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FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 1st dose vaccination rate is up to 16%

February 26, 2021 10:14 AM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.

Oversized vehicle travel rescheduled next week in Callaway and Montgomery Counties

February 26, 2021 3:52 PM Karl Wehmhoener

CALLAWAY/MONTGOMERY COUNTIES Oxbo Transport is moving a large part for Ameren Electric beginning Monday morning that will require an oversized vehicle to travel through Callaway and Montgomery Counties next week. Previously, the move was scheduled for Thursday but was canceled. Starting at 8 a.m. on Monday, March 1, the oversized vehicle will begin traveling southbound

St. Louis prosecutor seeks to take back McCloskey case

February 26, 2021 3:25 PM Associated Press

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner has asked the Missouri Supreme Court to restore her authority to prosecute a couple accused of wielding guns at racial injustice protesters last summer. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Gardner’s office on Thursday petitioned the state Supreme Court to block a judge’s order disqualifying

Local health officials: ‘Johnson and Johnson vaccine could be a game-changer’

February 26, 2021 2:43 PM Zola Crowder

As we await the emergency approval of the Johnson and Johnson coronavirus vaccine, Mid-Missouri health officials are hopeful the inclusion of a third vaccine will benefit communities.

Many still need to be vaccinated as the state prepares for Tier 3

February 26, 2021 1:03 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson said Thursday there are approximately 800,000 Missourians who are eligible and interested in receiving a coronavirus vaccine. The governor announced that people who fall into the Phase 1B Tier 3 will be eligible to receive vaccinations on March 15. Parson expects by then that 400,000 Missourians will be eligible.

New special prosecutor will be appointed in Columbia officer’s manslaughter case

February 26, 2021 10:47 AM Matt Ragsdale

Attorneys agreed in a court hearing Friday morning that a new special prosecutor will be appointed in a Columbia police officer’s manslaughter case.

Free COVID-19 testing event canceled in Columbia

February 26, 2021 3:38 AM Molly Stawinoga

State health department spokeswoman Lisa Cox said in an email poor registration is what canceled the event.

Sen. Hawley files minimum wage bill after being nixed from stimulus package

February 26, 2021 8:39 AM Matt Ragsdale

Friday morning, US Sen. Josh Hawley (R – Missouri) announced legislation that would require some businesses to pay a $15 minimum wage.

Multiple vaccination events set to open in Mid-Missouri Friday

February 26, 2021 5:08 AM Ben Fein

Both Cole and Phelps counties are among those scheduled to host vaccination events in Missouri on Friday.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will you take the one-shot coronavirus vaccine?

February 26, 2021 2:56 AM ABC 17 News Team

An independent committee could vote on whether to recommend FDA approval of a one-shot coronavirus vaccine this week.

Jefferson City man charged with arson after house fire

February 25, 2021 11:15 PM ABC 17 News Team

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man has been charged after he was accused of setting a home on fire. Fire crews were called to the 2700 block of Schott road just before 8 p.m. According to the Cole County Sheriff’s office, the 41-year-old man was found intoxicated and armed with a shotgun in

ABC 17 Roundtable: Local officials answer questions on the coronavirus vaccine rollout

February 25, 2021 8:37 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 News held a roundtable discussion during Thursday night’s 6:30 p.m. broadcast with Sara Humm with the Columbia Boone County Health Department, Vaccine Committee Co-Chair Dr. Margaret Day with MU Health Care andDeputy Executive Director Brent Ghan with the Missouri School Board Association The group answered your questions regarding who is

More than 600 doses of coronavirus vaccine wasted in Missouri

February 25, 2021 1:06 PM Molly Stawinoga

ABC 17 News obtained records from the state Department of Health and Senior Services that show 631 doses of the coronavirus vaccine were wasted through Jan. 31.

Educators looking forward to finally having access to coronavirus vaccine

February 25, 2021 8:12 PM Victoria Bragg

COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson announced at a press conference Thursday, the state plans to move forward in the vaccine distribution plan. Starting March 15th, people in Phase 1B Tier 3 will become eligible to receive a vaccine. That will include; educators, school staff members, childcare workers, government officials and other essential workers. Educators

Missouri Department of Labor reports highest number of unemployment claims since June 2020

February 25, 2021 7:58 PM Karl Wehmhoener

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) More than 5,500 Missourians filed new unemployment claims last week. The additional applicants make the total number of people in the state filing for benefits 19,099. That’s the highest number of weekly claims filed in the state since June. According to the Missouri Department of Labor, Missouri has an unemployment rate