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Driver and two juveniles taken to Columbia hospital after wreck in Callaway County

October 20, 2020 11:00 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Officials say the crash occurred as truck traveled off the left side of the roadway and became airborne.

Oct. 9 fire in Fulton causes $34,500 in damage to residence

October 20, 2020 11:32 PM ABC 17 News Team

FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) More details are released about a fire that damaged a Fulton home. According to the report from the Fulton Fire Department, the overnight house fire in 200 block of NE Eighth street caused $34,500 in damage. No one was hurt. A nearby building, two homes, and two vehicles were also damaged by

Mendon man arrested after child allegedly injured in his care

October 20, 2020 10:40 PM Karl Wehmhoener

MENDON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mendon man is arrested earlier this week after a 10-year-old child was allegedly injured in his care. According to court records, Buck Moffitt is charged with two counts of armed criminal action, endangering the welfare of a child and abuse or neglect of a child after an incident on Oct. 10.

Mizzou football returns from bye week to face Kentucky

October 20, 2020 1:23 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team will return to action on Saturday against Kentucky. The Tigers and Wildcats will kickoff from Faurot Field at 3 p.m. Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz held his weekly news conference on Tuesday. You can watch the full interview in the video player above. The Tigers are still 1-2

‘Use caution:’ Police weigh risks, benefits of speed when responding to crime scenes

October 20, 2020 6:38 PM Sydney Olsen

Two Columbia police patrol vehicles collided while responding to a deadly shooting at Douglass Park on Aug. 25.

Jefferson City Public Works crews putting the final touches on the Confederate monument removal.

Jefferson City removes Confederate monument

October 20, 2020 11:59 AM Zach Boetto

Jefferson City Public Works Director Britt Smith said his crews placed the monument in storage and are now awaiting instruction from the city council.

Jefferson City hospital reporting lower capacity as COVID-19 cases surge in county

October 20, 2020 7:08 PM Connor Hirsch

The Vice President of Medical Affairs of SSM Health St. Mary’s in Jefferson City Dr. Stephen Stewart said things are on the rise in the area. According to the data the system uses, he said the positivity rate is at about 15.6 percent.

Columbia man arrested Monday after allegedly pulling gun during an altercation

October 20, 2020 9:49 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man is arrested after a Saturday afternoon incident involving a gun on the 400 block of N. Providence. According to a Boone County probable cause statment, the victim reported to getting into an altercation and assaulted by someone else then left in a vehicle when Gus Wright allegedly pointed a

DHSS investigates medical marijuana consumer complaint about mold growth

October 20, 2020 8:45 PM Karl Wehmhoener

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) began an investigation after a complaint was made about a particular medical marijuana product purchased at a state-licensed dispensary this past weekend contained mold growth. Due to the state regulations including the seed-to-sale track and trace requirements of Article XIV of the Missouri

Columbia Chamber of Commerce asks city council for COVID-19 health order concessions

October 20, 2020 2:14 PM Matthew Sanders

The Columbia Chamber of Commerce has written a letter to the city council asking for a “framework” toward extending bar and restaurant hours and other concessions related to the city’s COVID-19 health order.

Two hopefuls plan run for Columbia City Council

October 20, 2020 8:38 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people have signaled a run for spots on the Columbia City Council next April. Andrea Waner and Philip Merriman have filed paperwork with the Missouri Ethics Commission to run for the Second and Sixth Ward seats respectively in 2021. Neither have run for public office before this. Waner has experience with

Boone County Jail inmate on trial for 2nd-degree murder charged with assaulting another inmate

October 20, 2020 8:21 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County Jail inmate is charged with 3rd degree assault after striking another inmate in the face allegedly. According to Boone County probable cause statment, Javion Lawhorn walked up to another inmate at the Boone County Jail and punch the victim in the head while the victim was sitting at a

TUESDAY UPDATES: City of Columbia opens small business recovery loan program due to COVID-19

October 20, 2020 8:36 AM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.

Margaritaville operators to manage Columbia Holiday Inn Executive Center

October 20, 2020 10:49 AM Matthew Sanders

The company that manages a large Lake of the Ozarks resort will now operate the Holiday Inn Executive Center.

Hospitalizations still rising in Missouri, prompting worries

October 20, 2020 3:36 PM Associated Press

O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — A leading coronavirus expert in St. Louis is warning that hospital workers are “over-worked and demoralized” after months of battling the coronavirus, and the worst may be yet to come. Dr. Alex Garza of the St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force says hospitalizations are getting higher and intensive care unit beds

Prosecutor: Man admits to disposing of bodies of brothers

October 20, 2020 3:32 PM Associated Press

WARRENSBURG, Mo. (AP) — A prosecutor told a judge that a Missouri man accused of killing two brothers from Wisconsin admitted to authorities that he disposed of the bodies but denied killing the men. The St. Joseph News-Press reports that special prosecutor Stephen Sokoloff made the argument Tuesday during a hearing in which a judge