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Some state park services to open starting Monday

April 29, 2020 2:24 PM Matthew Sanders

Gov. Mike Parson and state leaders are expected to go over more information on how the state will reopen during a COVID-19 briefing at 3 p.m.

Cole County authorities seek information on missing man

April 29, 2020 1:51 PM Matthew Sanders

The Cole County Sheriff’s Department is asking the public for help finding a man who went missing this week.

Woman pleads guilty in Columbia killing

April 29, 2020 12:12 PM Matthew Sanders

One of seven people charged with murder in what investigators said was a drug deal turned bad pleaded guilty to a drug charge Monday.

Columbia police looking for person linked to Sunday burglary

April 29, 2020 11:07 AM Matt Ragsdale

The Columbia Police Department said Wednesday that officers are looking for a person tied to a weekend burglary.

Man arrested in connection with January shooting on Business Loop

April 29, 2020 10:31 AM Matt Ragsdale

Another person has been arrested in connection with a January shooting that happened on the Business Loop.

Judge gives 17-year sentence in Columbia murder case

April 29, 2020 10:14 AM Matthew Sanders

A Columbia man pleaded guilty to murder Monday in a January 2019 killing.

Boone County prosecutors charge man with trespassing, property damage at MU

April 29, 2020 8:57 AM Matt Ragsdale

Boone County prosecutors charged a man on Tuesday with trespassing at the University of Missouri and allegedly breaking into a campus building.

State health department could pay private labs more than $1 million to ramp up testing

April 28, 2020 7:48 PM Lucas Geisler

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services could pay more than $1 million to private labs in increase testing capacity as the state begins to relax social distancing rules. The contracts obtained by ABC 17 News show that at least three labs, including one in mid-Missouri, will help the state

Mid-Missouri counties to get millions in federal funding

April 28, 2020 9:25 PM Katie Greathouse

Several counties in Mid-Missouri are expected to receive millions of dollars in federal funding to help with COVID-19-related costs.

Alert canceled for missing Osage Beach woman

April 28, 2020 5:36 PM Matthew Sanders

Osage Beach police have issued an alert to help find a missing 77-year-old woman.

Local hospitals postpone thousands of elective procedures during COVID-19

April 28, 2020 8:04 PM Sydney Olsen

Representatives from hospitals in Columbia announced last week they will slowly begin to schedule more procedures and surgeries that are not related to COVID-19.

Wind knocks over electric pole

April 28, 2020 7:04 PM Katie Greathouse

BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Strong winds knocked over an electric pole in Boone County as storms swept across Mid-Missouri on Tuesday. It happened on Route K at McBaine city limits before 6 p.m. BCJC: Electric pole leaning at Route K at McBaine city limits and creating a traffic hazard. Use caution, avoid area if possible.—

Columbia man accused in shooting at Boone County trailer park

April 28, 2020 7:26 AM Matt Ragsdale

Boone County deputies arrested a 23-year-old man on suspicion of assault and other crimes after a shooting Tuesday.

Columbia man pleads guilty to meth, gun possession

April 28, 2020 4:59 PM Matthew Sanders

A Columbia man admitted in federal court Tuesday to having methamphetamine and a gun.

Callaway County Health Department working with businesses and residents to reopen community

April 28, 2020 4:32 PM Matt Ragsdale

The Callaway County Health Department is working to give guidance to residents and businesses as the state moves toward reopening.

Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens delivers masks

Masks delivered by former Missouri governor fail fit test

April 28, 2020 4:30 PM Matthew Sanders

Masks delivered by a former Missouri governor to at least one local agency to protect first responders from COVID-19 did not pass a fit test.

Mid-Missouri hospitals prepare for spike in COVID-19 patients after reopening

April 28, 2020 11:50 AM Molly Stawinoga

With the state reopening in less than a week, hospitals in mid-Missouri are preparing for a possible spike in COVID-19 cases.

Missouri COVID-19 deaths jump

April 28, 2020 2:02 PM Matthew Sanders

The number of COVID-19 deaths in Missouri jumped by 26 on Tuesday.

Officers identify human remains of Columbia man missing since September

April 28, 2020 3:51 PM Matt Ragsdale

The Columbia Police Department said Tuesday that human remains found two weeks ago have been identified as a Columbia man who had been missing for months.

Missouri governor says COVID-19 hospitalizations down in most regions

April 28, 2020 2:27 PM Matthew Sanders

Gov. Mike Parson presented evidence Tuesday that the COVID-19 pandemic was slowing in Missouri and emphasized the need for business to resume operations.