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WATCH: Governor takes COVID-19 questions from reporters at Capitol

April 17, 2020 4:12 PM ABC 17 News Team

Gov. Mike Parson took questions Friday from reporters in person for the first time in weeks.

Gov. Parson expects social distancing in state for months, even when orders expire

April 17, 2020 9:26 PM Lucas Geisler

Gov. Mike Parson outlined what Missouri could look like as businesses start to reopen in a one-on-one interview with ABC 17 News. Parson said that things will look different as places reopen to the public and that social distancing will likely be practiced for months. “You’re going to have to have a new form of

Gov. Parson announces $3 million in broadband grants

April 17, 2020 7:26 PM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) The state will grant internet providers across Missouri millions of dollars through the Missouri Broadband Grant Program. You can find the list of broadband grant recipients and their project locations here. Gov. Mike Parson announced the funding Friday during his daily briefing about COVID-19. Thirteen different internet providers across the state will

FRIDAY UPDATES: Marshall plant suspends operations after 20 employees test positive for COVID-19

April 17, 2020 9:35 AM ABC 17 News Team

Check back throughout the day for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.

Counties discussing how to reopen businesses as COVID-19 continues

April 17, 2020 2:50 PM Amber Tabeling

Cole County Health Department officials said the way businesses reopen may look different for every county across the state.

Moberly man sentenced to 20 years in prison for murder

April 17, 2020 6:20 PM Matthew Sanders

A Moberly man will spend 20 years in prison without parole after pleading guilty Friday in the killings of two men in December 2018.

Two hurt in Jefferson City crash

April 17, 2020 5:00 PM Matthew Sanders

Two people had moderate injuries after a single-vehicle crash Friday in Jefferson City.

Mizzou running back plans to transfer

April 17, 2020 3:52 PM Tyler Murry

COLUMBIA, Mo. – A team spokesperson confirmed that running back Anthony Watkins will transfer away from the Mizzou football team. Watkins played just one game for the Tigers as a Freshman against SEMO in 2019. He had six carries for 19 yards before redshirting the rest of the season. The remaining running backs on the

COVID-19 contact investigations consume Mid-Missouri health departments’ resources

April 17, 2020 4:49 PM Matt Ragsdale

Health departments across Mid-Missouri are working around the clock to track down people who may have come into contact with someone who later tested positive for COVID-19.

Vendor refusing to refund Missouri for deficient masks

April 17, 2020 2:28 PM Matthew Sanders

One of three vendors who sold what state officials said were deficient face masks is refusing to give back more than $8 million spent on the purchase, Missouri’s public safety director said Friday.

Web Extra: Jefferson City basketball star Sarah Linthacum talks about committing to Mizzou

April 17, 2020 3:26 PM Tyler Murry

ABC 17’s Tyler Murry spoke with Jefferson City forward Sarah Linthacum about committing to play for Mizzou and join her sister, Micah.

Man shot dead in Callaway County

April 17, 2020 12:23 PM Matt Ragsdale

The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office said Friday that a man was killed in a shooting in Kingdom City.

No foul play suspected in Miller County death

April 17, 2020 11:50 AM Matthew Sanders

Miller County authorities have identified the man whose body was found floating in a pond a week ago.

More than 400 new coronavirus cases reported in Missouri, according to Johns Hopkins

April 17, 2020 10:37 AM Associated Press

The number of new confirmed coronavirus cases in Missouri jumped by more than 400 Friday, the biggest one-day increase since the first case was reported last month.

Parson extends Missouri stay-at-home order

April 16, 2020 2:11 PM Matthew Sanders

Gov. Mike Parson said Thursday that he will extend a stay-at-home order to May 3 and that the state will use a “data-driven approach” to reopen the Missouri economy.

THURSDAY UPDATES: Cole County reports one additional COVID-19 case

April 16, 2020 8:41 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Multiple Mizzou coaches and administrators volunteer to temporary pay cuts

April 16, 2020 8:21 PM Tyler Murry

COLUMBIA, Mo. – A spokesperson for the Mizzou athletic department said athletic director Jim Sterk, football coach Eli Drinkwitz, men’s basketball coach Cuonzo Martin, women’s basketball coach Robin Pingeton, wrestling coach Brian Smith and baseball coach Steve Bieser all volunteered to take each a salary reduction from May 1 to July 31. The six were

Columbia lab needs more swabs to increase COVID-19 testing

April 16, 2020 7:43 PM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) GeneTrait Laboratories in Columbia has the capacity to test up to 20,000 samples for COVID-19 per week but officials from the lab say they’re lacking in essential materials. “We have some limitations right now,” said Michelle Beckwith, the vice president of GeneTrait Laboratories. “I don’t believe most of it’s an actual testing

Columbia golf courses to open Friday

April 16, 2020 2:36 PM Tyler Murry

Courses will open at 8 a.m. and close at 5 p.m.

Mid-Missouri leaders respond to the idea of reopening the state

April 16, 2020 5:48 PM Ben Fein

Local leaders who spoke with ABC 17 News on Thursday said they would like to lift restrictions on business and movement put in place to slow COVID-19 as soon as possible, but such easing must be done in a safe way.