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More companies pause contributions to Hawley, others

January 13, 2021 12:05 PM Associated Press

The Republican senator was a leader of efforts to challenge the presidential 2020 election results and voted to question the Electoral College count.

Columbia police respond to shots fired on Bethel Church Road.

Police seeking at least two people after south Columbia shooting

January 13, 2021 6:27 AM ABC 17 News Team

Police are looking for two or more possible shooters after they found evidence of gunfire in south Columbia on Wednesday.

Man who brandished knife inside a Moberly hospital is arrested

January 13, 2021 8:25 AM Matt Ragsdale

Moberly police say a man who is suspected of pulling out a knife inside a hospital on Wednesday has been arrested.

Early COVID-19 testing for MU student arrival underway

January 13, 2021 4:37 AM Ben Fein

MU students living on campus required to test will have the opportunity with early testing available through Friday.

House to vote Wednesday to impeach Trump for second time after Capitol riot

January 13, 2021 4:00 AM CNN Newsource

The House is poised to make Donald Trump the first President in United States history to be impeached for a second time on Wednesday with a swift and bipartisan vote to condemn Trump’s role inciting the riots at the US Capitol.

Federal government executes first woman in nearly 70 years for Missouri murder

January 13, 2021 1:51 AM CNN Newsource

Lisa Montgomery, 52, was executed by lethal injection at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Indiana, and pronounced dead at 1:31 a.m. Wednesday.

CPS teacher prepare for students return in-person

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you agree with sending CPS students back to class?

January 13, 2021 2:36 AM ABC 17 News Team

Public opinion is split on whether the vote was the correct course of action amid high coronavirus case rates.

Health leaders say vaccine education will be crucial to reaching wide-spread immunity

January 12, 2021 6:21 PM Connor Hirsch

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) As doses of COVID-19 vaccines are continuing to be administered to the first phase of Missourians, health leaders are eyeing education strategies to inform the public about the vaccine. According to a poll sponsored by the Missouri Hospital Association, 58-percent of Missourians are very or somewhat likely to seek the vaccine

TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County Sheriff’s office report 28 detainees test positive for COVID-19 since Jan. 3

January 12, 2021 9:07 AM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.

Columbia Police Department responds to threats made against board of education

January 12, 2021 7:14 PM Sydney Olsen

The Columbia Police Department and security at Columbia Public Schools are continuing to track threats to board of education members and their families.

Former Mizzou assistant football coach sues over contract dispute

January 12, 2021 5:52 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former assistant coach for the University of Missouri football team claims the school still owes him money following his departure. Derek Dooley filed a lawsuit in Boone County claiming the university must still pay him a year’s worth of his salary under the terms of his contract. The university hired Dooley

US to require all arriving passengers to get COVID-19 test

January 12, 2021 4:48 PM Associated Press

Anyone flying to the U.S. will soon need to show proof of a negative test for COVID-19.

Highway patrol: No specific threats to Missouri Capitol ahead of Biden inauguration

January 12, 2021 4:39 PM Chanel Porter

State officials have increased security around the Missouri Capitol after last week’s storming of the U.S. Capitol but are not aware of specific threats in the days ahead, a highway patrol spokesman said Tuesday.

Road work keeps MoDOT busy despite COVID-19 pandemic

January 12, 2021 3:17 PM Meghan Drakas

The Missouri Department of Transportation said Tuesday that calls for service were on track with previous years in 2020 despite the coronavirus pandemic.

Columbia police investigating armed robbery near Business Loop

January 12, 2021 3:16 PM Matt Ragsdale

Columbia police officers say an armed robbery called out near the Business Loop early Tuesday morning is under investigation.

Missouri House Democrat calls on Josh Hawley to resign

January 12, 2021 2:32 PM Matt Ragsdale

A Democratic member of Missouri’s House of Representatives filed a resolution on Tuesday calling on Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) to resign from office.

Columbia Public Schools teachers preparing for students in classrooms after school board vote

January 12, 2021 12:32 PM Zola Crowder

Columbia Public Schools teachers are working to get their classrooms ready for students again the day after a school board vote to open buildings to students next week.

Police arrest man accused of north Columbia robbery

January 12, 2021 12:15 PM Matt Ragsdale

Columbia police officers arrested a man Monday suspected of robbing a woman of her vehicle earlier in the day.

Governor: Coronavirus vaccine plan to enter new phase next week

January 12, 2021 11:58 AM Victoria Bragg

Gov. Mike Parson said after his inauguration Monday that the state plans to move into the next phase of its coronavirus vaccination plan next week.

Defiant Trump denounces violence but takes no responsibility for inciting deadly riot

January 12, 2021 10:17 AM CNN Newsource

A defiant President Donald Trump insisted Tuesday his speech inciting the riot at the US Capitol was “totally appropriate” while at the same time calling for “no violence” in his first public remarks to reporters after the insurrection last week.