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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should state employees get a pay raise?

January 25, 2022 2:04 AM ABC 17 News Team

Gov. Mike Parson has made raising pay for Missouri state workers a priority for the current legislative session.

Lynlee Renick sentenced to 16 years for husband’s killing

January 24, 2022 2:18 PM Leila Mitchell

Lynlee Renick will be sentenced Monday afternoon for her husband’s 2017 death in Montgomery County.

Celebration of life held for Battle High School senior killed in shooting

January 24, 2022 11:29 AM Erika McGuire

The celebration of life for Roberto Lauer will be held at 4:30 p.m. at Battle High School, the Rev. James Gray said in a Facebook post.

Missouri House Democrats want big increases in state worker pay in 2023 state budget

January 24, 2022 11:11 AM Hannah Falcon

Missouri House Democrats said the governor’s proposed budget is a good place to start, but want to see many areas expanded, including pay raises for state workers.

Missouri DHSS investigating Legionnaires’ disease cases possibly linked to Rolla hospital

January 24, 2022 7:03 PM Karl Wehmhoener

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) is investigating four cases of Legionnaires’ disease among previously hospitalized patients at Phelps Health in Rolla. DHSS is actively working to help prevent additional people from becoming sick by conducting an investigation and working with Phelps Health to implement any needed public

Missouri warns against overusing emergency departments as locals say they are struggling to keep up

January 24, 2022 6:39 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Health care leaders are asking Missourians to only use emergency departments when it is an emergency in the few weeks as emergency rooms are overcrowded at most hospitals. The Missouri Hospital Association and Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services encourage patients experiencing severe illness or a life-threatening condition to continue to

MONDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports no coronavirus updates due to increased workload for staff

January 24, 2022 11:06 AM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for updates related to the coronavirus pandemic in Missouri.

Columbia police to resume full enforcement of traffic laws

January 24, 2022 4:48 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police will resume traffic law enforcement after stopping it due to the coronavirus in 2020, according to Police Chief Geoff Jones. Under a special order, Columbia police were authorized to stop drivers only for hazardous moving violations and indicated for criminal investigation purposes. “The health emergency called for clear action to

Joseph Elledge pleads not guilty to three felony charges.

Judge plans to set trial date in Joseph Elledge child abuse trial

January 24, 2022 3:28 PM ABC 17 News Team

Jurors will be selected from Warren County after convicted killer Joseph Elledge child abuse trial after a hearing ended Monday afternoon.

City of Columbia to open overnight shelter this week

January 24, 2022 12:40 PM Matthew Sanders

The city last week raised the low-temperature threshold to open the center from 9 degrees to 15 degrees.

Convicted murderers Joseph Elledge and Lynlee Renick both due in court Monday

January 24, 2022 5:50 AM Meghan Drakas

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two convicted murderers are both set to continue with court proceedings Monday afternoon in Boone County. Joseph Elledge Mengqi Ji and Joseph Elledge Joseph Elledge was recently sentenced to 28 years in prison for second-degree murder in his wife, Mengqi Ji’s death. Elledge reported Ji missing in October of 2019. After investigators

Former Fulton police chief announces candidacy for state representative

January 24, 2022 7:00 AM Zachary Farwell

FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The former chief of the Fulton Police Department plans to try his hand at state politics. Steve Myers announced his candidacy for Missouri’s 49th House District on Monday morning. He will look to replace incumbent Republican Travis Fitzwater. Fitzwater cannot seek re-election due to term limits. “We need elected officials who are

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Has the omicron wave changed your view of vaccination?

January 24, 2022 2:33 AM ABC 17 News Team

The omicron wave has upended some of our assumptions about the coronavirus.

Russian aggression stokes fear in Ukraine, says professor with MU ties

January 23, 2022 4:45 PM Leila Mitchell

Oksana Zamora, a Ukrainian professor who spent six months at the University of Missouri in 2018 as part of a faculty exchange program, said the tensions mirror those seen in 2014, when Russia invaded Crimea.

SUNDAY UPDATES: Over 7,000 new COVID-19 cases added to the state’s dashboard

January 23, 2022 2:45 PM Chanel Porter

The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 35.1% on Sunday. An additional 7,219 new COVID-19 cases were added bringing the total of confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic is now 1,024,477. There have also been 245,476 probable antigen test results being positive, with 736 added Sunday. One new death was

State COVID-19 testing event in Jefferson City on Sunday

January 23, 2022 3:48 AM Ben Fein

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is set to host a free COVID-19 drive-thru testing event from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. on Sunday.

Fire in Columbia causes $75,000 worth of damage

January 22, 2022 7:00 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Around 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, the Columbia Fire Department was dispatched to 3101 Creasy Springs Road for a commercial structure fire. An employee of Boone Quarries call 911 and stated there was smoke coming from the top of a building on the east quarry entrance. The first unit arrived about five minutes

Columbia man arrested Saturday for endangering the welfare of a child and felony resisting arrest

January 22, 2022 3:02 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Jarvis Montell Dancy, 29 of Columbia, was arrested Saturday for endangering the welfare of a child and felony resisting arrest. On Saturday around 6:40 a.m, officers with the Columbia Police Department responded to a report of a domestic disturbance at a residence in the 1800 block of George Street. Once on the scene, officers

SATURDAY UPDATES: Over 8,500 new COVID-19 cases added

January 22, 2022 2:30 PM Chanel Porter

The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 35% on Saturday. An additional 8,577 new COVID-19 cases were added bringing the total of confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic is now 1,017,258. There have also been 244,740 probable antigen test results being positive, with 2,366 added Saturday. Six new deaths were

Columbia College returning to in-person learning to end January

January 22, 2022 1:54 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia College announced Saturday that students will return to in-seat learning on Jan. 31. The institution started the spring semester in a partially virtual environment due to the COVID-19 case increase in the area. The college will require all faculty, staff, students and visitors to wear masks when indoors starting on Jan. 29 unless