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Central Missouri Humane Society donating food to pet owners in need

April 25, 2020 5:50 PM Sydney Olsen

The Central Missouri Humane Society is helping pet owners in need during the Coronavirus pandemic.

Gov. Mike Parson holds a press briefing on Friday regarding COVID-19.

Missouri predicts major budget cuts for the coming fiscal year

April 25, 2020 8:58 AM Kaitlyn Bailey

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said the state is looking at major budget cuts for the coming fiscal year during his Friday COVID-19 press briefing.

Local telethon aims to help with COVID-19 relief

April 25, 2020 7:38 AM Ben Fein

A virtual telethon in Columbia is aiming to raise money for COVID-19 relief efforts.

Mizzou’s Jordan Elliott drafted by Cleveland

April 24, 2020 11:03 PM Tyler Murry

Mizzou defensive lineman Jordan Elliott became the first Tiger drafted in the 2020 draft. The Browns selected Elliott with the 88th overall selection (third round). You can watch Elliott’s reaction to hearing the selection below. Welcome to Cleveland, @BIGJ5K !!! @Browns pic.twitter.com/q017fIMP6o— Peter Ariz (@PeterAriz) April 25, 2020 No other Mizzou Tigers heard their names

COVID-19 leading local businesses to close permanently

April 24, 2020 7:34 PM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) The effects of COVID-19 have forced multiple businesses around Columbia to close for good. Yin Yang Night Club and Bambino’s Italian Café are two of the first to shut their doors following Gov. Mike Parson’s ‘Stay Home Missouri’ order. Veronika Versace, a Yin Yang Nightclub show director says the virus was the

Addiction experts worry about long-term impacts during recovery as alcohol sales spike

April 24, 2020 6:37 PM Connor Hirsch

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As stay-at-home orders and self-isolation continue to keep people cooped up, experts say some are turning to alcohol to cope with the stress and anxiety related to COVID-19. Data shows alcoholic beverage sales went up by 55 percent in late March, compared to sales in 2019. According to the data from Neilson,

Deputies arrest man suspected of child molestation

April 24, 2020 6:30 PM Katie Greathouse

BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Sheriff’s Department arrested a Columbia man Thursday in connection with a child abuse investigation. According to a news release, deputies arrested Scott Darby, 42, on suspicion of three counts of child molestation. Deputies said the investigation began after the Missouri Children’s Division received separate allegations from the Abuse

New Boone County stay-at-home order takes effect

April 24, 2020 11:23 AM Amber Tabeling

Boone County is now under a new stay-at-home order that relaxes restrictions on businesses deemed non-essential.

FRIDAY UPDATES: No new COVID-19 cases reported in Boone County

April 24, 2020 5:12 AM ABC 17 News Team

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

Parson previews new guidelines for opening Missouri business

April 24, 2020 2:39 PM Matthew Sanders

Gov. Mike Parson and state leaders are scheduled to hold a daily COVID-19 briefing at 3 p.m. Friday.

Two residents of Moniteau County retirement community test positive for COVID-19

April 24, 2020 2:18 PM Matthew Sanders

A California retirement community has quarantined its 24 residents after two tested positive this week for COVID-19.

Boone County approves local match for grant to bring technical school to Ashland

April 24, 2020 12:13 PM Matthew Sanders

The Boone County Commission on Thursday approved a $100,000 local match for a grant that would help bring a technical college campus to Ashland.

Sheriff’s department: Man claiming COVID-19 exposure spits on deputy

April 24, 2020 11:49 AM Matt Ragsdale

Boone County deputies arrested a Colorado man on Thursday afternoon after he alleged he had been exposed to COVID-19 and spat on a deputy.

DEFENDERS: Text tricks people into COVID-19 scams

April 23, 2020 8:30 PM Deborah Kendrick

The Missouri Attorney General is warning Missourians to keep an eye out for scammers trying to take advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic.

THURSDAY UPDATES: 19 inmates test positive for COVID-19 at Southeast Correctional Center

April 23, 2020 5:17 AM ABC 17 News Team

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

Governor Parson expected to release guidance Friday on how state will reopen

April 23, 2020 8:22 PM Connor Hirsch

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The governor is expected to release more information about what reopening the state will look like on Friday. The “Stay Home Missouri” order is set to lift on May 4th. Parson said another order with guidance on how businesses will resume will likely take it’s place. He mentioned it may be

First responders recognize health care workers in Cole County

April 23, 2020 8:01 PM Katie Greathouse

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. First responders gathered outside Jefferson City hospitals to recognize health care workers Thursday night. Members from the Jefferson City police and fire departments as well as Cole County EMS paid tribute to workers at SSM Health St. Mary’s and Capitol Region by cheering, honking and flashing their car lights. The tribute lasted

Rural Mid-Missouri communities increase COVID-19 testing

April 23, 2020 7:20 PM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) A COVID-19 testing laboratory in Columbia says it is seeing rural communities across Missouri increase COVID-19 testing. “That landscape is shifting a lot,” said Tim McCarty, the Marketing Director of GeneTrait Laboratories. “It could be access to testing materials, it could be the community is identifying these first couple of cases, and

CPS to move summer school online

April 23, 2020 11:37 AM Ben Fein

In a work session held on Zoom by CPS, it was announced that summer schooling in the district would take place online.

Expert: Sharp decrease in state unemployment claims expected

April 23, 2020 1:40 PM Amber Tabeling

The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations reported Thursday that statewide unemployment claims were down by nearly half from the week before.