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MONDAY UPDATES: Jefferson City Council extends four emergency proclamations

May 4, 2020 5:34 AM ABC 17 News Team

Check back throughout the day for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.

Columbia City Council accepts fairgrounds property

May 4, 2020 9:02 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than 100 acres of the former Boone County fairgrounds property now belongs to the city of Columbia. The Columbia City Council accepted the land on Monday night after months of negotiations with the county. The approval brings in 135 acres of land of the Central Missouri Events Center for use by

Jefferson City fitness studio reopens with caution

May 4, 2020 4:23 PM Amber Tabeling

A Jefferson City fitness studio reopened along with many other Cole County businesses Monday, as restrictions for the state and county lessened.

Missouri governor says COVID-19 case jump should be viewed in context

May 4, 2020 2:31 PM Matthew Sanders

Gov. Mike Parson pointed to large-scale testing at a COVID-19 hot spot as a major reason for a jump in COVID-19 cases on the day Missouri reopened for business.

Columbia bar changes operations to reopen under COVID-19 order

May 4, 2020 2:24 PM Molly Stawinoga

Boone County’s newest order does not let bars reopen.

Rock Bridge’s Cole sets sights on college soccer after losing season

May 3, 2020 11:44 PM Tyler Murry

COLUMBIA, MO. – ABC 17’s Tyler Murry shows the story of Rock Bridge star midfielder Caroline Cole, who is making the most of working to play college soccer after losing her senior season in high school.

Boone County reopen order more strict than state order

May 3, 2020 6:21 PM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) The state of Missouri and Boone County have new reopen orders going into effect Monday morning at midnight. There are not many differences between the two, however, the Boone County reopen order is more strict on allowing businesses to reopen. Cole County has been following statewide guidelines since April 25 and will

SUNDAY UPDATES: Missouri reporting new death from COVID-19

May 3, 2020 3:58 PM Sydney Olsen

The Morgan County Health Center confirmed a fifth case of COVID-19 Sunday.

Mobile COVID-19 testing will be available to Boone County residents

May 3, 2020 7:08 PM Sydney Olsen

The Columbia/Boone County Health Department has partnered with the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital, Boone Hospital, and MU Healthcare to increase testing for COVID-19.

Columbia Mall set to reopen select stores Tuesday

May 3, 2020 4:10 PM Sydney Olsen

The Columbia Mall will reopen Tuesday May 5 after being closed due to COVID-19.

New Boone County order lets many businesses open Monday

May 3, 2020 7:34 AM Ben Fein

Boone County is implementing a new order that goes into effect at 12 a.m. Monday, which includes a framework for most businesses to reopen in some capacity.

Boat explosion at Lake of the Ozarks leaves one dead

May 2, 2020 7:19 PM Sydney Olsen

One person was found dead at the Lake of the Ozarks after a boat explosion.

Columbia cafe and pub looking to federal government for guidelines

May 2, 2020 9:34 PM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) One Columbia cafe and pub decided to have a pop-up event in order to get a feel for what it will be like to reopen when the stay home order is lifted. Lydia Melton, the owner of Gunter Hans says the federal government granted the cafe and pub a loan from the

SATURDAY UPDATES: More than 8,000 COVID-19 cases in Missouri

May 2, 2020 5:42 PM Sydney Olsen

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is reporting 7,835 cases of COVID-19 in the state.

Dates decided for Border War on the gridiron

May 2, 2020 12:52 PM Tyler Murry

Mizzou and Kansas football will play a four-game series against each other starting in 2025, according to a release from Kansas Athletics. We first told you in April that Mizzou Athletic Director Jim Sterk sent an email to Tiger Scholarship members stating an agreement on the Border War was near completion. The Tigers will host

More than 350 food plant employees test positive for COVID-19

May 2, 2020 2:08 PM Sydney Olsen

As of Saturday morning, 359 employees and contract workers of Triumph Foods tested positive for COVID-19.

One dead after ATV crash in Pettis County

May 2, 2020 8:28 AM Kaitlyn Bailey

An ATV crash in Pettis County killed one person and injured two others.

Osage emergency responders return from New Jersey deployment

May 2, 2020 7:28 AM Molly Stawinoga

The Osage Ambulance District Disaster Response Team is coming back to mid-Missouri.

Crash shuts down road in northern Boone County

May 2, 2020 3:48 AM Molly Stawinoga

Emergency crews shut down the 8800 block of East Lake San Lynn Road early Saturday morning.

State health department points to expanded testing as the cause of daily spike in cases

May 1, 2020 9:32 PM Connor Hirsch

The director of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services blamed the above-average spike in daily cases on Friday to expanded testing in the state.