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SATURDAY UPDATES: More than 8,000 COVID-19 cases in Missouri

May 2, 2020 5:42 PM Sydney Olsen

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is reporting 7,835 cases of COVID-19 in the state.

Dates decided for Border War on the gridiron

May 2, 2020 12:52 PM Tyler Murry

Mizzou and Kansas football will play a four-game series against each other starting in 2025, according to a release from Kansas Athletics. We first told you in April that Mizzou Athletic Director Jim Sterk sent an email to Tiger Scholarship members stating an agreement on the Border War was near completion. The Tigers will host

More than 350 food plant employees test positive for COVID-19

May 2, 2020 2:08 PM Sydney Olsen

As of Saturday morning, 359 employees and contract workers of Triumph Foods tested positive for COVID-19.

One dead after ATV crash in Pettis County

May 2, 2020 8:28 AM Kaitlyn Bailey

An ATV crash in Pettis County killed one person and injured two others.

Osage emergency responders return from New Jersey deployment

May 2, 2020 7:28 AM Molly Stawinoga

The Osage Ambulance District Disaster Response Team is coming back to mid-Missouri.

Crash shuts down road in northern Boone County

May 2, 2020 3:48 AM Molly Stawinoga

Emergency crews shut down the 8800 block of East Lake San Lynn Road early Saturday morning.

State health department points to expanded testing as the cause of daily spike in cases

May 1, 2020 9:32 PM Connor Hirsch

The director of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services blamed the above-average spike in daily cases on Friday to expanded testing in the state.

University of Missouri makes first round of job cuts as COVID-19 continues to hurt revenue

May 1, 2020 1:18 PM Matthew Sanders

The University of Missouri said Friday that it has laid off 49 people in its first round of job cuts to make up for revenue lost during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Local businesses prepare for reopening Monday

May 1, 2020 6:49 PM Amber Tabeling

Many businesses started the journey of preparing for what reopening may look like due to the Columbia/Boone County stay-at-home order extension.

FRIDAY UPDATES: Two more COVID-19 cases reported in Callaway County

May 1, 2020 9:12 AM ABC 17 News Team

Check back throughout the day for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fulton preparing for businesses to reopen as state stay-at-home order is lifted

May 1, 2020 2:46 PM Ben Fein

Fulton is one of the many cities in Mid-Missouri preparing to re-open in some fashion in the coming days.

Some state employees ready for return to work Monday

May 1, 2020 2:29 PM Matthew Sanders

More than 2,200 state employees will return to work Monday as major state offices reopen.

Charges filed in Jefferson City apartment complex shooting

May 1, 2020 12:32 PM Matt Ragsdale

Cole County prosecutors charged a man on Friday in connection with a shooting at Jefferson City apartment complex late Wednesday night.

Columbia’s reopening plan orders some businesses to stay closed

April 30, 2020 7:53 PM Zach Boetto

A number of entertainment venues in Columbia will stay closed until further notice after city and Boone County leaders rolled out a new reopen order Thursday.

Federal funding could help fix the “digital divide” in Missouri’s rural education

April 30, 2020 2:31 PM Matt Ragsdale

Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Parson and state leaders are set to go over the state’s recovery plan at 3 p.m. Thursday.

THURSDAY UPDATES: No new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Cole, Callaway counties

April 30, 2020 7:24 AM ABC 17 News Team

Check back throughout the day for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.

Columbia salon owner reacts to new guidelines

April 30, 2020 6:38 PM Ben Fein

ABC 17 spoke with Constance Parker, owner of Green Meadows Salon in Columbia just hours after the city released an update about businesses re-opening.

Moberly man pleads guilty to role in deadly robbery

April 30, 2020 7:18 PM Katie Greathouse

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man admitted to his role in a 2018 double homicide on Thursday. Travis Koenig pleaded guilty to second-degree robbery in a hearing on Zoom. Koenig is scheduled to be sentenced Sept. 23, according to online court records. Court documents in the case said the killings were the result of a

Columbia/Boone County reopening plan rules differ among business types

April 30, 2020 5:43 PM Amber Tabeling

The extension of Boone County’s stay-at-home order allows a slow reopening of non-essential businesses with occupancy limits while maintaining social distancing.

WATCH: Boone County commissioner discusses reopening order

April 30, 2020 4:35 PM Matthew Sanders

Boone County Southern District Commissioner Fred Parry joined ABC 17 News live during the 5 p.m. Thursday broadcast.