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TUESDAY UPDATES: Osage Beach mass vaccination clinic canceled due to winter weather

February 9, 2021 8:17 AM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.

Traffic on I-70 West backed up due to a crash on Feb. 9th, 2021

Over a dozen districts report buses on snow routes due to winter weather

February 9, 2021 10:09 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several Mid-Missouri school districts have canceled class for Wednesday whil several are running snow routes to pick up students for Wednesday class. Temperatures will fall into the single digits just about each night the rest of this week, making it hard for road crews to treat roads with either salt or chemicals.

Two arrested after wreck and robbery in Moberly Friday

February 9, 2021 9:45 PM Karl Wehmhoener

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) On Feb. 5, Moberly police responded to the scene of a wreck and a reported robbery in area of Holman Road and Rothwell Park Road. According to police, an F-250 rear ended a maroon sedan. The driver of the truck told police the driver of the sedan robbed him at gunpoint of

American Airlines flight from Columbia makes emergency landing in Springfield

February 9, 2021 11:02 AM Associated Press

An American Airlines jet has made an emergency landing in southwest Missouri after experiencing trouble with its landing gear.

Grand jury indicts woman for December drive-thru killing

February 9, 2021 6:55 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A Boone County grand jury has indicted a Moberly woman accused of killing a man at a Columbia drive-thru. Angelica Benitez is charged with 2nd-degree murder and armed criminal action after she allegedly shot Marqukis Hayes in the drive-thru line at McDonald’s. A probable cause statement says Benitez was in a pickup truck in December

Boone County Road and Bridge and MoDOT fight bitter cold while working to clear roads

February 9, 2021 2:09 PM Meghan Drakas

Boone County crews were in overnight and were relieved by a day crew that took over at 7 a.m. Tuesday.

Senators vote that impeachment trial is constitutional following House managers and Trump lawyer debate

February 9, 2021 4:17 PM CNN

The Senate voted Tuesday that the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump is constitutional after the House made an emotionally compelling case showing how rioters violently breached the US Capitol and attacked police officers last month, invoking Trump’s name as they tried to disrupt the certification of the November election.

Cole County roads mostly clear after winter weather event but more snow is possible

February 9, 2021 12:30 PM Victoria Bragg

Crews for Cole County and Jefferson City continued Tuesday morning to treat roads covered by snow and ice from multiple rounds of wintry precipitation.

Columbia independent living facility gives first in-house coronavirus vaccine clinic

February 9, 2021 12:27 PM Chanel Porter

Solstice Senior Living became the first independent living facility in Columbia to host a coronavirus vaccine clinic for its residents and workers Tuesday.

Boone Hospital waiting for state approval to continue CPS staff vaccinations

February 9, 2021 12:08 PM Zola Crowder

Boone Hospital Center is at a standstill, waiting for coronavirus vaccines from the state health department to continue vaccinating Columbia Public School staff.

Columbia police arrest 1 linked to late-night robbery call

February 9, 2021 9:44 AM Matt Ragsdale

Columbia police say one person was arrested on suspicion of a late Tuesday night robbery on the Business Loop.

Trump’s second impeachment trial begins Tuesday as Democrats prepare a ‘violent crime criminal prosecution’

February 9, 2021 10:50 AM CNN Newsource

The second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump begins in the Senate on Tuesday, where senators will be confronted with the violent events of the January 6 riot and whether Trump is culpable for inciting the insurrectionists that attacked the Capitol and placed their lives in danger.

Crash backs up traffic on Missouri River bridge

February 9, 2021 9:49 AM Matthew Sanders

A crash backed up traffic on the Missouri River bridge near Rocheport on Tuesday morning.

Lettered highways and residential streets still covered in snow as winter weather continues

February 9, 2021 5:43 AM Matt Ragsdale

Around Mid-Missouri, residential streets and lettered highways were still covered in snow as winter weather continues to move through the area.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you support $3,000 checks per child?

February 9, 2021 2:50 AM ABC 17 News Team

Congressional Democrats have put forward a plan to pay most families with children $3,000 or more per child. The proposal’s fate is unclear but it appears to be gaining steam among some political leaders. But like other stimulus measures, it is part of a broader conversation about how much direct economic stimulus the nation can

Details emerge after 17-year-old charged as an adult in July 2020 second-degree murder case in east Columbia

February 8, 2021 11:22 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police release more information regarding a 17-year-old that is being charged as an adult with two counts of 2nd-degree murder. According to court documents, Columbia police responded to the area of Volunteer Drive and Grace Lane on July 5, 2020. Once on scene, officers found five gunshot victims. Two of the

Low temperatures could cause black ice to form on roads overnight

February 8, 2021 5:26 PM Sydney Olsen

Boone County Road and Bridge and Columbia Public Work have crews treating roads due to freezing drizzle and light snow.

Coronavirus vaccine line jumpers sneaking their way to get vaccinated out of turn

February 8, 2021 7:31 PM Deborah Kendrick

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) While state guidelines say only certain groups of Missouri’s population are eligible to get the coronavirus vaccine, some are reportedly getting the vaccine out of turn. Last week, Governor Mike Parson and Dr. Randall Williams said there have been reports of people jumping the line to get a coronavirus vaccine and some

North Carolina man arrested after Interstate 70 traffic stop in Callaway County

February 8, 2021 10:01 PM Karl Wehmhoener

KINGDOM CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State Highway Patrol stopped a vehicle near the US Highway 54 – Interstate 70 interchange just after midnight in Callaway County. According to troopers, Callaway County Sheriff’s Office K9 Iro responded to assist and helped make another drug seizure. Officials say 11.1 lbs. of marijuana, 235 grams of THC concentrate,

WATCH REPLAY: Coronavirus update on Columbia Board of Education agenda

February 8, 2021 4:30 PM ABC 17 News Team

The Columbia Board of Education will meet at 6:30 p.m. Among the agenda items is a coronavirus update from Superintendent Peter Stiepleman.