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

TUESDAY UPDATES: Callaway County reports fifth COVID-19 related death

October 13, 2020 5:39 AM ABC 17 News Team

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MoDOT to begin multiple projects next week across Mid-Missouri

October 9, 2020 4:31 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Department of Transportation has several projects crews are starting next week. Culvert Replacements Will Temporarily Impact Routes in Audrain and Boone County Weather permitting, MoDOT will be doing the following work in Audrain County. Please see the dates and locations below. All work will be completed between 8:00 a.m. and 2:00

Columbia man charged with murder linked to fatal drug overdose

October 8, 2020 1:07 PM Matt Ragsdale

A Columbia man was charged in Miller County Thursday linked to a death investigation from August.

WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Callaway County reports fourth death attributed to COVID-19

October 7, 2020 9:02 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Mid-Missouri authorities search for man after Monday chase

October 6, 2020 8:31 AM Matt Ragsdale

Multiple Mid-Missouri law enforcement agencies searched for a man Monday night after a chase near the Lake of the Ozarks.

MONDAY UPDATES: Governor Parson provides update on returning to work; 4 staffers test positive

October 5, 2020 8:55 AM ABC 17 News Team

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THURSDAY UPDATES: Morgan County Health Center reports two new COVID-19 related deaths

October 1, 2020 8:21 AM ABC 17 News Team

The Miller County Health Center says a seventh county resident has died from COVID-19.

Trump Administration invests $82,500 in Rocktown Fire Corporation equipment; $2.3 million in eight rural Missouri departments

September 22, 2020 5:33 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Investment to Improve Emergency Response for more than 25,000 Rural Missourians

MONDAY UPDATES: Morgan County reports four COVID-19 related deaths

September 21, 2020 10:31 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Eldon man seriously injured in Wednesday afternoon crash

September 17, 2020 11:01 AM Matt Ragsdale

An Eldon man was seriously injured after being ejected from his vehicle following a crash in Miller County Wednesday afternoon.

Suspect charged in homicide and stand-off in Rocky Mount

September 12, 2020 2:35 AM Zach Boetto

ROCKY MOUNT, Mo. (KMIZ) Miller County prosecutors charged a man with first-degree murder and other charges after a weekend incident in Rocky Mount left one dead. Terry E. Ewens, 57, of Eldon, Mo., now faces charges of first-degree murder, first-degree domestic assault, first-degree burglary, two counts of first-degree kidnapping and unlawful use of a weapon.

12-year-old injured after being hit by truck in Miller County

September 10, 2020 3:03 PM ABC 17 News Team

Missouri State Highway Patrol reports a 12-year-old girl has moderate injuries after being hit by a truck on MO-42 near Iberia.

Miller County man charged with domestic assault after weekend incident

September 9, 2020 3:47 PM ABC 17 News Team

Miller County prosecutors charged a man with a felony count of domestic assault after a weekend incident in Rocky Mount left one dead.

Lake of the Ozarks sees ‘busiest Labor Day weekend in 20 years’

September 7, 2020 2:40 PM Zola Crowder

Businesses near the Lake of the Ozarks saw record high crowds this Labor Day weekend compared to the last two decades.

Death investigation ongoing in Miller County

September 5, 2020 3:18 PM Sydney Olsen

One woman is dead, but the cause of her death is unknown after law enforcement responded to a disturbance Saturday morning around 3:53 a.m.

FRIDAY UPDATES: Cole County sets daily COVID-19 case record; Howard County sees first death

September 4, 2020 11:46 AM ABC 17 News Team

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WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Audrain County reports second COVID-19 death

September 2, 2020 12:44 PM ABC 17 News Team

UPDATE 9:55 P.M.: Audrain County reported its second COVID-19-related death Wednesday. The county recorded its first death from the disease caused by novel coronavirus on June 1. The county had 89 total COVID-19 cases at that time, with 37 of them active. On Wednesday, the county had 275 cases – an increase of 25 in

High-speed chase in Miller County leads to arrest

August 22, 2020 2:40 PM Sydney Olsen

One woman was arrested after a high-speed chase that ended on Highway 42 and Route 134 in the Lake of the Ozarks State Park on Wednesday.

WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Saline County reports two more deaths

August 19, 2020 5:40 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Morgan County sexual assault case moved to Miller County

August 13, 2020 10:48 PM Katie Greathouse

MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The case against a man and woman from Kansas accused of giving a woman drugs and raping her at the Lake of the Ozarks will now be heard in Miller County. Prosecutors initially filed charges in Morgan County against Carl Mort, 41, and Cassandra Wedeking, 39. They are charged with with