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Benton and Randolph County to host mass vaccination events Wednesday

February 24, 2021 5:29 AM Ben Fein

Both Benton and Randolph counties are scheduled to host mass vaccination events Wednesday.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you feel comfortable dining in a restaurant?

February 24, 2021 2:10 AM ABC 17 News Team

Downtown Columbia eateries are holding Restaurant Week, and they hope this year’s event will help boost sales hurt by the coronavirus pandemic.

Increased gas prices and budget cuts to Fulton’s city budget may come to recoup after ‘financial disaster’

February 23, 2021 3:29 PM Connor Hirsch

The meeting is set for 6:30 p.m. at Fulton City Hall. The council held an emergency meeting the previous Tuesday about the issue caused by frozen well heads across the country after the polar vortex.

Voters will not be able to vote absentee because of COVID-19 concerns in April election

February 23, 2021 6:34 PM Sydney Olsen

Local clerks are preparing for the April 6 election. Tuesday was the first day people could vote absentee.

TUESDAY UPDATES: Cole County reports three COVID-19 related deaths; two new cases

February 23, 2021 9:25 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Hy-Vee in Columbia set to begin coronavirus vaccinations Tuesday.

Hy-Vee coronavirus vaccinations get started

February 23, 2021 5:11 AM Zach Boetto

Each Hy-Vee location in Columbia and Jefferson City has open reservations throughout the week and on Saturday.

Wreck at Grindstone and Ponderosa causing traffic congestion on southbound Hwy 63

February 23, 2021 6:03 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Joint Communications is reporting a wreck at Grindstone and Ponderosa has caused traffic issues on southbound Hwy 63. One lane of eastbound Grindstone is closed. An ABC 17 News crew at least five vehicles were involved. Our news crew at the scene is told an adult and child were taken

3 dead in Highway 54 crash Monday afternoon

February 23, 2021 9:49 AM Matt Ragsdale

Mexico Public Safety Department officers say three people are dead after a crash on Highway 54 Monday afternoon.

Early morning home invasion reported in central Columbia

February 23, 2021 9:50 AM ABC 17 News Team

The Columbia Police Department said in a news release that officers were called at about 2:45 a.m. to the 1100 block of Madison Street for a reported home invasion.

Police: Domestic assault call led to crash into Columbia creek

February 23, 2021 4:00 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A chase that led to a crash into a Columbia creek started with a Tuesday morning domestic assault call, police said Tuesday afternoon. Columbia Police detained two people after a crash on the 2700 block of Forum Blvd. Tuesday morning before 9, Columbia Police responded to a report of a domestic assault

Tiger Woods in surgery with ‘multiple leg injuries’ after rollover car accident near LA, agent says

February 23, 2021 2:00 PM CNN Newsource

Golf legend Tiger Woods was hospitalized Tuesday morning after a serious one-car rollover accident in Los Angeles County that required the “jaws of life,” according to the LA County Sheriff’s Department.

Hartsburg man accused of shooting that hit 1 in the head

February 23, 2021 2:47 PM Matt Ragsdale

A Hartsburg man faces multiple charges in Boone County after a Saturday shooting left one person hurt.

Lake of the Ozarks water levels rapidly lowered as power demand surged

February 23, 2021 1:47 PM Victoria Bragg

Experts say the rapid drop in water levels at Lake of the Ozarks is no cause for alarm and is directly tied to increased power demands from last week’s brutal winter weather.

UK COVID-19 variant found in various locations across Missouri

February 23, 2021 11:27 AM Zola Crowder

As COVID-19 cases in Missouri have been steadily declined, officials are concerned the UK variant is more widespread in Missouri than previously detected.

Coronavirus vaccine clinics back on after weather delays; MU Health Care receives shipment

February 23, 2021 11:20 AM Chanel Porter

MU Health Care received confirmation Monday that it will be receiving the vaccines that were delayed.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should Columbia Public Schools return to a five-day week?

February 23, 2021 1:27 AM ABC 17 News Team

Discussions have begun about how Columbia Public Schools can return to a five-day week, Superintendent Peter Stiepleman told ABC 17 News on Monday.

MONDAY UPDATES: Missouri DHSS adds 175 COVID-19 related deaths to state dashboard

February 22, 2021 11:02 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Jefferson City Board of Education delays approval of early dismissal days for teacher development

February 22, 2021 5:29 PM Connor Hirsch

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Board of Education did not approve 70-minute early dismissals almost every Monday next school year. Treasurer of the board Ken Enloe presented a motion to approve the school’s calendar without the proposed early dismissal times the district wants for teacher development. The motion passed with one objecting vote.

Local businesses hopeful Restaurant Week will provide a boost in business

February 22, 2021 7:34 PM Sydney Olsen

Restaurant Week in the District in downtown Columbia began Monday, and local restaurants say the event could help boost businesses for the industry during the Coronavirus pandemic.

Missouri Capitol evacuated as a precaution

February 22, 2021 7:48 PM ABC 17 News Team

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Capitol was evacuated as a precaution just before 7 p.m. Monday. At least four House committee hearings were in progress at the time. Division Chief Jason Turner said a malfunctioning detector went off in the Capitol. There was no fire or no smoke.