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April 6, 2020 5:30 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Columbia City Council meetings go online during COVID-19

April 5, 2020 6:12 PM Sydney Olsen

The city of Columbia is asking residents to avoid attending city council meetings during COVID-19.

Missourians are allowed to leave their homes for essential services under state stay at home order

April 5, 2020 6:02 PM Connor Hirsch

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri will join the majority of states under a state-wide stay-at-home order starting Monday at 12:01 a.m. until April 24. Gov. Mike Parson announced Friday The “Stay Home Missouri” order. Under the order, Missourians are told not to leave their houses unless necessary. Everyone must also avoid social gatherings of more than

Statewide stay-at-home order to go into effect overnight

April 5, 2020 7:20 AM Ben Fein

Governor Parson updated Missourians again yesterday on the statewide stay-at-home order that will go into effect tomorrow.

Parson issues statewide stay-at-home order to slow COVID-19 spread

April 3, 2020 10:08 AM Matt Ragsdale

Gov. Mike Parson on Friday said he will issue a statewide stay-at-home order that will go into effect Monday to slow down COVID-19.

Lawsuit filed after chase, deadly crash in Cole County

April 2, 2020 11:13 PM Katie Greathouse

The family of two people killed in a crash that happened during a pursuit last year has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against law enforcement officers as well as Jefferson City and Cole County.

State reps say K-12 education should prepare for budget restrictions or cuts

April 2, 2020 12:45 PM Amber Tabeling

Elementary and secondary education has not yet been affected by the state budget restrictions Gov. Mike Parson announced Wednesday as revenue falls because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Missouri health care workers face shortage of PPE

April 2, 2020 2:23 PM Brittany Wiley

Doctors and nurses across the world have been pleading for more personal protective equipment, or PPE, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Missouri Nurses Association said that shortage is starting to affect the industry in Missouri as well.

Collapsed wall on High Street to be demolished on Wednesday

March 31, 2020 10:37 AM Matt Ragsdale

Demolition crews started to tear down a partially collapsed wall at 200 E. High St. Wednesday morning.

Gov. Parson defends lack of statewide stay-at-home order

March 31, 2020 9:46 PM Katie Greathouse

Gov. Mike Parson said Tuesday that he is still not convinced a statewide stay-at-home order is the best idea for Missouri.

Primary field set for Boone and Cole counties

March 31, 2020 6:00 PM Lucas Geisler

Boone and Cole counties will see a handful of contested races for county offices come August.

Boone County presidential primary voting

Virus likely dooms Missouri recreational marijuana campaign

March 31, 2020 2:27 PM Associated Press

Backers of an effort to legalize recreational marijuana in Missouri say the campaign will likely not get on the ballot this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Columbia woman stuck in Peru ‘falling through cracks’

March 30, 2020 12:02 PM Molly Stawinoga

A Columbia woman has been trapped in Peru under quarantine for 15 days.

Emergency declaration puts teeth in Jefferson City stay-at-home order

March 30, 2020 11:08 AM Matthew Sanders

Jefferson City officials say an emergency declaration signed Friday by Mayor Carrie Tergin expands the options for charging violators of a stay-at-home order.

Missouri seeking unemployment, mental health help in federal disaster declaration

March 26, 2020 8:17 PM Lucas Geisler

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The state needs federal help to keep up with a crush of unemployment claims, according to the governor’s request for a federal disaster declaration. ABC 17 News obtained the request sent by Gov. Mike Parson on March 23 to President Donald Trump to help with the COVID-19 pandemic. The request asks

State agencies looking at sites to convert into medical facilities

March 26, 2020 5:15 PM Lucas Geisler

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Several state agencies are working together to find sites capable of converting into medical facilities if needed. Gov. Mike Parson said the state’s Medicaid chief, Todd Richardson, was looking into the issue alongside the State Emergency Management Agency. Parson said the groups were also working with the U.S. Army Corps of