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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.

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

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

Missouri woman puts up billboard in response to Confederate flag

July 17, 2021 7:29 PM Hannah Falcon

Driving up Highway 54 on the way to Lake of the Ozarks, visitors are greeted by an old symbol waving high above the trees: a Confederate flag.

SATURDAY UPDATES: 46% of Missouri residents have received at least one dose of the vaccine

July 17, 2021 3:46 PM Chanel Porter

The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 13.6% on Saturday. The increase in positivity comes along with 1,771 additional confirmed cases bringing the total to 543,694 since the start of pandemic. Health officials also recorded 620 new probable cases with a total number of 101,295 antigen test results being positive. Four new

Fatal Crash in Montgomery County on Friday night

July 17, 2021 3:12 AM Meghan Drakas

MONTGOMERY Co. (KMIZ) One man is dead after a fatal crash in Montgomery County on Friday night. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Bobby Aery was driving westbound along Strube Road and failed to go around a curve. He then ran off the road and hit a tree. MSHP reports the crash happened

Parson: State will ‘probably’ help fund COVID overflow site

July 16, 2021 6:43 PM Associated Press

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson says the state will “probably” provide funding for a site to help handle the overflow of COVID-19 patients in Springfield, where hospitals are struggling to keep up with a surge driven by the delta variant and vaccination hesitation. But the Republican governor suggested Thursday that federal stimulus

Fundraising for crowded Missouri US Senate race begins

July 16, 2021 6:39 PM Associated Press

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri candidates for U.S. Senate are raking in money to fuel what likely will be an expensive race for retiring Sen. Roy Blunt’s seat. Campaign finance reports were due Thursday. Missouri’s Republican Attorney General Eric Schmitt says he raised about $1.3 million since he entered the race in late March. Republican

Few earthquake-insured Missouri homes amid rising costs

July 16, 2021 6:32 PM Associated Press

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The percentage of homes with earthquake insurance in Missouri’s highest-risk areas is at a historic low amid rising costs. A survey of insurers released this week shows only 12.7% of homes in the New Madrid fault area were insured as of last year. Missouri’s insurance department says skyrocketing insurance prices and

Missouri preparing to put vehicle charging sites in parks

July 16, 2021 6:21 PM Associated Press

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri is preparing to install electric vehicle charging stations at some of its state parks. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that a budget measure approved by the Legislature and signed by Gov. Mike Parson provided $1 million to the state Department of Natural Resources to begin installing stations in parks.

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: Boone County reports highest number of active cases since late January

July 16, 2021 8:16 AM ABC 17 News Team

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3 men charged over 2018 fatal Missouri tourist boat accident

July 16, 2021 10:10 AM Associated Press

The charges were filed Friday in Stone County against Ride the Ducks Branson captain Kenneth Scott McKee, general manager Charles Baltzell and manager on duty Curtis Lanham. All three face 17 felony counts of first-degree involuntary manslaughter, and McKee faces 12 additional charges.

Chicago restarts COVID travel rules with cases up in states

July 16, 2021 9:38 AM Associated Press

The move comes after weeks of no travel restrictions and declining infections. The Chicago Department of Public Health announced Tuesday that unvaccinated travelers from Missouri and Arkansas have to either quarantine for 10 days or have a negative COVID-19 test. The restriction goes into effect Friday.

MU Researchers study how long COVID-19 vaccine provides protection

July 15, 2021 8:41 PM Deborah Kendrick

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Researchers at the University of Missouri School of Medicine are gearing up to study how long COVID-19 vaccines can provide protection and how vaccination immunity is different from natural infection immunity. The University hopes to enroll 500 people who have either received a COVID-19 vaccine or who plan to become vaccinated soon.

Syringe being filled with coronavirus vaccine

THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone Community hosting COVID-19 vaccine weekend community clinics

July 15, 2021 11:04 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Governor says health officials playing blame game as state health department issues advisory

July 15, 2021 1:29 PM Associated Press

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson says some officials at Springfield hospitals are trying to find someone to blame for a large increase in COVID-19 cases in the region.

Gov. Mike Parson signs the fiscal 2021 budget

Bipartisan police reform package signed into law

July 15, 2021 12:27 PM Hannah Falcon

Gov. Mike Parson signed a package of police and criminal justice reform bills into law Wednesday. The bills, championed by state senators Tony Luetkemeyer (R-Buchanan) and Brian Williams (D-St. Louis), go into effect on August 28.

Rise in COVID-19 cases causes MU Health Care to tighten visitor rules

July 14, 2021 2:00 PM Leila Mitchell

Starting Wednesday, adult inpatients at University Hospital, Missouri Orthopaedic Institute and Women’s and Children’s Hospital will be allowed one visitor from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Women in labor will be allowed a spouse or partner and labor coach. No visitors will be permitted for adult patients diagnosed with COVID-19.