia City Council heard concerns about a shelter in the downtown area at its meeting Monday night.

Teen to be charged as adult after fatal February shooting

July 18, 2022 10:57 PM ABC 17 News Team

Another teenager who is accused of being involved in a February shooting that left a teen dead on McKee Street is being charged as an adult.

Hallsville police looking for man after Saturday traffic stop; drugs seized

July 18, 2022 8:06 PM Karl Wehmhoener

HALLSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) On Saturday at 9:07 p.m., Hallsville police pulled over a red Chevrolet Cobalt in the parking lot of Tribble Park. Police say, Justin Martin, 24, of Columbia, was driving and got out of the vehicle and ran through the park and a resident’s yard before getting away. Ali Taylor, 21, of Boonville,

Labor shortage is affecting emergency services response times

July 18, 2022 6:53 PM Marina Diaz

An ongoing labor shortage is to blame for longer response times for emergency services in both 911 dispatchers and Columbia Police Department.

Downtown business owners express concerns about overnight camping at Wabash to City Council

July 18, 2022 6:37 AM Erika McGuire

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council heard concerns about a shelter in the downtown area at its meeting Monday night. Members of The Downtown Community Improvement District (CID) shared a letter about proposed recommendations to the shelter at the Wabash Bus Station. Downtown CID Executive Director Nickie Davis outlines concerns on behalf of business

Sweet Springs man seriously injured in Saline County wreck

July 18, 2022 6:20 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A Sweet Springs man was seriously injured after a crash on Highway 20 at 2:30 p.m. west of Marshall in Saline county.

Go COMO transit expanding gold route beginning Aug. 1

July 18, 2022 5:34 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Effective Aug. 1, Go COMO transit will provide service to 10 new bus stops on the gold route, giving riders increased access to Columbia.

MONDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 41 patients in hospitals; 132 COVID cases over the weekend

July 18, 2022 3:29 PM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for updates related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

New CFO announced for Boone Health

July 18, 2022 4:47 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Boone Health announced Edward J. Clayton, CPA, MBA as its next Chief Financial Officer.

Monroe City man sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder

July 18, 2022 4:23 PM Karl Wehmhoener

MONROE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Monroe City man is sentenced to 30 years in prison and must serve at least 25 and a half years before being eligible for parole. Jerry Asbell, Jr., 31, entered a guilty plea to the charge of murder in the second degree for the shooting death of Amanda Johnston, 32,

Marissa Hollowed returning to ABC 17 News

July 18, 2022 3:23 PM ABC 17 News Team

ABC 17 News is welcoming back a familiar face to Mid-Missouri.

MSHP releases two of the three victims names in deadly Boone County crash

July 17, 2022 11:55 AM Erika McGuire

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Editor’s Note: The spelling of a crash victims name has been corrected. The Missouri State Highway Patrol released the names of two of the three victims who died in early Saturday morning in a crash in Boone County on Highway 22 and Highway Y. MSHP says 20-year-old Miasja Galloway-Murphy of Fulton and

Man killed in motorcycle crash on Highway A near Rolla

July 18, 2022 5:44 AM Zachary Farwell

PHELPS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was killed Sunday night in a motorcycle crash on a highway near Rolla. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened on Highway A near Ridgetop Drive around 10:30 p.m. Troopers said Ryan M. Jensen, 34, of Rolla, was thrown from the motorcycle after driving off the

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should recreational marijuana be legalized in Missouri?

July 18, 2022 2:36 AM ABC 17 News Team

A push is on to get the legalization of recreational marijuana use on the November ballot.

Motorcycle crash kills Centralia man in Cole County

July 16, 2022 7:13 PM Hannah Falcon

A Centralia man died Saturday afternoon after a motorcycle crash in Cole County, according to the crash report from Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F.

House fire early Saturday morning in Northern Boone County causes $1.6 million worth of damages

July 16, 2022 5:35 AM Erika McGuire

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A house fire in Northern Boone County early Saturday morning caused $1.6 million in damages. according to the Boone County Fire Protection District. The fire happened on the 10,000 block of East Greenfield Rd. in Northern Boone County around 1:20 a.m. The Boone County Fire Protection District says, 15 firefighters were on

Early morning shooting in Columbia results in one injury

July 16, 2022 3:55 PM Hannah Falcon

On Saturday around 4:30 a.m., Columbia Police were called out to the 1500 block of Raleigh Drive to investigate a possible shooting.

Missouri swimmer likely infected with amoeba in Iowa dies

July 16, 2022 12:27 PM Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri resident who was infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba that likely happened after swimming in a southwestern Iowa lake has died, health officials said Friday. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services said the patient died due to primary amebic meningoencephalitis, a rare and usually fatal infection

Department of Natural Resources settles with the City of Columbia for $10,000 over water main breaks

July 15, 2022 9:49 PM Marina Diaz

The Department of Natural Resources has settled with the City of Columbia for $10,663.64 following multiple water main breaks between 2017 and 2019.

MU Health Care opens Family Medicine Clinic in Mexico, Urgent Care to open next month

July 15, 2022 8:09 PM Karl Wehmhoener

MU Health Care will open a family medicine clinic in Mexico on Monday followed by a Mizzou Urgent Care in the same building later this summer.