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WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Mid-Missouri counties report 15 COVID-19 related deaths

February 17, 2021 11:01 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Slater woman charged with abandoning a corpse

February 9, 2021 12:01 AM Karl Wehmhoener

SLATER, Mo. (KMIZ) A Slater woman is accused of abandoning a corpse after a body was found over a month since the person was last seen. According to a probable cause statement, Deseray Heyer is accused of the crime after a woman’s body was found last Wednesday at 242 East Emma Street in Slater. Heyer

WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Saline County reports COVID-19 related death and 32 new cases

December 23, 2020 11:25 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Autopsy ordered after inmate dies Sunday in Columbia

December 22, 2020 5:51 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An autopsy is planned after an inmate from the Fulton Reception and Diagnostic Center died. The State Department of Corrections tells ABC 17 news 58-year-old Randall Tangen was pronounced dead on Sunday at a hospital in Columbia. Tangen was serving his fourth year of a 10-year sentence at the prison in Fulton

WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Columbia Public School Finance Committee votes to recommend extension of COVID-19 leave for employees

December 9, 2020 11:10 AM ABC 17 News Team

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The state health department reported a record breaking rise in COVID-19 cases on Saturday.

TUESDAY UPDATES: Pettis County reports three COVID-19 related deaths

December 8, 2020 8:45 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Missouri health department dashboard Sunday case totals.

SUNDAY UPDATES: State continues to see rise in thousands of cases

December 6, 2020 10:51 AM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: The Saline County Health Department reported 27 new Coronavirus cases Sunday. There have been 1,871 cases reported in the county since the beginning of the pandemic. On Sunday, there were 133 active cases with 10 people hospitalized. ORIGINAL: The state health department’s COVID-19 dashboard reported over 3,800 new coronavirus cases Sunday morning. The

WEDNESDAY UPDATES: State of Missouri to offer free COVID-19 testing in Cole, Cooper and Saline County

November 25, 2020 9:52 AM ABC 17 News Team

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TUESDAY UPDATES: Missouri launches new COVID-19 vaccine website for residents

November 24, 2020 9:03 AM ABC 17 News Team

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SUNDAY UPDATES: Missouri reports more than 4,000 new COVID-19 cases

November 22, 2020 2:41 PM Sydney Olsen

The Department of Health and Senior Services reported 4,215 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday.

WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Sturgeon R-V School district moves to remote learning

November 11, 2020 9:02 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Natural gas rates going up for Ameren Missouri customers

October 29, 2020 6:30 PM Karl Wehmhoener

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Ameren Missouri natural gas customers will see rates going up under a filing that will take effect Sunday. Customers in mid-Missouri will see a rate increase of $.03 per Ccf (per hundred cubic feet) of natural gas. According to the release, Ameren reports up to 55% of its customers’ current natural

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

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THURSDAY UPDATES: Camden and Cole County provide updates on COVID-19 cases

October 15, 2020 5:42 AM ABC 17 News Team

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$33,000 investment to help Slater better maintain city roads and property

October 15, 2020 5:11 PM Karl Wehmhoener

SLATER, Mo. (KMIZ) The USDA is investing $33,437 to modernize maintenance equipment for the city of Slater. “Missouri’s rural residents deserve modern infrastructure, equipment, and facilities in the communities they call home,” said Trump Administration Official State Director Case. “Under the leadership of President Trump and Agriculture Secretary Perdue, USDA has been working tirelessly to