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FDA reports Johnson & Johnson 1-dose shot effective against COVID-19

February 24, 2021 3:15 PM Zola Crowder

During clinical trials, the Food and Drug Administration found the single-dose Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine 66% effective at preventing COVID-19 cases.

Gun rights rally in Missouri Capitol rotunda

‘Concerned citizens’ attend Second Amendment rights rally at Missouri Capitol

February 24, 2021 1:10 PM Matt Ragsdale

People packed into the rotunda Wednesday for a Second Amendment rights rally at the Missouri Capitol.

Local businesses planning to open their doors again with coronavirus case decrease

February 24, 2021 12:54 PM Victoria Bragg

Some businesses in Columbia are planning to re-open their doors with a sustained lowering of coronavirus case levels and a new health order which allows bars and restaruants to stay open until midnight.

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

Check back for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.

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.