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Prosecutors file lesser charge against suspect in deadly Columbia shooting

January 31, 2022 1:28 PM Zachary Farwell

The Boone County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has filed lesser charges against a man accused in a deadly Columbia shooting.

Traffic delays expected along I-70 on Monday

January 31, 2022 5:20 AM Meghan Drakas

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Drivers in the Columbia area should expect delays on eastbound Interstate 70 at the Sorrels Overpass Monday. MoDOT is planning for five-minute rolling roadblocks in the eastbound lanes to allow a crane to safely move concrete to the median. MoDOT expects the delays to happen between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 🚧I-70

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you following the debate over Missouri’s congressional district map?

January 31, 2022 1:50 AM ABC 17 News Team

The Missouri Senate is expected to take up the state’s proposed map of U.S. House districts Monday.

Columbia College will return to in-person learning Monday

January 30, 2022 5:16 PM Leila Mitchell

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia College will return to in-person learning Monday after spending months in a partially virtual setting due to the COVID-19 case increase in Boone County. College officials announced after consulting with the COVID-19 Task Force, careful examination of data, and in consideration of feedback from faculty, staff and students, that the school has

Power has been restored to over 1,500 Columbia residents

January 30, 2022 6:34 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: Power has been restored to all users as of 9 p.m. on Sunday. Around 3 p.m. on Sunday, a widespread power outage was reported in the area of the Columbia Mall. At that time, the City of Columbia reported 1,637 residents were without power. Matt Nestor with the city’s utilities department

Cincinnati Bengals beat Kansas City Chiefs 27-24 in overtime in AFC title game, advance to first Super Bowl in 33 years

January 30, 2022 5:44 PM Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Cincinnati Bengals beat Kansas City Chiefs 27-24 in overtime in AFC title game, advance to first Super Bowl in 33 years.

SUNDAY UPDATES: Nine new COVID-19 related deaths added over the weekend

January 30, 2022 2:59 PM Chanel Porter

The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 31% on Sunday. An additional 11,134 new COVID-19 cases were added over the weekend bringing the total of confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic is now 1,069,678. There have also been 257,870 probable antigen test results being positive, with 1,979 added between Saturday

Man seriously hurt after being hit by car in Columbia

January 30, 2022 10:00 AM Meghan Drakas

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was seriously hurt after being hit by a car in Columbia on Saturday night. According to Columbia Police, Sullivan S. Preston, 19 of Bowen, IL was walking eastbound along I-70 Drive Northwest when he was hit by a 2003 Honda CRV. Joseph C. Gilmore, 30 of Columbia was behind the

No one hurt in Jefferson City house fire on Saturday

January 30, 2022 12:22 AM Meghan Drakas

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) According to the Jefferson City Fire Department, no one was hurt in a house fire in Jefferson City on Saturday afternoon. Around 3 p.m. the Jefferson City Fire Department responded to a report of a fire coming from around a chimney of a house in the 1100 block of E. McCarty

MoDOT begins construction on Rocheport Bridge connecting Boone and Cooper counties

January 29, 2022 7:35 PM Joushua Blount

COLLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) MoDOT has now began their work on replacing the Rocheport Bridge that connects Boone and Cooper Counties. MoDOT said the bridge was in need of major rehabilitation that would have required them change I-70 traffic to one-lane in each direction for an extended period of time, potentially causing 3 to 8-hour backups. The

Columbia Police arrest man accused of setting car on fire

January 29, 2022 10:46 AM Meghan Drakas

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police arrested Leslie Lee Williams, 40, of Columbia on suspicion of arson early Friday morning. CPD responded to a car on fire in the lot of Extended Stay at 2000 West Business Loop 70 around 1:35 a.m. on Friday. Police eventually identified the suspect as Williams who had outstanding arrest warrants

One dead, one seriously injured after wreck on Route TT in Camden County

January 28, 2022 11:05 PM Karl Wehmhoener

CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State Highway Patrol is reporting one person is dead after a one-vehicle crash on Route TT near Crane Cove Drive in Camden County. Troopers report a 2007 Ford Fusion crossed the center of the road and then skidded before traveling off the ride side of the road and hitting a

Local health organizations make changes following decreased demand for COVID-19 testing

January 28, 2022 9:14 PM Joushua Blount

just before and soon after the holidays, the demand for COVID testing increased.

Two taken to hospital after midday wreck in Columbia

January 28, 2022 8:57 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Officials report two people were taken by ambulance to a local hospital after a two-vehicle wreck at Range Line near Blue Ridge just before 12:30 p.m.

City of Columbia launches new utility website for customers

January 28, 2022 7:23 PM Karl Wehmhoener

The city of Columbia is launching a new website for residents to pay for utilities.

Judge lowers bond for teen in shooting case

January 28, 2022 7:12 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A judge will give a Columbia teen a lower bond in a shooting case. Shawn Long, 18, is accused of shooting and killing Roberto Lauer last week. He’s charged with involuntary manslaughter. Long says he accidentally shot the gun at Lauer. We were in court when Long’s attorney argued to lower his quarter-million-dollar

Numbers rising for police officers shot during traffic stops

January 28, 2022 11:54 AM Kennedy Miller

Shootings of police officers have shaken multiple American cities already in 2022 — building off an increase in such shootings in 2021.

City of Columbia trash vouchers arriving as new program ends first year

January 28, 2022 11:08 AM Erika McGuire

Columbia trash customers should be receiving vouchers for new bags in the mail this week, though some residents have complained about not being able to find the special bags the city requires.

Lincoln University of Missouri Board of Curators select next president

January 28, 2022 6:28 PM Karl Wehmhoener

The Lincoln University of Missouri Board of Curators has selected the 21st president of the university.

Pediatric expert: Masks in schools help reduce omicron’s spread

January 28, 2022 5:52 PM Hannah Falcon

Several Missouri Republicans claim masks in schools are ineffective and hindering children’s education, but medical experts and public health officials say otherwise.