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Cole County Health Department urging citizens to keep safety precautions as COVID-19 vaccine arrives

December 21, 2020 4:12 PM Connor Hirsch

The virtual meeting is set to start at 6 p.m. on Webex, and will also be live-streamed on the city’s Facebook page.

MONDAY UPDATES: Boone Hospital Center to forgo Moderna coronavirus vaccine

December 21, 2020 9:01 AM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.

DEFENDERS: Look out for scammers selling fake vaccines

December 21, 2020 3:51 PM Deborah Kendrick

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As coronavirus vaccines are distributed across the country, scammers are taking advantage of consumers eager for a vaccine. Cybersecurity agencies are warning consumers about a new scam that could involve individuals posing as health officials or doctors and offering to sell a coronavirus vaccine or to help consumers keep track of when

Pedestrian injured after vehicle hits the person from behind in Camden County

December 21, 2020 6:35 PM Karl Wehmhoener

LINN CREEK, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State Highway Patrol is reporting a pedestrian was injured Saturday near State Highway V north of Kadie Drive. According to the crash report, Griffin Eidson was walking southbound on Route V and was struck by a vehicle from behind. Griffin was taken to Lake Regional Hospital by ambulance with moderate

Missouri governor pardons 24 and commutes 4 sentences

December 21, 2020 4:38 PM Matt Ragsdale

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s office released Monday that he had pardoned 24 people and commuted three other sentences.

Benton County prosecutors accuse couple of beating a man, woman and two children

December 21, 2020 3:42 PM Matt Ragsdale

Benton County prosecutors accused a man and woman of multiple felony charges linked to severe beatings of a man, woman and two children that resulted in a 4-year-old dying.

Biden receives his first dose of coronavirus vaccine

December 21, 2020 2:11 PM Associated Press

President-elect Joe Biden will receive his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on live television as part of a growing effort to convince the American public the inoculations are safe.

Long-term care communities wait for first shipment of Moderna coronavirus vaccine

December 21, 2020 1:29 PM Zola Crowder

The vaccine is not being shipped directly to the facilities, instead Walgreens and CVS pharmacies will distribute the vaccine at the facilities.

Investigators: Man accused of weekend murder had items relating to shooting someone in search history

December 21, 2020 11:49 AM Matt Ragsdale

Columbia police say a man accused of a weekend Killing on Juniper Circle had multiple items relating to shooting someone in his search history.

Columbia police officers canvass the area of Bodie Drive and Edenton Blvd after a shooting Saturday morning.

2 homes on Bodie Drive damaged in early Saturday shooting

December 21, 2020 10:31 AM Matt Ragsdale

Columbia police say two homes on Bodie Drive were damaged in a shooting early Saturday morning.

Moderna vaccinations could begin in Missouri as soon as this week.

Moderna vaccine expected to hit Mid-Missouri this week

December 21, 2020 4:51 AM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Health workers could get the Moderna vaccine as soon as Monday. A spokesperson for Cedarhurst, a long-term care community with a facility in Columbia, said it would be getting about 70,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine possibly this week. Both the Food and Drugs Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and

Crash in Columbia shut down Rock Quarry Road Sunday night

December 20, 2020 9:36 PM Connor Hirsch

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE (9:50 p.m.): Both lanes of Rock Quarry are back open. ORGINAL: Emergency crews blocked of Rock Quarry Road after a car crashed shortly before 9 p.m. Sunday. The crash happened on Rock Quarry near Stags Way. An ABC17 crew on the scene saw one care crashed in the trees on the

A Benton County Sheriff Facebook post reveals a mother and two children were severely beaten, leaving one child dead.

One child dead, mother and second child recovering after being severely beaten

December 20, 2020 11:45 AM Zach Boetto

BENTON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A toddler is dead and her mother and another child are recovering in a Sedalia hospital after all three were severely beaten Sunday morning. In a Facebook post, the Benton County Sheriff said an investigation led Benton County deputies to arrest 35 year old Ethan J. Mast and 21 year old

DHSS director authorizes medical professionals to give Moderna vaccine

December 20, 2020 7:27 PM Sydney Olsen

Randall Williams, director of the Department of Health and Senior Services signs a standing order for the Moderna vaccine Sunday.

Mizzou to play in Music City Bowl

December 20, 2020 3:13 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team will play in the Music City Bowl on Dec. 30. PowerMizzou.com reported the news first. Black and gold all over. See you in 10 days @HawkeyeFootball and @MizzouFootball. 🎟️: https://t.co/aG2b4XIbIY pic.twitter.com/l3NgKzV2NT— Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl (@MusicCityBowl) December 20, 2020 The Tigers will play Iowa at Nissan Stadium

Man charged with murder after Columbia shooting

December 20, 2020 10:35 AM Ben Fein

Andrew Scott Lucas is being held in the Boone County Jail on no bond after police said he shot and killed Robyn Lucas, 51, of Columbia.

The state reported over 2,000 new cases of the virus Sunday morning.

SUNDAY UPDATES: State reports over 2,000 new cases

December 20, 2020 10:31 AM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported 2,072 new cases and 33 new deaths to it’s COVID-19 dashboard Sunday morning. Overall, 365,186 people have tested positive to date and 4,937 Missourians have died. Across the state, 2,757 patients are in the hospital.