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State leaders prepare for a COVID-19 vaccine as federal health officials recommend plan

September 16, 2020 9:34 PM Amber Tabeling

Federal health officials want to make sure states are prepared for the day a COVID-19 vaccine is ready.

The state health department reported a record breaking rise in COVID-19 cases on Saturday.

WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Columbia city council member responds to new Boone County health order

September 16, 2020 10:06 AM ABC 17 News Team

Updates on COVID-19 news across Mid-Missouri.

Columbia Police release more information on suspect that caused standoff

September 16, 2020 2:29 PM ABC 17 News Team

Columbia police were negotiating with a man holed up in an apartment building on College Avenue on Wednesday afternoon.

Local health expert recommending flu shots amid COVID-19 pandemic

September 16, 2020 7:30 PM Riane Cleveland

With summer coming to an end the flu season is approaching right in the mist of the COVID-19 pandemic and health experts are urging people now more than ever to get a flu shot this year.

Man not injured after plane crash in Montgomery County

September 16, 2020 6:27 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department is reporting a plane crash Wednesday afternoon into a bean field.

Football field at Rock Bridge High School

Wayne Sells sends letter to CPS on possible renaming of Rock Bridge High School football field

September 16, 2020 10:11 AM ABC 17 News Team

The Rock Bridge High School football field could see a name change after recent social media posts made by the man the field was named for were critical of national anthem protests.

Columbia College to observe “Juneteenth” as official college holiday

September 16, 2020 4:28 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Columbia College will also create a new Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Center

More Missouri COVID-19 cases coming from small cities

September 16, 2020 2:05 PM Matt Ragsdale

Missouri’s top health official said Wednesday that more of the state’s new COVID-19 cases are being identified outside of urban centers, while the rate at which young people are testing positive is flattening.

Route WW closed east of Columbia after crash

September 16, 2020 1:35 PM Matthew Sanders

Route WW was closed east of Columbia after a crash Wednesday afternoon.

Audit: Clerk in town of 500 misappropriated $300,000

September 16, 2020 1:24 PM Matthew Sanders

A state audit released Wednesday accuses the former clerk of a tiny town in remote northeast Missouri of spending more than $300,000 in taxpayer money on concerts, vacations and other personal needs.

Missouri COVID-19 rate moves to 4th highest in the nation in new White House report

September 16, 2020 11:49 AM ABC 17 News Team

Missouri’s rate for 100 new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 state residents was the fourth highest in the country, according to a new red zone report from the White House.

Police respond to early morning shooting in south Columbia

September 16, 2020 9:06 AM Matt Ragsdale

Officers said no people were hurt and no property was damaged from the shooting.

Hurricane Sally makes landfall in Gulf Shores

September 16, 2020 5:29 AM Brittany Wiley

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) Hurricane Sally made landfall near Gulf Shores, Alabama, as a Category 2 storm just before 5 a.m. Wednesday. The National Hurricane Center said Sally is bringing torrential rain over a coastal storm surge that will cause dangerous flooding from the Florida Panhandle to Mississippi and well inland in the days ahead. The

University of Missouri expels two students and suspends others for ‘threatening the safety of MU campus’

September 15, 2020 9:34 PM Amber Tabeling

The University of Missouri said in an email sent out Tuesday afternoon two students have been expelled and three others were suspended for violating the university’s COVID-19 policies.

TUESDAY UPDATES: JC School District reports 2 new facilities reporting their first COVID-19 case on campus

September 15, 2020 11:22 AM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for local updates related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jefferson City asking for almost $1.5 million in CARES Act funding from Cole County

September 15, 2020 7:56 PM Connor Hirsch

According to 31 applications retrieved from the city through a sunshine request, $1,476,710 is being requested to help the city handle the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Cole County was given just about $9 million dollars to distribute to cities, communities, businesses and organizations impacted by the crisis.