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WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Columbia nursing home says worker tests positive for virus

May 27, 2020 5:59 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Columbia program awards loans to small businesses

May 27, 2020 10:47 PM Katie Greathouse

A Columbia program has awarded 18 small businesses with $5,000 loans each.

Columbia lab seeing increase in antibody testing

May 27, 2020 7:44 PM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) A diagnostics laboratory in Columbia says it plans to increase antibody testing. Helix Specialty Diagnostics started performing serology tests, also known as antibody tests, on May 11. Antibody tests can show if someone had a past infection with the virus that causes COVID-19. Michael Paulsen, a Helix Specialty Diagnostics owner, says their

A look at contact tracing in Boone County

May 27, 2020 6:36 PM Sydney Olsen

Employees at the Columbia/Boone County Health Department have been working to contact individuals who may have been exposed to COVID-19.

Columbia playgrounds, pools reopen under new COVID-19 order

May 27, 2020 4:25 PM Amber Tabeling

The Columbia/Boone County health department’s COVID-19 order that went into effect Tuesday allows playgrounds, parks, spraygrounds, trails and pools to reopen.

Miller County man arrested after standoff

May 27, 2020 5:37 PM Matthew Sanders

The Miller County prosecutor’s office charged an Eldon man Tuesday with shooting from a motor vehicle and more charges are pending after deputies said he held them in a standoff for hours.

Traffic diverted after crash on Stadium Boulevard

May 27, 2020 4:39 PM Matthew Sanders

Traffic was being diverted Wednesday afternoon from a part of Stadium Boulevard in Columbia after a crash.

Missouri governor disputes two COVID-19 media reports

May 27, 2020 2:49 PM Matthew Sanders

Gov. Mike Parson will hold his regular COVID-19 briefing at 3 p.m. in the Missouri Capitol.

Two teens accused in Columbia Dollar General fire

May 27, 2020 1:01 PM Matthew Sanders

Columbia police have detained two 16-year-old suspects in a fire that caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage to a Dollar General store.

Missouri agency pledges to end flawed virus data reporting

May 27, 2020 11:15 AM Associated Press

Missouri’s health director says the state has been lumping together different coronavirus test results in a way that can be misleading.

Moniteau County woman dies in crash

May 27, 2020 10:47 AM Matthew Sanders

A California, Missouri woman is dead after a crash at a highway intersection.

Columbia firefighters respond to Clark Lane McDonald’s early Wednesday

May 27, 2020 8:18 AM Matt Ragsdale

Columbia firefighters responded to a north Columbia McDonald’s early Wednesday morning after workers reported seeing smoke in the lobby.

State leaders consider upcoming school year

May 26, 2020 10:31 PM ABC 17 News Team

State leaders say there is still some uncertainty about the upcoming school year.

Lake of the Ozarks businesses move forward after social distancing snafu over weekend

May 26, 2020 4:27 PM Amber Tabeling

Not all Lake of the Ozark businesses received national attention regarding the lack of social distancing between tourists, but businesses foresee what happened over the holiday weekend leaving an impact.

Police chief gives update on cost and timeline of search for Mengqi Ji

May 26, 2020 6:46 PM Sydney Olsen

The Columbia Police Department is still searching for Mengqi Ji, a Columbia mother who has been missing since October.

TUESDAY UPDATES: Two test positive for COVID-19 at Fulton State Hospital

May 26, 2020 7:55 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Lanes reopen after Interstate 70 crashes in Callaway County

May 26, 2020 3:55 PM Matthew Sanders

The Missouri Department of Transportation says all lanes of Interstate 70 in Callaway County are now open.

Callaway County man charged after standoff

May 26, 2020 5:27 PM Matthew Sanders

Callaway County prosecutors charged a Tebbetts man with three felonies after the sheriff’s office said he was in an armed standoff with deputies for nearly an hour Monday.

From May 4 through May 25, COVID-19 cases increased from 96 to 123 in Boone County.

Boone County continues phased reopening as COVID-19 cases rise

May 26, 2020 11:31 AM Molly Stawinoga

The total number of confirmed cases in Boone County is now at 123. Twenty-two of those are active.

Parson says Lake of the Ozarks images not representative of state during ongoing pandemic

May 26, 2020 2:41 PM Matthew Sanders

Missouri’s governor led off his regular weekday COVID-19 briefing Tuesday by addressing the situation at the Lake of the Ozarks over Memorial Day weekend.