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Columbia City Council approves new Greyhound bus stop downtown

July 20, 2021 4:36 AM Meghan Drakas

The approval allows Greyhound to use one parking space at the Wabash station to pick up and drop off passengers twice a day.

A year after the virus stopped the Boone County Fair, it’s back with a way to stop the virus

July 20, 2021 5:28 AM Zola Crowder

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Fair is back after being canceled due to the pandemic last year, and this time it’s making a return to Columbia. Along with the return, local health officials are offering coronavirus vaccine clinics at the fair all week long in hopes of adding to the 173,418 total doses already

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should schools mandate masks for everyone this fall?

July 20, 2021 1:17 AM ABC 17 News Team

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommended Monday that everyone in a school setting older than 2 should wear masks indoors.

Columbia City Council pushes back vote on Tenth and Cherry Streets parking garage hotel spaces.

Columbia City Council pushes back ‘Cherry Street Hotel’ parking vote

July 19, 2021 10:21 PM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council pushed back the parking vote for the prospective hotel near the intersection of Cherry Street and Tenth Street. The council is torn between allowing the parking spaces because it’s approved hotel parking like this before, and not allowing the hotel parking because locals need the space in the

MONDAY UPDATES: Missouri DHSS adds 31 coronavirus related deaths after analyzing death certificates

July 19, 2021 7:41 AM ABC 17 News Team

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

Health experts recommend COVID-19 mitigation strategies should return ahead of school year at the Jefferson City Council

July 19, 2021 6:53 PM Chanel Porter

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council met Monday to give a pandemic update on where to get vaccinated and where to get tested as COVID-19 numbers across the county and state continue to trend upward. Dr. Thomas Robbins with the Jefferson City Medical Group said during the meeting, “We urge everybody to consider

WATCH: State legislative committee holds hearing on critical race theory; Democrats respond

July 19, 2021 12:15 PM ABC 17 News Team

The Missouri General Assembly’s Joint Committee on Education will hold a hearing Monday on critical race theory at The 1619 Project.

MU researchers make recommendations to combat traffic stop disparities in Columbia

July 19, 2021 2:54 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Researchers at the University of Missouri released a final report on traffic stop disparities in the Columbia Police Department, confirming initial data that showed black drivers are more likely to get pulled over. The study was conducted by researchers from MU’s Department of Sociology, Truman School of Public Affairs, School of Social

The director of the Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services on Thursday extended the current COVID-19 order, which had been set to expire Tuesday.

Columbia ‘vaccine ambassadors’ will try to combat COVID-19 surge by going door-to-door

July 19, 2021 11:39 AM Leila Mitchell

The new ambassador program starting this week is made up of volunteers interested in educating and promoting the vaccination effort. With the delta variant spreading rapidly, officials say vigilance is critical.

Documents: Lake of the Ozarks shooting part of confrontation involving three motorcycle clubs

July 19, 2021 3:26 PM Matthew Sanders

Miller County prosecutor Ben Winfrey on Friday charged Daniel S. Kurtzeborn of Iberia with a single count of illegal gun possession in connection with the deadly shooting last week outside Casablanca Pub and Grill on the Bagnell Dam Strip. Bond was set at $25,000.

Chicago woman seriously hurt in boat vs. jet ski crash at Lake of the Ozarks

July 19, 2021 8:15 AM Molly Stawinoga

The crash happened shortly after 5:30 p.m. Saturday in the Osage Arm in Camden County.

Columbia City Council to vote on new Greyhound bus stop, funding for Roots & Blues Festival

July 19, 2021 6:17 AM Zola Crowder

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council plans to vote Monday night on a new bus stop at the Wabash Station. Greyhound Lines is requesting to utilize the Wabash Station as a drop-off and pick-up point for its route from Kansas City to St. Louis twice a day. Under the agreement, GoComo Transit would provide

Last day for Jefferson City students to be fully vaccinated by the first day of school

July 19, 2021 6:06 AM Meghan Drakas

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Monday is the last day for students who attend the Jefferson City School District to start the vaccination process and be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by their first day of the 2021-2022 school year. The Jefferson City School District along with Booneville R-I, Blair Oaks R-II and Father Tolton Catholic are

Man arrested after deadly shooting in Benton County

July 19, 2021 2:21 AM Molly Stawinoga

A 28-year-old died Sunday after a shooting in Benton County.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you concerned about crime at the Lake of the Ozarks?

July 19, 2021 1:16 AM ABC 17 News Team

Two people have died in shootings this summer at the Lake of the Ozarks.

Two dead in St. Louis after a crash involving a tow truck

July 18, 2021 4:59 PM Chanel Porter

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men are dead after their vehicle crashed into a stopped tow truck along westbound I-70 and then was hit by another vehicle. Police said the vehicle that the two men were riding in struck the tow truck Sunday around 4:15 a.m. Then, the vehicle spun out of control, and both

SUNDAY UPDATES: Missouri Covid-19 numbers stay consistent

July 18, 2021 4:39 PM Chanel Porter

The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 13.7% on Sunday. The increase in positivity from Saturday by 0.1% comes along with 1,031 additional confirmed cases bringing the total to 544,725 since the start of pandemic. Health officials also recorded 363 new probable cases with a total number of 101,658 antigen test results

Columbia Police and Fire Department respond to trash pile fire near I-70

July 18, 2021 8:17 AM Meghan Drakas

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Around 7:30 a.m. on Saturday morning the Columbia Police Department and Columbia Fire Department responded to a trash pile file near I-70. ABC 17 News Crews on scene saw visible smoke rising above trees on the scene. The Columbia Fire Department told crews they were containing the trash fire. Columbia Fire Department

Car crash on Worley Street believed to be cause of Columbia power outage

July 18, 2021 2:26 AM Meghan Drakas

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A car crash on Worley Street and North Garth Avenue is believed to be the cause of a Sunday morning power outage in Columbia according to the Columbia Police Department. CPD told ABC News crews on the scene that bystanders saw sparks from transformers after one car hit a pole along Worley

Man seriously injured in motorcycle crash in Morgan County

July 18, 2021 12:13 AM Meghan Drakas

MORGAN Co. (KMIZ) A Gravois Mills man was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash in Morgan County on Saturday night. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol report, 52-year-old Michael Boettcher was driving southbound along Route 135 near Little Proctor Road when his motorcycle went off the right side of the road. The motorcycle then