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Boone County health department offering Novavax for people 12 and older

August 31, 2022 3:42 PM Matthew Sanders

The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services is now offering the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine to people 12 and older.

Special legislative session on tax cuts delayed a week

August 31, 2022 1:08 PM Matthew Sanders

A special session called to consider a $700 million permanent income tax cut will be pushed back a week, Missouri legislative leaders said Wednesday.

Callaway County man charged after chase on county roads

August 31, 2022 11:32 AM Matthew Sanders

A Callaway County man was charged this week with vehicle theft and resisting arrest after allegedly leading a deputy on a chase near New Bloomfield.

FDA authorizes Pfizer and Moderna’s updated Covid-19 boosters

August 31, 2022 8:55 AM CNN Newsource

By Naomi Thomas and Brenda Goodman, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized updated Covid-19 vaccine booster shots from Moderna and Pfizer. This is the first time updated Covid-19 vaccines have received emergency use authorization in the United States. Both are bivalent vaccines that combine the companies’ original vaccine with one that

No weapon found after JC Schools investigates report

August 31, 2022 8:20 AM Zachary Farwell

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City School District has taken disciplinary action against a student after looking into a report about a weapon. In a letter sent home to families, the school district reported staff received a tip about a high school student with a weapon on a school bus. Lewis & Clark Middle

Moberly police arrest man accused in recent thefts from vehicles

August 31, 2022 5:59 AM Zachary Farwell

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Moberly police officers recovered stolen property Tuesday while investigating thefts from vehicles. Police said officers identified 33-year-old Dustin Wheeler, of Moberly, as a suspect during the investigation. Wheeler was arrested at a home in the 400 block of E. Rollins Street around 5:45 p.m. on a no bond parole absconder warrant, according

Columbia middle school to hold back-to-school event Wednesday

August 31, 2022 5:27 AM Ben Fein

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Staff at a Columbia middle school plan to hold a back-to-school event Wednesday. The “Back to School Bash” is scheduled for 5 to 7 p.m. at John Warner Middle School. Organizers want the event to welcome the community back to school. The Back to School Bash will allow parents to meet their

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you more worried now that monkeypox is in Mid-Missouri?

August 30, 2022 11:29 PM ABC 17 News Team

The Boone County health department said Tuesday that a county resident has tested positive for monkeypox.

Missouri’s ‘stand your ground’ law explained after Howard County man’s self-defense claim

August 30, 2022 9:40 PM Leila Mitchell

A man charged with first-degree murder claimed self defense in a Howard County courtroom Tuesday morning.

Two Columbia middle school students assaulted on bus; suspect detained

August 30, 2022 1:43 PM Matthew Sanders

Two Columbia Public Schools middle school students were assaulted Tuesday morning on their bus, a district spokeswoman said.

Hundreds of students get free books from Read Across Columbia

August 30, 2022 5:23 PM Chris Bryant

More than 600 kids at Columbia Public Schools got new books Tuesday at Blue Ridge Elementary School as part of the Read Across Columbia program.

Suspect in deadly Fayette shooting pleads not guilty; lawyer claims self-defense

August 30, 2022 6:07 AM Matthew Sanders

Kundarrius Taylor, 23, is set to appear in the Howard County Court Tuesday after being charged with first-degree murder in the deadly shooting of Torrance Evans.

Mikhail Gorbachev, former Soviet president who took down the Iron Curtain, dies

August 30, 2022 4:25 PM CNN Newsource

Mikhail Gorbachev — the last leader of the former Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991 — has died at the age of 91.

Fire destroys barn near St. Thomas

August 30, 2022 3:50 PM Matthew Sanders

A fire destroyed a barn near the Osage River in Cole County on Tuesday.

First monkeypox case reported in Boone County

August 30, 2022 2:36 PM Matthew Sanders

Boone County has reported its first case of monkeypox.

Missouri Supreme Court reprimands St. Louis prosecutor

August 30, 2022 2:33 PM Associated Press

By JIM SALTER Associated Press The Missouri Supreme Court has reprimanded St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner for mistakes made in the 2018 prosecution of then-Gov. Eric Greitens, but agrees with an advisory counsel’s decision that suspension of her law license or disbarment are not merited. The brief ruling Tuesday from the state’s high court

Jefferson City woman sentenced to prison for Molotov cocktail attack

August 30, 2022 2:20 PM Matthew Sanders

A Jefferson City woman was sentenced Tuesday to a dozen years in federal prison after pleading guilty to throwing Molotov cocktails into homes.

Registered sex offender sent to federal prison for child pornography

August 30, 2022 11:25 AM Matthew Sanders

A Versailles man was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in federal prison without parole for possession of child pornography.

At least two homes hit in central Columbia shooting

August 30, 2022 1:22 AM Meghan Drakas

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police say at least two homes were hit with gunfire in a central Columbia shooting late Monday night. ABC 17 News crews were on scene around 11:40 p.m. and saw multiple officers searching the area with flashlights. CPD says an officer was close by at the time of the shooting and

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do Missouri prison conditions need to improve?

August 29, 2022 11:40 PM ABC 17 News Team

The NAACP held a virtual forum Monday night to talk about conditions in Missouri prisons.