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Route WW closed east of Columbia after crash

September 16, 2020 1:35 PM Matthew Sanders

Route WW was closed east of Columbia after a crash Wednesday afternoon.

Audit: Clerk in town of 500 misappropriated $300,000

September 16, 2020 1:24 PM Matthew Sanders

A state audit released Wednesday accuses the former clerk of a tiny town in remote northeast Missouri of spending more than $300,000 in taxpayer money on concerts, vacations and other personal needs.

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

Missouri COVID-19 rate moves to 4th highest in the nation in new White House report

September 16, 2020 11:49 AM ABC 17 News Team

Missouri’s rate for 100 new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 state residents was the fourth highest in the country, according to a new red zone report from the White House.

Police respond to early morning shooting in south Columbia

September 16, 2020 9:06 AM Matt Ragsdale

Officers said no people were hurt and no property was damaged from the shooting.

Hurricane Sally makes landfall in Gulf Shores

September 16, 2020 5:29 AM Brittany Wiley

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) Hurricane Sally made landfall near Gulf Shores, Alabama, as a Category 2 storm just before 5 a.m. Wednesday. The National Hurricane Center said Sally is bringing torrential rain over a coastal storm surge that will cause dangerous flooding from the Florida Panhandle to Mississippi and well inland in the days ahead. The

University of Missouri expels two students and suspends others for ‘threatening the safety of MU campus’

September 15, 2020 9:34 PM Amber Tabeling

The University of Missouri said in an email sent out Tuesday afternoon two students have been expelled and three others were suspended for violating the university’s COVID-19 policies.

TUESDAY UPDATES: JC School District reports 2 new facilities reporting their first COVID-19 case on campus

September 15, 2020 11:22 AM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for local updates related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jefferson City asking for almost $1.5 million in CARES Act funding from Cole County

September 15, 2020 7:56 PM Connor Hirsch

According to 31 applications retrieved from the city through a sunshine request, $1,476,710 is being requested to help the city handle the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Cole County was given just about $9 million dollars to distribute to cities, communities, businesses and organizations impacted by the crisis.

University of Missouri curators’ committee recommends $700k audit

September 15, 2020 3:26 PM Zach Boetto

A committee of the University of Missouri Board of Curators recommended Tuesday that the full board approve a $700,000 contract for an audit.

Man arrested after allegedly assaulting Maries County sheriff’s deputy

September 15, 2020 6:44 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Maries County Sheriff’s Department is reporting a naked man assaulted a deputy during a morning call.

TRUTH ALERT: Ad targets Parson’s spending, lobbyist gifts

September 15, 2020 5:37 PM Lucas Geisler

An ad against Republican Gov. Mike Parson takes aim at payments his office took from lobbyists and money that office spent to travel Missouri.

Maximum number of microenterprise loan applications submitted Tuesday to Columbia Housing Programs Division

September 15, 2020 5:28 AM Brittany Wiley

The department is reporting 35 is the maximum number they are allowed to serve in this grant.

School drop-off and pick-up causes traffic trouble in Ashland

September 15, 2020 11:58 AM Riane Cleveland

School-related traffic has increased in Ashland due to drop off and pick up procedures.

Official: Positivity rate correction does not affect Boone County health order

September 15, 2020 3:21 PM Zola Crowder

The Boone County health department said Tuesday that it had to correct COVID-19 infection rates spanning the summer but emphasized that the new numbers don’t change the decision to implement a stricter health order.