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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.

FRIDAY UPDATES: Active coronavirus cases drop for the second day in a row in Boone County

August 6, 2021 8:05 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Medical marijuana prices drop as more dispensaries open

August 6, 2021 11:58 AM Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Prices for medical marijuana have been dropping as more manufacturers, cultivators and dispensaries open in Missouri. The Kansas City Star reports residents voted in 2018 to legalize medical cannabis. Since then, the state has licensed 193 dispensaries, 59 cultivators and 86 manufacturers. When the first dispensary in the Kansas City

Kansas City Zoo to vaccinate some animals against COVID-19

August 6, 2021 10:37 AM Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Officials with the Kansas City Zoo say they plan to begin vaccinating some animals housed at the attraction against COVID-19. Among those slated to be vaccinated are the zoo’s great apes, including chimpanzees, orangutans and gorillas, and its big cats, including lions, tigers, cheetahs and leopards. Zoo officials say those

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Has the Delta variant made you more cautious?

August 6, 2021 12:43 AM ABC 17 News Team

Missouri hospitals are seeing a steady increase in occupancy due to the spread of new COVID variants. The increase in cases may be attributed to the highly contagious delta variant. The latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows the delta variant makes up 52% of COVID cases in Missouri but combines with the

St. Louis man wants his guns back after governor’s pardon

August 5, 2021 4:37 PM Associated Press

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis lawyer who was pardoned along with his wife for waving guns at social justice demonstrators is suing to get the guns back. Mark McCloskey, a Republican candidate of U.S. Senate, is also seeking to have fines they paid returned. In a lawsuit filed Wednesday in St. Louis City

THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County active COVID-19 cases drop over 200, coronavirus related deaths increases to 123

August 5, 2021 8:12 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Available hospital beds in Missouri dwindle daily

August 5, 2021 12:07 PM Hannah Falcon

Missouri hospitals are seeing a steady increase in occupancy due to the spread of new COVID variants.

$5 million commitment announced to MU College of Business

August 5, 2021 11:28 AM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri announced a $5 million commitment from Pinney Allen and family to the Trulaske College of Business. The gift will establish the Allen Access Program to support under-resourced and underrepresented students in the College of Business through scholarships and programs. “The Allen Access Program will create more opportunities for

Vaccinations steadily increase as incentive program nears first drawing for winners

August 5, 2021 5:40 AM Zola Crowder

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson announced the vaccine incentive program on July 21, and since then vaccinations have steadily increased across the state. According to the state’s vaccine dashboard, health officials have given out an average of 13,000 vaccines each day over the past week. Before the incentives were announced, the seven-day average of

Governor making several stops in Mid-Missouri Thursday as Bicentennial gets in full swing

August 5, 2021 4:06 AM Ben Fein

Governor Parson and the first lady will travel to Marshall, Boonville, Tipton, and Jamestown Thursday.

WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports second death in two days; 935 active coronavirus cases

August 4, 2021 5:45 AM ABC 17 News Team

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U.S. Rep. Billy Long of Missouri announces 2022 Senate bid

August 4, 2021 9:44 AM Associated Press

U.S. Rep. Billy Long, a conservative from southwestern Missouri, is entering the crowded race for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Missouri. Long announced his Senate bid Tuesday night on Tucker Carlson’s show on Fox News. He joins a long list of GOP candidates seeking the 2022 nomination for the seat being vacated by

Delta variant, including sub-lineages, causing over 95% of new COVID cases in Missouri

August 4, 2021 6:42 AM Zola Crowder

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Missouri, the delta variant is spreading and now accounts for more than 95% of new cases. Data from the CDC shows the original delta proportion has actually significantly decreased, now sitting at 52.7%. However, there are sub-lineages of delta which now account for nearly half

Missouri governor pardons gun-waving St. Louis lawyer couple

August 3, 2021 5:33 PM Associated Press

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has made good on his promise to pardon a couple who gained notoriety for pointing guns at social justice demonstrators as they marched past the couple’s home last year. The Republican governor announced Tuesday that he pardoned Mark and Patricia McCloskey, who pleaded guilty to misdemeanor

TUESDAY UPDATES: Active cases continue to rise in Boone County; 120 coronavirus related death reported

August 3, 2021 8:14 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Judge: St. Louis County mask mandate temporarily on hold

August 3, 2021 3:43 PM Associated Press

CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A judge has put St. Louis County’s new mask requirement on hold for at least two weeks. Circuit Judge Ellen “Nellie” Ribaudo on Tuesday sided with Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt in issuing a temporary restraining order of a mask mandate that was issued by St. Louis County health officials in

MONDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 800 total coronavirus cases; over 100 hospitalized

August 2, 2021 8:21 AM ABC 17 News Team

The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services is reporting 124 new COVID-19 cases. There are currently 800 active cases in the county, an increase of 19 from Friday. The county now has a reported total number of COVID-19 cases of 21,120. The 800 active cases is the highest reported since the weekend

Lawsuit over St. Louis mask rules sent back to state court

August 2, 2021 10:29 AM Associated Press

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal judge says state courts should handle a lawsuit to overturn St. Louis-area mask mandates. Judge Stephen Clark of the Eastern Missouri U.S. District Court on Sunday sent the case back to state court. Missouri’s Republican attorney general last week filed a lawsuit in state court over the new mask

SUNDAY UPDATES: The Covid-19 seven day positivity rate slightly increases

August 1, 2021 4:15 PM Chanel Porter

The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 14.8% on Sunday. The change in positivity comes along with 1,474 additional confirmed cases bringing the total to 571,270 since the start of pandemic. Health officials also recorded 463 new probable cases with a total number of 110,284 antigen test results being positive. No new

Thousands in Missouri may be evicted as moratorium expires

July 31, 2021 7:08 PM Hannah Falcon

The national eviction moratorium, which prevented landlords from evicting tenants during the pandemic, expires midnight Saturday.