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Police investigate shooting outside of south Columbia residence

February 11, 2021 11:40 AM Matt Ragsdale

The Columbia Police Department said officers investigated an early Thursday morning shooting outside of a south Columbia residence.

Snowy roads in mid-Missouri could impact Thursday morning commute

February 11, 2021 5:42 AM Molly Stawinoga

Watch ABC 17 News This Morning at 5 and 6 for a live look at driving conditions.

GOP senators signal they plan to acquit Trump despite visceral presentation by House Democrats

February 11, 2021 9:37 AM CNN Newsource

The House impeachment managers presented senators with videos of their colleagues fleeing a pro-Trump mob, which breached the US Capitol shouting “stop the steal.” They showed the rioters searching for then-Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and rummaging through the senators’ desks on the chamber floor.

Early morning house fire burns hole in roof

February 11, 2021 8:57 AM Matt Ragsdale

Mexico firefighters say an early morning house fire burned a hole in a roof.

WATCH: Crews respond to crash on Missouri River Bridge

February 11, 2021 7:30 AM Matt Ragsdale

Emergency crews responded to a crash on the Missouri River Bridge Thursday morning.

The director of the Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services on Thursday extended the current COVID-19 order, which had been set to expire Tuesday.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should Columbia and Boone County ease coronavirus restrictions?

February 11, 2021 2:46 AM ABC 17 News Team

The health director for Columbia and Boone County announced Wednesday a new coronavirus order that will allow restaurants and bars to stay open later starting Friday. Officials said numbers of new cases and hospitalizations are plummeting but cautioned some restrictions are still needed to avoid another surge. Columbia and Boone County are the only areas

WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Missouri DHSS adds 287 COVID-19 related deaths to state dashboard

February 10, 2021 9:19 AM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.

Local bars hopeful they have made it through worst part of the COVID-19 pandemic with new order

February 10, 2021 7:48 PM Sydney Olsen

olumbia businesses are rejoicing after the Columbia/Boone County Health Department reported it was lifting restrictions on hours for restaurants, bars and entertainment venues on Wednesday.

Mid-Missouri mass vaccination event rescheduled three weeks after original date

February 10, 2021 7:21 PM Connor Hirsch

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) As the state continues to roll out the coronavirus vaccine with large scale events, winter weather is starting to get in the way of that effort. In Mid-Missouri, the next mass vaccination event at the School of the Osage near the Lake of the Ozarks was rescheduled from Feb. 14 until March

How winter weather takes a toll on your car and what to do to prevent it

February 10, 2021 1:12 PM Meghan Drakas

With single- and negative-degree temperatures ahead, it’s important to know how to prepare a vehicle for the extreme cold snap.

Missouri leaders plan to receive more vaccine doses next month

February 10, 2021 11:37 AM Victoria Bragg

The group coordinating Missouri’s coronavirus vaccine program will brief reporters in a closed-door meeting Wednesday afternoon.

Multiple districts cancel classes Thursday

February 10, 2021 6:37 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Over a dozen Mid-Missouri school districts canceled Thursday classes as temperatures continue to fall across the region. Eldon, Jamestown, Morgan County R-II (Versailles) and St. Elizabeth R-IV were among the public districts that had called off Thursday classes by 6 p.m. Wednesday. Many of the districts on social media say road conditions,

Two indicted for murder in Cole County after baby dies with meth in system

February 10, 2021 5:13 PM Karl Wehmhoener

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County grand jury has indicted two people on 2nd-degree murder charges after a 2-month-old died with meth in the child’s system. According to the Cole County Sheriff’s department, the baby died on Sept. 30 at a home on the 800 block of Pitchfork Ally in Cole County Missouri. An

Snow plow catches fire on Tom Bass Rd.

February 10, 2021 3:44 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A snow plow caught fire Wednesday afternoon on Tom Bass Road. According to officials the fire started in the engine compartment. Watch a video from a viewer sent in as the snow plow catches fire. https://youtu.be/hmyT83mwPqY Officials report the driver was able to exit the truck before the fire reached the cab