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Tax season could expose unemployment fraud cases

January 28, 2021 2:11 PM Zola Crowder

This tax season experts are warning the public about signs that they’ve been victims of identity or tax fraud with a pandemic-related twist.

Cole County officials plan to vaccinate 2,000 next week

January 28, 2021 9:14 AM Matt Ragsdale

Cole County leaders say officials are planning to hold a coronavirus vaccination clinic for area residents next week.

Some Columbia roads see lasting impacts after winter weather

January 28, 2021 8:01 AM Ben Fein

Some roads in and around Columbia are seeing some lasting impacts from Wednesday’s winter weather.

State of the State address comes amid COVID-19 concerns in capitol, increased vaccines across Missouri

January 27, 2021 7:42 PM Connor Hirsch

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Governor Mike Parson began the annual State of the State address by touting Missouri’s success in fighting COVID-19, but some were opposed to even having the address in person. Just hours before the 3 p.m. address, the venue was changed from the House Chambers to the Senate Chambers across the capitol.

Boone County Columbia Health Department will randomly draw names for vaccine

January 27, 2021 7:20 PM Victoria Bragg

COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) The Columbia/Boone County Health Department will provide left over doses of Pfizer vaccine to individuals in Tier 2 of Phase 1B who are on the waiting list after completing the online survey. The health department will randomly draw names of those who are on the vaccine waiting list to come to their

Columbia and Boone County crews continue to treat roads

January 27, 2021 3:06 PM Sydney Olsen

Road conditions in Columbia and Boone County began to improve as the weather warmed up Wednesday afternoon, but crews were still out clearing roads and preparing for them to possibly refreeze overnight.

WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 2nd COVID-19 related death this week; announces vaccine stand-by list

January 27, 2021 10:27 AM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gov. Parson to lay out legislative agenda during state of the state address

January 27, 2021 2:15 PM ABC 17 News Team

You can watch live coverage from the address when it starts at 3 p.m.

U.S. appeals court sides with Missouri state representative in case over Twitter account

January 27, 2021 3:42 PM Matt Ragsdale

The US 8th Circuit Court of Appeals sided with a Mid-Missouri State Representative on Wednesday in a case over her Twitter account.

Gov. Parson says “Missouri has prevailed” in first State of the State of the pandemic

January 27, 2021 3:14 PM Lucas Geisler

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) – Gov. Mike Parson touted the ways government was able to work despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The governor’s State of the State address, the first such address since the start of the pandemic in March, discussed many of the challenges the state has seen in recent years, including

Officials remind drivers of responsibility during winter weather

January 27, 2021 2:32 PM Zola Crowder

Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F is reminding Mid-Missouri drivers of their responsibility to be alert, drive slowly, and keeping distance between themselves and other vehicles.

WEATHER ALERT DAY: Tracking accumulating snow, potentially slow Wednesday morning commute

January 26, 2021 4:42 PM Jessica Hafner

AFTERNOON UPDATE: Accumulating snow is coming to an end in the early hours of this afternoon. A few flurries look like they’ll hang on but shouldn’t be complicating anything on the roads. Still need to take it slow out there, anything left on the roads could refreeze tonight. LATE MORNING UPDATE: After a cold day

WEATHER CONDITION UPDATES: Multiple crashes called out across Columbia

January 27, 2021 7:31 AM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for updates on the winter weather conditions around Mid-Missouri.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are two trash bags enough?

January 27, 2021 1:43 AM ABC 17 News Team

The City of Columbia has changed its trash pickup program.

Cole County taking the lead on Mid-Missouri’s mass vaccination clinics

January 26, 2021 5:30 PM Connor Hirsch

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County is taking the reigns to coordinate the National Guard’s mass vaccination clinics in the Mid-Missouri region. Governor Mike Parson activated Guard troops last week to staff mass vaccination clinics in each of the Missouri State Highway Patrol regions. The Cole County Commission approved a contract between the Cole County

TUESDAY UPDATES: Cole and Moniteau County report COVID-19 related deaths

January 26, 2021 11:35 AM ABC 17 News Team

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MoDOT provides update on Missouri River bridge replacement in Rocheport

January 26, 2021 7:17 PM Sydney Olsen

Work to replace the existing Missouri River bridge is moving forward, and construction could start as soon as this fall.

Audrain County to host National Guard coronavirus vaccine clinic

January 26, 2021 12:10 PM Victoria Bragg

The Audrain County Health Department said Tuesday that the Guard will hold the clinic starting at 9 a.m. Friday at the Mexico Memorial Airport.

CPS parent group donating thousands of N95 masks to Columbia Public Schools employees

January 26, 2021 11:54 AM Chanel Porter

A community group says it plans to donate more than 2,000 N95 masks Tuesday for Columbia Public Schools employees.

Tuscumbia man charged after Miller County wreck sends passenger to hospital with serious injuries

January 26, 2021 5:34 PM Karl Wehmhoener

MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Tuscumbia man is being charged with DWI – serious physical injury after a Sunday morning wreck on Route A west of Indian Trail Road in Miller County. According to the online crash report, Joshua Cox was driving when the vehicle went off-road, Cox overcorrected causing the F-350 to overturn. According